Agenda (7, 8, and 9 May 2019) – Tuesday (1300 East River Rd. Bainbridge)
Wednesday (263 Phillips St Colquitt)
Thursday (110 West 13th Ave. Cordele)
Presenters/Participants: Arborgen, GA Forestry Commission (GFC), Interfor, International Forest Company (IF Co), and UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources and Cooperative Extension ServiceCFE and CLE credits have been applied for
8:30 – 8:50am – Registration – Is required to have a head count for lunch (see below)
8:50 – 9:00 – Welcome by County Extension Agent and GFC Forester
9:00 – 9:30 – Hurricane Michael timber salvage report – Devon Dartnell – GFC
9:30 – 10:00 – Insect and diseases post hurricanes – frequent visits to pine stands – Chip Bates – GFC
10:00 – 10:15 – break
10:15 – 10:45 – Invasive species – ID and control options – David Clabo – UGA Warnell School
11:45 – 11:15 – Lean pines – recovery – David Dickens – UGA Warnell School
11:15 – 12:00 – A sawmill’s perspective on the impact hurricane Michael – Tim Lowrimore – Interfor
12:00 – 1:00pm – lunch
1:00 – 1:30 – GA Timber Tax Credit information and examples – Dr Yanshu Li – UGA Warnell School
1:30 – 2:00 – Timber taxation and casualty losses – Dr Yanshu Li – UGA Warnell School
2:00 – 2:30 – Reforestation options –David Dickens –UGA Warnell School (with input from Steve Martin – GFC)
2:30– 2:45 – break
2:45 – 3:30 – Seedling availability updates – Jeff Fields – GFC, Jay Chupp – IF Co, and Dr Jeffreys & Geoff Hill – Arborgen
3:30 – Adjourn
Contact County Extension office 7 days prior to the meeting you plan to attend to register for the meeting
7 May meeting– Decatur County (Bainbridge) – (229)-248-3033 or email to [email protected] (call in by 30 April)
8 May meeting – Miller County (Colquitt) – (229)-758-4106 or email to uge@[email protected] (call in by 1 May)
9 May meeting – Crisp County (Cordele) – (229)-276-2612 or email to [email protected] (call in by 2 May)
Please thank Arborgen, IF Co, and Interfor speakers for sponsoring the catered lunches each day
