Topics and Agenda

2021 Schedule

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Three sessions will occur durring each time slot, please come prepared for the session you would like to attend. 

9 a.m. 

Current Natural Resource Issues and Available Resources in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

Brian MacGowan, Purdue University; Kathy Smith & Marne Titchenell, Ohio State University Extension; Dr. Matt Springer & Dr. Ellen Crocker, UK Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension

  

10 a.m.

Cook Wild Kentucky –
Martha Yount, University of Kentucky

10 a.m. 

Reading Your Woodlot –
Dave Apsley, Ohio State University Extension

10 a.m.

Snake Id Website –
Matt Springer, UK Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension

11 a.m.

Pawpaws: A Native Ohio Valley Fruit Crop –
Sheri Crabtree, Kentucky State University

   
  

  

   

11 a.m.

Tree Identification –
Doug McLaren, UK Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension

   
  

  

   

11 a.m.

Monarch Waystations –
Adam Baker, University of Kentucky

   
  

  

   

Noon - Lunch provided on site.

1 p.m. 

Mushrooms –
Ellen Crocker, UK Forestry and Natural Resources - Extensio

Noon - Lunch provided on site.

1 p.m. 

The Value of Your Woodland –
Sayeed Mehmood, Ohio State University Extension

Noon - Lunch provided on site.

1 p.m.

Songbirds and Forest Harvesting –
Brian MacGowan, Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

   
  

  

   

2 p.m.

Maple Syrup –
Kathy Smith and Gabe Karns, Ohio State University Extension

   
  

  

   

2 p.m.

Invasive Threats Now and What’s On the Horizon –
Amy Stone, Ohio State University Extension

     

   
  

  

   

2 p.m.

The Safe and Effective Use of Herbicides  –
Don Carlson, Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources