Piedmont Woodland Steward Series Quickly Approaching
Carl Alwin Schenck founded the Biltmore Forest School in 1898 to assist in managing the vast holdings of George Vanderbilt in Asheville. The Biltmore Forest School was officially re-opened in 2003 with the creation of the Woodland Steward Series. 2009 marks the seventh year of the Woodland Steward Series in western North Carolina and the historic expansion of the workshops to the Piedmont and coastal regions of the state. The Piedmont Woodland Steward Series begins in mid-April with 1.5 day workshops held every other Friday (9am-5pm) and Saturday (9am-noon) through the end of May. Locations include the Davidson County Agricultural Center in Lexington (April 17 & 18), Jordan Lake Educational State Forest in Chapel Hill (May 1 & 2), the NC Zoo in Asheboro (May 15 & 16), and Montgomery Community College in Troy (May 29 & 30).
This series of workshops is designed to share with landowners the knowledge and resources necessary to enrich their experience as a woodland owner and manager. Each workshop includes numerous sessions led by natural resource and land management specialists, including both hands-on activities in the field and instruction in the classroom. Discovering Your Land: Basic Land Management Skills introduces participants to setting goals and objectives, understanding local wildlife, and basic skills such as map and compass use, GIS and GPS information, tree identification, and soil sampling. Woodscaping Your Woodlands & Firewise Management gives an overview of managing forest land, insects and diseases, secondary forest products, and protecting your hom! e and property by becoming "Firewise" in your backyard. Native Landscaping & Water Management focuses on designing with native plants, urban forestry techniques, basic information on invasive plants, solving stormwater problems with plants, and piedmont grassland restoration. Stewardship, Recreation, & Liability covers the basics of planning trails on your property, land ownership liability, recreational income opportunities, conservation easements, finalizing goals, and applying new knowledge and skills in the field.
The Piedmont series will be held in the spring, the mountains series in the summer, and the coastal series in the fall. For more information and registration materials for the course nearest you, visit www.cradleofforestry.org or contact Amy Garascia, Program Coordinator, at amysworkshopinfo@aol.com or 828-884-5713 ex. 26. Registration deadlines are quickly approaching, so send yours in today!
The course is sponsored by: the Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, NC Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Forest Service, NC Zoo, NCWoodlands, Montgomery Community College, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Land Trust for Central NC, and the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
This series of workshops is designed to share with landowners the knowledge and resources necessary to enrich their experience as a woodland owner and manager. Each workshop includes numerous sessions led by natural resource and land management specialists, including both hands-on activities in the field and instruction in the classroom. Discovering Your Land: Basic Land Management Skills introduces participants to setting goals and objectives, understanding local wildlife, and basic skills such as map and compass use, GIS and GPS information, tree identification, and soil sampling. Woodscaping Your Woodlands & Firewise Management gives an overview of managing forest land, insects and diseases, secondary forest products, and protecting your hom! e and property by becoming "Firewise" in your backyard. Native Landscaping & Water Management focuses on designing with native plants, urban forestry techniques, basic information on invasive plants, solving stormwater problems with plants, and piedmont grassland restoration. Stewardship, Recreation, & Liability covers the basics of planning trails on your property, land ownership liability, recreational income opportunities, conservation easements, finalizing goals, and applying new knowledge and skills in the field.
The Piedmont series will be held in the spring, the mountains series in the summer, and the coastal series in the fall. For more information and registration materials for the course nearest you, visit www.cradleofforestry.org or contact Amy Garascia, Program Coordinator, at amysworkshopinfo@aol.com or 828-884-5713 ex. 26. Registration deadlines are quickly approaching, so send yours in today!
The course is sponsored by: the Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, NC Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Forest Service, NC Zoo, NCWoodlands, Montgomery Community College, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Land Trust for Central NC, and the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
