Forestry Connections
Joint Conference with the Michigan SAF and
the Michigan Forest Association
24-26 September 2015, Bay City, DoubleTree
5.0 Category 1 CFE credits (day 1)
7.0 Category 1 CFE credits (day 2)
6.0 Category 1 CFE credits (day 3)
Conference
Brochure & Biographies
Conference Program
24 September |
Conference Schedule |
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Conference Welcome, Overview of the Day |
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Large Scale Projects |
Wetland Characteristics and Forest Habitat Types for Wetlands |
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Restoring Natural Plant Communities & Combatting Invasive Plants |
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Greenspace, Project Planning/Funding, and Urban Water Use |
DNR Urban Forestry |
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DNR Marketing and Surveys |
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Lunch |
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Restoring Forested Wetlands |
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Wetlands and Lakes |
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Riparian Buffers - Jennifer Muladore, Ecologist, Huron Pines PowerPoint PDF (2.1 mb) |
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DNR BMP Overview - David Price, DNR Forestry PowerPoint PDF (3.3 mb) |
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25 September |
Conference Schedule |
Riparian Management |
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Asian Long-horned Beetle - Brian Sullivan, [or Phillip Baldauf?] Research Entomologist, US Forest Service PowerPoint PDF (23.2 mb) |
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Rearing Parasites - Ben Slager, APHIS PowerPoint PDF (3.2 mb) |
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EAB - Ash Recovery |
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Oak Wilt - Julie Johanningsmeier PowerPoint PDF (2.4 mb) |
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GIS for Invasive Plants - Tim Jones, Department of Transportation PowerPoint PDF (4.2 mb) |
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Eyes on the Forest - Georgia Peterson, MSU Extension PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb) |
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Using Fire to Restore Natural Plant Communties - Dave Borneman PowerPoint PDF (12.2 mb) |
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Fire and Silviculture - Don Dickmann, emeritus professor, MSU Forestry PowerPoint PDF (4.9 mb) |
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Overview of Conservation Practices to Remove Invasive Plants - Andy Henriksen, State Forester, NRCS PowerPoint PDF (4.7 mb) |
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Programs to Eradicate Invasives - Andrea Foster, Little Forks Conservancy PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb) |
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Forest Invaders: Invasive Species of Forests - Lora Freer, Forester, Oscoda Conservation District PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb) |
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Fire Use on Private Lands - Dave Borneman PowerPoint PDF (15.4 mb) |
26 September |
Conference Schedule |
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Wildlife Management |
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Managing Your Forest - Tom Jacques, consulting forester, PowerPoint PDF (3.2 mb) - Doug Lee, consulting forester - Mike Smalligan, DNR Forest Stewardship Program, PowerPoint PDF (1.9 mb) |
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Computer Lab Sessions - Using US Fish & Wildlife Service National Welands Inventory to Identify Your Wetland - Using NRCS Soils Information On-line |
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NRCS Cost Share Programs |
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Forest Stewardship Program - Mike Smalligan, DNR Forest Stewardship Program PowerPoint PDF (4.1 mb) |
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Michigan Tree Farm Program - Scott Robbins, Michigan Forest Products Council PowerPoint PDF (5.0 mb) |
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Working With Conservancies |
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Eyes on the Forest - Julie Crick, MSU Extension PowerPoint PDF (2.7 mb) |
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Vernal Ponds - Special Places in the Forest |
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Good Choices for Forest Management fo Wildlife |
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Michigan Bats - Habitat, Health, and Hereafter |
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Forest in the Upper Peninsula. Comments, questions,
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