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Agenda
Friday, November 4th
10 – 11:30 AM Optional morning field tour, Southeast Purdue Ag Center. Meet at 4425 East 350 North, Butlerville
11:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own (bring a sack lunch, drinks provided)
1:00 – 3:15 Afternoon Meisberger property tour. Meet at 1816 N County Rd 950 W, Holton
2:00 – 3:30 Alternate program: Clifty Falls State Park nature hike. Meet at park nature center
3:30 – 3:50 Travel to Clifty Inn
4:00 PM Registration desk opens in main lobby
4:00 – 6:30 Dinner on your own. New landowners/1st time guests meet at registration at 5:30 for optional dinner with board members.
5:00 – 6:30 Indiana Forestry Educational Foundation board meeting (guests welcome)
6:30 – 7:00 Reception (Clifty Inn Overlook room)
7:00 – 8:00 Evening program: Flight of the Butterflies movie showing
8:15 – 9:00 Bonfire (optional, outside Inn)
Saturday, November 5th(All events at the Clifty Inn)
7:30 – 8:30 AM IFWOA Board of Directors meeting (guests welcome)
9:00 Registration desk and Silent Auction open
9 AM – 9:45 Optional ID walk in the woods (weather permitting, meet in front of the Inn)
9:15 – 10:00 Optional coffee and networking
10:00 – 4:15 Kids program (may not be available, call for availability)
10:00 Opening/Welcome
10:10 – 10:55 Keynote: Indiana’s new Forestry for the Birds program, Allen Pursell
10:55 – 11:05 Rotation
11:05 – 11:40 (1)Your forest management plan & putting it to work, Doug Brown, (2) Enhancing your property with wildlife practices, Brianne Lowe, (3) Some practical guidance on chainsaw safety, Don Carlson
11:40 – 11:50 Rotation/break
11:50 – 12:20 Roundtable discussions: how families manage together, hunting contracts, women landowners connect, using herbicides effectively, growing trees from seed
12:20 – 1:35 Lunch
1:35 – 2:00 Indiana Division of Forestry update, John Seifert
2:00 – 2:10 Rotation
2:10 – 2:45 (1)American chestnut reintroduction, Jim McKenna. (2) Triage, Prioritize, Plan: Getting a handle on your invasive species, Will Drews, (3) Oak regeneration for landowners: Steps to take
2:45 – 2:55 Rotation/break
2:55 – 3:25 IFWOA and IFEF business meeting and policy update
3:20 Silent auction closes
3:25 – 4:00 Keynote: 15 years of the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: Lessons learned, Mike Saunders
4:00 – 4:15 Closing
4:45 – 5:15 Social time with cash bar, live auction items displayed
5:15 – 7:45 PM IFWOA Awards Banquet and IFEF Live Auction Agenda may be subject to change.
Hotel Information
Call the Clifty Inn at 1-877-563-4371by October 4 for the special rate. A block of rooms is available for $129.99 + tax, ask for the 1104IW group. Call today – rooms sell out quickly. It is recommended to make your hotel reservations early due to high demand; cancellations can be made up to 4 days in advance of your stay.
Sponsored by the Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners Association, Indiana Forestry Educational Foundation and Indiana Tree Farm Committee
As with everything in this ever-evolving Covid-19 situation, the plans for the annual meeting are subject to change based on local health guidelines and recommendations.
Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners' Association
Indiana Forestry & Woodland Owners' Association