Tuesday, August 21st (Charles Stone Agricultural Center, 819 Cook Avenue in Huntsville)
• 9:00 am: Check-in & Welcoming Address:
Walter Harris – Alabama Extension, Madison County Extension Coordinator
Spenser Bradley - Alabama Extension, Regional Agent: Forestry & Natural Resources
Norm Haley - Alabama Extension, Regional Agent: Forestry & Natural Resources
• 9:15 am: Retaining Oak in Future Stands
Callie Schweitzer – US Forest Service, Research Forester
• 10:15 am: Break
•10:30 am: Assessing & Prescribing Treatments for Degraded Hardwood Stands: Manage or Regenerate?
Dr. Wayne Clatterbuck – University of Tennessee, Forestry Professor & Extension Specialist
• 11:45 am: Lunch
• 12:30 pm: Practices to Improve Wildlife Habitat in Hardwood Stands
John Gruchy – Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Private Lands Coordinator
• 1:15-3:30 pm: Field Exercise: Assessing Degraded Hardwood Stands and Considering Various Options for Improvement
Dr. Wayne Clatterbuck – University of Tennessee, Forestry Professor & Extension Specialist
• 3:20 pm: Summary
• 3:30 pm: Depart
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