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Events/workshops listed below are not sponsored by the Missouri Forestkeepers Network. Landowner Tree Farm Field Session Landowners are invited to attend a free Landowner Tree Farm Field Session at Malinmor Hunt Club near Eolia, MO on September 20, 2008. This will be a hands-on, information-packed event on the specifics of harvesting your timber and the quality of your standing trees. Topics will include: Hinge Cutting and Chainsaw Safety Demo; Tree and Log Grading of Sawn Trees - What Makes a Good Quality Tree?; What Product Will be Made at the Mill?; and Portable Sawmill Demonstration of Cut and Graded Logs - What’s Inside My Trees? Location: Malinmor Hunt Club-Pike Co., 22330 Highway WW, Eolia, MO 63344 Time: Registration from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (donuts provided) Introduction begins at 9:00 a.m. Morning session 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. Lunch from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Afternoon session 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The morning and afternoon sessions will be the same, so pick one and stay for lunch, or come early for lunch. RSVP by September 15, 2008 to: Kristen Goodrich, Resource Forester-Missouri Department of Conservation, 573-248-2530. Malinmor Contact: Rick Merritt, Manager, 573-324-3366. Missouri Woodland Steward Course The Missouri Woodland Steward program offers three ways to learn about basic forestry and wildlife management. The first is a series of four indoor evening sessions ending with a Saturday “Walk in the Woods.” The final field component demonstrates practices introduced in the classroom. Second, a DVD package allows landowners to learn woodland management basics at home. Third, an online format offers something in between the live workshops and the DVDs.
Upcoming session: For a current listing of upcoming live sessions, which range in price from $30 to $50, visit www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/extension. Order the DVD set ($40 plus tax and shipping and handling) from MU Extension at 800-292-0969, or online at www.muextension.missouri.edu. To register for the online version ($80 and includes the DVD set), visit www.cdis.missouri.edu and type “Woodland Steward” into the search window. For additional events and educational opportunities, click the link below for the Missouri Department of Conservation's Calendar of Events.
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