Workshops & Tours

Upcoming Woodland-Related Educational Opportunities

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Winter Tree Identification Seminar
Come out on Monday, February 6, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Parkersburg in Wood County, WV and spend the evening with Dr. Dave McGill, Forest Resources Extension Specialist who will discuss and instruct how to identify trees and shrubs.

This indoor seminar will give participants hands-on experience in identifying trees and shrubs by bark, twig, and bud attributes.

To RSVP or for directions, please contact JJ Barrett (Wood County Extension Agent; 304-424-1960 or
e-mail JJ.Barrett@mail.wvu.edu. Everyone is welcome, registration is Free, and bring a friend!.

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Winter Tree Identification Seminar
Come out on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in Roane County, WV and spend the evening with Dr. Dave McGill, Forest Resources Extension Specialist who will discuss and instruct how to identify trees and shrubs.

This indoor seminar will give participants hands-on experience in identifying trees and shrubs by bark, twig, and bud attributes.

We will meet at the Roane County High School. To RSVP or for directions, please contact Brandy Brabham(Roane County Extension Agent; 304-927-0975 or
e-mail Brandy.Brabham@mail.wvu.edu. Everyone is welcome, registration is Free, and bring a friend!.

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Winter Tree Identification Seminar
Come out on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in Nicholas County, WV and spend the evening with Dr. Dave McGill, Forest Resources Extension Specialist who will discuss and instruct how to identify trees and shrubs.

This indoor seminar will give participants hands-on experience in identifying trees and shrubs by bark, twig, and bud attributes.

To RSVP or for directions, please contact Brian Sparks(Nicholas County Extension Agent; 304-872-7898 or
e-mail BRSparks@mail.wvu.edu. Everyone is welcome, registration is Free, and bring a friend!.

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Forestry Practices Seminar/Conference
From 12 Noon February 22, 2012 to 5:00 pm on February 23, 2012, the Society of American Foresters will hold a Seminar/Conference on Conducting Forestry Practices in Flatwoods, WV at the Days Inn in Braxton County

More infromation yet to come!

For more information about this event, contact Dr. Dave McGill, WVU Forest Resource Management Extension Specialist at (304-293-5930 or e-mail: dmcgill@wvu.edu).

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WV. Christmas Tree Growers Association Winter Meeting will be held on February 25 and 26, 2012 at the
Days Hotel in Flatwoods, WV. For more information and directions contact Art Yagel at (304-575-2787 or by e-mail at
artysmoke@hotmail.com).

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Winter Tree Identification Seminar
Come out on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in Preston County, WV and spend the evening with Dr. Dave McGill, Forest Resources Extension Specialist who will discuss and instruct how to identify trees and shrubs .

This indoor seminar will give participants hands-on experience in identifying trees and shrubs by bark, twig, and bud attributes.

For more information or directions, please contact Bill Shockey (Preston County Extension Agent; 304-329-1391 or
e-mail Bill.Shockey@mail.wvu.edu). Everyone is welcome, registration is Free, and bring a friend!.

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WVU Small Farms Conference
Come out from March 1, 2012 at 6:00 PM to March 3, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Waterfront Place Conference Center, in Morgantown, WV and take advantage of the opportunity to attend specific topic workshops that will include Energy, Agri-Tourism and High Tunnels, Beekeeping, Farm Tax Information, Non-timber Forest Crops, among others. The Winter Blues Farmers Market will also be held that evening, and will offer a multitude of vendors selling their products.

All meals and breaks for the conference will be sourced from local farmers and prepared by the enthusiastic staff at Waterfront. The conference workshops are designed to accommodate the diverse mix of experience, age, crop enterprise and interests of the region’s small farmers.If you have a product you’d like to sell, or more questions about the conference, please call Carrie See at 304-293-2715.

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WVU Lichen and Moss Workshop:
Come out on Saturday; March 3, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM to the WVU Life Sciences Building and Botanical Gardens and join Dr. Sue Studlar from the WVU Botany Department who will host a workshop on lichens, mosses, and bryophytes.

This demonstration and display will be a hands-on workshop beginning in the Botany Lab and concluding at the Botanical Gardens to view lichens and mosses in their native habitats including Spagum moss. More than 40 species of lichens have been found in this garden.

For more information and directions or to RSVP, contact Dr. Donna Ford at: (304-293-5201 ext. 31549 or e-mail: dford2@wvu.edu) You can also contact Dr. Susan Studlar at: (304-293-5201 ext. 31548 or e-mail: sstudlar@wvu.edu)

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"The New USDA NRCS Kanawha County Forester Meet & Greet"
Come out on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM to the USDA Service Center at 418 Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lanes, WV and meet Mark Metz the new NRCS forester for Kanawha County, WV.

What does this mean for landowners and cooperators? Forest Stewardship Plan development, determination of needs for forestry cost share practices, crop tree release, control of woody invasive plants (Tree-of-heaven, grapevines, etc.), tree & shrub establishment, fencing, wildlife management under the WHIP program, etc.

For more information and directions, and to RSVP, contact Mark Metz at (304-776-5256).

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Forestry Flix DVD Program:
Go to the Forestry Flix website to obtain free DVDs covering a variety of forestry and wildlife topics at: http://www.forestryflix.com
Topics include:

1. Back Yard Wildlife Management
2. Management and Ecology of Wildlife Game Species
3. Managing Your Woodlot
4. Forest Measurements
5. Best Management Practices (BMPS)
6. Silviculture
7. Timber Sale Contracts and Harvesting