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[Mike_L]

TWIN SHEDS UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN MEETING
Meeting Planned for February 11, 2010

Original DEC document (press release) http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20THE%20TWIN%20SHEDS%20UNIT.pdf

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is developing a unit management plan
for Hammond Hill and Yellow Barn State Forests called “Twin Sheds.” Unit Management Plans assess
the natural, physical, social and recreational resources of the landscape and provide a solid foundation
for the development of long term land management goals, objectives and actions. A recently completed
UMP [ EXAMPLE from a different area, there is no UMP for Twin Sheds yet ] can be viewed at http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/49834.html

The Department recognizes that public participation is very important and is asking for
public comments and ideas as the plan is developed. The DEC depends on volunteers to help maintain
the 22 miles of recreational trails on the unit. A valuable tool for the public and the DEC, the planning
process helps build and strengthen partnerships with volunteers and other stakeholders. As such, the
public is invited to share their ideas and learn more about the plan at an informational meeting being
held on Thursday, February 11 in the Forum room on the Tompkins-Cortland Community College
main campus in Dryden, New York. The meeting room will be open at 6:30 p.m. and a brief
presentation about the unit management planning process will be provided by DEC staff at 7 p.m.
Directions to Tompkins-Cortland Community College are available at
http://www.tc3.edu/about_tc3/directions.asp In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be held
at the same location on March 11, 2010.

Located in New York’s Central-Southern Tier region, the Twin Sheds Unit includes both the Hammond
Hill and Yellow Barn State Forests. Together, both State Forests cover over 5,000 acres of land in
Tompkins County. Because of their collective size and proximity to Cortland, Cornell University,
Ithaca, Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland, the forests are highly valued for the many recreational
services they provide to the public.

Unit management plans are developed to address both short and long term land management
opportunities and needs on State Forests. Unit management plans provide a framework to address the
past, present, and future management of forest ecosystems, wildlife habitat and recreational trails. Unit
management plans also provide strategies to conserve, protect, and enhance the many values, products,
and ecosystem based services that State Forests provide to the public.

The unit is called “Twin Sheds” because it is divided by the Valley Heads Moraine, a moraine built by
the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The moraine dammed the southern ends of the Finger Lakes and formed an
east-west drainage divide (it is often called a continental divide). The northern part of the unit flows
north into the Greater Lake Ontario basin, and the southern portion flows into the Susquehanna River
basin. At the landscape level, the unit drains into 5 smaller watersheds totaling about 304,592 acres, or
476 square miles. For additional information, please contact: Senior Forester John Clancy, NYS DEC,
Division of Lands and Forests, 1285 Fisher Ave. Cortland, NY 13045-1090; (607) 753-3095 ext.
258, or jmclancy@gw.dec.state.ny.us


About Gas Drilling in these 2 state forests:

[Mike_L]

Hi everyone. Just a reminder that the Twin Sheds unit management plan informational meeting is this Thursday, February 11th. The meeting is being held in the Forum room at Tompkins-Cortland Community College in Dryden. The meeting room will open at 6:30 pm, with a brief presentation about unit management plans at about 7 pm. Our primary reason for holding the meeting is to gather and share public comments before the plan is written. The Twin Sheds unit management plan will cover Yellow Barn and Hammond Hill State Forests, which together are about 5,000 acres in size.

I'm attaching some basic information on the unit and the meeting "road map."

TWIN SHEDS BASIC INFO http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/Twin_Sheds_Basic_Info.pdf

Meeting Agenda: http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/Twin%20Sheds%20Mtg%20Road%20Map.pdf

• 6:30 to 7:00 pm - Register, visit display
• 7:05 pm - Welcome and Introduction
– Richard Pancoe, Supervising Forester Region 7
• 7:05 to 7:30 pm - The Basics of Unit Managment Plans
– John Clancy, Senior Forester and Plan Team Leader
• 7:30 to 8:45 pm - Visit with DEC staff
fill out comment cards.
– A comment summary document will be sent via email/mail


Hope to see you there.

Cordially,
- John Clancy


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John M. Clancy
Senior Forester, Region 7
NYS DEC Division of Lands and Forests
Public Land Services
1285 Fisher Ave.
Cortland, New York 13045
(607) 753-3095 or 800-388-8244 ext. 258
FAX: (607) 753-8532
Email: jmclancy@gw.dec.state.ny.us

- Visit the DEC Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/
- DEC Division of Lands and Forests Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/650.html
- DEC Region 7 Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/615.html#Region
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[Mike_L]

Twin Sheds Public Meeting Comment Summary

Hi everyone. Please find attached the Twin Sheds Public Meeting Comment Summary. This message is being sent to Twin Sheds Stakeholders. A separate email was sent earlier today to those that attended the public meeting on February 11, 2010, so you may receive two copies. http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/Twin_Sheds_Public_Comment_Summary.pdf


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks so much for your interest in the Twin Sheds Unit Management Plan.

This document briefly summarizes the initial public comments received prior to the development of the Twin Sheds Unit Management Plan. It is being sent to people and groups that have participated in the initial public participation process and DEC Adopt-A-Natural Resource volunteers. The DEC greatly appreciates the time and talents that people donate and bring to the planning process.

http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/Twin_Sheds_Public_Comment_Summary.pdf

Sincerely,

- John

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John M. Clancy
Senior Forester, Region 7
NYS DEC Division of Lands and Forests
Public Land Services
1285 Fisher Ave.
Cortland, New York 13045
(607) 753-3095 or 800-388-8244 ext. 258
FAX: (607) 753-8532
Email: jmclancy@gw.dec.state.ny.us

- Visit the DEC Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/
- DEC Division of Lands and Forests Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/650.html
- DEC Region 7 Web Site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/615.html#Region

Member, Society of American Foresters
Serving Since 1991

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