Chatham County Center: Forestry Workshops

North Carolina
Cooperative Extension County Center Chatham

Forestry Management Workshops

For more information regarding these workshops, please contact County Extension Director, Glenn_Woolard@ncsu.edu, 919.542.8202

Forestry Ordinances and Regulations - April 10 - Thursday – 7:00 pm

Dr. Robert Bardon – Extension Forestry Department Leader, North Carolina State University

Chatham County’s population increased 17% between 2000 and 2006
About 60% of Chatham is in timber land
Timber is second highest income crop in Chatham (Poultry and eggs are first.)
Chatham County ranks 14^th in state in timber income (stumpage)
Who or what will decide how you are able to use your timber land in the future?
What forestry regulations and ordinances are currently in place?

Pine and Hardwood Management - May 8 – Thursday – 7:00 pm

Dennis Hazel – Extension Forestry Specialist – North Carolina State University

Pine Management - Characteristics of quality pine sites, successful establishment of pine stands, practices that enhance vigor and growth of pine stands.
Hardwood Management - Crop tree management for hardwoods, crop tree release and its benefits, sites best suited for crop tree release, advantages and disadvantages of mixed pine/hardwood stands

Forest Herbicides - Thursday — May 29 — 6:30 pm

Presenters not confirmed. Call for details. Pesticide recertification credits applied for.

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Al Cooke
Chatham County Center, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
N C State University
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