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Owen County Forestry Field day
Participants will view a recently harvested area, learn about forestry best management practices, tree plantation management, and how regeneration openings can be used to grow young forests. Perry Seitzinger, Consultant Forester and JT Brickyard Timberland LLC Property Manager will lead the tour. The property’s history and the high-quality oak management techniques used will be showcased. Pete Halstead, Consultant Forester, and retired International Paper Forester will discuss the property’s management history. Jeremiah Lemmons, IDNR District Forester, will participate in leading the tour and answer forestry questions. The forestry practices showcased will be ones easily put to work on private forest landowner properties. Lunch will be provided for the tour participants.
The tour stops will be along the logging road on the log landings, easily accessible by pickup trucks. Carpooling down the log road is encouraged. The tour includes short walks into the forest to view and learn about the practices.
On-site check in begins at 8 AM, with the tour to begin at 8:30. Coffee, water, and snacks will be available. Pre-registration is required by visiting www.tinyurl.com/ForestryFieldDay. A $5 fee will be collected to defray field day expenses. Contact Judi Brown, Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana Coordinator at 812-631-4904 or JBrown@abcbirds.org with questions, or for assistance with registration.
Sponsors for the Forestry Field Day are Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana, JT Brickyard Timberland, LLC, IDNR Division of Forestry, and the Owen, Clay, and Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Let the Sun Shine In-Indiana is a collaboration of Indiana organizations, focused on recovering and maintaining Indiana’s oak-hickory ecosystems for the benefit of the wildlife and the people of Indiana.