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2010 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
March 13, 2010
AMES, Iowa — The 2010 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference is slated for Saturday, March 13 at Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, Wis. This is the 16th year for the conference, which annually draws 550 woodland landowners from Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
According to Jay Hayek, University of Illinois extension forester, “It has become one of the largest woodland owner conferences in the nation. The conference regularly fills to capacity, so those interested in participating are encouraged to register early to secure their place and receive the ‘Early Bird’ registration discount.”
More than 25 presentations will cover a wide range of topics geared toward landowners and homeowners, including woody biomass, timber sales and marketing, tax treatment of woodland ownership, estate planning, woodland prescribed fire, American chestnut and butternut conservation, the “how to’s” of managing a woodland for wildlife, maple syrup making for the beginner, chronic wasting disease, GPS and mapping technologies, and crop tree release techniques to maximize tree growth and financial returns. A full list of topics with each presenter’s biographical sketch can be found online at www.forestry.iastate.edu. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with state and federal forest managers, as well as to see the most recent advances in forestry technology at the vendors fair.
“This year, there will be a hands-on GIS/GPS training that will show users how to download GPS data from handheld units and transform those data into useable maps,” Hayek said. “Due to the technology requirements for this section, only 25 people will be allowed to enroll for the two-hour morning session and 25 for the two-hour afternoon session.”
Additional conference information is available online at http://www.forestry.iastate.edu, including the conference brochure and registration materials.
Hayek encourages woodland owners to take advantage of the Early Bird registration discount. The adult registration fee is $40 per person on or before Feb. 20 and $50 per person after that date. The fee includes a continental breakfast, buffet luncheon, refreshments, resource packet and handouts.
The deadline to mail registrations is March 3. Advance registration is required; no walk-in registrations on the day of the conference will be allowed. Participation is limited to 550; so early registration is encouraged and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The conference is presented in partnership with the Cooperative Extension Services at Iowa State University and University of Illinois; the Department of Natural Resources from each of the three states; the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University; and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Sinsinawa Mound Center is located in Sinsinawa, WI, approximately 12 miles northwest of Galena, IL.
For more information, contact Jay Hayek at (217) 244-0534 or email to jhayek@illinois.edu
