NCSU Alumni & Friends Against the Sale of the Hofmann Forest

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1. 501
   Name: Hazel Harris on Feb 7, 2013

   Comments: which is more important. teaching people about the grown of trees and forest than money for new builder

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2. 502
   Name: Eric Polli on Feb 7, 2013

   Comments: Logging this forest would effect many more people than just the College of Natural Resources! The effects of logging are tremendous. It reduces the amount of carbon recycled into oxygen because of the lower number amount of trees. It destroys the habitat for species of plants and animals that have been there for ages. Logging can dramatically increase the chances of erosion and landslides! I believe the cost of logging the Hofmann Forest is more than the $117 Billion that NC State would make off the sale.

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3. 503
   Name: Marla Morrow on Feb 7, 2013

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   Name: Sarah Prior on Feb 7, 2013

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5. 505
   Name: Hallie Hartley on Feb 7, 2013

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6. 506
   Name: Kyle Ferriter on Feb 7, 2013

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7. 507
   Name: Brooke Morgan Wilner on Feb 7, 2013

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8. 508
   Name: Yates Snyder on Feb 7, 2013

   Comments: Do not sell! Why would anyone want to doom more natural land to be cleared and paved. Small short term gains = Huge long term losses.

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9. 509
   Name: Kate Mueller on Feb 7, 2013

   Comments: Please consider the intrinsic value of this forest, not simply the dollar signs and economic profits it's sale could potentially bring in.

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10. 510
    Name: Dave Schwartz on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: If NCSU doesn't want this resource then they should turn it over to another land-grant university.

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11. 511
    Name: Derek Fedak on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: Hofmann Forest is a great asset for NCSU and benefits not only science through its use as a research forest, but also countless students that view it as a teaching and recreational resource.

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12. 512
    Name: Taylor Adcox on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: Don't sell the forest.

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13. 513
    Name: Byron Bateman on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: While you may be correct in your assertion that the sale of the Hoffman will generate more revenue for the school, you may also be wrong. As it stands the Hoffman is a valuable asset to a lot of people in the state. We can touch it, we can see it, it benefits wildlife and water quality and is fairly well managed. There is no way of assuring that these things will hold true if it is sold. There is also no way for the average taxpayer to adequately track your dalliances in the stock market and as a part of the UNC Sytem you do remain accountable to us.

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14. 514
    Name: Karen Ciccone on Feb 7, 2013

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15. 515
    Name: Erica Strein on Feb 7, 2013

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16. 516
    Name: Chris Shepard on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: Stocks are not more valuable than land. Have you not noticed the large losses people and businesses have suffered on the market. Short term vision is what selling the forest is, and that is bad for everyone.

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17. 517
    Name: Tom White on Feb 7, 2013

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18. 518
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 7, 2013

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19. 519
    Name: R. Paul Bullard on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: I diagree with the decision to sell Hoffman Forest, for any reason. It is should remain a NCSU money maker and coastal plain research center. (R. Paul Bullard, RF - Class of 1962 - Forest Mgt.))

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20. 520
    Name: Danielle De Oliveira Moreira on Feb 7, 2013

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21. 521
    Name: James Kantor on Feb 7, 2013

    Comments: North Carolina need more Forest in the public domain not less. This land should not be sold off.

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22. 522
    Name: Catherine Buffington on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: Class of 1991

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23. 523
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2013

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24. 524
    Name: Morgan Stickrod on Feb 8, 2013

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25. 525
    Name: Fred Cubbage on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: I have written extensively already opposing the sale. One new thought from the Purpose of the Natural Resource Foundation: "ARTICLE VIII. General Provisions Section 1. Purposes and Powers. This Corporation is organized to operate exclusively for scientific and educational purposes in support of the scientific, educational, research and outreach missions of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University. The Corporation has a strong history and lineage of forestry and forest products support, largely due to management of the Hofmann Forest, which is recognized a unique resource and a primary focus of the Corporation since its inception." The Foundation is about the Hofmann forest. Period. No forest, no viable purpose or power for the Foundation. In fact, the sale surely violates the spirit of the Foundation, and perhaps the written intent. The Forestry and now combined Natural Resource Foundation depend critically on the Hofmann Forest, which has contributed by far the majority of funds to the Foundation each year, as well as the balance it currently enjoys. The Hofmann has grown in contributions and value for 8 decades. Stock and other portfolio investments have been comparatively minor, and still are. And of course, our management, stewardship, demonstration of professional natural resource management can never be matched by other investments, or replaced if the Hofmann is lost. The same can be said for our reputation as one of the premier forestry and natural resource program in the country. Borrowing from Brundtland, please keep and manage the Hofmann Forest wisely for this generation of students and programs, so it will not be diminished - or indeed lost - for future generations. Fred Cubbage, Professor

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26. 526
    Name: Mary Lewey on Feb 8, 2013

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27. 527
    Name: Aubrey Ipock on Feb 8, 2013

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28. 528
    Name: Sam Griffith on Feb 8, 2013

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    Name: Patricia Fischer on Feb 8, 2013

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30. 530
    Name: Karin Hess on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: The Hofman is a priceless example of a coastal plain forest ecosystem that students and researchers throughout generations benefit from. Please do not let this resource, so precious to the college, go. Once it is no longer owned and managed by the college, it can be lost to mismanagement or development, no matter how many contracts specify otherwise. This is not what Dr. Hofman intended by his gift so many years ago.

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31. 531
    Name: Charles R Pless on Feb 8, 2013

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32. 532
    Name: Dwight H. Gerding on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: As the forestry instructor at Wayne Community College, I can not believe the Hofmann Forest is to be sold. Every semester we bring our students to the Hofmann to learn from a working forest.It's location may be a problem for NCSU, but it is very close to our college. The loss of this asset will impact our labs at Wayne CC.

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33. 533
    Name: Elizabeth D. Hickmon on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: If we continue to destroy our forests, there will be no trees left on the planet. This action is all about money. It is disgraceful.I am very familiar with Hofman's Forest. I have been there many times. Do not do this!

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34. 534
    Name: Cormac O'Doherty on Feb 8, 2013

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35. 535
    Name: Erik Andersson on Feb 8, 2013

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36. 536
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2013

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    Name: Andrew McFadden on Feb 8, 2013

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    Name: Amy Dombrowski on Feb 8, 2013

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39. 539
    Name: Jonathan Pfundstein on Feb 8, 2013

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40. 540
    Name: Tonya Forbes on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: Please consider future generations of students and citizens of North Carolina.

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41. 541
    Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2013

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42. 542
    Name: W. Andrew Casey, ACF, RF on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: Very shortsighted thinking

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43. 543
    Name: Megan Conley on Feb 8, 2013

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44. 544
    Name: Chris Scofield on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: NCSU alum, would be disheartened to see this happen.

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45. 545
    Name: Torun Bergman on Feb 8, 2013

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46. 546
    Name: William Stoltz on Feb 8, 2013

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47. 547
    Name: Niamh Crotty on Feb 8, 2013

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48. 548
    Name: Chuck Dollison on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: To convert the largest research forest know to academia to anything other than a working, scientifically-based contiguous forest environment encouraging the practices of conservation for future generations is fundamentally and ethically a negligent action of behavior. As stewards of a precious natural resource, it is our duty to pass on to the next generation; our collectively learned base of knowledge, our aspirations and hope that we as a dedicated community can continue to keep conservation at our core, and most certainly... a dedicated place where we can practice what has so thoughtfully been bestowed upon our generation by past generations of scientifically-based conservators. Our purpose is to pass on a great strength, let this be our collective legacy not one of greed and destruction.

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49. 549
    Name: Jacob Mueller on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: NC State Graduate

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50. 550
    Name: Tom Felling on Feb 8, 2013

    Comments: I am an NC State alumni and I oppose the the sale of Hofmann Forest. I believe the sale of this land for investment purposes runs counter to the best interests of the Department and to the University. As a land grant university, I believe the land held by the university is held in trust for the people of North Carolina. A sale of this land for economic gain would violate that trust. I hope that this decision is reconsidered as this Forest offers far more to the university than would interest income from a stock portfolio.

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