Consulting and Industry Forester Meeting

N.C. Cooperative Extension Craven County Center 300 Industrial Dr., New Bern, NC, United States

Topics include: Drone Use in Forestry N.C. Forest Service Nursery and Seedling Update Timber Trespass and Timber Theft Tick Borne Illnesses in North Carolina Insect Shield – Tick Treatment for Clothing For more information, contact Laura Hendrick at 252-520-2402.

Consulting Forester, Industry Forester and Service Forester Meeting

The Region 2 N.C. Forest Service invites consulting, industry and service foresters to hear updates on cost-share programs, timber markets, forestry taxation and forest pest control, and learn about invasive species, water quality and nuisance animal control. The full agenda is available HERE. CFEs will be provided. RSVP to Brian Yeich @ brian.yeich@ncagr.gov or 919-542-1515.

Herbicides and Longleaf 201

Jones Lake State Park 4117 N Carolina 242, Elizabethtown, NC, United States

Herbicides & Longleaf 201 focuses on the herbicide choices available for site preparation, ecological restoration and management of longleaf pine systems. Herbicide rates, timing of application, surfactants and adjuvants, targeting and control of invasive and unwanted species, how to preserve desirable native plants in longleaf settings and more will be covered, giving participants the tools...

$75 – $150

Women’s Pollinator & Native Species Management Workshop

Mountain Research Station 265 Test Farm Road, Waynesville, NC, United States

Learn about the importance of pollinators and native species, creating and enhancing pollinator habitat, and the various financial and technical assistance programs available. Program includes classroom-based programs and field tour. For more information, contact Laurel Kays at 919-513-2573 or lekays@ncsu.edu    

$10

Snakes of the Sandhills

Weymouth Woods

Learn to identify venomous and non-venomous snakes found in the Sandhills.

Free

Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience in Southern Pines

The Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience is a professional development workshop for teachers that demonstrates all elements of forestry in North Carolina. Discover the forests in our state and learn about the wood products industry.

Wood 101 Workshop

Hodges Wood Products Laboratory 411 Dan Allen Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

Lunch and snacks will be provided. Click here for more information, and click here to register.

$30

Forestry Pest Management Workshop

Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center 1192 US Hwy 64 Business, Pittsboro, NC, United States

This workshop will focus on native forest pest insects (e.g., defoliators, pine bark beetles), invasive forest pest insects (e.g., emerald ash borer, walnut twig beetle/thousand cankers disease, spotted lanternfly), pest identification, life cycle, range and integrated pest management. This workshop will provide 2 continuing certification credits for private and commercial pesticide applicators in classes G,...

Free

Becoming an Outdoor Woman: Shooting Sports

Wake County Wildlife Club 1313 Coley Rd., Durham, NC, United States

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is a workshop focused on learning outdoor skills—skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, but useful for many outdoor pursuits. Designed especially for women, BOW welcomes participants 18 years of age or older. This workshop is for you, if . . . you have never tried shooting activities but have hoped for...

Tar, Pitch and Turpentine Demonstration

Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines, NC, United States

See an outdoor demonstration of tar, pitch and turpentine production using historic methods.

Free