Free forestry seminar slated for Friday, April 26

Jacksonville Daily Progress, Texas

9 April 2024 at 11:59 pm·2-min read

Apr. 9—A free educational forestry seminar will be presented Friday, April 26 at the Texas A&M Forest Service, located at 1015 S.E. Loop 456, in Jacksonville.

The seminar, produced in partnership with the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, covers seven topics, presented in half-hour sessions, a presentation from the Trinity-Neches Forest Landowner Association, and walking tours in the arboretum, each with a different focus.

The schedule for the seminar is as follows:

—8:30 a.m. — Registration and morning refreshments

—9:00 a.m — Applying for Timber & Wildlife Exemptions, by Aaron Low, Cherokee CEA-Ag/NR

—9:30 a.m. — Forest Management Practices/Texas Climate Smart Initiative, by Jason Ellis, Texas A&M Forest Service

—10:00 a.m. — Break

—10:30 a.m. — Walking tour in Arboretum — Forest Health, Pine Plantations and Individual Tree Vigor/Growth, by Jason Ellis, Texas A&M Forest Service

—11:15 a.m. — Wildlife Habitat Management, by Reuben Gay, Texas Parks & Wildlife

—11:45 a.m. — Trinity-Neches Forest Landowner Association, by Phil Power, President

—12:00 p.m. — Lunch

—1:00 p.m. — Trees for Cherokee County, by Kim Benton, Cherokee CEA-Horticulture

—1:30 p.m. — Cost Share Assistance Programs for Forest Landowners, by Mack Slagle, natural Resource Conservation Service

—2:00 p.m. Walking Tour in Arboretum — Tree and Plant Identification, by Kim Benton, Cherokee CEA-Horticulture

—2:45 p.m. — Questions and adjournment

Although the seminar is free, registration for the event is requested by Monday, April 22.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodations for effective participation in the event should contact the Cherokee County AgriLife Extension office at least one week prior to the event.

To reserve a spot or request accommodations, contact Jennifer Crowley by phone, 903-683-5416, or by email, jennifer.crowley@ag.tamu.edu.

For information about the Cherokee County Agrilife Extension, visit cherokee.agrilife.org.

For information regarding the Texas A&M Forest Service, visit tfsweb.tamu.edu.

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