Ecological Forestry Workshop for US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Nov 06, 2012
from 09:00 AM US/Eastern to 05:00 PM US/Eastern |
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| Where | Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA |
| Contact Name | Jessica McCorvey |
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One of the absolute highlights of these workshops is the site visit to Greenwood Plantation, a private property that supports arguably the largest intact stand of old-growth longleaf pine left. This is also where Herbert Stoddard developed, and Leon Neel today still puts into practice, what is now known as Ecological Forestry (i.e., "The Stoddard-Neel Approach," a subject of several recently published books). While southern pine, in particular longleaf pine management and evaluation of management, is the main example used during the workshop, the concepts that will be discussed are widely applicable to all hardwood and softwood forest types in the US. With Dr. Jerry Franklin as one of the instructors, we also are exposed to Ecological Forestry concepts from across the country, particulalry from the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Those interested in attending must receive approval from their supervisor, so please communicate your interest or discuss with your supervisors, and supervisors please discuss with your staff as you deem appropriate. I will follow this up in early July with a registration form for those nominees interested and approved to attend the workshop. We will have to keep the number of attendees to no more than 20.
