The Agroforestry and Wildlife
Field Day Sept. 28 in Griffin, Ga., has something for everyone,
whether you’re a forest landowner or a wildlife
enthusiast.
The event was previously called
the Land Use and Forest Management Field Day. But the name and
program have been changed to reflect the trend of landowners
using
their land to make the most of the environment. This includes
growing trees and crops together and allowing wildlife to
flourish
on the same property.
For
Hunters and Wildlife Enthusiasts
For hunters, the field day will
offer information on managing deer, wild turkey and bobwhite
quail.
Wildlife enthusiasts can learn about the benefits of attracting
wildlife, creating a backyard habitat, controlling wildlife
damage
and managing threatened or endangered species.
Forest landowners will benefit
from the information on prescribed burning, forest health,
marketing
and selling timber, Georgia’s Forest Stewardship Program, best
management practices for forest roads and annual pine straw
removal.
Those with wetlands on their
property
will want to attend the sessions on pond construction and
renovation,
waterfowl management and best management practices for stream
sides.
Leavell to Speak
and Entertain
Chuck Leavell, 1998 American
Tree
Farm Program’s Outstanding Tree Farmer and keyboardist for the
Rolling Stones, will be guest speaker for the field day. Leavell
will also perform for the field day crowd during
lunch.
A $15 fee covers the
presentations,
lunch, a program booklet and field day hats to the first 300
registrants.
The field day is sponsored by the University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Warnell School
of Forest Resources, the Georgia Forestry Commission, U.S.
Department
of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service and the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources
Division.
For more information, call (770)
228-7318. Or visit the AWFD Web site at www.griffin.peachnet
.
edu/awfd.