A major learning opportunity for timberland owners in the south will take place November 1-2 in Tifton, Ga., according to the Georgia Forestry Association (GFA). The GFA, along with numerous other supporting sponsors, will host the Southern Woodland Owners Conference and Solutions Fair, featuring workshops on intergenerational land transfer, timber security, reforestation, seedling development, timberland value trends, forest certification and much more. The workshops will be complemented by exhibits providing valuable information on products and services available to southern woodland owners.
Two pre-conference field trips are scheduled on Monday, October 31, one to an area oriented strand board (OSB) mill and another to a 3,200 acre plantation well-known for the research being conducted in longleaf and wiregrass restoration.
Harris Sherman, U. S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, will keynote the event. Forestry roundtable discussions will expand the range of topics for landowners who want to take advantage of ‘forestry night school’ planned for the evening of November 1.
The conference will be held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, acclaimed as one of the finest university conference centers in the south.
For more information please visit: https://www.gfagrow.org/swoc.asp