2007 Landowner's Conference
Phone:
740-767-2090
FAX: 740-767-4957
Email: forestry@ruralaction.org
2007 Workshop Schedule & presenters
Map
& driving directions
Printable
registration form (32K PDF file; download and print with Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
Past Conference Photos
Professional Development workshop leads off the Landowners Conference weekend:
Friday
June 1
10 am to 4:30 pm
Invasive Plant Management Training for
Natural Resource Professionals
CEUs
available
Session info...read more
Funded in part by SARE
Location:
Camp Oty'Okwa in the Hocking Hills
Camp
Oty'Okwa is located off
State Rt. 374 just north of
State Rt. 664.
See Map & Directions
Address:
24799 Purcell Rd
South Bloomingville
Camp phone:
740-385-9732
Call
Jeff Hardin (Scholarships) or Liz Drabik (Work Exchange and Volunteer
positions) at
740-767-2090 by May 10
for more information.
Professional
Development Workshop
Friday
June 1 2007
Location:
Camp Oty-Okwa
24799 Purcell Rd, South Bloomingville, Ohio
Invasive plants can pose large problems for local landowners and caretakers. In an effort to address these problems, Rural Action is hosting an Invasive Plant Management Training for Natural Resource Professionals on Friday June 1. This workshop will lead off educational opportunities at the 9th Annual Landowner's Conference. The training will take a holistic approach to invasive plant management, looking at diverse, contemporary perspectives on invasive classification, history and control.
The
workshop is Friday June 1, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $15 and includes
workshop materials and a lunch of local foods.
Register by May 25th by calling Tom Redfern at 740-742-4401, or Jeff
Hardin at 740-767-2090.
CEUs are available through
the Society of American Foresters (Contact Rural Action Forestry for
information on additional CEU’s).
Scholarships are available for students or others in need.
Download a PDF copy of the workshop flyer (open with Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Invasive Plant Management Training for
Natural Resource Professionals
A Look at Diverse and Current Perspectives and Methods of Control
• 10:00 – 10:50 Jennifer Windus, Program Administrator, ODNR Division of Wildlife, President of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council. The Threats of Invasive Plants in Ohio’s Natural Habitats focuses on the history of invasive plants in Ohio, the most problematic species affecting our natural habitats, and effective control options.
• 11:00- 11:50 Bob Beyfuss, Agriculture and Natural Resources Issues Leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County NY: Managing Noxious Weeds. This session will define noxious weeds of concern to natural resource professionals in a scientific context as opposed to an emotional one and will discuss options for management.
• 12:00-12:50 LUNCH
• 1:00-1:50 Jennifer Hillmer, Land Steward for the Holden Arboretum, Founding Director of Ohio Invasive Plants Council and Midwest Invasive Plants Network. Jennifer has worked to control invasive plants as a professional and a volunteer since 1990. A View from the Field: How and Where Herbicides fit in your Land
Management Plan session concentrates on setting realistic management goals, benefits and limitations of herbicides, and their safe use.
• 2:00-2:50 John Fichtner, Vocational Educator, Roane Jackson Technical Center in Leroy, West Virginia:A Holistic View of Succession and Biodiversity. John has 28 years of experience teaching Vocational Agriculture, Forestry, and Grounds Management. He is a Master Naturalist for the State of West Virginia, and manages the Schools 50-acre demonstration forest. John highlights his experiences managing land and educating future resource professionals, using holistic methods.
• 3:00-3:50 Fred Hays, Certified Holistic Educator, conservationist and farmer:Open Your Mind to a Holistic Perspective-- Weeds are Your Friends.
Fred will give an overview of holistic management and its use in dealing with weedy species. He will also explore what he sees as the false paradigms of weed eradication programs.
• 4:00-4:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the tools we need?
Partially funded by North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program
REGISTRATION: Please call Jeff (740-767-2090) or Tom (740-742-4401) to register by May 25th if possible.
Fee: $15 (includes lunch, handouts and a resource CD). Scholarships are available for students or others in need.