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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
 

 Conference Welcome, Overview of the Day
     
- Georgia Peterson, Michigan SAF Chair

 Large Scale Projects
     
- Tom Duffus, The Conservation Fund
 
      Powerpoint PDF (11.8 mb)



 Wetland Characteristics and Forest Habitat Types for Wetlands
   - Jesse Lincoln, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
     PowerPoint PDF (0.5 mb)

 Restoring Natural Plant Communities & Combatting Invasive Plants
     
- Dave Mindell, PlantWise, LLC
     PowerPoint PDF (0.5 mb)


 Greenspace, Project Planning/Funding, and Urban Water Use
   - Lee Mueller  
     PowerPoint PDF (2.7 mb)
  

 DNR Urban Forestry
   - Kevin Sayers, DNR
     PowerPoint PDF (5.2
mb)

 DNR Marketing and Surveys
   - Dave Neumann, DNR
     PowerPoint PDF (3.3
mb)

 

 Lunch

 Restoring Forested Wetlands
   - Jeremie Wilson, Environmental Studies Coordinator, Department of Transportation
     PowerPoint PDF (1.3 mb)

 Wetlands and Lakes
   - Brian Rudolph, Department of Environmental Quality
     PowerPoint PDF (4.6 mb)

 Riparian Buffers
   - Jennifer Muladore, Ecologist, Huron Pines
     PowerPoint PDF (2.1 mb)
     
 DNR BMP Overview
   - David Price, DNR Forestry
     PowerPoint PDF (3.3 mb)

 

25 September

 Conference Schedule

 Riparian Management
   - Bill Cook, MSU Extension
     PowerPoint PDF (5.4 mb)

 Asian Long-horned Beetle
   - Brian Sullivan, [or Phillip Baldauf?] Research Entomologist, US Forest Service
     PowerPoint PDF (
23.2 mb)
 Rearing Parasites
   - Ben Slager, APHIS
     PowerPoint PDF (
3.2 mb)

  EAB - Ash Recovery
   - Deb McCullough, MSU Entomology
     PowerPoint PDF (1.7 mb)



  Oak Wilt
    - Julie Johanningsmeier
    PowerPoint PDF
(2.4 mb)
  GIS for Invasive Plants
    - Tim Jones, Department of Transportation
    PowerPoint PDF (4.2 mb)
  Eyes on the Forest
   - Georgia Peterson, MSU Extension
    
PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb)
  Using Fire to Restore Natural Plant Communties
   - Dave Borneman
    
PowerPoint PDF (12.2 mb)
  Fire and Silviculture
   - Don Dickmann, emeritus professor, MSU Forestry
    
PowerPoint PDF (4.9 mb)
  Overview of Conservation Practices to Remove Invasive Plants
   - Andy Henriksen, State Forester, NRCS
    
PowerPoint PDF (4.7 mb)
  Programs to Eradicate Invasives
   - Andrea Foster, Little Forks Conservancy
    
PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb)
  Forest Invaders:  Invasive Species of Forests
   - Lora Freer, Forester, Oscoda Conservation District
    
PowerPoint PDF (2.3 mb)
  Fire Use on Private Lands
   - Dave Borneman
    
PowerPoint PDF (15.4 mb)

 

 

26 September

 Conference Schedule

 Wildlife Management
   - Bill Cook, MSU Extension
     PowerPoint PDF (4.4 mb)

 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)
 
   Computer Lab Sessions
   - Using US Fish & Wildlife Service National Welands Inventory to Identify Your Wetland
   - Using NRCS Soils Information On-line

  NRCS Cost Share Programs
   - Andy Henriksen, State Forester, NRCS
    
PowerPoint PDF (1.1 mb)

  Forest Stewardship Program
   - Mike Smalligan, DNR Forest Stewardship Program
    
PowerPoint PDF (4.1 mb)
  Michigan Tree Farm Program
   - Scott Robbins, Michigan Forest Products Council
    
PowerPoint PDF (5.0 mb)

  Working With Conservancies
   - Elan Lipschitz, Little Forks Conservancy
     PowerPoint PDF (2.4mb)



  Eyes on the Forest
   - Julie Crick, MSU Extension
    
PowerPoint PDF (2.7 mb)

  Vernal Ponds - Special Places in the Forest
   - Yu Man Lee, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
     PowerPoint PDF (10.9 mb)



  Good Choices for Forest Management fo Wildlife
   - Don Bonnette, DNR Wildlife Biologist
     PowerPoint PDF (3.9 mb)



  Michigan Bats - Habitat, Health, and Hereafter
   - Brian Klatt, Director, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
     PowerPoint PDF (0.9 mb)



 

 


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