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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 22, 2012
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
Today’s Woodlot Threats and Opportunities This 25th annual conference will feature speakers and exhibitors who will address today’s threats to our woodlots, and management advice on how best to tackle them. On the flipside, informative sessions on forest certification, optimizing woodfuel burning, and the birds of Eastern Ontario will focus on the opportunities!
* Agenda * 8:00 – 9:00
Registration, Coffee, Exhibits
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome
9:10 – 10:00 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Update CFIA Regulatory Framework - Ministerial Order Updates & Penalties Speaker TBA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
A Tale of Woe - EAB Impacts on the City of Ottawa Jason Pollard - Head Forester, City of Ottawa
Registration Details:
New Landowner Publication: EAB - Forest Management Best Practices
contact Mary Humphries 613-258-8241 modelforest@eomf.on.ca
10:00 – 10:30 Private Land Forest Certification in Eastern Ontario - Primer & Update * Brief overview and update on private woodlot certification in Eastern Ontario
OR register online by visiting: www.eomf.on.ca and click Events THANK YOU TO OUR GROWING LIST OF SPONSORS! Eastern Ontario Model Forest Ferguson Forest Centre & Friends of the FFC Ontario Woodlot Association, LOV Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Lavern Heideman & Sons Limited Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Certified Forest Owners Inc. Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Mississippi Valley Conservation Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County Ottawa Stewardship Council
Martin Streit - Stewardship Coordinator, Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council
Scott Davis - Certification Coordinator, Eastern Ontario Model Forest
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break with 25th Anniversary Cake! Exhibit Viewing 11:00 – 12:00 Optimizing Your Firewood Burning Techniques * Expert advice on indoor woodburning techniques for heat, health, and cost savings John Gulland - Gulland Associates Inc.
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch & Exhibit Viewing
1:30 – 2:30
Invasive Plant Species - Panel and Q&A What’s Threatening our Woodlots and Forests? Rachel Gagnon - Coordinator Invasive Plants Council
Taking Action: Do’s & Don’ts (Buckthorn, Dog Strangling Vine & More) Crispin Wood - Lead Arborist, Ottawa’s Arboretum (Agriculture Canada)
2:45 – 3:30
Forest Bird Species of Southern Ontario - Conserving Habitat * A slide presentation on the new book: “A land manager’s guide to conserving habitat for forest birds in southern Ontario” Ken Elliott - Carolinian Forestry Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
For information on sponsoring and exhibiting opportunities please contact: mwilliams@eomf.on.ca
EOMF as shown above is located within the MNR building shown below. Continue on Campus Drive and turn right on McPhail Street to W.B. George Centre as shown below.