Learn About Your Land: Classes for Woodland Owners

January- February 2009
Fennimore, Monroe, and Watertown, Wisconsin

Dear Woodland Owner:

We invite you to a series of free educational classes designed to help you better understand and manage your woodlands. The three classes in the series focus on:

• identifying the trees on your land
• successfully selecting and planting new trees
• pros and cons of selectively cutting timber.
  

The classes are sponsored by University of Wisconsin–Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WDNR), and taught by experts in woodland ecology, forest health and management, timber harvesting,
and related topics. A WDNR forester will be present at all of the classs. Whether you are a long-time woodland
landowner or someone completely new to the experience, the classes will have much to offer. Please take a moment
to look through this brochure for the “how, when, and why” of the Learn about your Land woodland classes.

LOCATIONS:
Southwest  Wisconsin Technical College
Room 366, Lenz Center
1800 Bronson Blvd.
Fennimore,   WI  53809

Blackhawk Technical College-Monroe Campus
210 Fourth Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566-1033
(located just off Highway 11)

Watertown Senior Center
514 S 1st St
Watertown, WI 53094

Registration information

PRE-REGISTRATION:  Pre-registration via phone or e-mail is requested for all sessions as space is limited.  Use the following contacts to pre-register for the appropriate location.

Fennimore:      Lynn Zick, Sauk County UW-Extension, (608) 355-3250, lynn.zick@ces.uwex.edu
Monroe:           Peggy Compton, UWEX Basin Educator, (608) 342-1633, peggy.compton@ces.uwex.edu
Watertown:     Marie Rubietta, UWEX, (920) 674-7297, marier@co.jefferson.wi.us

Not able to attend these classes, but interested in woodland management? Visit woodlandinfo.org for more information about woodland conferences, classes and other assistance.

PLEASE NOTE:  REGISTRATION AT ALL LOCATIONS WILL BEGIN 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SESSION.

-- SEE SESSIONS BELOW --

Getting to Know Your Local Trees
In this session, you will learn about the characteristics of many of the trees found in your woods and learn how to use a tree id key to identify your local trees.  Time permitting, you will also learn about local non-native invasive plants in your woods.

Fennimore:      Saturday, January 31, 10:00 -11:30
Presenter:       David Kopitzke, Richland County landowner; retired UW-Richland Professor of Biology

Monroe:           Saturday, January 31, 9:30-11:00 am.
Presenter:       John Larson, Principal Ecologist, Applied Ecological Services, Brodhead, WI.

Watertown:     Saturday, January 31, 9:30-11:00 am.          
Presenter        Wendy Meier, Assistant Naturalist, Wisconsin DNR, Horicon, WI

Success with Tree Planting
This session will take you through the steps needed to successfully establish a new forest.  Learn which trees will grow best on your land, how to prepare your land, techniques for planting, and how to care for newly planted trees.

Fennimore:      Saturday, February 14th, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Presenter:       Roger Bohringer, Assistant Manager, Wilson State Tree Nursery, Boscobel, WI

Monroe:           Saturday, February 14, 9:30-11:00
Presenter:       Dan Talarcyzk, Woodland Enthusiast who has planted thousands of trees on the family farms in Green and Grant Counties.

Watertown:     Saturday, February 14, 9:30-11:00
Presenter        Randy Roeseler, Dodge County Landowner, 2004 Dodge County and District 4 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year and Custom Tree Planter, Juneau, WI.   
                       

What’s Best for You and Your Woods: Making Wise Management Decisions
Whether to harvest trees on your land is dependent on a lot of things, including your goals, the species and condition of your trees and your financial situation, to name a few.  This session will help you understand how harvesting may help you meet your goals for your woodlot, and how cutting timber relates to other management tools.

Fennimore:      Tuesday, February 24th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Presenter:       Jeff Christie, co-owner, Brooks & Christie Forestry Consulting

Monroe:           Saturday, February 21st 9:30-11:00
Presenter:       Jim Widder, Forestry Consultant and Former DNR Forester

Watertown:     Tuesday, February 24th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Presenter        Jim Bednar, Procurement Forester, Algoma Lumber Company, Mayville, WI. 

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