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Healthy Forests: Managing for Bugs, Wildlife, and Big Trees
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Agenda
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
| 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, Michel Kohl |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Wildland fire: reducing wildfire risk and managing forests with prescribed fire, Holly Campbell |
| 2:00 |
Beetles and pines: a natural response with negative effects, Elizabeth McCarty |
| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Outdoor activity: forest insects and wildlife management, Elizabeth McCarty and Michel Kohl |
| 4:00—5:00 |
North Georgia Invasive Plant ID and Management, David Clabo |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
| Time |
Session |
| 7:30 AM |
Registration |
| 8:00 |
Invasive insects: Solutions for an altered forest Elizabeth McCarty |
| 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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