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Workshops available to forest friends
MDC
1/10/03
Whether you want to sell timber, improve your forest for wildlife or keep an eye on a park, these events have something for you.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Missourians who treasure trees can pursue their interest by attending workshops offered by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Forest ReLeaf of Missouri from now through May. One of the events is likely to be right for you, regardless of your level of experience and interest.
The workshops are part of the Missouri Forestkeepers Network program started by the Conservation Department in 1996. The program's goal is to give Missourians the opportunity and knowledge they need to care for trees, whether they are found in remote forests or urban parks.
Some Forestkeepers= involvement is limited to periodic monitoring of forest health through direct observation. Other Forestkeepers are interested in doing more than observing. They work with trees in their home neighborhoods, on their own land or cherished tracts of wilderness. The program is designed to help anyone who wants to make the most of trees in their surroundings.
The first workshop offered is geared to the needs of landowners who want to select trees for harvesting, determine their value and work with a logger to ensure the future health of their forests. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Conservation Department's regional office in St. Joseph.
A workshop is planned for Feb. 8 at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles. Participants will learn to manage forests with practices that benefit trees, wildlife and the environment.
Workshops for beginning Forestkeepers will be offered April 5 at the Conservation Nature Center in Springfield and May 3 at the Conservation Department's office in Sedalia. These workshops will provide an overview of the Forestkeepers program and prepare participants to start monitoring forest health immediately. Participants will learn how to use the free Forestkeeper kit to identify trees, conduct a tree inventory and assess tree health.
Members of the Missouri Forestkeepers Network receive The Monitor, a quarterly newsletter with bulletins on current forest health issues and hints for tree care. The newsletter also publishes information collected by Forestkeepers in their ongoing monitoring program.
Membership in the Forestkeepers Network is free. Forest monitoring is encouraged, but not required. Members decide what forest, park or other land to adopt and set their own goals
Registration is required for all workshops. A nominal fee is charged for the workshop in St. Joseph. All other workshops are free. For more information or to register, please call Forest ReLeaf at 888/9-FOREST (888/936-7378)
- Jim Low -
MDC
1/10/03
Whether you want to sell timber, improve your forest for wildlife or keep an eye on a park, these events have something for you.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Missourians who treasure trees can pursue their interest by attending workshops offered by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Forest ReLeaf of Missouri from now through May. One of the events is likely to be right for you, regardless of your level of experience and interest.
The workshops are part of the Missouri Forestkeepers Network program started by the Conservation Department in 1996. The program's goal is to give Missourians the opportunity and knowledge they need to care for trees, whether they are found in remote forests or urban parks.
Some Forestkeepers= involvement is limited to periodic monitoring of forest health through direct observation. Other Forestkeepers are interested in doing more than observing. They work with trees in their home neighborhoods, on their own land or cherished tracts of wilderness. The program is designed to help anyone who wants to make the most of trees in their surroundings.
The first workshop offered is geared to the needs of landowners who want to select trees for harvesting, determine their value and work with a logger to ensure the future health of their forests. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Conservation Department's regional office in St. Joseph.
A workshop is planned for Feb. 8 at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles. Participants will learn to manage forests with practices that benefit trees, wildlife and the environment.
Workshops for beginning Forestkeepers will be offered April 5 at the Conservation Nature Center in Springfield and May 3 at the Conservation Department's office in Sedalia. These workshops will provide an overview of the Forestkeepers program and prepare participants to start monitoring forest health immediately. Participants will learn how to use the free Forestkeeper kit to identify trees, conduct a tree inventory and assess tree health.
Members of the Missouri Forestkeepers Network receive The Monitor, a quarterly newsletter with bulletins on current forest health issues and hints for tree care. The newsletter also publishes information collected by Forestkeepers in their ongoing monitoring program.
Membership in the Forestkeepers Network is free. Forest monitoring is encouraged, but not required. Members decide what forest, park or other land to adopt and set their own goals
Registration is required for all workshops. A nominal fee is charged for the workshop in St. Joseph. All other workshops are free. For more information or to register, please call Forest ReLeaf at 888/9-FOREST (888/936-7378)
- Jim Low -
