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