Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
9/11/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Paul Wray, Extension Forester 515-294-1168, phw@iastate.edu
Jean McGuire, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-7033,
jmcguire@iastate.edu
Iowa Forestry Field Days Scheduled
Iowa State University Extension and the Bureau of Forestry, Iowa Department
of Natural Resources are offering seven forestry field days across Iowa
this fall. These educational programs are designed to show various management
techniques for Iowa's woodlands and forests. Other cooperators in these
programs are County Conservation Boards, Natural Resource Conservation
Service offices, the Iowa Tree Farm Program and the Iowa Woodland Owners
Association.
Below are the dates, locations, directions and cost for the seven field
days scheduled. For more information, contact your ISU County Extension
Director or the Extension Forester at 515-294-1168 or phw@iastate.edu.
Lee County and Tree Farm Field Day
Tuesday, October 1, 2002, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ron & Carol Fullenkamp's Tree Farm
Topics: Plantations and Plantation Management; Timber Stand Improvement in Natural Stands; Farm Pond Management; The New Farm Bill and Forestry; Woodland Trusts and Ownership Transfers; Iowa Tree Farmers of the Year; Fish Shocking and Surveys; Soils and Site Selection; Woodlands After Harvesting; and Succession and Post Harvest Treatments.
Directions: From West Point, north on Highway X23 to the intersection
of Highways 16 and X23; continue north on X23, 1.5 miles to 110th Street;
east on 110th Street to the Tree Farm.
Cost: $8 for donuts, coffee, lunch and materials
Butler County
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Klinkenborg Tree Farm
Topics: Regeneration of Native Woodlands-clearcutting, shelterwood with direct seeding; Direct Seeding Practices; Crop Tree Release after Clearcutting; Marketing Techniques for Timber; and Tree Planting - planting preparation, hand and machine planting, weed control and maintenance.
Directions: From Parkersburg, north on Highway 14, 4.5 miles to 280th
Street; east on 280th Street 1.3 miles to the field day site.
Cost: $3 for refreshments and materials
Allamakee County/Yellow River
Thursday, October 10, 2002, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Headquarters, Yellow River State Forest
Topics: Woodland Restoration Cost Share Practices; Planting Seedlings;
Direct Seeding; Cover Crops for Weed Control; The New Farm Bill and Forestry;
Woodland Management Cost Share Practices; Harvest and Regeneration; Weed
Trees and Timber Stand Improvement; Pruning for Quality Timber; and Invasive
Plants-what are they and management.
Directions: 5 miles SE of Rossville on Highway 76 to B25; 4 miles NE on
B25 to the Headquarters.
Cost: $7 for coffee, lunch and materials
Cedar County
Monday, October 14, 2002, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tipton City Lagoon
Topics: Soils and Trees-good soils/bad soils, species selection; Walnut Plantation Care and Maintenance-plantation design and species combinations, pruning techniques, crop trees and crown competition thinning, site variation; Riparian Buffers-benefits op plantings along streams, cost share assistance
Directions: From Tipton, east on Highway 130 1 mile to Newton Avenue;
south on Newton Avenue 0.2 miles to Red Star Rd; east on Red Star Road
0.3 miles to the plantation.
Cost: No Charge
Decatur County
Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
John and Sharon Orvis Tree Farm
Topics: Thinning in Timber Stands-crop tree release, weed trees and their control; Fire in the Woods; Savannah Management-restoration of the savannah woodland, using fire to maintain a savannah; Plant Identification-woodland and savannahs; Big Tree Management; and Introduction to Grape Culture and Vineyards.
Directions: From Leon, east on Highway 2, 2-miles to R52; south on R52
14.8 miles to J66; west on J66, 0.7 miles; north on gravel road to the
Orvis Tree farm.
Cost: No Charge
Harrison County
Thursday, October 17, 2002, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitor Center, Loess Hills State Forest
Topics: Direct Seeding-two years after planting, weed control and competition; Tree Planting-plantation planning, hand and machine planting, weed control; Cost Share Assistance for Forestry; and Iowa's Prairies-what is a savannah, using fire for management.
Directions: The Forest Visitor Center is located on the West edge of
Pisgah.
Cost: No Charge
Black Hawk County
Monday, October 21, 2002, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Hartman Reserve Nature Center
Topics: Deer Management; Oak Management-timber stand improvement, fire as a tool in oak management, slowing succession, underplanting in woodlands; Tree Planting Program-tree planting, controlling competing vegetation; Invasive Species-why and what are invasives, options for control and management; county programs; and Woody Plant Identification.
Directions: Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Waterloo
Cost: $10 for refreshments and materials
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Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.