Southeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners Conference

February 10, 2007
Woodland Owners Conference
Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha

Dear Woodland Owner,

Join us for the 18th annual Southeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners
Conference at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha.
This year our theme is woodland wildlife, with many
sessions to choose from, including:

• Aldo Leopold land ethic
• Wooded wetlands
• Managing woodlands for turkeys, grouse & woodcock, pheasants, and non-game birds
• Grassland and oak savanna restoration
• Practices to protect water quality
• Udpate on the Emerald Ash Borer
• Live raptors

As always, a large array of exhibitors will display an exciting variety
of forest-related products and services.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest about woodland management
from experienced resource professionals and other woodland owners.
Contact UW-Extension at (414) 290-2400 for more information or to register.
You may also register by printing the conference brochure and registation form below.

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7:30 Registration and Exhibits

8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30 Keynote Address: Advancing Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic in the 21st Century – Buddy Huffacker, Executive Director, Aldo Leopold Foundation

9:30 Wooded Wetlands Identification and Management – Alice Thompson, Wetland Ecologist, Thompson and Associates Wetland Services, LLC

10:25 Break and Exhibits

10:45 Morning Breakout Session

Room A – Ecology and Management of Wild Turkeys– Dave Neu, Regional Wildlife Biologist, National Wild Turkey Foundation
Room B – Old-growth forest management is for the birds – Owen Boyle, Ecologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
Room C – Grassland and Oak Savanna Restoration in Wisconsin – Shawn G. Papon, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

11:45 Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 Afternoon Breakout Session

Room A – Pheasant Management – Jeff Gaska, Regional Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever
Room B – Forestry BMPs: Protecting Water Quality on Your Woodland – Carmen Wagner, Forest Hydrologist, WDNR
Room C – Management Strategies for Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock – Gary Zimmer, Regional Biologist, Ruffed Grouse Society

1:45 Emerging Forest Threats: The Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer Knocking at our Door

Mark Guthmiller, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist, WDNR

Biology and Management of Emerald Ash Borer
Dr. R. Chris Williamson, Extension/Research Entomologist, UW-Madison

The Wisconsin EAB Response Plan
Adrian Barta, Plant Pest and Disease Specialist

2:45 Break and Exhibits

3:00 Appreciating and Managing Wildlife on Your Land Christian W. Cold, wildlife educator, WDNR

3:40 Adjourn

This program is sponsored by:
University of Wisconsin – Extension
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association
Northeast Wisconsin Forest Owners Association

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