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When David Falkenham heard the state’s forester license is on the chopping block as part of budget talks in Concord, two words came to mind: “complete disaster.”
The operation is run by Jim Jirik, who worked for the National Resource Conservation Service for 35 years and his son, Joe Jirik, who now works for the LeSueur County Soil And Water Conservation District.
The Forest Products Utilization and Marketing program deals with many aspects of the utilization, significance, understanding and promotion of New York's forest resources and forest industries.
Mecosta Conservation District programs assist private landowners in forest management and offer tax reductions.
Land developer Henry Simpson, a resident of Buena Vista estates, said fire training last month helped crews who were called to fight a grass fire this week.