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Longleaf Plantation Silviculture, Growth and Yield, and Potential Financial Returns

1431 Capital Avenue, Suite 117, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677

Date: 10/20/2009 from 09:00 am to 04:15 pm

Longleaf pine has enjoyed something of a resurgence in popularity over the last 15 years due in large part to government willingness to make CRP payments to farmers to convert agricultural fields to longleaf plantations. This has also led to much more research on regenerating and growing longleaf. Still, many managers have misconceptions about longleaf management that are a holdover from managing natural longleaf stands very extensively. This course is intended to provide foresters, landowners, and others interested in longleaf with the most up to date and objective information about a fascinating and potentially valuable species that should be considered for many landowner objectives.

Topics covered

Regenerating Longleaf - The problems and some solutions
Getting Longleaf out of the grass stage
Response of Longleaf to herbaceous weed control
Response of Longeaf to woody release and fertilization
Thinning Longleaf pine
Yield expectations for Longleaf

Why should you take a ForesTech short course?

6 CFE credit hours per course (6 CLE credits also offered)
Cost effective - Only $185 for 6 CFE credits
Time friendly - Start and end times allow attendees to drive to the course for just the day. Back to back courses allow you to earn 12 hours by attending one series (two courses).
Offers latest research-based information
Effective expert speakers - Drs. Bruce Borders and Barry Shiver
Easy online registration

ForesTech International will be offering short courses throughout the fall on a wide variety of forestry topics besides those listed here. Check out our website under 'Training Opportunities' for the full schedule and for detailed course agendas.