Longleaf Pine Establishment and Management

About the Course

Longleaf pine once covered 60-90 million acres in the Southeastern US. Today, longleaf covers approximately 3.5 million acres. This course is designed to provide forsters, landowners and land managers with information to effectively re-establish longleaf pine on old-field sites, pasturelands and grasslands. Topcis covered include establishment periods, seedling selection, planting, competition control, prescribed fire prescriptions, fertilization regimes and economics.

Who Should Attend

Foresters, land managers, forest landowners, and others interested in establishing longleaf pine on old-field sites and grass/pasturelands and the economics of growing longleaf pine.

Continuing Education Credit

CFE Credits
 8.0 hours - CFE credits Category 1

Pesticide Continuing Education Credits
 South Carolina: 1.5 Recertification Hours - Core
 North Carolina: 2.5 Recertification Hours - G,N,D,X

In order to receive pesticide continuing education credit, you MUST have your license number with you and available. No exceptions.
Full attendnace is mandatory to received continuing education credits (CFE or pesticide credits). Partial credit is not available.

Registration Information

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The fee for the workshop is $175 if received by April 10, 2013. After this date, registration will be $235. Workshop materials will be distributed during the registration period. Lunch and breaks will be provided for your convenience. If you have special dietary considerations, please call Susan Guynn immediately at 864-656-0606.

Location

The workshop will be held at Brosnan Forest, 125 Brosnan Forest Road, Dorchester, SC 296437.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
9:00 am    Registration
9:30          Welcome – Guynn
9:40          Introduction – What we learned about longleaf pine? Moorhead
10:30        The establishment phase;  preparing the site – Dickens and Moorhead
11:20        Longleaf seedlings; size, quality, bareroot vs containerized, handling  – Moorhead
Noon         Lunch
1:00          Planting phase; timing, planting depth,interval between imazapyr and planting  – Moorhead
1:50          Post-plant herbaceous weed control – products, timing, dosages  – Dickens
2:40          Break
2:55          Prescribe burning; timing, frequency, effects on survival and growth – Moorhead
3:30          Fertilization of longleaf pine; using diagnostic tools –  Dickens
4:15          Longleaf pine growth rates through age 21-yrs on two old-field sites – Dickens
5:00          Adjourn

Thursday, May 16, 2013
8:20 am    Pine straw production rates for longleaf pine low fertility deep sand sites and higher fertility old-field sites  – Dickens
9:00          Economics of growing longleaf pine - Dickens
10:00        Break
10:20        Travel to longleaf pine stands for management evaluations  - Moorhead & Dickens
12:00        Adjourn

About the Instructor

Dr. David Dickens is a Professor of Forest Productivity at the University of Georgia and is stationed at Georgia Southern University. He recieved his BS in 1985 from the University of Georiga then went on to Clemson University to receive his MS (1988) and PhD (1997).

Dr. Dave J. Moorhead is a Professor of Silviculture at the University of Georgia. Dr. Moorhead received his BS from the University of Kentucky, his MS from Mississippi State and his PhD from the University of Missouri.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation of registration must be made 7 days in advance to obtain a full refund. Refunds after that date will be subject to a $50 service charge. Refunds will not be given 3 days prior to the workshop. If cancellation becomes necessary, substitution in lieu of cancellation is recommended. For cancellation please call 864-656-0606. Should Clemson University cancel this course for any reason, a full refund of registration will be made. Clemson University will not be responsible for any other costs the registrant may incur. For refunds paid by check, the registrant must provide a social security number or Federal Tax ID, if paid on company funds.