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To view pdf versions of the presentations and resource lists of the 2007 conference, click on the topic below that you wish to view. Don't know what a pdf is? Click here to find out. 9:30-10:30 am SESSION 1 Every Root an Anchor - Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees - R. Bruce Allison, President, Allison Tree Care, Inc., Verona, WI Special Forest Products - Michael A. Gold, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO An Overview of Agroforestry Practices for the Midwest, USA - Dusty Walter, Sr. Research Specialist, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO Basics of Timber Sales - Robert J. Petrzelka, Forester/Owner and Gretchen L. Cline, Forester, of Geode Forestry, Inc., Swedesburg, IA Carbon Markets: Selling Forestry and Agricultural Carbon Credits - Richard Breckenridge, Agricultural & Rural Affairs Advisor, Illinois E.P.A., Springfield, IL Timber Markets in the New Age of Foreign Competition - William L. Hoover, PhD, Professor of Forestry, Asst. Dept. Head, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 10:45-11:45 am SESSION 2 Ancient and Historic Trees: Illinois and Around the Country - Guy Sternberg, Starhill Forest Arboretum, Petersburg, IL Managing for Wildlife of Young Forests with Emphasis on the Ruffed Grouse - Gary Zimmer, Regional Biologist, Ruffed Grouse Society, Laona, WI Defining Your Woodland Management Objectives: Forest Stewardship Planning - Paul Tauke, Forestry Supervisor, Iowa DNR, Des Moines, IA Estate Planning for Families with Forestland - William L. Hoover, PhD, Professor of Forestry, Asst. Dept. Head, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Woody Invasive Plants: Identification and Control - Ed Anderson (presentation created by Bob Szafoni, Natural Areas Project Manager, Illinois DNR, Charleston, IL) Directional Tree Felling & Storm Damage Removal - Cary Shepherd, National Training Specialist, Forest Applications Training, Inc., Hiram, GA 12:15-1:15 pm SESSION 3 Famous and Historic Trees of Iowa - John Walkowiak, Forestry Bureau Chief, Iowa DNR, Des Moines, IA Small Woodlands for Important Birds: A Landowner's Guide to Bird Identification and Management - Doug Harr, Wildlife Diversity Program Coordinator, Iowa DNR, Des Moines, IA Getting Started: Using Soil Survey Information in Forest Planning - Frank Heisner, Soil Scientist, Illinois NRCS, Rock Falls, IL Wild Turkeys: How Your Actions Affect Turkey Habitat - Dave Neu, Certified Wildlife Biologist, National Wild Turkey Federation, De Pere, WI Invasive Plant Management in National Park Service Units - Rodney Rovang, Effigy Mounds National Monument, US Dept of Interior, Harpers Ferry, IA Chain Saw Maintenance & Chain Sharpening- Cary Shepherd, National Training Specialist, Forest Applications Training, Inc., Hiram, GA 2:30-3:30 pm SESSION 4 The Potential for Wood-based Biofuels - Ken Skog, Project Leader, USDA Forest Product Laboratory, Madison, WI Backyard Wildlife: Attracting Wildlife and Preventing Damage - David Drake, Extension Wildlife Specialist, UW-Madison, Madison, WI Tools To Get You Started With Woodland Management - Paul Bader, Forestry Management Coordinator, Kickapoo Woods Cooperative, La Farge, WI Your Land in the Big Picture - Lisa Schulte, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, and Mark Rickenbach, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Emerald Ash Borer: Protecting your Woodlot and Business - Andrea Diss-Torrance, Gypsy Moth Program Coordinator, Wisconsin DNR, Madison, WI Directional Tree Felling & Storm Damage Removal (repeat) - Cary Shepherd, National Training Specialist, Forest Applications Training, Inc., Hiram, GA 3:45-4:45 pm SESSION 5 Beginning Tree ID - Ralph Eads, District Forester, Illinois DNR, Savanna, IL Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality - Carmen Wagner, Forest Hydrologist, Wisconsin DNR, Madison, WI Getting Started: Successful Plantation Establishment - Bruce Blair, District Forester, Iowa DNR, Elkader, IA Intermediate Stand Management: Crop Tree Release, Improvement Cutting, Thinning, and Pruning - Jay Hayek, Extension Forester, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL Oak Wilt: Prevention and Treatment - Kyoko Scanlon, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist, Wisconsin DNR, Fitchburg, WI Forest Inventory Basics - James K. Warren, Chief, Forest Lands Section, Wisconsin DNR, Madison, WI
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