N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Managing Liability of Prescribed Burns
2017-10-27 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Pee Dee Electric Coop, 1355 E. McIver Rd., Darlington, SC, 29532, United States
This program is for anyone that is interested in or is currently conducting prescribed burns. Participants will learn how to better prepare themselves to manage the liability they face as a result of prescribed burning.
Topics will include:
– South Carolina Laws
– Writing a Burn Plan
– CPFM Certification
– Wildland Urban Interface
– Weather Conditions
– Smoke Management
– Legal Issues – “Protecting yourself from the flames”
Cost for the program is $10 to be paid at the door. Please RSVP to Ryan Bean by phone (803-840-6124) or email (rbean@clemson.edu) by October 25 so that necessary arrangements can be made.
There will be 4 Category 1 CFE credits available to foresters for an additional $40 fee.

Project Learning Tree K-8 Workshop
2017-10-25 09:30 - 15:30 | Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, United States

Longleaf Pine Resources for Private Landowners
2017-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Hoke County Extension Office, 116 W. Prospect Avenue, Raeford, NC, 28376, United States
Come learn about the resources available to grow, manage and restore longleaf pine on your property. Participants will have an opportunity to hear and meet with representatives from the organizations and professionals available to help meet longleaf goals.
Specific topics include:
 Enrolling your land in Present Use Value
 Enrolling your land as a Voluntary Agricultural District
 Cost share funding for planting and burning longleaf
 How to get a forest management plan
 Enrolling in the Safe Harbor Program
 Controlling Ips Beetles
There is no cost for the event, but pre-registration is required. Please RSVP to jesse@sandhillslandtrust.org.

Certified Burner Training
2017-10-16 - 2017-10-17 | Montgomery Community College, 1011 Page Street, Troy, NC, 27371, United States
The effective application of Prescribed Fire is accomplished through a mix of science and experience. Blending these aspects by forestry burners is an involved endeavor. This two-day training includes classroom presentations and a field trip. Day one is spent in the classroom and covers such topics as NC Prescribed Burn Act, Weather, Fuels, Topography, Fire Danger Rating, Managing Your Smoke, Firing Techniques, and Preparing a Burning Plan & Evaluating your Burn. Day two includes a field trip to various burn sites and an in-class review and test on the information presented.
Registration to be open soon. Cost for the program is $25.00 per person to be paid by cash or check on the first day of class.
Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits will be available.

2017 Annual Meeting:
2017-10-14 09:00 - 14:30 | NC
The N.C. Tree Farm Program is partnering with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Cooperative Extension to explore ways of integrating wildlife habitat into Tree Farmers’ land management goals and objectives. We will celebrate the accomplishments of Tree Farmers and volunteers as we recognize Tree Farm anniversaries, the 2017 Inspector of the Year and the 2017 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. Then we’ll tour McKay Farms, an intensively managed Tree Farm whose owners have successfully implemented a multiple-resource management program balancing row crop production timber management and wildlife habitat enhancement.
Click here for more information and registration form.
Registration opens at 8:15.
Lunch will be served after the tour.

2017 Sandhills Gamelands Tour
2017-10-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Hoffman BP Station, 3377 US 1, Hoffman, NC, 28347, United States
Join us for a tour of the Sandhills Game Lands and get a close-up look at longleaf restoration. The Game Lands Longleaf pine forest has examples of spectacular old growth trees, natural regeneration, & native wire grass groundcover. All are the result of many years of prescribed fire! The tour will be led by forest biologists who were directly involved with the restoration of this public amenity. You will get a hands-on look at restoration tools, ranging from mechanical means to prescribed fire and learn about the transition to growing season or “lightning season” prescribed burning.
This event is funded through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its supplemental funders.
RSVP to Jesse Wimberley, Sandhills Area Land Trust by calling (910) 603-1052.

The Offsets Workshop
2017-10-06 08:30 - 16:00 | NC
What: This one-day event will focus on the future of carbon offsets and markets in the Southeastern United States, with a goal of disseminating information and facilitating a discussion on the various obstacles facing carbon offset projects in the region.
Who: Forest landowners, industry, forest professionals, carbon offset project professionals, developers, land trusts, investors and anyone interested in learning about the role of the forest carbon offset market in the United States
How Much: Registration is free. $50 travel allowance provided for forest landowners from Western N.C.
Register by September 10.

N.C. Forestry Association Annual Meeting
2017-10-04 - 2017-10-06 | Hilton Riverside Hotel, Wilmington, NC, United States
https://www.ncforestry.org/events/ncfa-annual-meeting/

Longleaf Academy: Understory Restoration 201
2017-09-26 - 2017-09-28 | Lake Waccamaw State Park, 1866 State Park Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC, United States

Farmers and Landowners Conference: Eastern USA
2017-09-21 - 2017-09-23 | NC

Coyote Conflict Management Workshop
2017-09-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Center, 25 Referendum Drive NC, Bolivia, NC, United States
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with N.C. Cooperative Extension and USDA Wildlife Services, invites the public to attend our free coyote conflict management workshops offered across the state. Join us and hear from biologists about:
Coyote biology and behavior
Practical, non-lethal methods to prevent/reduce coyote conflicts
Laws and regulations regarding hunting and trapping coyotes
Each workshop will also feature a demonstration of basic trapping techniques to address problem coyotes and a Q&A session with agency biologists. These workshops are free, but space is limited. Preregistration is required. Contact Jessie Birckhead at 919-707-0068 or jessie.birckhead@ncwildlife.org

Tree Farmer Breakfast and Forestry Tour
2017-09-16 08:30 | Preston and Susan Floyd’s Tree Farm, 19 Beechtree Trail, Kittrell, NC, 27544, United States
Preston and Susan Floyd’s Tree Farm
19 Beechtree Trail
Kittrell, Vance County, N.C.
Meet and visit with other woodland owners who are passionate forest stewards. Share stories about your Tree Farm and learn from the experiences of other Tree Farmers. Tour the Floyds’ Tree Farm and learn about

Fertilization and herbicides
Hunting leases
Pond management
Access paths
Invasive species
Warm season grasses

Breakfast will be served. Dress for the weather.
More information.
Register at 919-917-8646 or nctreefarm@gmail.com

Mid-Atlantic Logging and Biomass Expo
2017-09-15 - 2017-09-16 | NC
http://www.nctreefarm.org/event/mid-atlantic-logging-biomass-expo/

Coyote Conflict Management Workshop
2017-09-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Bladen County Cooperative Extension Center, 450 Smith Circle #N8, Elizabethtown, NC, United States
Pre-registration is required. Contact Jessie Birckhead at 919-707-0068 or jessie.birckhead@ncwildlife.org.
Learn about coyote biology and behavior; practical, non-lethal methods to prevent/reduce coyote conflicts; and laws/regulations re: hunting and trapping coyotes. Q&A session with Commission biologists follows demo of basic trapping techniques.

Project Learning Tree Southeastern Forests and Climate Change
2017-09-11 09:00 - 15:30 | Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh, NC, United States
