Six Workshops Scheduled for 2008

The North Carolina Tree Farm program will host six workshops in 2008. These workshops all feature a speaking program in the morning and a field tour of a local Tree Farm in the afternoon.

These workshops are free and open to all forest landowners interested in learning more about how they can effectively manage their forests for multiple uses. A free lunch will be served.

The final program and preparations are still being established at this point and more details, including how to register for these free events will be available in the future. You can learn more about these events and the North Carolina Tree Farm program by going to www.nctreefarm.org.

North Central Piedmont Region: Caswell County/Yanceyville, NC. October 18, 2008 sponsored by Steve Cox, Weyerhaeuser, Elkin.

South Central Piedmont Region: Rowan County/Salisbury, NC October 25, 2008 sponsored by Ed Listerman, Culp Lumber.

Northeastern NC Region: Bertie County/Windsor. October 28, 2008 sponsored by NC Tree Farm Program, Dave Woodmansee.

Mountain Region: Haywood County, NC. November 5 or 6, 2008 sponsored by Steve Henson, Multiple Use Council.

Eastern NC Region: Craven County/New Bern. TBD sponsored by NC Tree Farm Program, Dave Woodmansee.

Upper Coastal Plain Region: Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson Counties. TBD sponsored by Tri-County Tree Farmers, Jess Hall.

The North Carolina Tree Farm Program hosted three workshops in 2007 and will look to host three more workshops in 2008.

While the topics at each workshop are unique, a staple of each workshop is a field tour of a North Carolina Tree Farmer.

The workshops feature speakers from N.C. State University, N.C. State Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources in addition to the input of fellow Tree Farmers. The workshops typically start in the morning in a classroom setting and move to the field of a landowner in the afternoon.

This format allows landowners to share ideas in an informal setting.

Please check back to see the dates and times of the 2008 workshops.

The first workshop of 2007 took place at the home of Bob and Jean Cooper. Click here for a review of that workshop.

The second workshop took place over a two day period that doubled as the North Carolina Tree Farm Program's third annual meeting which took place in New Bern on October 9-10, 2007. Click here for a review of the meeting and that workshop.

The third and final workshop of 2007 took place in Fletcher, NC on November 15th.