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FORESTRY
CLUB
EVENTS
Fall
2006 - Spring 2007
Contact us at UVMSAF@uvm.edu for
information regarding any of these events
UPCOMING EVENTS
"All In Place"
A celebration of the local landscape
October 14th, Noon till 5
Jericho Research Forest
Stand Structure Workshop:
Led by Mike Snyder, Nate Fice, and Alan Calfee
Jericho Research Forest October 17, 2006
email uvmsaf@uvm.edu for more info
GAME OF LOGGING:
Levels 1, 2, and 3 Offered through Vermont Family
Forests
www.Familyforests.org
October 13, 20, 27
WORKSHOP:
Protecting Forest Water Quality and
Stream Habitat
During Timber Harvesting Operations
October 25 (Essex) or
October 26 (Hartford)
Email uvmsaf for registration Form
PAST EVENTS
Tree Farm/ Forest Celebration
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park
Student
SAF Memebers helped plant Norway spruce trees along side Vermont's
original Tree Farmers at the site of the first Vermont Tree Farm.
Woodstock, VT
October 1, 2006
Green Mountain Division
Summer SAF Meeting
Friday September 15th, 2006
Woodstock, VT
Email UVMSAF@uvm.edu for registration form
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Fourth Saturday Tracking:
Identifying, Aging, Trailing, and Understanding Animal Tracks
with Mike Kessler, Skilled Tracker, Teacher and Caretaker
1pm- 3pm Jericho Research Forest
for more info, go to www.uvm.edu/envnr/greenforestry
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Earthday
Celebration at the Jericho Research Forest
Saturday April 22nd
visit
www.greenforestry.org for more details
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Green Up Day at the Jericho Research Forest
Saturday May 6th
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Woodsmen's Team Competition
Colby Mud Meet
Saturday April 8th
Waterville Maine
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Sorren
Eriksson's Game of Logging: Level 2 Class
@ Jericho
Reserch Forest
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NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY of AMERICAN FORESTS
86th Annual Winter Meeting
Nashua NH
April 2006
more info at www.nesaf.org
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Vimek Forwarder
Demonstration
With Paul Cate
Saturday
March 4th @ 10am
Jericho
Research Forest
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THE LOGGER
February 24th 9pm
CC Theater @ UVM
Free for UVM Students
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First Saturday Forest Walk and Fire
February: Winter Tracking
Jericho Research Forest
Saturday, February 4th
1pm 'til
whenever the fire goes out
Bring a Dish to Share
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GREEN
MOUNTAIN DIVISION SAF
Winter Meeting
January
27th 2006
(Location, Price and Adgenda TBA)
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First Saturday Forest Walk and Fire
January: Deer Hunting 101
Bill Torrey will lead. Bill is a
logger and
conservationist.
He is also one of the finest
hunters in the area. He'll discuss the ecology and
ethics of hunting white-tailed
deer. We'll learn about the equipment and
methods and what it means to
kill something you love. This session is designed
for hunters and non-hunters
alike.
Jericho Research Forest
January 7th
1pm 'til whenever the fire goes out
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Woods walk and Fire
First Saturday Woodswalk and Fire
Saturday December 3rd, 1pm to whenever the fire goes out
Jericho Research Forest
bring a dish to share
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Green Mountain
Division SAF Summer Meeting
Friday,
September 16th
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Sorren
Eriksson's Game of Logging:
Level 1 Class
Saturday, October 22nd
Jericho Research Forest
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Workshop:
"Protecing
Water Quality and Stream Habitats During Timber Harveting
Operations"
VT Dept. Forests, Parks and Recreation
Two Locations:
October 26th Elks Lodge,
Montpelier VT
October 27th Franklin
Conference Center in the Howe Center, Rutland VT
8:00am-4:00pm
Cost: $20.00 (may be less for
students*)
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Workshop:
Production
Horse Logging
Harvesting fuel-wood, white pine
saw-logs, and red pine utility poles. Experienced teamsters working in
each production areas will demonstrate what can be done when logging
with animals. Participants will experience differences in terrain,
species harvested, equipment choices, harvesting techniques, and forest
management objectives. Cost for the day is $75. Bethel, VT. (802)234-5524
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THE GREATEST GOOD
A Forest Service Centennial Film
This American land tells many stories: stories of courage and tragedy,
enormous progress and bitter conflict. The Forest Service centennial
frames the epic story of the struggle to manage a nation’s resources
amid global change. It invites audiences to challenge their ideas of
conservation and the environment and to experience the ongoing pursuit
of The Greatest Good.
Film
screening followed by discussion with
Barnie Gyant, deputy supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest
Thursday NOVEMBER 17th @ 6:00 pm
AIKEN 104
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Woodsmen's
Team Competition
@ Paul Smiths College in the ADKs
Saturday, October 29th
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