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Join host Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) for a presentation covering identification, distribution, spread, impacts, and management of the invasive Amur cork tree. The presenter is Presentation by Kurt Dreisilker, The Morton Arboretum. All presentations will take place via Zoom. There is no cost to attend, but you must register here to receive the meeting link. This program is […]

Discuss tree quality and log merchandising. The highest-value use of our hardwood resource is for fine face veneers. Excellent markets have always existed for “perfect” trees and logs. Marketing of “somewhat less than perfect” trees and logs can present a challenge. The practicing forester may not be sure what a particular veneer buyer can accept […]

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Arrow Head Country RC&D Forestry Committee would like to invite you to an informal breakfast with friends to discuss issues you may be having in your woodland areas. Foresters, including IDNR, Purdue, Consulting, and Industry Foresters, depending on the month, will be available for conversation and questions. Everyone is welcome - no reservations needed, just […]

Illinois is home to 21 different native oak species whose populations provide habitat and food for wildlife, support biodiverse ecosystems, contribute to improved air and water quality, and provide residential shade benefits that help to reduce energy use. Editor's note: Indiana shares most oak species with Illinois so this webinar would provide good information to IN […]

This workshop will have classroom plus outdoor demonstrations of: personal protective equipment chainsaw safety features introduction to felling and TSI techniques Limited to 14 participants. Participants should dress to be outdoors and bring a sack lunch. Coffee and drinks will be provided. Ending time is approximate. Instruction by Joe Glenn, certified trainer. This will be […]

Travis Swaim, Forest Service Silviculturist, and Chris Thornton, Forest Service District Ranger, will showcase how the Forest Service is regenerating and maintaining oak-hickory ecosystems, restoring native hardwoods in former pine plantations, and improving forest health using forest management practices.  Some of the forestry practices discussed will be management practices that private forest landowners can utilize […]

If you have USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields or other native warm-season grasses on your property; or you are interested in prescribed fire and other grassland management tools for quail and other wildlife management, then this workshop is for you.  This workshop will cover CRP and Mid-Contract Management options, including herbicide, interseeding, and disking, […]

The event will take place from November 3rd to the 4th. Overnight rooms will be available at the Jasper Comfort Inn. November 3: field tours in the Dubois County area, evening program at Jasper Arts Center November 4: Indoor program at the Huntingburg Event Center More details will be available in August.