[MPWG] Healthy Understory Workshop - WV - Featuring Ginseng and Tree of Heaven

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Dr. Jim McGraw is on the speakers list.  Read on!




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                      ForestRuss at aol.c                                                                                                
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RECOGNIZING HEALTHY UNDERSTORY PLANT POPULATIONS, THE WV GINSENG LAW OF
2005 AND THE GROWING IMPACT OF CHINESE TREE OF HEAVEN ON FOREST
PRODUCTIVITY AND UNDERSTORY DIVERSITY.


DATE: THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2005 9:00 - 3:30

PLACE: Crummies Creek Tree Farm, Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County, West Virginia

The program is sponsored by: Crummies Creek Tree Farm, Forest Guild Model
Forest Program, WVU Extension, Woodland Owners Association of WV,
Appalachian Hardwood Center, and WV Division of Forestry.

General notes:
·         The morning session will primarily deal with recognizing a
healthy forest understory with discussions on the 2005 WV ginseng law.
·         The afternoon session will be in a fertile upland forest location
that was severely impacted by the ice storm of 2003.  The area was salvage
logged but has a severe invasion of Ailanthus altissima, Chinese tree of
heaven.
·         There are no sanitary facilities in the woods, come prepared!


To register, contact: WV Division of Forestry 304-558-2788

There is no cost for attending and the session has been approved for 6
hours of continuing education credit for Certified foresters by the Society
of American Foresters.


(See attached file: Tour agenda 23 June 2005.doc)


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