Extension Communications 3614 Administrative Services Building Ames, Iowa 50011-3614 (515) 294-9915

10/2/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Paul Wray, Extension Forestry, (515) 294-1168, phw@iastate.edu
Jean McGuire, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-7033, jmcguire@iastate.edu

2003 Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference

The sixth annual Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the National Arbor Day Foundation's Lied Conference Center in Nebraska City.

This conference which is sponsored by Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska state forestry offices and extension programs, is designed to provide landowners in the four-state area with knowledge and skills to manage their woodland and related resources using good stewardship principles.

The 2003 conference format includes hour-long presentations in four concurrent sessions. The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration and refreshments and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions and topics include:

Wildlife & Prairies
Identification & Management of Savannas
Ponds: Design, Construction, & Management
Planting Trees & Shrubs for Wildlife
Wildlife Damage-Protecting Trees From Critters
Emerging Diseases of Wildlife-West Nile Virus & Chronic Wasting Disease

Woodland Management
Marketing Timber
Assistance Programs for Landowners
Forest Stand Improvement: Crop Tree Management
Forest Stand Improvement for Wildlife
High-Value Hardwood Plantation Establishment and Management

Working Trees/Agroforestry
Using Home-Grown Wood
Forestry Enterprises for Riparian Buffers
Design & Establishment of Windbreaks
Silvopasture: Trees, Forage, & Livestock
Sawing Your Own Wood

Tree Health
Growing Trees From Seed
Tree Health Update
Shade Tree Care
Tree Identification
Landscaping Under Trees

Three pre-conference optional tours will be available on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7.
Tree Identification (free)
Shade Tree Care (free)
Arbor Day Farm Greenhouses ($5 fee)

Conference registration cost is $30 per person through Oct. 29. After that date, registration is $35 per person. The registration fee includes a buffet luncheon, refreshments and handout materials. Conference enrollment is limited to 250, so register early to ensure you can attend.

For more information or a conference brochure, contact any state or extension forestry office in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri or Nebraska or Iowa's Conference Coordinator, Paul H. Wray, 515-294-1168, e-mail phw@iastate.edu or Web site at http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/forestry/ext/fep.html.

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