35th Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours, Sussex County
The oldest program of its type in Virginia, the Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tours give participants the opportunity to observe forestry and wildlife management practices active in their community.
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Oct 25, 2011 from 08:00 AM to 04:30 PM |
| Where | Sussex County, VA |
| Contact Name | Neil Clark |
| Contact Phone | (757) 653-2572 |
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landowners; state, federal, and forest industry natural resource professionals; non-governmental environmental agency representatives; etc. |
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The Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours, hosted by Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, seek to inform participants about practical forest and wildlife management techniques currently being used in their areas. The tours also share information on current cost-share programs, and serve as a great opportunity for networking with other landowners and natural resource professionals.
The Sussex County tour will spend all day at Big Woods State Forest, the first state forest in Southeast Virginia and home to nearly 2,188 acres of pine plantation. The tour will cover an array of forestry management techniques, the history of forestry in Eastern Virginia, and the needs of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker and its dependence on the longleaf pine.
Participants are asked to meet at 8:00 am at:
The tour includes lunch and refreshments, and special options are available upon request for those with particular dietary needs.
Registration: Those interested may register online here, or by mail. A mail-in registration form and specific tour details for each site can be found in this brochure. Please register by October 19th.
A limited number of scholarships are available for K-12 teachers. Please call Jennifer Gagnon at (540) 231-6391 for details. Awarded first-come, first-served.
Cost: $45 per person. Registration fees cover transportation, lunch, and refreshments.
