[MPWG] Woodland Steward Summaer 2008 Series - Biltmore Forest School, NC - starts this month!

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About the Woodland Steward Summer 2008 Series...Managing Your Legacy 
Dates
Sample Program
Location
Registration Flyer
For More Information
Sponsors

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About the Woodland Steward Summer 2008 Series...Managing Your Legacy 
Part of the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in America, 
it is a series of workshops modeled after the original school, but 
designed for landowners who are seeking land management information. The 
series is a partnership between numerous organizations, including the 
Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, NC Division of Forest 
Resources, NCSU Cooperative Extension Service, and the USDA Forest Service 
Cradle of Forestry in America. Each of the four workshops is 1.5 days and 
includes lectures and hands-on experiences taught by experts in each of 
the fields presented. There is a small fee to attend and EE credits are 
available." 

Dates
Discovering Your Land: Basic Land
Management Skills * July 11 & 12
Woodscaping Your Woodlands & Firewise
Management * July 25 & 26
Native Landscaping & Water Management *
August 8 & 9
Stewardship, Recreation, & Liability *
August 22 & 23

Sample Program: Woodscaping Your Woodlands & Firewise Management

Day 1: July 25, 2008

8:30                             Registration, meet at Holmes Educational 
State Forest
9:00                             Welcome 
9:15                             Native Woodland Medicinals and Ramps - 
Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor
                                 and Extension Specialist, NCSU 
Cooperative Extension Service, Mountain 
                                 Horticultural Crops Research and 
Extension Center
10:30                            Break
10:45                            Topography, Trees, & Soil: How the Land 
Affects the Forest Type - Henry 
                                 McNab, Research Forester, Bent Creek 
Experimental Forest
11:45                            Lunch
12:30                            Exotic Invasive Insects and Diseases - 
Brian Heath, Pest Control Forester, 
                                 North Carolina Division of Forest 
Resources
1:30                             Silvicultural Treatments Tour - Ted 
Duncan, Forest Supervisor, Holmes Educational
                                 State Forest
3:30                             Pasture Management/ Wildlife Openings - 
Eric Caldwell, Transylvania County
                                 Extension Director, NCSU NC Cooperative 
Extension Service
4:00                                    Wrap-up and evaluations

Day 2: July 26, 2008

9:00                             Welcome, meet at Holmes Educational State 
Forest
9:15                             Firewise - Bob Seigler, Regional Ranger, 
NC Division of Forest Resources
10:45                            Break
11:00                            Prescribed Burning in Your Forest - 
Michael Byrd, Henderson County Ranger
11:15                            Services and Materials Available from the 
North Carolina Forest Service - Michael Byrd
11:45                            Wrap-up and evaluations

Location
Workshops are located at several different locations in the region. Please 
see the brochure (below) for further information. Detailed directions will 
be e-mailed after registration is received.

Registration Flyer
http://www.cradleofforestry.com/docs/2008WSSbrochure.pdf

For More Information
Visit www.cradleofforestry.org for registration information (search on 
"steward" in the search window on the page).  Or contact Amy Garascia, 
Program Coordinator, amysworkshopinfo at aol.com, 66 South Broad Street, 
Brevard, NC  28712, (828) 8845713 ex. 26

Sponsors
Division of Forest Resources * NCSU Cooperative Extension Service * USDA 
Forest Service Cradle of Forestr y in America * NC Woodlands * North 
Carolina Arboretum * Soil and Water Environmental Technology Center * 
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
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