Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s Forestry and Conservation Speaker Series continues this Thursday, October 22, at 7:00pm with another free talk in the new Activity Center building:
Forests provide a diversity of critical benefits and resources to our communities including: clean air and water, wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities, and wood products. Timber harvesting is typically part of an active management program designed in a way to cultivate these forest values.
During this event, 3 short presentations will focus on key topics related to forest management:
What does it mean to manage the forest and how do we do it: An introduction to forest management planning and silviculture, the epicenter of sustainable forest practices by
Ross Morgan, Forester, Northern Forest Conservation Services, LLC
How we harvest timber: A review of different harvest equipment systems, their benefits and short-comings by Rick Morrill, Forester, Northern Forest Conservation Services, LLC
Protecting and Maintaining Water Quality: An introduction to Acceptable Management Practices for forestry operations, critical to protecting the most important forest product of all, water by Jared Nunery, Orleans County Forester, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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