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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>About the Woodland Steward Summer 2008
Series...Managing Your Legacy </b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Dates</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Sample Program</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Location</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Registration Flyer</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>For More Information</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Sponsors</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>About the Woodland Steward Summer 2008
Series...Managing Your Legacy </b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Part of the Biltmore Forest School, the first
forestry school in America, it is a <b>series</b> 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." </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Dates</b></font>
<ul>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">Discovering Your Land: Basic Land<br>
Management Skills * July 11 & 12</font>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">Woodscaping Your Woodlands & Firewise<br>
Management * July 25 & 26</font>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">Native Landscaping & Water Management
*<br>
August 8 & 9</font>
<li><font size=2 face="Arial">Stewardship, Recreation, & Liability
*<br>
August 22 & 23</font></ul>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Sample Program:</b> Woodscaping Your Woodlands
& Firewise Management<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Day 1: July 25, 2008<br>
<br>
8:30
Registration, meet at Holmes Educational State Forest<br>
9:00
Welcome
<br>
9:15
Native
Woodland Medicinals and Ramps - Jeanine Davis, Associate Professor<br>
and
Extension Specialist, NCSU Cooperative Extension Service, Mountain <br>
Horticultural
Crops Research and Extension Center<br>
10:30
Break<br>
10:45
Topography,
Trees, & Soil: How the Land Affects the Forest Type - Henry <br>
McNab,
Research Forester, Bent Creek Experimental Forest<br>
11:45
Lunch<br>
12:30
Exotic
Invasive Insects and Diseases - Brian Heath, Pest Control Forester, <br>
North
Carolina Division of Forest Resources<br>
1:30
Silvicultural
Treatments Tour - Ted Duncan, Forest Supervisor, Holmes Educational<br>
State
Forest<br>
3:30
Pasture
Management/ Wildlife Openings - Eric Caldwell, Transylvania County<br>
Extension
Director, NCSU NC Cooperative Extension Service<br>
4:00
Wrap-up and evaluations<br>
<br>
Day 2: July 26, 2008<br>
<br>
9:00
Welcome,
meet at Holmes Educational State Forest<br>
9:15
Firewise
- Bob Seigler, Regional Ranger, NC Division of Forest Resources<br>
10:45
Break<br>
11:00
Prescribed Burning in Your Forest - Michael Byrd, Henderson County
Ranger<br>
11:15
Services and Materials Available from the North Carolina Forest Service
- Michael Byrd<br>
11:45
Wrap-up and evaluations<br>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Location</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">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.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Registration Flyer</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">http://www.cradleofforestry.com/docs/2008WSSbrochure.pdf</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>For More Information</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Visit www.cradleofforestry.org for registration
information (search on "steward" in the search window on the
page). Or contact Amy Garascia, Program Coordinator, amysworkshopinfo@aol.com,
66 South Broad Street, Brevard, NC 28712, (828) 8845713 ex. 26</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial"><b>Sponsors</b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">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</font>
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