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Healthy Forests: Managing for bugs, wildlife, and big trees
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Agenda
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
| Time |
Session |
| 7:30 AM |
Registration |
| 8:00 |
What are the most pressing issues in SE US forestry? (Dan Johnson) |
| 8:30 |
Silvicultural systems for Georgia forest types (David Clabo) |
| 9:30 |
Break |
| 9:45 |
Introduction to wildlife management (Michel Kohl) |
| 10:45 |
Outdoor activity: Different silviculture regimes and wildlife management (David Clabo and Michel Kohl) |
| 11:30 |
The role of prescribed fire in wildlife management (James Johnson) |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Forest taxation (Yanshu Li) |
| 2:00 |
Insects and diseases affecting forests (Elizabeth McCarty) |
| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Outdoor activity: Improving forestland for wildlife (Michel Kohl and James Johnson) |
| 4:00—5:00 |
North Georgia Invasive Plant ID and Management (David Clabo) |
Thursday, October 26, 2023
| Time |
Session |
| 8:00 |
Beetles and pines: A natural response with negative effects (Elizabeth McCarty) |
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| 9:00 |
Ecological benefits of water quality BMPS and watershed management (Jay Shelton) |
| 10:00 |
Outdoor activity: Water resources and Whitehall Dam (Jay Shelton) |
| 11:00 |
Break |
| 11:15 |
2018 Farm Bill, incentive programs for forest landowners (Sharon Swagger) |
| 12:15 |
Course evaluation and adjourn (Elizabeth McCarty) |
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