Description: Cost $70 - includes materials. Open to all southeastern forest landowners; specifically geared towards Virginia forest landowners. This 12 week self-paced non-credit course introduces landowners to topics such as: aerial photography, topographic maps, soil surveys, setting forest management objectives, forest ecology, and silviculture. There are two levels of participation. The basic level is for those students who do not have access to their forest land on a regular basis; the advanced level is for those who do. In the advanced level, students will be asked to visit their property and conduct activities such as tree identification, and land use history evaluations. Natural resource professionals and experienced landowners will serve as mentors for the students. Interactive discussion boards will be used to facilitate communication among students and mentors.
Description: The 13th Annual Forest Utilization Conference and Equipment Exposition is scheduled for April 30 through May 2, 2008. Forestry on the Grow – Exploring Opportunities & New Technologies for Natural Resources Management & the Wood Products Industry – will be held at Western Hills Guest Ranch in Sequoyah Resort Park near Wagoner, Oklahoma.
Ouachita Mountains RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development), Inc. and a group of specialists in forestry and economics organize and plan the three-day event to help improve the general level of economic activity, while enhancing the environment and standard of living in Oklahoma.
The conference will feature presenters, experts in their respective fields, who will discuss the latest technologies in all phases of the forest industry. These professionals will also be available for one-on-one consultations at no additional cost to attendees. The conference is designed with two concurring sessions for you to choose from that focus on the interests of forest landowners, primary forest product processors, or secondary wood manufacturers. An Exhibit Fair is scheduled for Thursday afternoon and will include equipment demonstrations. Group meetings of the Aromatic Cedar Association, Oklahoma Woodland Owners Association, and the Oklahoma Chapter of the Society of American Foresters will also be held at this event. There will be drawings for door prizes which include cash and a chainsaw. Society of American Foresters members who attend the conference will qualify to apply for CFE contact hours in category 1 toward a Society of American Foresters Continuing Education Certificate.
This Conference is the biggest of its kind in this region. Pre-registration cost for the conference and expo is $100.00 per person before April 18. The registration fee includes admittance to conference sessions and the exhibit fair, 4 meals, and hospitality. A limited amount of financial support is available to help with registration and lodging costs. Organizers state that “you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to take advantage of a wealth of knowledge, network with the speakers and presenters, exchange information with others in your profession, and make valuable contacts for potential resources.”
Title: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN FOREST MEDICINAL PLANTS AND MUSHROOMS
Type: Event
Start: 10:40 AM - May 2, 2008
End: 10:40 AM - May 3, 2008
Creator: cgolden
Created: Apr 1, 2008
Modified: Apr 1, 2008
State: published
Description: This workshop aims to introduce farmers and woodland owners to forest medicinal plants and mushrooms that can be easily cultivated or grown as understory crops. Producers and researchers with years of experience in production, product development, marketing,
and herbal medicine practice will share their knowledge on cropping systems, species selection (including best sellers), cultivation practices, harvesting, drying and preparation, value-added products, and marketing of forest medicinal plants and mushrooms. A panel of experienced growers will answer “all you wanted to know about medicinal plants cultivation and forest farming but did not know who to ask”. The workshop will conclude on Saturday with a guided walk through the woods at nearby Oak Mountain State Park. The ethnobotanists and herbal practitioners leading the walk will explain how to identify medicinal plants in their natural ecosystems and discuss their medicinal properties and usage. Stay in the afternoon for a workshop on organic certification, focusing on requirements for certified organic production and the process of becoming certified.
Description: This unique course will provide a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation
opportunities and a planning framework for integrating green and built infrastructure
alike. Through hand-on class projects, lectures, case studies, and a local field trip, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect the environmental, social, and economic fabric across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Tuition cost for the workshop is $125.00.
Description: In addition to traditional agricultural and forest products, landowners may now potentially realize income from the sale of carbon credits. But what does it mean? Is it a good deal? And does it truly provide an opportunity to generate additional income? This workshop will help landowners, foresters, farmers and others gain a better understanding of the carbon market, how it works, and if they might benefit from carbon credits. Seating is limited. Please call (904) 209-0430 to register.
Description: This conference will help landowners, foresters, farmers and others gain a better understanding of the carbon market, how it works, and if they might benefit from carbon credits. Target audience is agricultural producers, agriculture consultants, forestry landowners, forestry consultants, natural resource management professionals, and other interested parties entering the emerging carbon trading market in Louisiana. Conference information with online registration can be found by clicking on the link below.
Title: SHARP (Sustainable Harvesting and Resource Professional) Core training
Type: Event
Start: 09:41 AM - May 16, 2008
End: 09:41 AM - May 30, 2008
Creator: cgolden
Created: Mar 11, 2008
Modified: Mar 11, 2008
State: published
Description: Three part training. Participants completing all three sections will earn "SHARP Logger Status" useful for marketing your services and selling wood to certain mills that require the SHARP status. To register for the SHARP trainings, call the numbers listed below.
Description: Our conference will be in Aldo Leopold’s backyard. He was a wildlife biologist, forester, land use prophet, and conservation/environmental visionary. His career, writings and legacy continue to reflect the core values of ANREP. We work in a new era of natural resource outreach opportunities! Extension must respond to a wave of increased environmental-related public interest and activism. Sparked by increased media attention, recognition by elected leaders of environmental threats, and a greater public appreciation of the scientific community on natural resource issues, we can expect an emergence of an increased thirst for knowledge and a greater need for help in making informed decisions by the public in the arenas that Extension natural resource professionals work. Expanding global climate change awareness, energy issues, threats to water resources, loss of open space in communities and more will bring increased demands and teachable moments to Extension natural resource professionals. Our goal for this conference is to ensure participants that they will have up-to-date information, education and tools to meet this opportunity.
Title: 2008 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems
Type: Event
Start: 01:31 PM - May 28, 2008
End: 01:31 PM - May 30, 2008
Creator: cgolden
Created: Mar 11, 2008
Modified: Mar 11, 2008
State: published
Description: The Conference will bring together members of the business, government and conservation communities, to solidify and expand partnerships, assess our progress and plan strategies for building communities of the future.
Description: Some of the tours and topics will include the Wood Education Resource Center in Princeton, WV; Virginia Tech & the Brooks Wood Products Lab, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, southern pine sawmill, dry kiln, planer and shaving operation, southern pine post operation and pressure treatment plant, information on biomass energy, nanotechnology, ecological services, lean
manufacturing, etc.
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