P L E A S E J O I N U S F E B R U A RY 2 3 , 2 0 1 1 F O R T H E …
Kemptville Winter Woodlot Conference A must-attend educational and networking event for private woodlot owners as well as the commercial, service, government, and non-government organizations that want to reach them!
When: Wednesday February 23, 2011
Where: W.B. George Centre Kemptville Campus (University of Guelph) 10 Campus Drive, Kemptville (Map on next page)
Cost: $30 incl hot lunch $20 without lunch
Registration Details: contact Mary Humphries 613-258-8241 modelforest@eomf.on.ca OR register online by visiting: www.eomf.on.ca and click Events MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! Eastern Ontario Model Forest Ferguson Forest Centre & Friends of the FFC Ontario Woodlot Association, LOV Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Canadian Institute of Forestry, Ottawa Valley Lavern Heideman & Sons Limited Ben Hokum & Son Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council Resource Stewardship Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Council Ottawa Stewardship Council Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County Rideau Valley Conservation Authority South Nation Conservation Limerick Forest & United Counties of Leeds & Grenville Tree Canada
Your Property: Problems, Programs, Possibilities This 24th annual conference will feature speakers and exhibitors who will address common woodlot issues and problems, provide information on helpful programs, and explore possibilities to enhance woodlot management!
* Agenda * 8:00 – 9:00
Registration, Coffee, Exhibits
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome
9:10 – 10:00 Emerald Ash Borer Science, Regulations, Detection, Protection
Taylor Scarr, Provincial Forest Entomologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Thoughts on Forest Management vis-à-vis EAB
Martin Streit, Stewardship Coordinator, Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council
10:00 – 10:30 Establishing and Maintaining Sugar Maple Orchards Todd Leuty, Agroforestry Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break & Exhibits 11:00 – 12:00 Species at Risk in the Woodlot * Key Species to Look For
James Pagé, Natural Heritage Biologist, OMNR
* Butternut Recovery Program Rose Fleguel, Butternut Recovery Technician, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 – 2:45
Program Panel and Q&A (10 minutes each) Woodlot Advisory Program (Rose-Marie Chrétien, South Nation Conservation) Nature-in-Deed (Susan Sentesy, Lanark Stewardship Council) Tree Planting Programs (Dan Cooper, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority) Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program -MFTIP (Wade Knight, OWA) Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program-CLTIP (Shaun Thompson, OMNR) Environmental Farm Plan-Woodlot Programs (A. Ross, Ontario Soil & Crop)
2:45 – 3:30
Wildlife Feature Sparrows, and Warblers, and Hawks, oh my! Taking a peep at the Wild Bird Care Centre (Patty Summers)