January 11...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyd's Restaurant on U.S.
280. Speaker: Stephen Mitchell from the Auburn Quail Research Group will discuss
his progress at Sehoy Plantation. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
January 12...Montgomery County 10 AM to 2 PM.
Alabama/Tombigbee Basin-wide Clean Water Partnership Meeting at the
Alabama Forestry Association offices in Montgomery. Contact Ashley Henderson at
(334) 270-8236 or
ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
January 13...Lee County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Lower Tallapoosa Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location: Auburn
Development Service Building, 171 North Ross Street, Auburn. RSVP by 1/11 to
Ginger Bodiford at (334) 271-1445 X 763 or
gbodifor@ch2m.com.
January 13...Chilton County 5 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location: Verbena
High School. Agenda: a progress report from the
Alabama Agricultural
Experiment Station and the
Cooperative Extension System, and a call for input for research information
& extension information needs from constituents. Dinner provided. Contact
Richard Brinker at (334) 844-1004 or
brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
January 18...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City. RSVP to Malene A. (Watson) McElroy at (256) 327-3358
or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
January
18...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin (Tuscaloosa, Fayette,
Hale & Greene Counties) - Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
January 18...Baldwin County 1 PM.
HURRICANE IVAN: Executive Committee Meeting of the
Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force. Location: Bay Minette Civic Center.
Agenda: a briefing on the committee activities and plans going forward from the
committee chairs & Task Force members. A press briefing will follow. Contact
David B. Helm at (334) 361-5803 or
david.helm@ipaper.com.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
JANUARY 19, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
January
19...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin (Cullman, Blount &
Winston Counties) - Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
January 19-20...Athens, Georgia.
SiMS 2003 (Simulator for Managed Stands). Topics: uses and shortcomings
of growth and yield systems, how to evaluate different possible ways to manage
your stands and focus on those treatments and timings that make big differences
in product yield and value, and how to evaluate the effects of "saving money" by
not spending on some cultural treatments. Instructors: Barry D. Shiver and Bruce
E. Borders. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
January 19-20...Starkville, Mississippi.
Board of Registered Foresters Continuing Education Meeting at MSU.
Choose between 9 half-day
workshops with topics that cover: forestry law, CRP, estate planning,
timber taxation & marketing, Farm Bill, and more. Keynote speakers: Doug
Williams, National Forester, USDA & Ronnie Hayes, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fee: $245. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705
or jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Click
here to register online.
January 20...Mobile County 7 PM.
Mobile County Landowners Association Meeting. Agenda: predator control &
game management with Gary Casper and an update on the new subdivision
regulations for Mobile County. Location: Jon Archer
Center, North Schillinger Road, Mobile. Call Dwight Steedley at (251) 675-9250.
January 24...Baldwin County 1 PM.
Coastal Alabama CWP Steering Committee Meeting at the (new)
South Alabama Regional Planning
Commission office located at
110 Beauregard (GM&O building). Contact April Griffin at (251) 441-6505 or
april.griffin@al.nacdnet.net.
January
24...St. Clair, Shelby & Bibb Counties.
Deadline for Comments Regarding ADEM and EPA proposed Nutrient TMDL for a
portion of the Cahaba River that extends from Alabama Hwy 82 at
Centerville to US I-59 in Birmingham.
Click here to read 70 page Draft Report. Send comments
to Chris Johnson, Water Division,
Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery,
Alabama 36130-1463. Note: comments must be received by the Department prior
to 5 PM.
January 24-25...Athens, Georgia.
Blending Wildlife Considerations in Forest Stewardship Program Plans.
Topics: natural resources for wildlife, longleaf pine, hardwoods, and more. Fee:
$225. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
January 25...Dallas County 5:30 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location:
Black Belt Research and Extension Center. Agenda: a progress report from
the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station and the
Cooperative Extension System,
and a call for input for research information & extension information needs
from constituents. Dinner provided. Contact Richard Brinker at (334) 844-1004
or brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
January 26...Montgomery County 8 AM to 5 PM.
Nonpoint Source Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel. AFOA strongly
urges landowners interested in preventing unnecessary water quality
regulations to attend this free meeting. Lunch provided. Reserve your place by
January 14. Contact Patti Hurley at (334) 394-4350 or
pah@adem.state.al.us.
January 26...Limestone County 5:30 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location:
Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center. Agenda: a progress report
from the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station and the
Cooperative Extension System,
and a call for input for research information & extension information needs from
constituents. Dinner provided. Contact Richard Brinker at (334) 844-1004 or
brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
January 27...Montgomery County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
WaterQuest Conference, the state's largest meeting concerning water
regulatory and quality issues for users of waterways. Presented by WaterQuest &
NonPoint Source Watershed Forum. Location: Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference
Center, Montgomery. Agenda: TMDLs, water quality standards, update on
water-related lawsuits affecting Alabama, USGS stream gauging, and 316(b) (and
316(a)?) regulation changes. Fee: $125.
Register early online here. Call Judy Morgan at (334) 240-8711.
January 27...Atlanta, Georgia 7:30 AM to 9 AM.
Legislative Breakfast & Forestry Day, sponsored by the
Georgia Forestry Association. Location:
Georgia Depot Freight Room. Meet with Georgia lawmakers and elected
officials to discuss the importance of forestry issues in the 2005 legislative
session followed by a visit to the Capitol for individual legislator visits.
Fee: $25. Contact Judy Couch at (478) 992-8110 or
judy@gfagrow.org.
January 27...De Kalb County 6 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location: the Bevill Center in Rainsville. Agenda: a progress report from the
Alabama Agricultural
Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension System, and a call for input for research information
& extension information needs from constituents. Contact Richard Brinker at
(334) 844-1004 or brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
January 28-30...Atlanta, Georgia.
Woodworking Show at the
Georgia International Convention Center. Topics: milling in action, sawmill
setup, specialty cuts, drying, selling and using wood. Fee: $10. For
information, contact (800) 826-8257 or
info@thewoodworkingshows.com.
January 29...Ackerman, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the Choctaw County Public Library. Fee: $35
single, $50 couple - registration required; lunch provided. Contact Patty Draper
at (662) 285-6337 or
choctaw@ext.msstate.edu
January 31...Henry County 6 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location: Wiregrass Research and Extension Center. Agenda: a progress report
from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension
System, and a call for input for research information & extension information
needs from constituents. Contact Richard Brinker at (334) 844-1004 or
brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
> February 2005
February 1...Baldwin County 5:30 PM to 8 PM.
Update/Listening Session for Auburn's Commission on Agriculture.
Location: Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center. Agenda: a progress report
from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension
System, and a call for input for research information & extension information
needs from constituents. Dinner provided. Contact Richard Brinker at (334)
844-1004 or
brinker@forestry.auburn.edu.
February 1...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Introduction to Wildlife Management: Session 1 of 7; Master
Wildlifer Program 2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional
family member. Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration
information, contact Jim Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or
armstjb@auburn.edu .
February 3...Brandon, Mississippi 8:15 AM to 4:15 PM.
Profitable Marketing & Harvesting of Timber at the
Rankin County Extension Office. Fee: $35 - registration required; lunch
provided. Contact Sonia Hancock at (601) 825-1461 or
rankin@ext.msstate.edu.
February 4...Colbert County 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
Alabama PALS (People
Against A Littered State) Litter Law Enforcement Conference. Location:
North West
Shoals Community College, Tuscumbia. Speakers:
Judge Aubrey Ford, Jr. and Cliff Cobb, Tuscaloosa Police Dept. Fee: $15.
Contact Spencer Ryan at (334) 263-7737 or spencer@alpals.org.
February 8...Jackson, Mississippi 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the
Hinds County Extension Office. Fee: $35 - registration required; lunch
provided. Contact Theresa Hand at (601) 372-1424 or
hinds@ext.msstate.edu.
February 8...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to
9 PM
Ecology and Management of Small Game: Session 2 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family member.
Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information, contact Jim
Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or armstjb@auburn.edu.
February 9...Midway, Georgia 8:30 AM ET.
Pine Forest Management at the Coastal EMC building. Topics: Georgia
county harvest ordinances and conservation use easements, harvest BMPs, coastal
zone management, contract timber sales, soils, mapping, and more. RSVP by 02/01
to Ginger Perdue at (912) 545-9549 or perdue@uga.edu.
February 10...Corinth, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the
Alcorn County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $50 couple - registration
required; lunch provided. Contact Patrick Poindexter at (662) 286-7755 or
alcorn@ext.msstate.edu.
February
10...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP- Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
February 10...Houston County 5:30 PM.
Wiregrass Wild Game Cook-Off, sponsored by Alabama Wildlife Federation.
Location:
Houston County Farm Center. Fee: $50; $10 discount if registered prior to
event. Call Henry Ivy at (334) 677-2265 or Andy Armstrong at (334) 790-6841.
February 10...Lauderdale County 6 PM to 9 PM.
Forest Taxation Seminar at the Florence City Municipal Building
Auditorium, 110 West College Street. Speaker:
Lou Hyman,
Alabama Forestry Commission. Fee: free. Call Bill Inskeep at (256) 766-8839 or
Eli Thornton at (256) 757-2269.
February 10...Geneva County 7 PM.
Wildflowers: Ladies Night Out Program of County ATFA Chapter.
Speaker: Caroline Dean. Call Don Dean at (334) 794-4993.
February 12...Jefferson County 8 AM.
Educational Short Course, sponsored by the
Quality Deer Management Association -
Central Alabama Branch. Location:
HealthSouth Conference Center. Topics: warm season food plots & soil
fertility, deer management, the Barbour County Wildlife Management Area, GIS
mapping, strategies, and a roundtable discussion. Fee: $30; $5 discount if
registered prior to event. Contact Steve Epperson at (205) 368-5685 or
alqdma@att.net.
February 12...Montgomery County 9 AM.
Conservation Advisory Board Meeting at State Capitol Auditorium. This
board recommends (sets) hunting seasons and bag limits. Anybody who wishes to
speak should arrive by 8:30 AM to sign in. A March 12 meeting will be
devoted to Board decisions relating to those public proposals submitted at the
February meeting. Location: TBA. A May meeting will be devoted to
decisions relating to the March meeting. Time & location: TBA. Call the DC&NR at
(334) 242-3486.
February 13-15...Gainesville, Florida.
Working Forests in the Tropics: Policy & Market Impacts on Conservation &
Management. Location: University of Florida,
J.
Wayne Reitz Union.
Topics: impacts of public polices and markets on tropical forests and
identification of policy initiatives and market-based incentives that may be
useful for promoting forest conservation and management.
Fee: $150. Contact Daniel Zarin at (352)
846-1247 or zarin@ufl.edu.
February
15...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
February 15...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Ecology and Management of White-Tailed Deer:
Session 3 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family member.
Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information, contact Jim Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or
armstjb@auburn.edu.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
FEBRUARY 16, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
February 17...Georgetown, Georgia 7 PM EST.
Forestry Programs and Incentives, at the
Quitman County Extension Office. Fee: $40; deadline to register is 2/15.
Meal to be served before meeting. Contact Tucker Price at (229) 334-4303 or
tprice@uga.edu.
February 17...Monroe County 5 PM.
Monroeville Wild Game Cook-Off at Stallworth’s Hill Top. Fee: $50 -
includes membership in the Alabama Wildlife Federation. Call Kristie Dunn at
(251) 743-8268.
February 17...New
Augusta, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals. Fee: free. Contact Florieda Mason at (601)
964-3668 or perry@ext.msstate.edu.
February 17-20...Nashville, Tennessee.
National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show at the
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Topics: professionals,
hunting gear, auctions, Grand National Turkey Calling Championships, and
taxidermy contest. Keynote speaker:
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss. Fee: $225. Contact the NWTF at
1-800-THE-NWTF or kgore@nwtf.net.
Click here to register online.
February 18...Orange Springs, Florida 1:30 PM ET.
Forest Property Tour of James Pochurek. Location: CR 318 between Citra
and Orange Springs. Agenda: diversity of ecosystems including oak hammock, slash
and longleaf pine flatwoods, wetlands, ponds, swamp, improved pasture, and a
small citrus grove; experience wildlife and forest management practices include
oak thinning, hand-planting longleaf seedlings/tublings, maintaining food plots
and feeders, and prescribed burning, a look at cultural resources (prehistoric
Native American sites) and research on the historic land use through old maps,
aerial photographs and local informant interviews. Fee: free - registration
required. Contact Chris Demers at (352) 846-2375 or
cdemers@ifas.ufl.edu.
February 22...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Ecology and Management of Eastern Wild Turkey: Session 4 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family member.
Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information, contact Jim
Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or armstjb@auburn.edu.
February 22-23...Starkville, Mississippi.
GPS in Natural Resources Management - Certificate Program - at MSU.
Topics: terminology, concepts, and capabilities of GPS, components of the GPS
system, principles and applications of geodetic projections, GPS based
navigation procedures, and more. Fee: $375.
Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Click
here to register online.
February 22-24...Amelia Island, Florida.
Southeastern Technical Division Meetings for the
Forest Resources Association,
Council on Forest Engineering
Southern Region, and
Wood
Supply Research Institute. Agenda: multi-shift logging, WSRI/Auburn
Transportation Efficiency Study, forestry field trip, tour of Smurfit-Stone’s
Fernandina Beach wood yard and swamp logging operation, social, and awards
dinner. Various fees apply. Call Rick Meyer at (540) 989-4171.
February 23...Montgomery County 12 PM to 2 PM.
Alabama/Tombigbee Basin-wide Clean Water Partnership Meeting at the
Alabama Forestry Association Conference Room in Montgomery.
Agenda: Kleinschmidt
will premiere the Basin Management Plans. Contact Ashley Henderson at (334)
270-8236 or ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
February 23...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
February 23-24...Macon, Georgia.
Stumpage Markets, Wood Quality and Southern Pine Management Decisions at
the
Georgia Forestry Commission office. Topics: evaluate the effects of stumpage
markets and wood quality on timber management decisions, how timber management
decisions impact the wood quality of commercial timber and how quality may
influence stumpage prices. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
February
24...Vicksburg, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the
Warren County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $50 couple - registration
required; lunch provided. Contact Terry Rector at (601) 636-5391 or
warren@ext.msstate.edu.
February 24...Mathiston, Mississippi 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Lady Forest Landowner Minicourse at the Webster Levy Hall of the Woods
Institute. Fee: free; supper provided, but registration required. Contact
Cynthia Wilson at (662) 258-3971 or
webster@ext.msstate.edu.
February 24...Georgetown, Georgia 7 PM EST.
Managing Forests for Birding Opportunities, at the
Quitman County Extension Office. Fee: $40; deadline to register is 2/15.
Meal to be served before meeting. Contact Tucker Price at (229) 334-4303 or
tprice@uga.edu.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
FEBRUARY 24, 2005...Shelby County 7:00 PM.
Topic:
Forest Management To-Do List for the Next Three Months
Speaker:
Jon R. Ingram, Jon R. Ingram Forestry Services
Location:
Arthur's Conference Center & Courtyard, off Valleydale Road about 1 mile
west of I-65 S exit 247. Plan to attend Dutch treat dinner prior to the program
at 5:30 PM at nearby
Ragtime Cafe. Questions? Contact AFOA at (205) 987-8811 or
Send Email.
February 24...Nationwide 1 PM EST.
Conflict and Communication in the Family Business. Audio Conference
presented by the Family Business Advisor. Moderator:
Drew S. Mendoza.
Topics: what conflict really is and guidance for dealing with the emotional
content that lies beneath it. Fee: $159. For more
information, contact the FBA at 1-800-551-0633 or
editor@efamilybusiness.com.
February 25-27...Destin, Florida.
Alabama Forestry Association Mid-Winter Meeting at the
Hilton Sand
Destin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. Topics: latest information on issues that
impact the forest industry, updates on the status of legislation that could
affect forest owners' livelihood and on the
Hurricane
Ivan Recovery Task Force; wood market outlook - before and after Ivan, and a
look at Alabama’s forest history. Fee: $245. Contact the AFA at (334) 265-8733
or info@alaforestry.org.
Click here to register online.
February 26...Gulfport, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
Forestry for Baby Boomers Workshop at the
Orange Grove Community Center. Fee: free - registration required. Contact
Nancy Freeman at (228) 865-4227 or
nfreeman@ext.msstate.edu.
February 26...Dale County 9 AM.
State Turkey Calling Contest, sponsored by the National Wild Turkey
Federation - Alabama branch. Location: Flowers Center for Performing Arts
(adjacent to Ozark Civic Center), East College Street. Fee: $5 - also includes
passage into the Wild Turkey and Outdoor Expo going on the same day in the Ozark
Civic Center. RSVP by 01/31 to Frank
Estes at (334) 774-5571 or estesf@snowhill.com.
February 28-March 1...Richmond, Virginia.
Timber
Income Tax at the
Richmond
Marriott West.
Topics:
major federal income tax aspects of timber resource management, implications of
recent tax changes for timber investment, marketing and management planning, and
information on federal income tax reporting. Instructor:
Harry L. Haney, Jr. Fee: $350. Contact
Harry Haney at (540) 231-5212 or hhaney@vt.edu.
Click
here to register online.
February 28-March 4...Memphis, Tennessee.
Southern Silvicultural Conference, sponsored by
Mississippi State's Department of Forestry & the USFS
Southern Research Station. Agenda includes research coordination, the
exchange of research information among silviculturists and researchers,
concurrent sessions, and a field trip. Fee: $240. Contact Kristina Connor at (662) 325-2145
or kconnor@fs.fed.us.
> March 2005
March
1...Georgetown, Georgia 7 PM EST.
Managing Pines for Pinestraw Production, at the
Quitman County Extension Office. Fee: $40; deadline to register is 2/15.
Meal to be served before meeting. Contact Tucker Price at (229) 334-4303 or
tprice@uga.edu.
March 1...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Fishpond Management: Session 5 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family member.
Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information, contact
Jim Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or
armstjb@auburn.edu.
March 2-3...Washington, D.C.
Washington Fly-In, sponsored by
Forest Landowners Association, the
Association of Consulting Foresters, and the
Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association. Agenda: to give private
landowners the opportunity to meet and educate their representatives on issues
affecting them. Fee: $99 - includes briefing materials and meals. Contact Joshua
Harrell at 800-325-2954 or jharrell@forestlandowners.com.
March
3...Tuscaloosa County 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Forestry Ethics & Laws Governing Forestry Operation. Location:
Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa. Speakers:
Rebecca Wright Pritchett and Wayne Ford will discuss laws regarding the
forestry industry, such as adverse possession, road right-of-way, types of
easements, land-lock property, trespass and over-cuts, timber deeds, hunting
leases, environmental issues and more. Fee: $89. Contact Wayne Ford at (205)
349-4630 or sford@aces.edu.
March
3...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM.
Tuscaloosa Wild Game Cook-Off at Woods & Water. Fee: $40; $5 discount if
registered prior to event. Call Gardner Rowell at (205) 759-2920.
March
3...Atlanta, Georgia 6 PM.
Quail Unlimited Banquet - North Metro Atlanta Chapter. Location:
Sheraton Buckhead Hotel. Agenda: auctions, social hour, and twenty-gun
raffle. Fee: $75. Contact Gary W. Johnson at (770) 448-3868 or
gwjohnson@leoadaly.com.
March 4-6...Shelby County.
Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Workshop, at the
4-H Center near Columbiana.
Agenda: hands-on instruction and over 50 courses such as
backyard wildlife,
camp cooking,
map and compass,
shooting sports & gun safety,
fishing,
hunting, nature photography,
nature crafts,
ATV handling, bird watching,
motor boat handling, and more. Fee: $195 - includes meals, lodging, program
materials & instructional equipment and instruction. Contact Jerry A. de Bin at
(334) 242-3151 or
jdebin@dcnr.state.al.us.
Click here to
register online.
March
5...Iuka, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the
Tishomingo MSU Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $50 couple - registration
required; lunch provided. Call Danny Owen at (662) 423-7016.
March
5...Prentiss, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3 PM.
Profitable Marketing and Harvesting of Timber. Location: Big Daddy's
BBQ, 940 Hwy 42. Fee: $35 single, $45 couple. Contact Thomas Brewer at (601)
792-5121 or thomasb@ext.msstate.edu.
March
7...Batesville, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Introduction to Hardwood Management at the
Panola County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $45 couple - registration
required; lunch provided. Contact Judd Gentry at (662) 563-6260 or
panola@ext.msstate.edu.
March
8...Bullock, Lee, & Macon Counties.
Special General Election for
State House District 82 to fill the seat of Rep. Johnny Ford. The special
election will be held to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term for
which Ford was elected. For more
information, call the Governor's Press Office at (334) 242-7150.
March
8...Montgomery County 10 AM.
HURRICANE IVAN:
Alabama
Forest Recovery Task Force Status Report Meeting. Location:
Alabama Forestry Commission Office, Madison Avenue, Montgomery. Agenda:
committee reports that summarize the task force members' actions to date and
tell what work each committee still has to accomplish. Contact Rick Oates at
(334) 265-8733 or roates@alaforestry.org.
March 8...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Managing Wetlands for Waterfowl and Other Wildlife: Session 6 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family
member. Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information,
contact Jim Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or
armstjb@auburn.edu.
March
8...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail
Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyds Restaurant on U.S. 280. Speaker
Stephen Mitchell will discuss his research at the Sehoy Plantation. Contact Bob
Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
March
10...Shreveport, Louisiana 8:30 AM to 3 PM.
ARK-LA-TEX Forestry Forum at the
Holiday Inn Financial Plaza. Topics: the latest changes in forestry taxes,
property ownership issues (trespass, liability, ATV’s, right of ways), update of
forestry issues, and satellite images for your property. Fee: $22. Contact Ricky
Kilpatrick at (318) 965-2326 or
rkilpatrick@agctr.lsu.edu.
March
10...Jefferson County 9 AM.
Forestry Demonstration at the Sunhill Road Park site, which borders Jeff
State on the South & intersects with Carson Road. Demo includes
invasive species control, pruning hardwoods, tree thinning, portable sawmill,
and more. Fee: free. Contact Rod Goode at (205) 823-6400 or
rodney.goode@al.usda.gov.
March 10...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College -
Sumiton Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
March 10...Montgomery County 4 PM to 7:30 PM.
Alabama
Agribusiness Council Annual Meeting and Rodeo Roundup. Location:
Department of Agriculture and Industries - Richard Beard Building and the
Montgomery State Farmers Market Open Pavilion respectively, in Montgomery.
Agenda: Keynote speaker: Lucy Baxley;
Dr. Mike Weiss, Feast of Alabama Products, and silent auction. Fee: $50.
Contact Alicia Phillips at (334) 281-5513 or
agribusiness@mindspring.com.
March
10...Tallapoosa County 5:30 PM.
Alexander City Wild Game Cook-Off, at the Elk's Club on Elks Parkway,
280 Bridge on Lake Martin. Fee: $50 - includes membership in the Alabama
Wildlife Federation. $10 discount if registered prior to event. Contact Bill
Nunnery at (256) 825-2308.
March 10...Pooler, Georgia 6:30 PM.
Fundraising Banquet of the
Quality Deer
Management Association - Savannah River Branch. Location: the
Mighty Eighth Air Force
Museum. Fee: $45 - includes two meals and QDMA membership. Call Randall
Bowden at (912) 923-2964.
March
11...Columbia, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Taxation Fundamentals Short Course at the MSU Extension Office.
Fee: $35 single, $45 couple - registration required. Contact Amanda Woods at
(601) 736-8251 or marion@ext.msstate.edu.
March
11...Hammond, Louisiana.
Florida Parishes Forestry Forum. Location: Southeastern Louisiana
University - University Center. Topics: RCW & Safe Harbor, growth/fertilization,
certification/tree farm, clonal forest planting, wetland forests, LA forest
resources globally. Contact Brian Chandler at (225) 683-3101 or
bchandler@agctr.lsu.edu.
March
12...Shelby County 8 AM.
Alabama Quail
Hunters Spring Field Trial at the Frost Farm Quail Hunting Preserve near
Calera. Fee: free; fees apply to participate. Dogs must be pre-registered by
3/10. Call Frank Harris at (205) 595-0203; Terry Burdette at (205) 822-7953; Bob
Carr at (205) 424-1381 or (205) 822-0273.
March
12...Lauderdale County 9 AM.
Conservation Advisory Board Meeting at
Joe Wheeler State
Park Lodge. This board recommends (sets) hunting seasons and bag limits.
Anybody who wishes to speak should arrive by 8:30 AM to sign in. Decisions on
matters discussed at the February meeting may be announced. A May 14
meeting will be devoted to decisions relating to the March meeting. Location:
TBA. Call the DC&NR at (334) 242-3486.
March
12...Jefferson County 9 AM to 1 PM.
American Chestnut Foundation Meeting - Alabama Chapter - at the
Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Topics: restoration of the American chestnut into
its native range and the work being done across the nation and here in Alabama
toward that end. Contact Les Tate at (256) 764-5608 or
lrtate@comcast.net.
March
12...Meadville, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Introduction to Hardwood Management at the
Franklin County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, couple $45 - registration
required; lunch provided. Contact Mark Mowdy at (601) 384-2349 or
franklin@ext.msstate.edu.
March 12...Atlanta, Georgia 1 PM.
Spring Banquet & Auction of the
Quality Deer Management
Association. Location:
Sheraton Buckhead Hotel. Agenda: silent auction and seminars from wildlife
biologists & managers on food plots, game cameras, gear and more. Fee: $75 -
includes a 1-year QDMA membership. Call the QDMA at 1-800-209-3337.
March 13-16...Atlanta, Georgia.
Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society.
Highlights include interaction among researchers, practitioners, and policy
makers and land-use planning. Fee: $450.
Contact Lisa Ditchkoff at (334) 329-8288 or
interface@pepsnow.com.
March
15...Jefferson & Shelby Counties.
Special Primary Election for State House District 46 which was vacated
when former State Representative Mark Gaines was appointed Jefferson County
Probate Judge on January 18. The special election will be held to fill the
vacancy for the remainder of the term for which Gaines was elected. Call the Governor's Press
Office at (334) 242-7150.
March 15...Tuscaloosa
County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin - Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
March
15...Satellite Broadcast 6 PM to 9 PM
Income Opportunities from Wildlife on Private Lands:
Session 7 of 7;
Master Wildlifer Program
2005. Fee for all 7 sessions: $90 plus $35 each additional family member.
Fee per session: $15. For Alabama locations and registration information,
contact Jim Armstrong at (334) 844-9233 or
armstjb@auburn.edu.
March
15-18...Ruston, Louisiana.
Hardwood Log, Lumber, and Tree Grading Workshop at
Louisiana Tech School of Forestry. Topics: USFS grading system in relation
to lumber grades and product utilization, how to recognize external defect
indicators and their importance in hardwood logs, and application of log grading
to standing timber. Fee: $450. Contact Dr. Mark Gibson at (318) 257-4985 or
mgibson@latech.edu.
Click here for registration form.
CANCELED
March
16...Athens, Georgia 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Wildlife Damage Management Training Program at Flinchum's Phoenix.
Instructor: Mike Mengak. Topics: resolving human-wildlife conflicts in urbanized areas, laws and
regulations covering nuisance wildlife, information on disease issues, basics on the wildlife damage industry, and the
process for obtaining a nuisance wildlife control permit. Fee: $225. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
MARCH 16, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
March 17, 18, 19...Lee County.
Austrian Scholars Conference
at the Mises Institute campus
in Auburn. Choose from 80+
presentations on economics, history, philosophy, and the humanities, in
addition to named
lectures by the leaders in the field.
Fee: $200 - includes all sessions, receptions, coffee breaks, and daily
shuttles between AU Hotel and the Institute. Contact Pat at (334) 321-2100 or
pat@mises.org.
Click
here to register online.
March 21...Nationwide.
Deadline for Comments Regarding the Fish and Wildlife Service technical
agency
draft recovery plan for six Mobile Basin aquatic snails, which may affect
forest landowners. To submit your comments and to review this technical agency
draft recovery plan, write the Jackson, Mississippi Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 6578 Dogwood View, Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213, (601) 965-4900,
or paul_hartfield@fws.gov.
March 21-24...Baltimore, Maryland.
USDA Symposium:
Greenhouse Gases & Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry.
Location:
Wyndham Baltimore - Inner Harbor.
Topics include inventory, observations, measurements, and monitoring of
greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration in agriculture and forestry
and application of climate science for adaptation on farms and forests.
Fee: $345. Contact Chuck Rice at (785)
532-7217 or cwrice@ksu.edu.
POSTPONED March
22...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
The Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City Hall. Lunch included. RSVP to Malene A. (Watson) McElroy at (256)
327-3358 or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
March
23...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin - Committee Meeting
at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
March
23-24...Athens, Georgia.
Financial Decision-Making in Timber Management. Topics: review of and
introduction to financial decision-making for foresters and the use of
growth-and-yield models with financial analysis to improve timberland management
decision-making that provide the highest financial returns. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
March
24...Elmore County 10 AM to 1 PM.
The Lower Tallapoosa Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location: Hotel
Talisi, 4 Sistrunk Street, Tallassee. RSVP by 3/22 to Ginger Bodiford at (334)
271-1445X763 or
ginger.bodiford@ch2m.com.
March
25...Hale County 11:30 AM.
Hale County ATFA Chapter Meeting at the Magnolia Inn Restaurant in
Greensboro. Greg Whitis, Alabama Fish Farm Center, will speak on pond
management. Dutch treat lunch. Call Buddy Hall at (334) 624-3829.
March
24...Elmore County 10 AM to 1 PM.
The Lower Tallapoosa Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location: Hotel
Talisi, 4 Sistrunk Street, Tallassee. RSVP by 3/22 to Ginger Bodiford at (334)
271-1445X763 or
ginger.bodiford@ch2m.com.
March
25...Hale County 11:30 AM.
Hale County ATFA Chapter Meeting at the Magnolia Inn Restaurant in
Greensboro. Greg Whitis, Alabama Fish Farm Center, will speak on pond
management. Dutch treat lunch. Call Buddy Hall at (334) 624-3829.
March 29...Starkville,
Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the MSU Bost Extension Center, South
Auditorium. Fee: $35 single, couple $50 - registration required; lunch provided.
Contact Ed Williams at (662) 323-5916 or
oktibbeha@ext.msstate.edu.
March
30-31...Bowdon, Georgia.
Farmland Preservation and Sustainable Agriculture Expo. Topics:
preservation and protection of farmland and creating sustainable agribusiness
opportunities. Fee: $50. Contact Bill Hodge at (770) 836-8546 or
bhodge@uga.edu.
Click here to register online.
> April 2005
April
1-2...Tuscaloosa County.
Artur Davis’s Sustainable Development Summit: Building the Dream, Keeping
the Promise. Location: Stillman College in Tuscaloosa. Topics:
environmental justice, ADEM reform, sustainable agriculture, clean industry and
jobs, landfills, air quality, poverty, wealth, public health, forestry and urban
sprawl. To register, call (205) 752-5380 or
visit the
conference website. Editor's note: We hope AFOA members will attend part
or all of this two-day free meeting just to be sure some new federal program
won’t roll over us when we’re not looking. Conference materials are dripping
with buzz words, such as "environmental justice," "sustainable," "stewardship,"
"environmentally sound," "community vitality," and "community development" and
our first notice of the meeting came to us from an environmental activist group.
Perhaps the Congressman has already been steam-rollered?
April 2...Bay Springs, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Profitable Marketing and Harvesting of Timber Short Course at the
Jasper County MSU Extension Service Office. Fee: $35 single, $45 couple -
registration required. Contact Tommy Bishop at (601) 764-2314 or
jasper@ext.msstate.edu.
April 3-10...Curitiba, Brazil.
Brazil Forestry Tour. Agenda: visits to plantation forests and
manufacturing facilities in southern Brazil as well as introduction to industry
players, experts, and government officials. Fee: $2250 - air fare not included.
Contact Mark Willhite at (503) 695-6419 or bwillhite@juno.com.
April 4-7...Starkville, Mississippi.
Prescribed Burning Short Course at MSU. Required prerequisite provided
by MSU upon your registration in this short course. Topics: state laws regarding
your liability, benefits, limitations, and risks, forest fuels and fuel
classifications, ignition techniques, how to manage smoke, how to plan and
execute a prescribed burn, and effects of weather and fuel moisture on fire
behavior. Fee: $425. Contact Andy Donahou at
(662) 325-0705 or jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
April
5...Canton, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Introduction to Hardwood Management at the
Madison County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, couple $45 - registration
required; lunch provided. Contact Otis Davis at (601) 859-3842 or
madison@ext.msstate.edu..
April
5...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
The Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City Hall. Lunch included. RSVP to Malene A. (Watson)
McElroy at (256) 327-3358 or
malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
CANCELLED April
5, 12, 19...Ripley, Mississippi.
How to Manage Your CRP--Pine Plantation (Tuesday evenings) at the
Tippah County MSU Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, couple $50 - registration
required. Contact Tim Needham at (662) 837-8184 or
tippah@ext.msstate.edu.
April
5, 12, 19, 26, May 3...Carrollton, Mississippi 7 PM.
Profitable Marketing & Harvesting of Timber (Tuesday evenings) at the
Carrollton Community House. Fee: $35 single, $45 couple - registration required.
Contact Pamela Lee at (662) 237-6926 or
carroll@ext.msstate.edu.
April
7, 14, 21, 28...Pontotoc, Mississippi.
Profitable Marketing & Harvesting of Timber (Thursday evenings) at the
Pontotoc MSU Extension Office. This is one long course covering a variety of
topics related to marketing timber. Fee: $35 single, couple $50 - registration
required. Contact Ricky Ferguson at (662) 489-3910 or
pontotoc@ext.msstate.edu.
April
9...Magnolia, Arkansas 8 AM to 3 PM.
Forest Landowner Clinic, sponsored by the
Arkansas Forestry Association. Location:
Southern Arkansas University. Topics: fertilization, returns & yields,
marketing timber, and whitetail deer and turkey management. Speakers:
Michael Blazier, Matt Pelkki,
Teddy
Reynolds, and
Bryan Kinkel. Fee: $25. Contact Colleen Morphew
at (870) 234-0200 x 1203 or
colleen@reynoldsforestry.com.
Click here to print a registration brochure.
Click here to register online.
April
9...Newton, Georgia 10 AM to 2 PM ET.
Open House
of the
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway.
Location: State Highway 91 approx. 10 miles south of Newton and 15 miles
north of Colquitt. Agenda: longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem, Tiger Swallowtail
butterfly, wagon tours of Ichauway Landscape and historical area, slide show
presentation, walking tours of working research facilities, and hands-on
learning activities. Bring a picnic lunch. Call the Center at (229) 734-4706.
April
11...Batesville, Mississippi 8 AM to 12 PM.
Hardwood Management Decisions at the Panola County Extension Office.
Fee: $20. Contact Judd Gentry at (662) 563-6260 or
panola@ext.msstate.edu.
April 11...Autauga County
10 AM.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Agreement Meeting "to discuss any
needed edits to the
final draft... and strategies for implementing the
Agreement." Location: District 4 Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Office, on Glynwood Drive, Prattville. Call Jan Garrett at (334) 834-4519 x 6 or
jgarrett@alnhp.org.
April
11...Jefferson County 10 AM to 12 PM.
ADEM Presentation on the Surface Water Quality Screening Assessment of the
Cahaba and Black Warrior River Basins. Location:
Satellite Courthouse, 2651 Center Point Road. Agenda: overview of the report
of recent data and assessment information that is being used to identify
impaired stream segments for inclusion on the §303(d) list and to assist with
the development of NPS watershed plans. Relevant watersheds: Cahaba River,
Mulberry Fork, Locust Fork, Upper Black Warrior River, Lower Black Warrior
River, and Sipsey Fork.
Click here for a copy of the report. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
April
12...Jefferson County 10 AM to 12 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Steering Committee - Meeting. Location: Alabama Power
Division Headquarters, 13th Street and 6th Avenue North, Birmingham. Contact
Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
April
12...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyds Restaurant on U.S.
280. Speaker will be N. H. Holt. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
April
12-13...Gainesville, Florida.
Natural Disasters: A Recipe for Adaptive Management. Location: Paramount
Hotel. Topics: response of forests to changes in climate and atmospheric
composition, wind and trees in the urban forest (lessons learned from eight
hurricanes), changes in urban forests, private landowners response, harvesting
adaptations for salvage, mill responses in procurement, processing, and grading,
insects & diseases, wildfire hazard, and policies & programs (what worked well
and what needs fixing). Fee: $120. Contact Alan Long at (352) 846-0891 or
ajl2@ufl.edu.
April 19...Milton/Jay, Florida 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM ET.
Vegetation Management - Using Herbicides to Reach Multiple Objectives.
Topics: management activities that will alter or maintain vegetation communities
to meet wildlife, timber, or restoration objectives; prescribed fire, mechanical
treatments and herbicides. Location:
West Florida Research and
Education Center. Contact Robin Vickers at (850) 983-5216 x 113 or
rvickers@ufl.edu.
April
19...Jefferson County 12 PM to 2 PM AND 4 PM to 6 PM.
Design Hearing, conducted by the
Alabama Department of
Transportation. Location:
Gardendale Civic Center. Topic: the proposed
Birmingham Northern Beltline project (East of US-31 to West of SR-79).
Representatives from ALDOT and the State's Consulting firms will be present to
explain maps, scope of the project and answer questions. Written comments
regarding this project may be submitted during this meeting, or within ten days
following the meeting to:
James F. Horsley, Division Engineer, P.O. Box 2745, Birmingham, AL
35202-2745, ATTN: Sandra F. P. Bonner. Contact Sandra Bonner at (205) 581-5725
or horsleyj@dot.state.al.us.
April 19...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
April 19-20...Knoxville, Tennessee.
Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290) at the University of
Tennessee Ag Campus. This self-paced, computer based course is the usual
prerequisite to Prescribed Burn Courses. Basic computer skills necessary.
Instructor:
Sam
Jackson. Fee: $149. Contact Alan Brown at (865) 974-0150 or
browna@outreach.utk.edu.
April 21...Quincy, Florida 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM ET.
Vegetation Management - Using Herbicides to Reach Multiple Objectives.
Topics: management activities that will alter or maintain vegetation communities
to meet wildlife, timber, or restoration objectives; prescribed fire, mechanical
treatments and herbicides. Location:
North Florida Research and Education Center. Call the REC at (850) 875-7115.
April
21...Woodville, Mississippi 9:30 AM to 3 PM.
Are My Pine Trees Ready to Thin? at the J. R. Hamilton County Extension
Office, 982 Second South Street. Fee: free - registration required; lunch
provided. Contact Ann Davis at (601) 888-3211 or
wilkinso@ext.msstate.edu.
April 21...Mobile County 7 PM.
Mobile County Landowners Association Meeting. Location: Jon Archer
Center, North Schillinger Road, Mobile. Agenda: a representative from the
Conservation Department will offer an update on how the Forever Wild Delta
Property is being utilized and improved; an update on legislative activity and
the new subdivision regulations for Mobile County. Call Dwight Steedley at (251)
675-9250.
April
21, 28-May 5, 12...Gallman, Mississippi 7 PM to 9 PM.
Forestry Wildlife Management for Profit & Recreation (Thursday evenings)
at the Copiah County Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $45 couple -
registration required. Contact Shelby Bearden at (601) 892-1809 or
copiah@ext.msstate.edu.
April 22-23...Madison County.
Alabama Tree Farm Annual Meeting at the Marriott in Huntsville.
Speakers: Henry Barclay, Jim Schrenkel, Dr. Graeme Lockaby, and Jim Robinson.
Topics: recent events & court decisions involving private landowners, estate
taxes and other estate issues; managing and enhancing the natural resources on
your property, and infrared photography for forest management. Tour of
Jack and Mary McQuinn's Tree Farm Paint Rock River. Fee: $65. Contact
Doug Link at (251) 575-2253 or
dougl@ariver.com.
April
22-24...Parsons, Tennessee.
Tennessee Timber & Lumber Show, sponsored by the
Tennessee Forestry
Association & The Decatur County Forestry Association. Location: the
Decatur County Convention Center. Agenda: equipment demonstrations, dozens
of free seminars and events on issues important to loggers, sawmills, farmers,
and landowners, skidder & loader competition, and FFA competition. Fee: $3.
Contact Candace Dinwiddie at (615) 883-3832 or
info@tnforestry.com.
April
25-26...Jackson, Mississippi.
Introduction to ArcGIS I (v9.0), sponsored by
GeoTech, Inc. This course is for those who are new to ArcGIS or to
geographic information systems in general. Location:
JSU Mississippi
e-Center. Fee: $595. Contact Jim Readel at (601) 992-4965 or
jreadel@geo1stop.com.
Click here to register.
April
27...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin - Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
April
27-28...Jackson, Mississippi.
Introduction to ArcGIS I (v8.3), sponsored by
GeoTech, Inc. This course is for those who are new to ArcGIS or to
geographic information systems in general. Location:
JSU Mississippi
e-Center. Fee: $595. Contact Jim Readel at (601) 992-4965 or
jreadel@geo1stop.com.
Click here to register.
April 27-28...Athens,
Georgia.
Southern Pine Silviculture, at the Georgia Center for Continuing
Education. Topics: costs and benefits of different Silvicultural practices
including natural regeneration and different combinations that make sense for
different objectives. Instructors: Bruce Borders & Barry Shiver. Fee: $395. Contact Ginger Vickery at (706) 542-6645 or
ginger.vickery@gactr.uga.edu.
April
28...Mobile County 8 AM to 4 PM.
Understanding Trees in Storms, sponsored by the
Alabama Urban Forestry
Association. Topics: storms and storm damage assessments, tree biomechanics
and how trees fail; risk management of community trees; and tree health,
arboriculture, and community tree management. Speakers:
Kim Coder,
Xing Ping Hu, and Neil Leston. Fee: $60. RSVP by 4/26 to the AUFA at (877)
548-0440 or info@aufa.com.
April
28...Crenshaw County 3 PM.
Food Plots Demonstration, presented by the Crenshaw County ATFA and
sponsored by
Tecomate Seed Company. Location: the Plum Creek property in Luverne. Call
Randy Smyth at (334) 335-5390 or Derek Bryan (334) 335-6312.
April
28...Autauga County 6 PM.
Tri-County Wild Game Cook Off. Location: Robert Trent Jones Golf Course
(take Cobbs Ford Exit 179 on I-65 - go west towards Prattville, left on County
Road 6). Fee: $50 per couple/person - includes membership for one in Alabama
Wildlife Federation. Call AWF at 1-800-822-9453.
April
30...Jackson, Mississippi 9 AM.
Full Congressional Committee Field Hearing on the Endangered Species Act. Location:
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Drive. Topic:
lessons learned protecting and restoring wildlife in the Southern United States
under the Endangered Species Act, by the
Committee on
Resources. Anyone who is interested in updating and modernizing the
Endangered Species Act should attend this hearing. Anyone who is interested in
updating and modernizing the
Endangered Species
Act should attend this hearing. Remember that you have ten working days (two
weeks to submit written testimony to the Resources Committee. Contact Todd
Willens at (202) 225-2761 or
todd.willens@mail.house.gov or Laura Hylden at (202) 225-4063 or
laura.hylden@mail.house.gov .
April
30...Philadelphia, Mississippi 9 AM to 2:30 PM.
Forestry for Baby Boomers at the Neshoba County Multi-purpose Center.
Fee: $15 single, $25 couple - registration required, lunch provided. Contact
Harvin Hudson at (601) 656-4602 or
neshoba@ext.msstate.edu.
April
30...Tallapoosa County.
Longleaf Pine & Whole Tree Harvest Demonstration, sponsored by the ATFA
- Tallapoosa Co. Chapter. Call Bob Daniel at (256) 896-2996.
> May 2005
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31...Fulton, Mississippi.
Profitable Marketing & Harvesting of Timber (Tuesday evenings) at the
Itawamba MSU Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $50 couple - registration
required. Contact Romona Edge at (662) 862-3201 or
itawamba@ext.msstate.edu.
May 3-5...Lauderdale County.
Spring Meeting of the Forest Resources Association - South Central
Technical Division. Location:
Joe Wheeler State
Park in Rogersville. Agenda: Wood Procurement Short course Task Group
Meeting; Forestry Operations Field Tour, hosted by International Paper Co.,
featuring: wet storage wood yard, timber harvesting system, forest management
applications; Forest Resources Assessment update; Wood Supply Research Institute
(WSRI) Trucking Study findings; Alabama Forest Recovery Task Force timber
recovery efforts from Hurricane Ivan; Cumberland Plateau issue, presented by
private landowners. Contact Jason Cutshall at (662) 323-1744 or
jcutshall@woodcom.com.
May
4-5...Vidalia, Georgia.
Pine Straw Production, Stand Management, and Economics. Location:
Southeastern Technical College Economic Development Center. Topics: pine
straw yields by species, site quality, land-use history, and basal area,
cut-over and old-field pine straw research, fertilization, and economics.
Instructors: David Dickens and Dave Moorhead.
Fee: $395. Contact Ginger Vickery, at (706)
542-6645 or
ginger.vickery@gactr.uga.edu.
May 4-6...Savannah, Georgia.
Forest Landowners Conference:
The Family Tree - Preparing the Next Generation of Forest Landowners.
Location:
Hyatt Regency Savannah on the Historic Riverfront. Agenda: creating a forest
legacy; estate, income, and capital gains taxes; Government Affairs 101; forest
genetics; improving relationship among landowners, loggers, and mills; and trade
show. Keynote Speaker:
Mark E. Rey, USDA Undersecretary for Natural Resources & the Environment.
Fee: $285; various fees apply for optional social activities. Timber Tax
Workshop conducted by Dr. Harry L. Haney: $145 - must register separately.
Contact the Forest
Landowners Association at 800-325-2954 or
info@forestlandowners.com.
May
5...Oxford, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
Managing Pines for Timber and Wildlife Short Course at the
Lafayette County Extension Office.
Fee: free. Contact Jon Ruscoe at (662) 234-4451 or
lafayett@ext.msstate.edu.
May 5...Live Oak, Florida 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM ET.
Vegetation Management - Using Herbicides to Reach Multiple Objectives.
Topics: management activities that will alter or maintain vegetation communities
to meet wildlife, timber, or restoration objectives; prescribed fire, mechanical
treatments and herbicides. Location: Camp Weed Conference Center. Call the
Suwannee County Extension Office at (386) 362-2771.
May
5...Walker County 6 PM.
Alabama Forestry
Association Meeting - Vulcan District - at Victoria's Restaurant,
1303 Highway 78 W, Jasper. Agenda: The AFA staff will provide updates on the
2005 Legislative Session, Alabama Forests Forever, Alabama Tree Farm and other
Association programs and activities. Fee: $20 - includes dinner. RSVP by 5/3 to
Juanita Cope at (334) 265-8733 or
jcope@alaforestry.org.
May 5,
12, 19...Booneville, Mississippi.
How to Manage Your CRP-Pine Plantation (Thursday Evenings) at the
Prentiss County MSU Extension Office. Fee: $35 single, $50 couple - registration
required. Contact Shelaine Wise at (662) 728-5631 or
prentiss@ext.msstate.edu.
May
5-6...Tallapoosa County.
State of Our Watershed
Conference for the Tallapoosa River Basin, sponsored by the
Tallapoosa
Watershed Project.
Location: Camp
ASCCA (Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults) in Jackson's Gap.
Topics: research in the Tallapoosa River Basin, data applications to Alabama
water resource management, education and extension activities. Fee: free -
registration required. Contact Eric Reutebuch at (334) 745-8179 or
reuteem@auburn.edu.
Click here to register online.
May
7...Talladega County 8 AM.
Goat and Sheep Festival, sponsored by the Talladega Meat Goat and Sheep
Producers Association. Location: Marianna Greene Henry Equestrian Center, 29401
Al. Hwy. 21. Topics: goat stick contest, goat scramble, working dog
demonstration, and sheep shearing exhibit. Speakers include
Rick Bruin. Call Ernie or Lee Hay at (256) 378-6242.
May
7...Calhoun County 8 AM to 5 PM.
Master Tread Trainer
Course at the
Anniston
Meeting Center. This course is designed to train participants in innovative,
practical methods of spreading outdoor ethics (specifically regarding motorized
and mechanized recreation) to the public. Fee: $75. RSVP by 4/1 to Dianne Olson
at (800) 966-9900 or
dianne@treadlightly.org.
May
7...D'Lo, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 1 PM.
Tree Identification Workshop at the Simpson D'Lo Water Park. Fee: $25
single, $30 couple - registration required; lunch provided. Contact Beverly
Maddox at (601) 847-1335 or
simpson@ext.msstate.edu.
May 7...Geneva County.
Tour of Mac Wayne Donnell's Farm, sponsored by the ATFA. Call Don Dean
at (334) 794-4993.
May
9-11...Marksville, Louisiana.
Louisiana SAF
Annual Meeting:
Driving
Changes in Louisiana Forestry. Location:
Paragon
Casino Resort. Topics: environmental, technical, and human dimensions that
are shaping forests and forestry practices in Louisiana. Contact Bonnie Stine at
(225) 925-4500 or
bonnie_s@ldaf.state.la.us.
May
10...Talladega County. encroaching
District Property Tax vote.
May 10...Meridian, Mississippi 8:45 AM to 2:30 PM.
Forestry for Baby Boomers Workshop. Location: Lauderdale East Mississippi
Electric Power Assoc., 2128 Hwy., 39 N, Meridian. Fee: $20 single, couple $30 -
registration required; lunch provided. Contact Patty Swearingen at (601)
482-9764 or lauderda@ext.msstate.edu.
May 10...Jefferson
County 6:00 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Program at Southern Skeet and Trap in Irondale.
Bring your own eye and ear protection, shotgun and shells. Contact Bob Carr at
(205) 424-1381 or coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
May
10-31...Statewide*.
Hurricane Ivan Forestland Recovery Program (FLRP)
Signup Period. This program offers forest landowners assistance in
reforesting and/or improving damaged areas. Eligible practices will receive 75%
cost-share. *For land to qualify for the program, the forest stand must have
received at least 15% damage from the storm. Eligible practices
include: site preparation (getting the land ready for planting), tree planting,
herbaceous weed control, pine release, firebreak construction, prescribed
burning, establishment of permanent wildlife openings, and noncommercial
thinning. Location:
your local Soil and Water Conservation office. For more information about
the program, contact your
local Alabama Forestry Commission office, or call the AFC at (334) 240-9300. For
more information on signup locations, contact Vic Payne at (334) 242-2622 or
vpayne@swcc.state.al.us.
May
12...Shelby County 10:30 AM.
Cleveland Property Tour & Meeting of the Shelby County Forest
Landowners/ATFA Chapter. Location: Judge Melford Cleveland's property in Wilton,
I-65 to exit 228, south on HWY 25. Agenda:
Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program and tour (involving pruning pine
plantations, conducting prescribed burns, and interior road maintenance). Lunch
provided. RSVP to Brad Lang at (205) 669-4133 or
shelby@forestry.state.al.us.
May
12...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
May 12....Monroe
County 6 PM.
Alabama Forestry
Association Meeting - Longleaf District - at David's Catfish
House, 145 Highway 84 E, Monroeville. Fee: $20 - includes dinner. RSVP to
Juanita Cope at (334) 265-8733 or
jcope@alaforestry.org.
May
13...Austin, Texas 8 AM to 5 PM.
Southwest Landowner Conference at the
Radisson Hotel &
Suites. Agenda: workshop & hands-on advice for today's property rights issues.
Topics: the "Environmental Battlefield," the Endangered Species Act, key
property rights cases, and Southwestern issues. Attendees can schedule a private
meeting with the LandGuard
network's attorneys. Fee: $75. Contact
the Stewards of the Range at (208) 855-0707 or
stewards@stewards.us.
Click here to register online.
May 14...Winston
County 10 AM to 3 PM.
Century of Service - Centennial Celebration. Location: Brushy Lake
Recreation Area in the Bankhead National Forest. Fee: free. Call Tom Counts or
Allison Cockron at (205) 489-5111.
May
14...Marshall County 5:30 PM.
Wild Game Cook-Off at the Guntersville Civitan Park. Fee: $40
person/couple - includes
Alabama Wildlife
Federation membership. Call Robert Thornton at (256) 582-4666.
May
16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM to 8 PM.
Introduction to ArcGIS 9 (six consecutive Monday evening sessions),
sponsored by the West
Alabama Regional Commission and
Shelton State
Community College. Location:
SSCC Campus, Tuscaloosa. Topics: basic design and operation of a Geographic
Information System taught in a computer lab using
ESRI software. No prior GIS
experience necessary. Fee: $300; $60 for textbook. Contact Margie Falls at (205)
391-2434 or mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
May
17...Magnolia, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Introduction to Hardwood Management at the Pike County Extension Office.
Fee: $35 single, couple $45 - registration required; lunch provided. Contact
Mike Tynes at (601) 783-5321 or
pike@ext.msstate.edu.
May
17...Athens, Georgia 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Forestry for Non-Foresters, Part 1. This course will be
useful for landowners and those who work with foresters and the forest industry.
Topics: forestry history in the South, biology, environment, economics; field
activities that include tree measuring, pacing practice, silviculture field
tour, tree identification, and preparing for a timber cruise. Instructors: Bill
Hubbard and Kris Irwin. Fee: $225. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
May
17...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: City Hall in Alexander City. Agenda: Executive Committee will obtain
committee member from each organization to serve on this committee, hire a local
coordinator to facilitate meetings, determine how to spend 2005 Budget, discuss
next steps of Renew Our Rivers Clean Up, and review project proposals. RSVP to
Malene A. (Watson) McElroy at (256) 327-3358 or
malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
May
17...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
May 17....Greene
County 6 PM.
Alabama Forestry
Association Meeting - Warrior District - at the Cotton Patch,
I-59/I-20 at Exit 45, Eutaw. Fee: $20 - includes dinner. RSVP to Juanita Cope at
(334) 265-8733 or jcope@alaforestry.org.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
MAY 18, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
May
18-19...Athens, Georgia.
Forestry for Non-Foresters, Part 2. See
Forestry for Non-Foresters, Part 1.
Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
May 18-19...Athens, Georgia.
Advanced Forest Finance at the
University of Georgia Center
for Continuing Ed. Topics: how to appropriately analyze a timberland
investment or a land management decision and an overview of Southern U.S. timber
supply, demand, and stumpage prices. Familiarity with cash-flow analyses
suggested. A laptop computer and a financial calculator also recommended. Fee:
$395. Contact Mike Clutter at (706) 542-5488,
mclutter@forestry.uga.edu
or David Newman at (706) 542-7649,
dnewman@uga.edu .
Click here to register online.
May 19....Lee County 6
PM.
Alabama Forestry
Association Meeting - Capital & Piedmont District - at Cock of
the Walk, 1702 Frederick Rd, Opelika. Fee: $20 - includes dinner. RSVP to
Juanita Cope at (334) 265-8733 or
jcope@alaforestry.org.
May 20...Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina 8 AM to 12:45 PM.
Property Rights and Land Use Seminar, sponsored by the South Carolina
Landowners Association. Fee: $99. Contact Ginger Brooks at (803) 252-0699 or
ginger@saveourlandrights.com.
May
20-21...Coffee County.
Women In The Outdoors Event at ALAFLO Boy Scout Camp, located 5 miles
north of Enterprise. Topics: archery, automobile upkeep, backing a trailer, camp
cooking, camping, canoeing, first aid, fishing, landscaping, photography, pistol
rifle, shot gunning skills, and Tai Chi. Fee: $85. Contact Prudence Uhrich at (334)
503-3248 or hntrgal@adelphia.net.
May
21...Quitman, Mississippi 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM.
Forest & Wildlife Management for Profit & Recreation at the Clarke
County Extension Office, 101 Westwood Avenue. Contact Mark McGee at (601)
776-3951 or clarke@ext.msstate.edu.
May
21...Washington County 9 AM.
Forestry Tour of Mike & Donna Rabren's Forest in Deer Park, sponsored by
the ATFA - Washington County Chapter. Lunch provided - reservations required.
Call Jerry Gibson at (251) 777-8666.
May
21...Talladega County 9 AM.
Conservation Advisory Board Meeting at the
International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega. This board recommends
(sets) hunting seasons and bag limits. Anybody who wishes to speak should arrive
by 8:30 AM to sign in. Call the DC&NR at (334) 242-3486.
May
21-22...Crenshaw County.
Southern Ridge ATV
Trail Ride Weekend. Location:
1674 Leon Tower Road, Brantley. Fee: $35 to ride; $5 for audience. Safety
meeting provided. Helmet required. Contact Willie Wise at (850) 689-1484
or
info@southernridgeatvtrails.com.
Click here to register online.
May
24...Batesville, Mississippi 8 AM to 12:30 PM.
Tree Identification Workshop at the Panola County Extension Office.
Fee: $20. Contact Judd Gentry at (662) 563-6260 or
panola@ext.msstate.edu.
May
24....Marshall County.
Albertville Property Tax vote.
May 25...Monroe County 10 AM.
Forestland Recovery Program - Forester Training Session. Location: the
Agriculture Center, Agriculture Drive, Monroeville. Topics: information on the
FRP, technical service provider responsibilities, and payment for services for
foresters interested in serving as technical service providers and providing
assistance in field work to the Alabama Forestry Commission. Contact Madeline
Hildreth at (251) 867-5368 or
hildrethm@forestry.state.al.us.
May
25...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
May 25...Covington
County.
Managing Forests for Bobwhite Quail in Andalusia. Contact Lee Stribling
at (334) 844-9248 or stribhl@auburn.edu.
May
26...Cleburne County 8:30 AM.
Longleaf Pine Seedling Operation Tour at Dixie Green Houses, sponsored by
the ATFA - Cleburne County Chapter. Meet at the Cleburne County AFC office in
Heflin. Lunch will follow. Call Jimmy Jimmerson at (256) 463-7962.
May 26-27...Athens, Georgia.
Hydric
Soils in the Piedmont and Mountains. Fee: $395. Contact Larry West at (706) 542-0906 or
lwest@uga.edu.
May 31-June 1...Athens, GA.
Acquisition Inventory at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing
Education. Fee: $395. Contact Bruce Borders at
(706) 542-6205,
bborders@forestry.uga.edu, or Barry Shiver at (706) 542-3009,
shiver@smokey.forestry.uga.edu.
> June 2005
June 1-4...Sweden.
Elmia Wood Forestry Tradeshow, the world's largest forestry trade show
that serves as a meeting point for forest owners, contractors, machine
suppliers, managers and staff from forest companies and associations. Contact
Neil Ward at (301) 838-9385 or nward@forestresources.org.
June
2...Montgomery County 8 AM.
Alabama Groundwater Conference, sponsored by the
Alabama Department of
Environmental Management - Groundwater Branch. Location: Gordon Persons
Building, Montgomery. Topics: discussion of issues affecting Alabama's
groundwater resources. Anyone with an interest in groundwater management and its
protection should attend, including landowners who want recognition for already
providing almost all the groundwater/aquifer systems in the State. Fee: free.
Contact ADEM at (334) 270-5655 or
eib@adem.state.al.us.
June
2...Chilton County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
SmokeWise Short Course, sponsored by the
Alabama Forestry
Commission. Location: Alabama Power Company Conference Center, Clanton.
Topics: smoke management and smoke screening techniques, strategies, National
Ambient Air Quality Standards, Class I Air Sheds, and mop-up. Fee: free; lunch
provided. Contact
Kent Hanby at (256) 825-8593 or
hanby@charter.net.
June
2-3...Pickens County.
Silviculture and Management of Southeastern Bottomland Hardwoods Short Course.
Location: Westervelt Lodge, Aliceville. Topics: site/species relationships,
regeneration techniques, intermediate stand management, harvesting concerns,
merchandizing, and wildlife value. Instructor:
Dr. John Hodges. Fee: free; lodging, meals, and materials provided. Contact
Rhett Johnson at (334) 222-7779 or
dxnctr@alaweb.com.
June
2-5...Charleston, South Carolina.
Quality Deer Management
Association's
National
Convention and Homecoming. Location:
Charleston Area
Convention Center. Topics: latest whitetail information from the best
biologists, researchers and hunters in the country, sporting equipment at the
Whitetail Expo.; tours, research, general, and one-on-one sessions. Speakers:
Brian Murphy,
Karl Miller,
Grant Woods, Mark Thomas, and more. Fee: $175.
Contact Tim Lilley at 1-800-209-3337 or
tlilley@qdma.com.
June
3...Chilton County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
"The Plan" Short Course, sponsored by the
Alabama Forestry
Commission. Location: Alabama Power Company Conference Center, Clanton.
Topics: state of the art prescribed burn planning and reporting in order to
develop better planning and reporting techniques (utilizing the use of computer
models including BEHAVE). All participants are encouraged to bring a lap top
computer to the session where they will be provided software and instruction to
better understand fire behavior and the prescription of fire to accomplish a
resource objective. Fee: free; lunch provided. Contact Kent Hanby at (256) 825-8593 or
hanby@charter.net.
June
3...Starkville, Mississippi.
Mississippi’s Changing Wood Supply System. Location: MSU. Topics: the
wood supply system and how it evolved; strengths and weaknesses of the current
system; roles of competition and cooperation; myths and realities concerning the
functioning of the system; business and economic trends in land value, stumpage
prices, and forest products; alternate futures; commodity products (including
biomass), specialty or market products, land use changes, community development
issues. Instructor:
Dr. Bill Stuart. Fee: $255. Contact Andy
Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
June
7...Sewanee, Tennessee 9 AM to 4:30 PM.
GIS:
Making the Decision. Location: University of the South. Topics: the
basics of how a Geographic Information System works and examples of natural resource problems, GIS
solutions, and benefits. Speaker: Nicholas Hollingshead. Fee: $95. Contact Alan Brown at (865) 974-0159 or
browna@outreach.utk.edu.
June 7-8...Blacksburg, Virginia.
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners,
sponsored by Virginia Tech and the Society of American Foresters. Location: the
Donaldson Brown Hotel &
Conference Center. Contact Virginia Tech at (540) 231-4084 or
ceweb@vt.edu.
June 8...Covington
County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
SmokeWise Short Course, sponsored by the
Alabama Forestry
Commission. Location: Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Conference
Center, Andalusia. Topics: smoke management and smoke screening techniques,
strategies, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Class I Air Sheds, and
mop-up. Fee: free; lunch provided. Contact Kent Hanby at (256) 825-8593 or
hanby@charter.net.
June
8-10...Jefferson County.
Managing Our Landscapes for Multiple Uses - annual meeting of the
Alabama Soil and
Water Conservation Society. Location:
Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Topics: municipal, forestry, and agricultural
approaches to managing landscapes; regulations, function, and value of wetlands;
and control of invasive species. Fee: $140. Contact Zona Beaty at
1-800-342-9893 or
zona.beaty@al.usda.gov.
June 9...Covington
County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
"The Plan" Short Course, sponsored by the
Alabama Forestry
Commission. Location: Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Conference
Center, Andalusia. Topics: state of the art prescribed burn planning and
reporting in order to develop better planning and reporting techniques
(utilizing the use of computer models including BEHAVE). All participants are
encouraged to bring a lap top computer to the session where they will be
provided software and instruction to better understand fire behavior and the
prescription of fire to accomplish a resource objective. Fee: free; lunch
provided. Contact Kent
Hanby at (256) 825-8593 or hanby@charter.net.
June 9...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin
-
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
June 9...Fulton, Mississippi 5:45 PM to 9 PM.
Lady Forest Landowner Mini Course. Fee: free - registration required.
Contact Romona Edge at (662) 862-3201 or
itawamba@ext.msstate.edu.
June
10...Pontotoc, Mississippi 8 AM to 1 PM.
Forest Valuation Workshop. Location: Pontotoc County Extension Office.
Fee: $20 - registration required; lunch provided. Contact Ricky Ferguson at
(662) 489-3910 or pontotoc@ext.msstate.
June
11...Starkville, Mississippi.
Wildlife Habitat Management in Pine Forests. Location: MSU. Topics: how
to improve deer, bobwhite quail, turkey, and non-game wildlife habitat on your
forested lands. Instructors: Drs.
Steve Demarais,
Wes Burger,
Bob Griffin, and Jerrod Fogarty. Fee: $295.
Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
June
13...Baldwin County 1 PM.
Coastal Alabama CWP Steering Committee Meeting at the
South Alabama Regional Planning
Commission office located at
110 Beauregard (GM&O building). Contact April Griffin at (251) 441-6505 or
april.griffin@al.nacdnet.net.
June
13-14...Forsyth, Georgia.
Introduction to the Legal Environment of Business for Foresters. Topics:
basics of purchase and sale, timber trespass, contracts, antitrust, federal- and
state-level environmental issues, title and access, liability, and local
government regulation. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
June
14...Natchez, Mississippi 9 AM to 3 PM.
Timber Marketing. Location: Adams County Extension Office. Fee: free -
registration required; lunch provided. Contact Trey DeLoach at (601) 857-2284 or
treyd@ext.msstate.edu.
June
14-16...Lauderdale County.
Teachers Conservation Workshop, sponsored by
Alabama Forestry Foundation. Location: The Shoals in Florence. $400 sponsors
one teacher for the two-day exposure to forestry in Alabama. Contact Rick Oates
at (334) 265-8733 or
roates@alaforestry.org .
June
14-16...Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Natural Regeneration of Hardwoods. Instructors: John Hodges & Andrew
Ezell. Fee: $210. Contact Linda Garnett at (662) 325-8355 or
lgarnett.cfr.msstate.edu.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
JUNE 15, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
POSTPONED to JUNE 28
June
15...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City - City Hall. RSVP to Malene A. McElroy at (256)
327-3358 or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
June
15...Nationwide 2 PM Central Time.
Money in the Family Business. Audio Conference presented by the Family
Business Advisor. Learn how your family can better understand money and avoid
common conflicts about wealth and income. Fee: $159. For more information, contact the FBA
at 1-800-551-0633 or
editor@efamilybusiness.com.
June 15...Athens, Georgia.
Georgia Rural Land Valuation and Taxation Conference. Topics: latest
research results on regional issues, research findings and implications,
demographics driving land use issues, Georgia land issues, legislative and
county Perspectives, issues on property valuation, and implementation of
appraisal manual. Fee: free. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
Click here to register online.
June
15-16...Athens, Georgia.
Wildlife Management.
Topics: wildlife-habitat management techniques for white-tailed deer, wild
turkey, and bobwhite quail, managing pine stands for both timber and wildlife,
best winter/summer food plot for deer, quail population issues, and managing
hardwood stands for maximum wildlife benefit. Instructors:
Karl Miller and John Carroll. Fee: $395;
$30 if paid by 5/25. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
June
16...Macon County 10 AM to 2 PM.
Lower Tallapoosa Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location:
Macon County Extension Office, 207 N. Main Street, Tuskegee. Agenda:
meeting, lunch, and tour of Tuskegee National Forest. RSVP by 6/14 to Ginger
Bodiford at (334) 271-1445x763 or
gbodifor@ch2m.com.
June 16-17...Calhoun
County.
Silviculture and Management of Southeastern Upland Hardwoods Short Course,
Oxford. Topics: site/species relationships, regeneration techniques,
intermediate stand management, harvesting concerns, merchandizing, and wildlife
value. Instructor:
Dr. Larry
Nix. Fee: free; lodging, meals, and materials provided. Contact Rhett
Johnson at (334) 222-7779 or
dxnctr@alaweb.com.
June 18-19...Crenshaw County.
Southern Ridge ATV
Trail Ride Weekend. Location:
1674 Leon Tower Road, Brantley. Fee: $35 to ride; $5 for audience. Safety
meeting provided. Helmet required. Just added: ten more miles of new trails,
big hills, and mud play areas. Contact Willie Wise at (850) 689-1484 or
info@southernridgeatvtrails.com.
Click here to register online.
June 20...Chipley, Florida 9 AM to 2:15 PM CT.
Estate Planning and Timber Taxes Workshop. Location: Washington County
(Florida) Cooperative Extension Office. Fee: $7. Call (850)
638-6180 to register.
June
21...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
June
22...Monroe County 8 AM to 5 PM.
Introduction to T Cruise Forest Inventory Software in Monroeville.
Topics: overview of T Cruise, setting it up, generating reports, and doing a
sample cruise. Fee: $100; fee for both this course and Advanced T Cruise (see
June 23): $150. Contact
Haglöf at (601) 856-5119 or
sales@haglofinc.com.
June
22...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
June 22...Starkville,
Mississippi.
Forestry GIS. Location: MSU. Topics: create, edit, and manipulate GIS
data, complete data queries and statistical analyses, create output such as maps
and graphics, and using the images. Instructors: Dr. Wes Burger and Rich Minnis.
Fee: $395. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705
or jad8@ce.msstate.edu .
Check here for updates.
June 22-23...Athens,
Georgia.
Thinning Methods, Operations and Decision Making. Topics: biological
basis for thinning; how changes in prices, markets, and management applications
result in changes in thinning decisions; harvesting systems used in thinning in
the South and elsewhere; developing solid wood products with adequate wood
quality; and managing stands to maximize financial returns. Instructors: Bruce
Borders, Barry Shiver, and Dale Greene. Fee: $395.Contact Ben Jackson
at (706) 542-2194 or ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
June
23...Monroe County 8 AM to 5 PM.
Advanced T Cruise Forest Inventory Software in Monroeville. Topics:
introduction and overview, data entry, local volume tables, stratification,
creating custom reports, and generating final reports. Fee: $100; fee for both
this course and Intro to T Cruise (see
June 22): $150. Contact
Haglöf at (601) 856-5119 or sales@haglofinc.com.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
JUNE 23, 2005...Shelby County 7:00 PM.
Topic:
A Chapter by Chapter Review of James M. Vardaman’s
How To Make Money Growing Trees.
Session 1 — Review Chapters 1 — 6. (session 2, 8/25; session 3, 11/17)
Chapter Titles:
The Nature of the Business, Available Forestry Services, Sale of Timber,
Miscellaneous Income, Minerals, Management Costs.
Discussion Leader:
Jason Martin, AFOA Staff Forester.
Location:
Arthur's Conference Center & Courtyard,
off Valleydale Road about 0.8 mile west of I-65 S exit 247. Plan to attend Dutch
treat dinner prior to the program at Ragtime Cafe at 5:30 PM. Questions? Contact AFOA at (205) 987-8811 or
Send Email.
June
23-24...Starkville, Mississippi.
Management and Prevention of the Southern Pine Beetle and Other Forest Pest
at MSU. Topic: limiting or reducing timber losses from forest insect and disease
pests. Fee: free. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Click
here to register online.
June 23-25...Atlanta, Georgia.
Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Expo., sponsored by the
Southern Forest Products Association and the Engineered Wood Association.
Location:
World Congress Center. Topics: displays of forest products machinery and
equipment, technology, and services; Silvicultural operations, including forest
and land management, site prep and waste management. Onsite Registration Fee:
$10; other fees apply for various seminars. Contact Tami Kessler at
(504) 443-4464 or tkessler@sfpa.org.
Click here to register online.
June 24...Tuscaloosa
County.
Wetland Delineation in Tuscaloosa. Contact Kathryn Flynn at (334)
844-1036 or flynnka@auburn.edu.
June
28...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City - City Hall. RSVP to Malene A. McElroy at (256)
327-3358 or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
June 28...Pickens County 11:30 AM to 1 PM.
Upper Tombigbee Sub-basin Meeting at the Plantation House Restuarant,
Intersection of Highways 14 and 17, in Aliceville. RSVP to Ashley Henderson at
(334) 270-8236 or
ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
Click here to
review the basin management plans.
June
29...Clarke County 11:30 AM to 1 PM.
Lower Alabama/Lower Tombigbee Sub-basin Meeting at the ALFA building in
Grove Hill. Fee: $5 for Dutch treat lunch. RSVP to Ashley Henderson at (334)
270-8236 or ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
Click here to
review the basin management plans.
CANCELLED 6/23/05 June
29...Jackson, Mississippi.
Estate Planning and Timber Trespass/Adverse Possession (two-in-one course).
Topics (part one): estate planning, asset valuation, providing for the
next generation, projected estate taxes, dividing an estate, and estate and gift
tax. Topics (part two): Adverse Possession, how to protect your land from
adverse possessors, actions to take, landmark adverse possession cases, trespass
law, how to deal with trespassers, and timber trespass issues. Instructors:
Dr. William D. Eshee and John H. Shows. Fee: $295. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
June
30...Green Cove Springs, Florida 9 AM to 2:15 PM CT.
Estate Planning and Timber Taxes Workshop. Location: Clay County
(Florida) Cooperative Extension Office. Fee: $7. Call (904)
284-6355 to register.
June
30...Montgomery County 11:30 AM to 1 PM.
Upper Alabama Sub-basin Meeting at the Alabama Forestry Association
building, 555 Alabama Street, in Montgomery. Fee: $5 for Dutch treat lunch. RSVP
to Ashley Henderson at (334) 270-8236 or
ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
Click here to
review the basin management plans.
> July 2005
July 5-7...Starkville,
Mississippi.
ArcGIS 9.0 Certificate Program at the MSU Campus. Topics: create, edit,
and manipulate GIS data, complete data queries and statistical analyses, and
create output such as maps and graphics. Fee: $775. Contact Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Click
here to register online.
July
10-13...Amelia Island, Florida.
Georgia Forestry
Association Annual Meeting. Location:
Amelia Island Plantation.
Agenda: sessions, panel discussions, tours, auctions, lectures, and children's
activities.Contact Tim Lowrimore at (478) 992-8110 or
tim@gfagrow.org.
Click here for registration form.
July
11-15...Lee County.
Teachers
Conservation Workshop, sponsored by
Alabama Forestry Foundation. Location: The Lodge in Opelika. $600 sponsors
one teacher for the week-long exposure to forestry in Alabama. Contact Rick
Oates at (334) 265-8733 or
roates@alaforestry.org.
July 12...Jefferson County 10 AM to 12 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Steering Committee - Meeting. Location: Alabama Power
Division Headquarters, 13th Street and 6th Avenue North, Birmingham. Contact
Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
July 12...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyd's Restaurant on U.S.
280. Speaker: Danny White, dog trainer who competed in the 2005 National Field
Trial Championship. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
July
13-14...Baldwin County.
T Cruise Software (V. 5.0) Workshop, sponsored by
Jones County Junior College -
Forestry Technology and
Haglof, Inc. Location:
Courtyard by Marriott at Craft Farms in Gulf Shores. Topics: introduction
and advanced training on the latest version of T Cruise. Fee: $75/day;
registration for one or both days optional. Contact Brian Mitchell at (601)
477-4233 or brian.mitchell@jcjc.edu.
July 14...Kissimmee, Florida 1 PM to 7:30 PM ET.
Cover Your A$$ets II (Cover Your Assets Too). Location: Osceola County
(Florida) Cooperative Extension Office. Topics: how landowners in the fastest
growing parts of Florida can plan for coming changes, and strategies to cut
costs and increase profitability. Fee: $12 - dinner included. Call (321)
697-3000 to register.
July
14...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
July 14...Wilcox
County.
Forestry Herbicide Update,
at Lower Coastal Plain Ag Research Substation, Camden. Fee: $40. 6 CFE & PLM
credits. Register by contacting Bessie Buchanan at (334) 844-1002 or
buchabz@auburn.edu.
July 14-16...Reno, Nevada.
Freedom 21 National
Conference, at John
Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort. Topics: sustainable development, climate
change, private property rights, eco-Imperialism, update on the Wildlands
Project, the freedom movement, and Washington report. Fee: $150. Call
1-800-648-1177.
Click here
to register online.
July 15-17...Jefferson County.
Deer &
Turkey Expo at the
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
Agenda: exhibits, lectures, hunting-related competitions, and calling
contests. Fee: $9.30 plus tax. Contact Bob Coker at (334) 616-6005 or
bob@outdoorswithbobcoker.com.
July
19...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
July 19-20...Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Natural Resource Symposium, sponsored by the
LSU AgCenter.
Location:
Lod Cook Conference Center. Agenda: natural resource policy, management, and
utilization issues that are critically important in the southeastern U.S.; BMP
effectiveness and water related issues, forest certification, estimation of
forest carbon for large inventories, biomass utilization opportunities, new
conservation programs, forest aesthetics, and more. Fee: $125. Contact
Todd Shupe at (225) 578-6432 or tshupe@agctr.lsu.edu.
July 19-20...Ellisville, Mississippi.
T Cruise Software (V. 5.0) Workshop, sponsored by
Jones County Junior College -
Forestry Technology and
Haglof, Inc. Topics: introduction
and advanced training on the latest version of T Cruise. Skeet shoot, and steak
dinner at Adventure Lake. Fee: $75/day; registration for one or both days
optional. Contact Brian Mitchell at (601) 477-4233 or
brian.mitchell@jcjc.edu.
July
19-21...Tuscaloosa County.
ArcGIS 9.0 Certificate Program. Topics: create, edit,
and manipulate GIS data, complete data queries and statistical analyses, and
create output such as maps and graphics. Fee: $775. Contact Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Click
here to register online
July
20...Monroe County 9 AM.
Forestry/Wildlife Meeting, Alabama Association of Conservation Districts.
Topics: Forestland Recovery Program (Ivan Cost-share program), Invasive Species
Control, Control of Understory Hardwoods, Thinning Pine Timber, Black Bear
Management, Managing/Marketing Pine Straw. Location: Alabama Southern Community
College Auditorium. Contact Tim Albritton at (334) 887-4560 or
tim.albritton@al.usda.gov.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
JULY 20, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
July
21...Tallapoosa County 5:30 PM.
Trespass & ATVs, sponsored by the Tallapoosa County ATFA. Location:
Charles Bailey Sportplex, 1842 Sportplex Blvd, Alexander City. Speaker:
Hayes D. Brown. Fee: $3 for meal;
registration required. RSVP to the Tallapoosa County Cooperative Extension
System at (256) 825-1050.
July
21...Mobile County 7 PM.
Mobile County Landowners Association Meeting. Location: Jon Archer
Center, North Schillinger Road, Mobile. Call Dwight Steedley at (251) 675-9250.
July
23...Fayette, Mississippi 9 AM to 3:45 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the Jefferson County Extension Office. Fee:
free - registration required, lunch provided. Contact Trey DeLoach at (601)
857-2284 or treyd@ext.msstate.edu.
July 25, 26, 27, 28, 29...Choctaw County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Hunter Education Class (5 evenings) at the
Choctaw County Extension
Office. Call (205) 459-2133. Click here for more dates and locations or
contact Ray Metzler at 1-800-245-2740 or
metzler@dcnr.state.al.us.
July
26..Baton Rouge, Louisiana 8 AM to 3 PM.
Prescribed Burn Manager Certification. Location: LSU. Topic: proper
techniques of smoke management when using prescribed fire as a land management
tool. Participants are required to have had some formal training prior to this
course. In addition, participants must also have been the leader of five
prescribed burns. Fee: free. Contact Charles Shilling at (225) 578-4192 or
cshilli@lsu.edu .
July
26...Magnolia, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Introduction to Hardwood Management at the Pike County Extension Office.
Fee: $35 single, $45 couple - registration required, lunch provided. Contact
Mike Tynes at (601) 783-5321 or
pike@ext.msstate.edu.
July 26...Ellisville, Mississippi.
MARIS and Other Online GIS Sources. Topic: online sources of GIS data
like the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS). Fee: $75.
Contact Brian Mitchell at (601) 477-4233 or
brian.mitchell@jcjc.edu.
July 26-August 8...Bavaria and the Odenwaldes, Germany.
Forestry Study Tour. Contact John Palmer at (828) 627-4640 or
jpalmer@haywood.edu.
July
27...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
July
27...Starkville, Mississippi.
Prescribed Burning Refresher Course. Location: MSU. This course will
serve as a refresher and build upon the Prescribed Burning Short Course.
Topics: legal issues for prescribed burning in Mississippi and the region, fire
fuels and fire weather, smoke management, firing techniques, prescribed burn
plan preparation, burning for wildlife, and fire ecology of southern forests.
Instructor: Dr. Andy Londo. Fee: $295. Contact
Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
July 27...Ellisville, Mississippi.
Introduction To ArcGIS for Foresters. Topic: the basics of using ESRI's
ArcGIS software. Fee: $75. Contact Brian Mitchell at (601) 477-4233 or
brian.mitchell@jcjc.edu.
July 27-28...Macon, Georgia.
Forest Roads: Piedmont and Coastal Plains. Topics: how to plan, design,
locate, construct, stabilize, use, maintain, and close forest roads. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
Click here to register online.
July 28..Ruston,
Louisiana 8 AM to 3 PM.
Prescribed Burn Manager Certification. Location: Louisiana Tech. Topic:
proper techniques of smoke management when using prescribed fire as a land
management tool. Participants are required to have had some formal training
prior to this course. In addition, participants must also have been the leader
of five prescribed burns. Contact Charles Shilling at (225) 578-4192 or
cshilli@lsu.edu.
July
28...Crenshaw County 6:30 PM.
Wildlife Photography. Speaker: Tess Jolly. ATFA County Chapter Meeting at the Tom Harbin Ag Center in
Luverne. Call Randy Smyth at
(334) 335-5390 or Derek Bryan at (334) 335-6312.
July 28...Ellisville, Mississippi.
Custom GIS Development. Topic: the basics of creating custom GIS data
using a GPS and how remote sensing is applied in forestry. Fee: $75. Contact
Brian Mitchell at (601) 477-4233 or
brian.mitchell@jcjc.edu.
July
31-August 3...Moline, Illinois.
Walnut Council Annual Meeting: Reality Forestry. Location:
Holiday Inn Moline Convention Center.
Agenda: Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, field discussions & demonstrations,
Tree and log scaling and grading, chainsaw safety operation & maintenance, and
GPS demo.
Fee: $200 (includes 1-year membership to Walnut Council). Additional fees apply for optional activities. Contact Steve Felt
at (309) 937-2122 or
sfelt@dnrmail.state.il.us.
Click here to register online.
> August 2005
August
3-5...Tuscaloosa County.
Introduction to ArcGIS 9 (three consecutive sessions). Location:
Shelton State
Community College in Tuscaloosa. Topics: basic design and operation of a
Geographic Information System, data collection and presentation, displaying and
editing data, and working with tables. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook. Contact
Margie Falls at (205) 391-2434 or
mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
August 4...Geneva County.
Recreation and Aesthetics - Geneva County ATFA Chapter Meeting. Resource
person is to be announced. Call Don Dean at (334) 794-4993.
August
6...Athens, Georgia 9 AM to 1 PM.
Grand Opening of the New Quality Deer Management Association National
Headquarters. Agenda: meetings with Sonny Perdue and other officials, along
with QDMA Board members and staff; gun raffles, food-plot seed, kids'
activities, and educational field tours of QDMA's 23-acre home. Fee: free -
RSVPs required for free BBQ lunch. Call the QDMA at 1-800-209-3337.
August
9...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
N. H. Holt's Memorable Quail Hunts, sponsored by the Alabama Quail Hunters.
Location: Lloyd's Restaurant on U.S. 280. Contact Bob Carr at
(205) 424-1381 or coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
August 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Introduction to ArcGIS 9 (Tuesdays & Thursdays). Location:
Shelton State
Community College in Tuscaloosa. Topics: basic design and operation of a
Geographic Information System, data collection and presentation, displaying and
editing data, and working with tables. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook. Contact
Margie Falls at (205) 391-2434 or
mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
August
10...Live Oak, Florida 9:30 AM to 4 PM ET.
Forestry/Forages Best Management Practices Field Day. Location:
North Florida Research
and Education Center. Topics: latest BMP updates, new notice of intent that
protects landowner rights, forest fertilization, tree spacing, and wildlife food
plots. Fee: $10. Contact Cheryl Mackowiak at (850) 875-7126 or
clmackowiak@mail.ifas.ufl.edu.
August
10...Starkville, Mississippi.
White-tailed Deer Population and Habitat Management in the Southeast.
Location: MSU. Topics: basic deer population and habitat management principles
and techniques used throughout the Southeast, basic population survey and
harvest data collection, and methods used to develop sound deer management
programs. Fee: $295. Contact Andy Donahou at (662)
325-0705 or jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
August
11...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
CANCELED
August 11-12...Athens, Georgia.
Cost Effective Approaches for Evaluating Environmental Performance.
Topics: what is driving forest-product markets toward certification, how to put
together and maintain a successful system, and environmental assurance courses.
Instructors: John Godbee and Larry Walker. Fee: $395.Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
August
12...Cleburne County 10 AM to 2 PM.
Wildflower and Birding Trail Walk, sponsored by the
Alabama Cooperative Extension
System and the U.S. Forest Service. Location:
Talladega National Forest - Chinabee Trail. Speaker: Stan Roark, USFS
ornithologist. Fee: free; bring your own lunch and water bottle. Contact Deborah
Mathews at (256) 463-2620 or
emathews@aces.edu.
August 12...Montgomery County 6 PM to 9 PM.
Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards, sponsored by the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Agenda: to recognize outstanding contributions to resource
conservation in Alabama. Location: Embassy Suites in Montgomery. Fee: $35.
Contact the AWF at 1-800-822-9453 or
awf@alabamawildlife.org.
August
13...Elmore County 6 PM.
Wild Game Cook Off - State Finals at the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation headquarters in Millbrook. Fee: $25. Contact the AWF at
1-800-822-9453 or
awf@alabamawildlife.org.
CANCELED
August
13...Tuscaloosa County.
White-tailed Deer Population and Habitat Management in the Southeast.
Topics: basic deer population and habitat management principles
and techniques used throughout the Southeast, basic population survey and
harvest data collection, and methods used to develop sound deer management
programs. Fee: $295. Contact Andy Donahou at (662)
325-0705 or jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
August 13...Covington County.
Longleaf Pine Production at
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center. Call Deborah Huggins at (334) 566-3415 or Don Davis at (334)
566-5452.
August
15...Atlanta, Georgia 11 AM ET.
State of the Forest Industry, sponsored by the Society of American
Foresters - Chattahoochee Chapter. Location: U. S. Forest Service Building.
Topic: information on corporations' sell-off of their land. Speaker: Richard
Hall. Fee: free; lunch on your own. Contact Troy Harris at (770) 781-2762 or
troy_harris@danzer.com.
August
16...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location: Alexander
City - City Hall. RSVP by 8/02 to Malene A. McElroy at (256) 327-3358 or
malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
August
16...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
AUGUST 17, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
CANCELED
August
17...Jefferson County.
Prescribed Burning Refresher Course. This course will serve as a
refresher and build upon the
Prescribed Burning Short Course. Topics: legal issues for prescribed burning
in Mississippi and the region, fire fuels and fire weather, smoke management,
firing techniques, prescribed burn plan preparation, burning for wildlife, and
fire ecology of southern forests. Instructor: Dr. Andy Londo. Fee: $295. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
August
17-19...Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Drying Lumber For Quality and Profit, sponsored by the
LSU AgCenter. This
workshop will cover the lumber drying process of hardwood and softwood lumber
from start-to-finish with hands-on experience during laboratory periods. Fee:
$300. Contact
Todd Shupe at (225) 578-6432 or
tshupe@agctr.lsu.edu.
August
20...Savage Gulf, Tennessee 10:30 AM.
Chestnut Hike, sponsored by the
Tennessee Chapter of
the American Chestnut Foundation.
Location: meet at the Savage Gulf ranger station. This hike will cover about
4.2 miles with an elevation change of about 130 feet and will feature a rare old
growth mesophytic forest. Bring lunch, water and a raincoat. Contact Greg Weaver
at (615) 791-0274 or weaverpond@aol.com.
August
20...Jefferson County 11 AM.
Quality Deer Management Short Course, sponsored by the Central Alabama
Branch of the QDMA. Location: Bessemer Civic Center. Agenda: lectures and
roundtable discussions with Kenny Thompson of Mossy Oak BioLogic on building
successful food plots; Steve Cotney of Westervelt Wildlife Services on hunting
pressure on the Tossco Cooperative; QDMA Board Member Mark Thomas of
Forestry/Wildlife Integration, LLC on enhancing your land's huntability; and
Bobby Watkins of BASF on big bucks in pine plantations. Fee: $25. A
Sportsman's Banquet will follow at 5:45 PM. Fee: $45 for singles, $60 for
couples - includes QDMA memberships AND admission to the Short Course. Contact
Steve Epperson at (205) 368-5685 or
alqdma@att.net.
August
23...Jefferson County 6 to 9 PM.
Wildlife Seminar, Trade Show, & Hot Dog Dinner, sponsored by Masseys.
Location:
Birmingham Botanical
Gardens. Speakers: Keener Morrow and
Mike Bolton. Contact David Hubbard at (205) 879-6964x17 or
hubbadh@aces.edu.
August 23-25...Athens, Georgia.
Integration of GPS, Image Processing, and GIS for Resource Management.
Topics: digital data and personal computer software and hardware; general
principles of GPS, image processing, and GIS; costs/benefits for applying new
technologies to environmental studies; resource management tasks. Fee: $695.Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
August
24...Verona, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
Forest Investment Analysis Shortcourse. Location:
North Mississippi Research
and Extension Center, 5421 Hwy 145 S. Topics: the practices and procedures
of forest investment analysis, such as investment calculations to aid
decision-making in forestry, southern timber demand and outlook, investment
analysis terms and basic formulas, and investment analysis computer programs.
Fee: $35/single or $50/couple. Contact Clint Young at (662) 841-9000 or
clinty@ext.msstate.edu.
August
24...Macon County 9 AM.
Doing Business with the Government Workshop, sponsored by the USDA Forest
Service - Tuskegee Ranger District. Location:
Washington Chapel A.M.E. Church Parish House in Tuskegee. Topics: managing
the family forest, including technical assistance programs for private
landowners/farmers. Participants will learn about federal programs designed to
assist private landowners and farmers with the management of their land for
profit and overall forest health. Call Tammy Freeman Truett at (334) 241-8144 or
Willie Humphrey at (334) 727-2652.
August
24...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
August
25...Lee County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
Cut-To-Length Workshop: Southern Innovations and Applications,
sponsored by the Southern Forest Engineering Center. Location:
Forestpro Training Center, Auburn. Topics: growth of CTL technology
concerning processor applications, pressures facing the logging industry, and
dealing with the problems of labor cost and supply, parcelization, urbanization,
fuel costs, machine utilization, and product discrimination. Fee: $90. Contact Mathew Smidt at (334) 844-4444 or
smidtmf@auburn.edu.
August 25...Macon County 12 PM to 3 PM.
Farm Bill Listening Session, featuring
U. S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Location:
Kellogg Conference Center,
Tuskegee University. The public is invited to attend the
Farm Bill Forum to engage in open dialogue about farm bill policy for
preparations for the development of a new farm bill. Open comment period for
general farm bill comments will follow. Contact Denise Berkhalter at (334)
552-1292 or dlberkhalter@tuskegee.edu.
Click here to submit comments online.
August
25...Nationwide Noon CDT.
Compensation for Family in the Business. Audio Conference presented by
the Family Business Advisor. Topics: how to determine your family's compensation
philosophy, how to build incentives and trust, avoid family pay problems, and
help shareholders understand what to expect from a family business. Fee: $159. For more
information, contact the FBA at 1-800-551-0633 or
editor@efamilybusiness.com.
Click here to register online.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
AUGUST 25, 2005...Shelby County 7:00 PM.
Topic:
Chapter by Chapter Review of James M. Vardaman’s How To Make Money Growing
Trees. Session 2 — Review Chapters 7 — 12. (Session 3,
Nov. 17)
7. Timberland Inventory
8. The Financial Forecast
9. Accounting and the Tax Laws
10. The Lawyer
11. Sale of Timberland
12. Loans.
Discussion Leader: Jason Martin, AFOA Staff Forester.
Location:
Arthur's Conference Center & Courtyard,
off Valleydale Road about 0.8 mile west of I-65 S exit 247. Plan to attend Dutch
treat dinner prior to the program at Ragtime Cafe at 5:30 PM. Questions? Contact AFOA at (205) 987-8811 or
Send Email.
August 27...Columbus, Georgia. 12 PM to 5 PM EST.
Deer Management Short Course, sponsored by the
Quality Deer Management
Association and
MeadWestvaco.
Topics: building a quality deer herd, winning the weed war in food plots,
mast-producing trees, habitat manipulation, forest management principles for
turkeys and other wildlife, and a Q&A session. Fee: $35 singles/$45 couples.
Call the QDMA at 1-800-209-3337.
August 29...Colbert County 5:30 PM.
Managing For Bobwhite Quail. Location: Regina K's in Leighton. Topics:
the biology, decline, and habitat of the bobwhite quail and available cost share
funding to establish quail habitat. Fee: free; meal included. Call the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation at 1-800-822-9453.
August
30...Morgan County 5:30 PM.
Managing For Bobwhite Quail. Location:
Wheeler National Wildlife
Refuge in Decatur. Topics: the biology, decline, and habitat of the bobwhite
quail and available cost share funding to establish quail habitat. Fee: free;
meal included. Call the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation at 1-800-822-9453.
August 29-31...Butler County 6 PM to 9:30 PM.
Hunter Education Class (3 evenings) at
Lurleen B. Wallace Community
College in Greenville. Call Linda Adams at (334) 383-6701.
Click here for more dates and locations or contact Ray Metzler at
1-800-245-2740 or
metzler@dcnr.state.al.us.
August 29-31...Athens, Georgia.
Woody Biomass Conference:
Status, Trends, and Future of the South’s Forest and Agriculture Biomass.
Location: Georgia Center for Continuing Education, University of Georgia.
Agenda: introduction to the growing arena of biomass commercialization,
utilization and the challenges and barriers faced in the promotion of this
alternative fuel source from nationally recognized speakers from government and
industry; rural and community development, financial planning for new markets,
and state-level and organizational actions. Fee: $195. Contact Dr. Daniel Cassidy at (706) 542-1186 or
dcassidy@forestry.uga.edu.
August
30-31...Jefferson County.
Aquatic Re-Introduction Workshop, sponsored by the
Mobile River
Basin Coalition. Location:
Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Topic: to address the questions and concerns
of landowners who may be affected by aquatic re-introductions of
federally-listed species. Fee: $35. Contact Dan
Everson at (251) 441-5837 or
dan_everson@fws.gov.
> September 2005
September 1...Shreveport, Louisiana 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM.
Western Gulf Silvicultural Technology Exchange. Location: Louisiana Tech
University-Technology Transfer Center. Topics: awareness of state-of-the-art,
research-based forest management practices and implementing and applying those
practices. Fee: $120. Contact Crystal Littlefield at (903) 834-6191 or
cdlittlefield@ag.tamu.edu.
Click here to register online.
September
6...Dale County 5:30 PM.
Managing For Bobwhite Quail. Location: Ozark Country Club. Topics: the
biology, decline, and habitat of the bobwhite quail and available cost share
funding to establish quail habitat. Fee: free; meal included. Call the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation at 1-800-822-9453.
September
6, 8, 13, 14...Barbour County 6 PM to 9 PM.
Hunter Education Class (4 evenings) at
Eufaula High School.
Call (334) 687-0287.
Click here for more dates and locations or contact Ray Metzler at
1-800-245-2740 or
metzler@dcnr.state.al.us.
September 7...Fulton, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Pine Plantation Short Course at the Itawamba County Extension Office. Fee: $35
singles/$50 couples - registration required, lunch provided. Call Romona Edge at
(662) 862-3201.
September 7-8...Athens, Georgia.
SiMS 2003 (Simulator for Managed Stands). Topic: utilizing the
software to determine shortcomings of growth-and-yield systems, different
possible ways to manage your stands, and evaluating regimes without the
mathematical complexity of systems of equations. Instructors: Barry Shiver and
Bruce Borders. Fee: $395; $30 if paid by 8/16. Contact Ben Jackson at (706)
542-2194 or ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
Click here to register online.
September
7-8...Saint Augustine, Florida.
Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting. Location:
World Golf Village Renaissance. Agenda: representatives from Florida
organizations, forest industries, along with consultants, timber dealers and
landowners, will discuss the a new forest plan. Fee: $385. Contact Debbie Bryant at (850)
222-5646 or debbie@forestfla.org.
September 7-9...Johnson City, Tennessee.
Tennessee Forestry Association Annual Meeting at the
Carnegie Hotel. Agenda: conservation and wildlife management and how to
partner with other organizations; bus tour of the Bristol Motor Speedway,
hayrides, bonfire, story telling, and tour of historic Jonesborough. Contact
Candace Dinwiddie at (615) 883-3832 or
info@tnforestry.com.
September 8...Oxford, Mississippi 8 AM to 12 PM.
Hardwood Management Decisions Workshop at the
Lafayette County Extension Office. Fee: free - registration required, lunch provided. Contact Jon Ruscue at (662)
234-4451 or
lafayett@ext.msstate.edu.
September 8...Walker
County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
September
8...Dallas County 5:30 PM.
Managing For Bobwhite Quail. Location: Farmers Co-op. Topics: the biology,
decline, and habitat of the bobwhite quail and available cost share funding to
establish quail habitat. Fee: free; meal included. Call the
Alabama Wildlife
Federation at 1-800-822-9453.
September 8...Jefferson County 6 PM.
Wild Game Cook-off, sponsored by
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Location: Birmingham Children's Zoo. Fee: $50; $10 discount if
registered prior to event. Call the AWF at 1-800-822-9453.
September 8...Starkville, Mississippi.
Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation. Location: MSU. Topics:
introduction to aerial photography, EMS interactions with films and filters,
geometry of a vertical aerial photograph, scale and area measurements, flight
planning for photo acquisition, fundamentals of aerial photographic
interpretation, use of photographs for mapping. Instructor:
Dr. Robert C. Parker. Fee: $275. Contact Andy
Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
September 9-10...Starkville, Mississippi.
Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show. Agenda: equipment, technology,
services, and supplies exhibits; training and continuing education courses,
safety fundamentals, helicopter rides and more. Fee: $15; $5 discount if paid
prior to event. Contact Charles Burkhardt or Cindi Boyer at (662) 325-2191 or msfes@cfr.msstate.edu.
September
10...Baldwin County 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
Timber Tax Seminar
at the
Perdido Beach
Resort Hotel & Convention Center in Orange Beach. Instructor:
Dr. Harry L. Haney. Topics: tax changes
that occurred in 2004, the impact of Hurricane Ivan on timber as regards
taxation and casualty losses; issues regarding forestry estate plans during the
uncertainty of the estate law transition currently taking place in Congress.
Fee: $125 singles/$175 couples. Contact Fran Whitaker at (334) 265-8733
or fwhitaker@alaforestry.org .
September
10...Tylertown, Mississippi 9 AM to 4 PM.
Forest Investment Analysis Short Course. Location:
Walthall County Library, 707 Union Road. Topics: the practices and
procedures of forest investment analysis, such as investment calculations to aid
decision-making in forestry, southern timber demand and outlook, investment
analysis terms and basic formulas, and investment analysis computer programs.
Contact Lamar Adams at (601) 876-4021 or
lamara@ext.msstate.edu.
September 10...Bullock County, 10:30 AM.
Turtles of Alabama at the
Robert G. Wehle Nature Center in Midway. Agenda: presentation on Alabama’s
25-30 turtle species with live specimens. Bring a picnic lunch. Call the
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources at (334) 242-3484.
September 11-13...Baldwin County.
Alabama Forestry Association Annual Meeting at Perdido Beach Resort,
Orange Beach. Speakers include Joe Murray, CEO of Green Energy Resources; Wade
Camp, Southern Forest Products Association; Daniel Cenatempo, Value Resolution
Group and others; silent auction, golf, and beach party. Fee: $305. Contact Fran Whitaker
at (334) 265-8733 or
fwhitaker@alaforestry.org.
September 12-15...Perkinston, Mississippi.
Prescribed Burning Short Course. Location:
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Required prerequisite provided by
MSU upon your registration in this short course. Topics: state laws regarding
your liability, ignition techniques, benefits, limitations, and risks, how to
manage smoke, forest fuels and fuel classifications, how to plan and execute a
prescribed burn, and effects of weather and fuel moisture on fire behavior. Fee:
$445. Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
Check here for updates.
September 12-18...California.
Redwood Forests Trip to study the the Forests and meet with area forest
landowners. Sponsor:
Alabama Farmers Federation. Fee: $1,196 - air fare not included (rate from
Birmingham: $531 per person). RSVP by 8/5 to Steve Guy at 1-800-392-5705x4305.
September 13...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Brian Spear Presentation on the Alabama Field Trial Association,
sponsored by the Alabama Quail Hunters. Spear is a field trial judge and a
former Auburn football player from Lowndesboro. Location: Lloyd's Restaurant on
U.S. 280. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
September
14-16...Tuscaloosa County.
Introduction to ArcGIS 9. Location:
Shelton State
Community College in Tuscaloosa. Topics: basic design and operation of a
Geographic Information System, data collection and presentation, displaying and
editing data, and working with tables. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook. Contact
Margie Falls at (205) 391-2434 or
mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
September 15...Lee County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
Nuisance Wildlife Management. Topic: forestry damage relating to deer,
beaver, armadillos, voles, etc., and hands-on demonstrations of wildlife damage
techniques. Speakers: Dr. Jim Armstrong and Ashley Lovell. Fee: $40. Contact
Bessie Buchanan at (334) 844-1002 or
buchabz@auburn.edu.
September
16-17...Wilmington, Delaware.
American Paulownia Association Conference: Delmarva Paulownia.
Location:
Doubletree Hotel Wilmington. Agenda includes lectures and field trips. Fee:
$80. RSVP by 9/1 to Dan Blickenstaff at (301) 790-3075 or
palownia@erols.com.
September 16-17...London, Kentucky.
Kentucky
Wood Expo, sponsored by the
Kentucky Forest
Industries Association. Location: Laurel-London Optimist Sports Complex.
Agenda: exhibits and demonstrations of wood industry equipment and services,
lumberjack competitions, equipment contests, country music, crafts, log loading
and skidder competitions, and National Flag Exhibit ceremony. Fee: $4; $1
discount if paid prior to event. Contact Terry Kyle at (502) 695-3979 or
terry@kfia.org.
September
20...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
September 20...Morgan County 5:30 PM.
Morgan/Limestone Wild Game Cook-off, sponsored by
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Location:
Hard Dock Café at Riverwalk Marina. Fee: $35. Contact Sam Glover at (256)
318-0157 or sam5573@hiwaay.net, or call
Greg Lambert at (256) 771-7548.
September 21...Chilton County 8:30 AM to 4 PM.
SmokeWise Course at the Alabama Power Company Conference Center, 2030
Seventh Street South, Clanton. This course is designed to satisfy the continuing
education requirement for certified burn managers (see
requirements here). Topics: smoke management and smoke screening techniques
for prescribed burners. Fee: free; lunch provided. RSVP to Kent Hanby at (256)
825-8593 or hanby@charter.net.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 21, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
September 22...Gainesville, Georgia 6 PM.
Sportsmen's Banquet, sponsored by the
Lanier
Branch of the
Quality Deer Management Association. Location:
Gainesville Civic Center. Fee: $55 singles/$75 couples - includes
QDMA membership(s). Contact Rick Walters at (678) 316-2435 or
dairyqueengainesville@yahoo.com,
or Kent Kammermeyer at (706) 865-7636.
September 24...Bullock County, 10:30 AM.
Alabama Rocks and Fossils at the
Robert G. Wehle Nature Center in Midway. Agenda: presentation on Alabama’s
25-30 turtle species with live specimens. Bring a picnic lunch. Call the
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources at (334) 242-3484.
September 24...Athens, Georgia 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST.
Backyard Wildlife: Birds, Moths and Butterflies.
Topics: the ecology, management, and conservation of birds, butterflies, and
moths. Instructor: Jeff Jackson. Fee: $75. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
September 26-27...Athens,
Georgia.
Conservation Easements.
Instructor: Harry L. Haney. Topics: an overview of what conservation easements are and how they can be used
to meet a landowner's management and conservation goals, how easements affect
land use, the advantages/disadvantages of easements, which agencies &
organizations can accept easements, tax aspects of easements, how to plan for an
easement, and experiences of landowners who have easements. Fee: $395.Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
September
27...Brookhaven, Mississippi 8 AM to 5 PM.
Introduction to T Cruise Forest Inventory. Topics: overview of T Cruise,
setting it up, generating reports, and sample cruise. Fee: $100; fee for both
this course and Advanced T Cruise (see September 28): $150. Contact
Haglöf at (601) 856-5119 or
sales@haglofinc.com.
September 27...Mobile County 9 AM.
Tour of Billy Robinson's Property, sponsored by the Mobile County ATFA.
Topics include wildlife plots. Lunch provided. Call Woodie March @ (251) 661-0816.
September 27...Jefferson County 10:30 AM.
StormWater Management Authority Executive Committee/Board of Directors
Meeting. Location: SWMA office, 216 Summit Parkway in Homewood. Contact Pam
McLaughlin at (205) 943-1941 or
pmclaughlin@swma.com.
September 27...Vero Beach, Florida 6 PM to 7:30 PM ET.
Healthy Ponds, Healthy Plants, Healthy Fish at the Indian River County
Commission Chambers. Topics: how to manage your pond to keep it healthy,
managing aquatic plants, keeping algae at bay, and managing dissolved oxygen in
ponds. Call Violet at (772) 770-5030.
September 28...Brookhaven, Mississippi 8
AM to 5 PM.
Advanced T Cruise Forest Inventory Software. Topics: introduction and
overview, data entry, local volume tables, stratification, creating custom
reports, and generating final reports. Fee: $100; fee for both this course and
Intro to T Cruise (see September 27): $150. Contact
Haglöf at (601) 856-5119 or
sales@haglofinc.com.
September 28...Nationwide 1 PM to 3 PM EDT.
The ABCs of TMDLs for
Stakeholders Webcast, sponsored by the
Watershed Academy.
Topics: an introduction to the 303(d)-listing and TMDL programs with case
examples, how you can be involved in the 303(d) listing and TMDL development
efforts in your watershed.
Advanced registration required. Call Melissa DeSantis at (703) 385-6000.
September 28...Forsyth, Georgia 1:30 PM to 3 PM EST.
Forestry Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by the
Georgia Forestry Association.
Location:
Public Safety Training Center. Speaker:
Georgia Governor Sonny
Perdue. Contact Steve McWilliams at (478) 992-8110 or
director@gfagrow.org.
September 28...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior
Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman
County Public Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at
(205) 264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
September 28-29...Macon, Georgia.
Integrating Timber and Wildlife Management. Location: Georgia Forestry
Commission Complex. Topic: how to get the most returns from intensive management
and still have abundant, healthy wildlife populations. Instructors: Barry D.
Shiver, Bruce E. Borders, and Karl Miller. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
September 28-29...Jay, Florida.
Wildlife
Expo & Forestry Field Day. Location:
West Florida Research and
Education Center. Fee: $45; $10 discount if paid by 9/26. Contact Robin
Vickers at (850) 983-5216x113 or
rvickers@ufl.edu.
September 29...Lake City, Florida 5:30 PM to 7:40
PM ET.
Fish Pond Workshop at the Columbia County Extension Office. Topics: how
to manage pond problems, water quality parameters and management, factors that
affect weed growth, weed ID, and control options. Fee: $10. Call the Columbia
Co. Extension Office at (386) 752-5384.
September 29...Defuniak Springs, Florida 5:30 PM
to 7:30 PM ET.
Landowner Liability Workshop. Location: Walton County Extension Office
and broadcast live on interactive videoconference at the Jackson County
Extension Office. This workshop is for landowners and farmers in Northwest
Florida who have opened, or are thinking of opening, their private properties or
farms to paying guests for recreational purposes. Fee: $10. To attend the Walton
County location, contact Connie Laws at (850) 892-8172 or
walton@ifas.ufl.edu. For the
Jackson County location, call (850) 482-9620.
> October 2005
October 1...Houston County 8:30 AM to 3 PM.
Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp in Dothan. Call Sheila Andreasen
at (334) 794-4108x20.
October 1...Lauderdale County 9 AM.
Landowner Tour of the Deerstep Wildlife Management Preserve in Waterloo.
Topics: edge effect, wildlife feeders, wildlife trees, food plots, natural
hardwood stands, creeks and streams and pond management. Speaker: Austin Delano.
Fee: free; lunch provided. Contact the Lauderdale County office of the Alabama
Forestry Commission at (256) 764-4382 or
lauderdale@forestry.state.al.us.
October 1...Walker
County 9 AM.
Field Day on James Larry Jones' Property, sponsored by the Walker County
ATFA Chapter. Call James Jones at (205) 686-5387.
October 1...Bullock County 9 AM to 5 PM.
Outdoor Alabama Heritage Day at the
Wehle Land Conservation Center. Agenda: log cabin tours, primitive weapons
demonstrations, longbow building, arrowhead exhibits, open woods trail rides,
fishing, boating and canoeing. Fee: free. Call 1-800-526-3252.
October 2-4...Savannah, Georgia.
Planting Seeds for
Sustainable Forestry - Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society
of American Foresters. Location:
Desoto Hilton Hotel. Agenda: survey of accredited programs; forestry
outreach panel discussion by agency, public and private providers; environmental
and professional education, and ethics seminar. Fee: $235. Contact Shibu Jose at (850)
983-5216x107 or sjose@ufl.edu.
October 4...Tallahassee,
Florida 9 AM to 12:30 PM ET.
Tree Identification Lab, sponsored by the
University of Florida
Extension Institute. Location: Leon County Extension Auditorium. Agenda:
indoor field trip with a forester and botanist, info on how to distinguish trees
and tall shrubs with leaves that look alike, ID tips for 100 different species
of the Big Bend, and a presentation of fresh specimens grouped according to
similarity of leaf shape. Fee: free. Contact Chris Demers at (352) 846-2375 or
cdemers@ifas.ufl.edu.
October 4-5...Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Arkansas
Forestry Association Annual Meeting at the
Arlington Hotel.
Fee: $85. Topics: green building standards - friend or foe? Conservation
forestry; timber and lumber - southern competitiveness; creating a forest
economy for the 21st Century, and a fish fry. Contact Susan Glaze at (501)
374-6413 or sglaze@arkforests.org.
Click here to
register online.
October 5...Purvis, Mississippi 8:30 AM
to 3 PM.
Forest Investment Analysis Short Course. Location: Lamar County
Multi-Purpose Center. Topics: the practices and procedures of forest investment
analysis, such as investment calculations to aid decision-making in forestry,
southern timber demand and outlook, investment analysis terms and basic
formulas, and investment analysis computer programs. Fee: $35 singles/$45
couples. Contact Clayton Rouse at (601) 794-3910 or
claytonr@ext.msstate.edu.
October 6...Montgomery County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Lower Tallapoosa Stakeholder Committee Meeting. Location: Montgomery
Water Works, 22 Bibb Street, Montgomery, Alabama. RSVP to Ginger Bodiford by
10/4 at (334) 271-1445 X 763 or
gbodifor@ch2m.com.
October 6...Madison County 6 PM.
Huntsville Wild Game Cook-off, sponsored by
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Location: Huntsville Jaycees Building. Fee: $50 per
couple/person; $10 discount if registered prior to event. Call the AWF at
1-800-822-9453.
October 6-7...Lee County.
Alabama Treasure Forest Landowner Conference at the
Auburn Hotel and
Conference Center. Agenda: tour of the
Auburn School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences facility, outdoor field trip on the property of former Chief Justice
C.C. "Bo" Torbert, indoor sessions, and demonstrations on forest
management and a forest floor mulching machine. Fee: $85; $10 discount if paid
by 9/30. Contact Fran Whitaker at (334) 265-8733 or
fwhitaker@alaforestry.org.
CANCELED
October 6-7...Athens, Georgia.
Basic Forest Finance.
Topics: practical information on forest and natural resources investments and
valuation. Instructors:
Mike
Clutter and
David Newman. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson
at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
October 7-9...Shelby County.
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop.
Location: 4-H Center in Columbiana.
Topics: hands-on instruction on backyard wildlife, camp cooking, map and
compass, camping, shooting sports/gun safety, fishing, photography, ATV
handling, and bird watching. Fee: $195. Contact Sylvia Payne at 1-800-262-3151
or sylvia.payne@dcnr.alabama.gov.
Click here to register
online.
October 7-9...Palatka, Florida.
Gopher Tortoise Council Annual Meeting at
Ravine Gardens State Park. Agenda: special session, presentations of papers,
field trips, and social. Fee: $55; $10 discount if paid by 9/28. Various fees
apply for meals and drinks. Contact Chris Demers at (352) 846-2375 or
cdemers@ifas.ufl.edu.
Click here to register online.
October 8...DeKalb, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
Tree Farm Workshop at the Kemper Farmers Market Building. Fee: $10 for
materials, refreshments, and lunch (registration required). Contact Ruby Rankin
at (601) 743-5112 or
rubyr@ext.msstate.edu.
October
10, 11, 13...Fayette County 6 PM to 10 PM.
Hunter Education Class (3 evenings) at the
Fayette County Extension
Office. Call (205) 932-8941.
Click here for more dates and locations or contact Ray Metzler at
1-800-245-2740 or
metzler@dcnr.state.al.us.
October 10-11...Vidalia, Georgia.
Forest Soils and Management Decisions.
Topics: soils establishment, phase fertilization, and early- to mid-rotation
competition control. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706)
542-2194 or ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
October 11...Woodville, Mississippi 9 AM
to 3:45 PM.
Timber Tax Fundamentals at the Wilkinson County Extension Office. Fee:
free - reservations required, lunch provided. Contact Ann Davis at (601)
888-3211 or wilkinso@ext.msstate.edu.
October 11...Jefferson County 10 AM to
12 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Steering Committee - Meeting. Location: Alabama Power
Division Headquarters, 13th Street and 6th Avenue North, Birmingham. Contact
Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
October
11...Sebastian, Florida 10 AM to 11:30 AM ET.
Healthy Ponds, Healthy Plants, Healthy Fish at the Indian River County
Library. Topics: how to manage fish in your pond and attract waterfowl. Call
Violet at (772) 770-5030.
October 11...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyd's Restaurant on U.S.
280. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
October 12...Newton, Mississippi 8:45 AM to 2:15 PM.
Hardwood Decisions Workshop at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station. Fee:
$15 singles/$20 couples. Contact Victor Lee at (601) 635-2267 or
newton@ext.msstate.edu.
October 12-14...Baldwin County.
Alabama Water Resources Conference. Location:
Perdido Beach
Resort Hotel & Convention Center, Orange Beach. Agenda: discussion of the
multi-disciplinary aspects of current and future water use, management, and
conservation issues. Fee: $250. Contact Dennis
Block at (334) 844-4132 or
blockdh@auburn.edu.
Click here to register online.
October 13...Walker County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
October 13...Chambers County 5 PM to
7:20 PM.
Forest Landowner Conference, sponsored by Chambers Co. Forestry Planning
Committee and War Eagle Chapter of the Society of American Foresters. Location:
Farmers Federation Building in Lafayette. Topics: present and future timber
markets for the South. Fee: $4. Contact Bill Frazer at (334) 864-9955 or
wrfrazer@yahoo.com.
October 13...Mobile
County 6:30 PM.
Camp House Cooking, sponsored by the Mobile County ATFA Chapter.
Location: John Archer Center. Call Woodie March at (251) 661-0816.
October 13...Monroe County.
Alabama River Woodlands Corporation Tour, sponsored by the Geneva County
ATFA Chapter. Call Don Dean at (334) 794-4993.
October 13-14...Athens, Georgia.
Thinning Decisions: Timing, Frequency & Intensity.
Topics: how both thinned and unthinned pine stands grow and develop in terms of
product volume and stand value, stumpage markets, maximizing return on
investment, reaching wildlife and recreation objectives, risk, and SiMS 2003.
Instructors: Barry D. Shiver and Bruce E. Borders Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
October 13-14...Arcadia, Florida.
Quail Management Short Course. Location: Turner Center Annex. Agenda:
presentations on the ecology and management of northern bobwhite quail in
Florida, panel discussion on the future for quail and quail hunting, and
information with demonstrations on bird dogs. Fee: $50. Call (863) 993-4846.
October 14...Madison,
Florida 1:30 PM ET.
Forest Property Tour of Jerry Davis' Lost Pond Plantation. Topics: ways
he has productively managed his property for wildlife, timber, recreation, and
aesthetics; examples of long-term, multiple-use forest management in Florida.
Fee: free; dinner provided - registration required. Contact Chris Demers at
(352) 846-2375 or cdemers@ifas.ufl.edu.
October 15...Talladega County 8 AM.
Fall Field Trial, sponsored by the
Alabama Quail
Hunters. Location: Coosa Bend Hunting Preserve near Childersburg. Fee: free.
Bring lawn chairs. Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
October 15...Tallapoosa
County 8:30 AM.
Longleaf Pine Management Workshop, sponsored by the
Tallapoosa County ATFA. Location: D.A.R.E. Park East of Dadeville near
Lake Martin. Topics: chemical application of established longleaf forests;
artificial regeneration vs. natural regeneration of loblolly pine. Speakers:
Michelle Isenberg and Dean Gjerstad respectively. Fee: $3 for BBQ lunch (must
call ahead). Call Bob Daniel at (256) 896-2996.
October 17...Verona, Mississippi 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
Profitable Marketing & Harvesting of Timber at the Bost Extension Center.
Fee: $35 singles/$50 couples. Contact John Kushla at (662) 566-2201 or
jdkushla@ext.msstate.edu.
October 17...Baldwin County 1 PM.
Coastal Alabama CWP Steering Committee Meeting at the Location: Jon
Archer Center, North Schillinger Road, Mobile.
Agenda: brainstorming project ideas and the formation of project committees. Contact April Griffin at (251) 441-6505 or
april.griffin@al.nacdnet.net.
October 17-19...Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Fire in Grassland & Shrubland Ecosystems:
Fire Ecology Conference, sponsored by
Tall Timbers . Location:
Bartlesville Community Center. Topics: E. V. Komarek Memorial Fire Ecology
Lecture, fire/grazing interaction in grasslands (wild and domestic animals),
fire in shrublands, fire and invasive plants in prairies, and fire management in
grassland/woodland complexes. Contact Dr. Ron Master at (850) 893-4153x229 or
rmasters@ttrs.org.
October 18...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4
PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
October 18...Moultrie, Georgia 2 PM to 5
PM EDT.
Farm Bill Listening Session, featuring
U. S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Location:
Sunbelt Ag Expo
Morton Building. The public is invited to attend the
Farm Bill Forum to engage in open dialogue about farm bill policy for
preparations for the development of a new farm bill. Open comment period for
general farm bill comments will follow. Contact Gina McDonald at (229) 985-1968
or gina@sunbeltexpo.com .
Click here to submit comments online.
October 18, 19, 20...Lauderdale County 9 AM.
Forestry Awareness Week Now (FAWN) for 6th graders. Location: Joe Wheeler
State Park in Rogersville. To volunteer, Contact Cynthia Tillery at (256)
757-3948 or biotill@juno.com.
October 18, 19, 20...Moultrie, Georgia
8:30 AM.
Sunbelt
Agricultural Exposition.
Agenda: new
equipment unveiling, livestock events, and equipment in the fields, including
harvesting, tillage, raking, cutting, and baling. Fee: $5 per day. Contact Gina
McDonald at (229) 985-1968 or
gina@sunbeltexpo.com.
October 18, 19, 20; 25, 26, 27...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM to
8:30 PM.
Introduction to GIS (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) at
Shelton State
Community College in Tuscaloosa. Topics: the latest in Geographic
Information Systems using ArcGIS9 software; basic design and operation of a
Geographic Information System, data collection and presentation, displaying and
editing data, and working with tables. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook. Contact
Margie Falls at (205) 391-2434 or
mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
October 18-20...Ocala, Florida.
Interagency Basic Prescribed Fire Training Course at the Marion County
Extension Office. This course is designed to train private landowners in the use
of prescribed fire. Fee: $150. Call the Marion County Extension Office at (352)
620-3440.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
OCTOBER 19, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
October
19-21...Escambia County 8 AM to 2 PM.
Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp in Brewton. Call Deb Hughes at
(251) 867-8042x3.
October 19-23...Fort Worth, Texas.
National Convention of
the Society of American Foresters. Topics: sessions on biology ecology and
finance, technical field workshops and tours. Call Madelaine Morgan at (301)
897-8720 ext. 111.
October 20...Williston,
Florida 10:30 AM to 2 PM ET.
Forest MAP (Management Assistance Program) Day at the property of Bill
Bennett, sponsored by Georgia-Pacific. Agenda: field tour and presentations on
strategies for successful wild turkey and forest fertilization options. RSVP to
Joe MacKenzie at (352) 258-8610 or
jamacken@gapac.com.
October 20...Crenshaw County 3 PM.
Benefits of Prescribed Burning, sponsored by the Crenshaw County ATFA
Chapter. Location:
Crenshaw County Lake in Luverne. Call Randy Smyth at (334) 335-5390 or Derek
Bryan at (334) 335-6312.
October
20...Mobile County 7 PM.
Property Tax Appraisals, sponsored by the Mobile County Landowners Association.
Speaker: David Whetstone, Baldwin County District Attorney. Topics: the yearly
property reappraisal for Baldwin County followed by a Q&A session. Location: Jon Archer
Center, North Schillinger Road, Mobile. Call Dwight Steedley at (251) 675-9250.
October 20-23...Baldwin and Mobile
Counties.
Alabama
Coastal Birdfest. Agenda: 20 guided birding tours, guest speakers,
discussion of the rare Ivory-billed Woodpecker, program from the
Hummer/Bird Study
Group, and Bird and Conservation Expo. Various fees apply. Call (251)
929-0922.
October 22...Perkinston, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
GPS Workshop at the Stone Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Fee:
$20 - registration required, lunch provided. Contact Judith Breland at (601)
928-5286 or judithb@ext.msstate.edu
or Glenn Hughes at (601) 794-0671 or
ghughes@ext.msstate.edu.
October 25...Tallapoosa County 10 AM to
1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City Hall. RSVP by 10/18 to Malene A. McElroy at (256) 327-3358
or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
October 25...Nationwide 1 PM EST.
Wealth and Your Family. Audio Conference presented by the Family Business
Advisor. Topics: advice on how to avoid undesirable impacts on successor
generations due to success and wealth, and to develop the next generation's
ability to manage that wealth. Fee: $159. For more information, contact the FBA at
1-800-551-0633 or
editor@efamilybusiness.com.
Click here to register online.
October
25-26...Cherokee County 8:30 AM to 2 PM.
Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp in Sand Rock. Call Dewandee
Neyman at (334) 624-8710.
CANCELED October 25-27...Juliette, Georgia.
Georgia Prescribed Fire Short Course at Brender Demonstration Forest.
Agenda: the basics of prescribed fire application, with emphasis on planning and
implementing prescribed burns. Instruction will include classroom lectures and
field exercises. Fee: $425. Contact Ben Jackson at
(706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
POSTPONED
October 26...Biloxi, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Timber Wealth Management, Accounting & Taxation Conference, sponsored by
Mississippi State University. Topics: lectures and presentations on current
financial issues in the timber industry, including timber ownership and
management, tax planning, accounting issues, contract negotiation, industry
outlook, timber pricing and investments, and woodlands conservation issues.
Location: Isle of Capri Casino Resort. Fee: $225.
Contact Andy Donahou at (662) 325-0705 or
jad8@ce.msstate.edu.
October 26..Montgomery County 10 AM to 2 PM.
Alabama/Tombigbee Basin Project Steering Committee Meeting at the Alabama Forestry
Association office in Montgomery. Contact Ashley Henderson at (334) 270-8236 or
ahendersoncwp@charter.net.
October
26...Cullman County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Upper Basin- Committee Meeting at the Cullman County Public
Health Department, 601 Logan Avenue SW. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
October 27...Purvis, Mississippi 8 AM to 2 PM.
Timber Damage Recovery and Taxes
at the Lamar County (Mississippi)
Multi-Purpose Building. Fee: $10 - lunch provided. Contact the
Lamar County Extension Office at (601) 794-3910 or
lamar@ext.msstate.edu.
October 27...Lee County 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
Forestry Law Workshop at the new
School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences Building, Auburn University. Topics: conservation
easements, wildland/urban interface problems (hunting, burning, forestry use
conflicts), common title problems and how to solve them, 1031 Exchanges,
investment and form of ownership, and current tax issues [631(b)] changes. Fee:
$150. Contact Robert A. Tufts at (334) 844-1011 or
tuftsra@auburn.edu.
October 27...Covington County 9 AM to 3 PM.
Fuels Treatment Workshop (Treating Longleaf Pine Stands) at the Dixon
Forestry Center in Andalusia. Speakers: Rhett Johnson, Dale Pancake, Ken Outcalt,
and Dale Brockway. Fee: free - registration required. Contact Rhett Johnson at
(334) 222-7779 or johnsee@auburn.edu.
October 27...Quitman, Mississippi 6 PM to 8 PM.
Timber Damage Recovery and Taxes
at the Clarke County (Mississippi)
Multi-Purpose Building. Fee: free. Contact Mark McGee at (601) 776-3951 or
clarke@ext.msstate.edu.
October
27...Dallas County.
West Central Wild Game Cook-off, sponsored by
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Location: Selma. Call the AWF at 1-800-822-9453.
October 28-30...Lexington, Kentucky.
American Chestnut
Foundation Annual Meeting: Challenges and Opportunities. Location:
Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel. Agenda: address by Kentucky Governor
Ernie Fletcher, technical
and archeological presentations, workshops, and tours. Contact the ACF at (802)
447-0110 or chestnut@acf.org.
November 1...Gulfport, Mississippi 6 PM to 8 PM.
Timber Damage Recovery and
Taxes at the
Harrison County Extension Office.
Fee: free. Contact the Harrison County Extension Office at (228) 865-4227 or
harrison@ext.msstate.edu.
November
1-3...Arcadia, Florida.
Interagency Basic Prescribed Fire Training Course at the DeSoto County
Extension Office. This course is designed to train private landowners in the use
of prescribed fire. Fee: $150. Call the DeSoto County Extension Office at (863)
993-4849.
November 1-4...Asheville, North
Carolina.
Blueprints for Success: The Future of Your Family Business, sponsored by
Biltmore Estate
- a family owned business - and the
Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. Topics: creating a solid foundation
for your family-owned business, such as planning for the future and preparing
for generational transition, developing your next generation for family and
business leadership roles, building stronger non-family management teams,
creating boards of directors and advisors, developing solid policies and
establish effective shareholder agreements, promoting long-term family
commitment, and maintaining fairness and harmony. Fee: $3,400 ($750 non-refundable deposit required at time of registration).
Click
here for more information and for registration packet. Contact Biltmore at
1-888-804-8264 or
happenings@biltmore.com.
November
1-December 8...Southwest Alabama.
Signup Period for Hurricane
Ivan Cost Share Program. This program is new opportunity for
southwestern Alabama landowners to work with their neighbors to kill
Cogongrass,
Chinese and European privet, or
Tallowtree
(aka Popcorn tree) on both sides of the property line. Applications are
available at your
county Alabama Forestry Commission office.
Contact
Sarah O'Sullivan
at (334) 240-9350 or
sarah.osullivan@forestry.alabama.gov.
November 2...Atlanta, Georgia 9 AM to 12 PM EDT.
Farm Bill Listening Session, featuring
U. S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Location:
Atlanta Community Food Bank.
The public is invited to attend the
Farm Bill Forum to engage in open dialogue about farm bill policy for
preparations for the development of a new farm bill. Open comment period for
general farm bill comments will follow. Contact Janice Reece at (404)
892-3333x1256 or janice.reece@acfb.org.
Click here to submit comments online.
November
3...Purvis, Mississippi 6 PM to 8 PM.
Timber Damage Recovery and Taxes
at the Lamar County (Mississippi)
Multi-Purpose Building. Fee: free. Contact the
Lamar County Extension Office at
(601) 794-3910 or lamar@ext.msstate.edu.
November 5...Jackson County 8 AM to 12 PM.
A Walk-In-The-Woods at the State Lands near Jackson's Gap in Hytop.
Agenda: upland hardwood research, brief history of the site and recent
activities, classification of sites on the Cumberland Plateau, harvesting
procedures, wood product needs, land management, stand history, wildlife
response to five levels of stand manipulations, and how to regenerate high
quality sites to oak. Speakers: Callie Schweitzer, Glen Smalley, Stacy Clark,
Yong Wang, and Greg Janzen. Contact Callie Schweitzer at (256) 372-4230 or
cschwetizer@fs.fed.us.
November
5...Dallas County 10 AM to 4 PM.
Woods, Water, and Wildlife Festival Fundraiser, sponsored by the Selma
Kiwanis Club. Location: Lions Fair Park (Old National Guard Armory), Dallas
Avenue, in Selma. Topics: managing food plots and native vegetation to maximize
benefits for whitetails; non-typical antler development, habitat management for
wild turkeys, and pond management basics. Fee: $10. Contact Earl Edwards at (334) 875-6300
or eedwards@alfains.com.
CANCELED November 5...Athens, Georgia 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
ET.
Control, Manage and Eliminate Unwanted Pests in the Home and Yard.
Topics: deer and rabbits in the garden; bats, mice and squirrels in the attic;
black widow spiders and mosquitoes in the yard; and many more. Bring your
questions. For insects and spiders we will discuss mosquitoes, bees, wasps, fire
ants, and spiders. Under house pests we will discuss rodents, bats, squirrels,
raccoons, opossum, chimney swifts, woodpeckers and more. Yard and garden pests
talked about are deer, rabbits, cotton rats, pine voles, gophers, snakes and
lizards, and skunks. Fee: $75. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
November 7, 8, 14, 15...Cullman County
5:30 PM to 9 PM.
Hunter Education Class (4 evenings) at the National Guard Armory, 1000
23rd Street SW, Hwy 69, in Cullman.
Click here for more dates and locations or contact Ray Metzler at
1-800-245-2740 or
metzler@dcnr.state.al.us.
November 8...Wilcox County 9 AM to 2:30 PM.
Quality Vegetation Management Forestry Tour in Pike, Coffee and Dale
counties. Location: meet at the Sikes & Kohn's Country Mall, Hwy 231 South, in
Pine Level. Topics: creating wildlife habitats in forestry areas and maintaining
native vegetation and developing land for multi-purpose use. Speakers:
Rhett Johnson, Claude Jenkins, Greg
Bailey, Brent Williams, and Michelle
Isenberg. Fee: $10. RSVP by 11/01 to Tina Arnold at (334) 288-3900 or
tarnold@alfafarmers.org.
November 8...Starkville, Mississippi 12 PM to 4 PM.
Are My Pine Trees Ready to Thin? at the Oktibbeha County Extension
Office. Fee: $20. Contact the
Oktibbeha County Extension Office at (662) 323-5916 or
oktibbeh@ext.msstate.edu.
November
8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Introduction to GIS II (6 evenings) at
Shelton State
Community College in Tuscaloosa. Topics: the latest in Geographic
Information Systems using ArcGIS9 software; basic design and operation of a
Geographic Information System, data collection and presentation, displaying and
editing data, and working with tables. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook.Contact
Margie Falls at (205) 391-2434 or
mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
November 8-9...Athens, Georgia.
Harvest Planning. Topics: the wide range of issues you'll encounter when
planning a timber sale in today's environment of government regulation and
public scrutiny, how to develop and implement a harvest plan, the science behind
the Best Management Practices (BMPs), and the benefits of harvest planning.
Instructors: Dale Greene and Dr. Rhett Jackson. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
November 9...Tuscaloosa County.
Forestry Herbicides in Tuscaloosa. Contact Ken McNabb at (334) 844-1044
or mcnabb@auburn.edu.
November 10...Walker
County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior CWP - Middle Basin -
Committee Meeting. Location: Bevill State Community College - Sumiton
Campus, Building 1400, Civic Room. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205) 264-8461 or
warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
November
10...Lee County.
Wild Game Cook-off, sponsored by
Alabama Wildlife
Federation. Call the AWF at 1-800-822-9453.
November 10-11...Athens, Georgia.
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners. Topics: Federal estate and gift
tax laws and regulations, overview of state death tax considerations applicable
to timberland, implications of major recent tax law changes for accumulating and
protecting forestry assets, strategies for the intergenerational transfer of
timberland, and discussion of recent court decisions, IRS regulations, and
administrative rulings concerning forest estates. Instructor: Harry Haney. Fee:
$365. Topics: Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
November 11...Hale County 9 AM to 12 PM.
Landowner Tour. Topics: pros and cons of high wire fence, bass pond
management, duck pond management, property security, and ATV demos. Lunch
sponsored by landowner host and Hale County ATFA Chapter. Call Jim Junkin at
(205) 371-2202 or Buddy Hall at (334) 624-3829.
November 11...Monroe County 9 AM to 3:30 PM.
A Woman's Story of the Land: Tour and Workshop for Women Forest Landowners.
Location:
Hybart House Museum and Cultural Center, Hwy 21, Monroeville. Fee: $20.
Contact Sonya Wood Mahler at (251) 937-7176 or
mahlesw@auburn.edu.
November 12...Jefferson County 9 AM to 2 PM.
Restoring the American Chestnut Tree to Alabama Forests, sponsored by the
of the
American Chestnut Foundation—Alabama
Chapter. Location: Birmingham Botanical Gardens - Linn-Henley Lecture Hall.
Agenda: the Alabama Breeding Program as a component of the National Chestnut
breeding strategy, DNA fingerprinting of castanea species, Alabama research
projects, and Q&A Session. Fee: free; refreshments provided. Contact Wayne Boldin at (802) 447-0110
or chestnut@acf.org.
November 14-15...Athens, Georgia.
Introduction to ArcGIS Training. Topics: fundamental GIS concepts, how
to query a GIS database, how to present data with maps and charts, and using
various applications together to provide a complete GIS software solution.
Instructor: David Kelly. Fee: $645. Contact Ben
Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
November
15...Tuscaloosa County 2 PM to 4 PM.
Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership - Lower Basin- Committee Meeting at the Tuscaloosa County
Soil & Water Conservation District, Tuscaloosa. Contact Kellie Johnston at (205)
264-8461 or warriorcwp@hotmail.com.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 16, 2005...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (Central Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 30 minute telephone/Internet conference will feature
state & national
experts, researchers & authors on breaking issues, current research,
can't-miss educational events, books & publications, timber market update
and more. For more details,
visit the
conference web page by clicking here.
Click here for
links to past conferences.
November 16...Montgomery County 12 PM.
Alabama PALS (People
Against A Littered State) Governor's Awards Ceremony at the
Capitol City Club
in Montgomery. Agenda: banquet to recognize state volunteers who have been
instrumental in promoting a litter-free Alabama. For information or to submit
nominations, contact Spencer Ryan at (334) 263-7737
spencer@alpals.org.
November 16-18...Athens, Georgia.
Advanced ArcGIS Training. Topics: spatial analysis, automation of
spatial and attribute data, editing, and advanced options for cartographic
display. Instructor: David Kelly. Fee: $745.
Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
November
16-18...Marianna, Florida.
Interagency Basic Prescribed Fire Training Course at the Jackson County
(Florida) Extension Office. This course is designed to train private landowners in the use
of prescribed fire. Fee: $150. Call the Jackson County Extension Office at (850)
482-9620.
November 17...Ellisville, Mississippi 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Managing Understocked Stands: The Aftermath of Katrina. Location:
Jones County Junior College.
Topics: technical information on the rehabilitation of storm damaged pine and
hardwood stands, identifying damaged trees worth saving, natural seeding vs.
planting, and economics. Instructors: Drs.
John Hodges,
Debbie Gaddis,
Jim Guldin,
and Don Bragg. Fee:
$35; lunch included. Contact Dr. Jim Walley at (601) 477-4173 or
jim.walley@jcjc.edu.
AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 17, 2005...Shelby County 7:00 PM.
Topic:
A Chapter by Chapter Review of James M. Vardaman’s How To Make Money Growing
Trees.
o The Big Timber Companies
o Guesses About the Future
o Case History of a Successful Timberland Investor: Charting a Course
o
Case History of a Successful Timberland Investor: Executing the Plan
o
Long-Term Timberland Investment with Annual Cash Flows.
Discussion Leader: Jason Martin, AFOA Staff Forester.
Location:
Arthur's Conference Center & Courtyard,
off Valleydale Road about 0.8 mile west of I-65 S exit 247.
November 18...Blountstown, Florida 8 AM
ET.
Wild Turkey Woodland Landowner Field Day at
Neal Land and Timber Co. Topics: pine and hardwood management, prescribed
burning, landowner programs, food plots, soil management, and feral hog
management. Fee: $20. Contact Sally Faust at (803) 637-3106x3845 or
sfaust@nwtf.net.
November 18...Fayette, Mississippi 8:30 AM.
GPS Workshop at the Mississippi
Forestry Commission Office. Fee: free -
registration required, lunch provided. Contact the
Jefferson County
(Mississippi) Extension Office at (601) 786-3131 or
jefferson@ext.msstate.edu.
November
18-19...Mount Berry, Georgia.
Mountain Longleaf Workshop at
Berry College.
Topics: mountain longleaf management projects, longleaf restoration on pine
mountain ridge, research and restoration, loblolly decline on longleaf sites
caused by root pathogens, determining probabilities of existing longleaf pine
stands found by remote sensing, re-introduction of fire into fire suppressed
stands, roundtable discussion, and a field tour to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Allatoona Longleaf Pine Project.
Fee: $110
(fees for private landowners
registering for the Saturday session are waived). Contact Martin Cipollini at (706) 290-2149
or mcipollini@berry.edu.
Click here to download registration form.
November 22...Natchez, Mississippi 9 AM to 3 PM.
Hardwood Management at the
Adams County Extension Office. Fee: free. Contact Trey DeLoach at (601) 857-2284
or treyd@ext.msstate.edu.
December 2...Bronson, Florida 1 PM to 5 PM.
Upland Game Bird Workshop and Field Day at Range 17 Farms.
Topics: quail management, food plots, prescribed fire, and a bird dog
demonstration. Fee: $6; supper provided. Contact Tonya Brown at (386) 758-0525
or jerry.krummrich@fwc.state.fl.us.
December 3...Lee County 8:30 AM.
Forest Landowner Tour and Field Day at the Mary Olive Thomas
Demonstration Forest. Agenda: use and implications of fire in forest management,
establishment and maintenance of roads and bridges, artificial vs. natural
forest management, and tour of Auburn University's new
School of
Forestry and Wildlife Sciences building. Fee: free; BBQ lunch provided. RSVP
to Bessie Buchanan at (334) 844-1002 or
buchabz@auburn.edu, or Darlene Jarrell at (334) 844-1010 or
jarresd@auburn.edu.
December 6...Tallapoosa
County 10 AM to 1 PM.
Middle Tallapoosa River Basin CWP Stakeholder Committee Meeting.
Location: Alexander City Hall. RSVP by 11/22 to Malene A. McElroy at (256)
327-3358 or malene.mcelroy@ch2m.com.
December 6-7...Macon, Georgia.
Southern Pine Plantation Management at the Georgia Forestry Commission
Complex Auditorium. Topics: the costs and benefits of different silvicultural
practices and combinations that make sense for different objectives. Fee: $395. Contact Ben Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
December 8-9...Athens, Georgia.
Timber Tax. Agenda: lectures, hands-on exercises, and discussions on the
most current information concerning federal income taxes on timber resource
management, such as changes from Tax Acts, IRS regulations, case precedents, tax
changes for timber investment, marketing, and management planning. Instructor:
Harry L. Haney, Jr. Fee: $395. Contact Ben
Jackson at (706) 542-2194 or
ben.jackson@gactr.uga.edu.
December 9...Tallahassee, Florida 1:30 PM ET.
Property Tour at Alford Arm Greenway. Topics: rotational disking, food
plots, longleaf pine planting, prescribed fire, wildflowers, kudzu control and
fire ant control. Fee: free - registration required; supper included. Contact
Genice Roberts at (850) 487-3004 or
robertsg@leoncountyfl.gov.
November
1-December 8...Southwest Alabama.
Signup Period for Hurricane
Ivan Cost Share Program. This program is new opportunity for
southwestern Alabama landowners to work with their neighbors to kill
Cogongrass,
Chinese and European privet, or
Tallowtree
(aka Popcorn tree) on both sides of the property line. Applications are
available at your
county Alabama Forestry Commission office.
Contact
Sarah O'Sullivan
at (334) 240-9350 or
sarah.osullivan@forestry.alabama.gov.
November 29, December 6, 13...Ripley, Mississippi 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
How to Manage Your CRP Pine Plantation (3
evenings) at the
Tippah County Extension Office.
This course covers a wide array of topics on southern pine plantations, and is
not limited to those landowners in the CRP, including presentations on forest
economics, thinning, prescribed burning, forest management, and herbicide use
for wildlife habitat. Fee: $35 singles/$50 couples.
Contact the Tippah County Extension Office at
(662) 837-8184 or tippah@ext.msstate.edu.
> December 2005
December 13...Pascagoula, Mississippi 4 PM to 6 PM.
Shade Tree Damage Recovery
at the
Jackson County
(Mississippi) Extension Office. Fee:
free. Contact the Jackson County Extension Office at (228) 769-3047 or
jackson@ext.msstate.edu.
December 13...Calhoun County 6 PM to 8
PM.
Timber Tax Seminar in Oxford, sponsored by the ATFA - Calhoun, Cleburne
and Talladega Chapters, Steed Timber Company, the Calhoun County Soil and Water
Conservation District, and the Choccolocco Food Outlet. Landowners, consultants,
and CPAs, and other interested persons invited. Fee: free; copy of
Forest Landowner's Guide to the Federal Income Tax (Ag. Handbook 718) and
supper provided. Participants must RSVP by 12/9 to Cheryl Hall at (256)
835-0512x3 or Kathy McCrimmon at (256) 238-9746.
December
13...Shelby County 6:30 PM.
Alabama Quail Hunters Dinner and Program at Lloyd's Restaurant on U.S.
280. Topic: dog care (tentative). Contact Bob Carr at (205) 424-1381 or
coalcarr@bellsouth.net.
December 15...DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 9 AM to 1 PM ET.
Leasing Your Land for Recreational Purposes. Location: Walton County
Extension Office. Topics: opening your land to paying guests for recreational
purposes, such as hunting, birding, fishing, wildlife viewing, trail rides,
camping, bed and breakfasts, or nature-based tourism. Discussions will highlight
the value of good customer service, being a great service provider in your
community, and how to keep customers coming back to your venue. Fee: $10; lunch
provided. Contact Connie Laws at (850) 892-8172 or
cslaws@ifas.ufl.edu.
December
15...Nationwide 1 PM EST.
Philanthropy in Business-Owning Families. Audio Conference presented by
the Family Business
Advisor. Topics: tax-efficient structures for giving. For more information,
contact the FBA at 1-800-551-0633 or
editor@efamilybusiness.com.
December 5, 7, 8, 12, 14,
15...Tuscaloosa County 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Introduction to GIS I & GIS II at Shelton State Community College in
Tuscaloosa. Topics: basic design and operation of a Geographic Information
System taught in a computer lab using ESRI software. No prior GIS experience
necessary. Fee: $300; $59.95 for textbook. RSVP to Margie Falls at (205)
391-2434 or mfalls@sheltonstate.edu.
