>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:02:21 -0400
>From: Katherine Forrer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Announcing Making More of Your Backyard Forests Workshop,
> September 29th
>
>Hi,
>
>Below, please find the announcement for the Making More of Your
>Forests Workshop. Please distribute this announcement through your
>networks, over e-mail listservs, to colleagues, and post on calender
>of events. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I
>will be out of the office next week, but will be checking e-mail.
>
>Thanks for your help in getting the word out about this workshop!
>
>Kate Forrer
>
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>Making More of Your Backyard Forests, Saturday , September 29, 2007,
>Montpelier High School
>
>
>Do you have a small woodlot, or forested area?
>
>Do you want to learn more about it?
>
>Are you interested in exploring stewardship of your backyard forest?
>
> Then this workshop is for you!
>
>This one-day workshop will begin at Montpelier High School with an
>opening session that will place your property in the larger
>landscape. Next, you will learn to discover what types of forest
>ecosystems may exist on your property. We will wrap up the morning
>sessions by exploring examples of what some landowners are doing
>to manage their small piece of forestland. Lunch and afternoon field
>sessions will take place at Hubbard Park, where we will explore a
>wide variety of topics, including, invasive species, natural
>communities, tree identification, wildlife habitat, building
>recreational trails and choosing which trees to keep and cut.
>
>Come learn about your forest and the values it is capable of
>providing, as well as gain access to resources and tools for
>making decisions about management.
>
> Visit our website for more information and registration materials
> at
> <http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmext/soul/backyardforest2007.pdf>http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmext/soul/backyardforest2007.pdf,
> or contact Kate Forrer, at [log in to unmask]
>
>Workshop Agenda
>
>8:30 am Registration and Refreshments
>
>9:00 am Welcome
>
>9:15-10:00 am Managing Across the Forested Landscape, Steve
>Sinclair, Director of Forests, VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
>
>10:15- 10:45 am Discovering the Pieces, Patterns and Processes of
>Your Forest, Thom McEvoy, Professor and Extension Forester,
>University of Vermont Extension
>
>11:00- 12:00 pm Case Studies in Backyard Forest Management ,
>Facilitated by Mike Snyder, Chittenden County Forester, VT Dept. of
>Forests, Parks and Recreation
>
>12:00 pm Lunch (at Hubbard Park with exhibits and resource displays)
>
>1:00-3:25 pm Walk in the Woods Field Sessions, At Hubbard Park
>
>Inventory Tours
>
>Tree Identification, Presenter: Kate Forrer, UVM Extension
>Exploring Natural Communities, Presenter: Jane Lazorchak, Botanist,
>Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept.
>Invasive Species, Presenter: The Nature Conservancy
>
>Stewardship Tours
>
>Choosing Which Trees to Keep and Cut, Presenter: Mike Snyder,
>Chittenden County Forester
>Creating Recreational Trails, Presenter: Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
>Wildlife Habitat, Presenter: Peter Upton, VT Coverts Cooperator
>
>3:30 pm Evaluation and Door Prizes
>
>
>
>
>Katherine A. Forrer
>Community Involvement Coordinator -Vermont Urban and Community
>Forestry Program
>617 Comstock Road, Suite 5
>Berlin, VT 05602-9194
>Phone: (802) 223-2389 X 25 or 1-866-860-1382 (toll free)
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>
>COMMUNITY TREES ARE THE ANSWER!
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Beth Holtzman
Women's Agricultural Network
617 Comstock Rd.
Berlin, VT 05602
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802-223-2389 ext. 15
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