Time

Agenda: Wednesday, February 5^th (Morning)

7:00 am

Breakfast (included)

8:00 am

Welcome & Icebreakers

Trent Irby, Mississippi State University, Assoc. Director of Extension

Wes Burger, Dean/Director College of Forest Resources/FWRC, MSU

Don Grebner, Dept. Head of Forestry & Forestry Extension Leader, MSU

Leslie Boby, Director, Southern Regional Extension Forestry

8:40 am

Moderator: Ryan Desantis

Reaching & Retaining Audiences –

Lightning Presentations & Panel discussion

Learn from your peers about the challenges, successes & novel approaches towards identifying, reaching and retaining underserved audiences.

1. Youth Forestry Education,James Shannon, Mississippi State University

2. Woodlot Management for the Gulf Coast ,Ian Stone, University of Florida

3. Reaching Underserved Landowners,Kurt Smith, North Carolina State University

9:25 am

Moderator:

Don Grebner

Carbon, Carbon, Carbon!

Framing the Carbon Discussion,Ryan DeSantis, Oklahoma State University

9:50 am

Break

10:10 am

Moderator:

Bob Bardon

Regional Collaborations: Lightning Presentations & Panel discussion

Stories about successful regional collaborations & potential for new collaborations.

1. Unique Programs & Partnerships- Southern Fire Exchange ,David Godwin,

2. Climate-smart Extension Programs ,Puskar Khanal, Clemson University & Adam Maggard, Auburn University

3.40+ Years of Regional Extension Forestry-Southern Regional Extension Forestry,Leslie Boby, SREF

11:00 am

Extension Skills Mini-workshops (Choose one)

1.Digital Marketing: Beyond Print & Podium- Expanding Extension’s Reach,Bill Hamrick, Logan Tomlinson, & James Callicut, Mississippi State University & Jasmin El Farnawany, Southern Regional Extension Forestry

2. Novel Programs & Alternative Revenue: Shitake Log harvesting ,Donna Beliech, Mississippi State University

3.Developing an Extension Program: Defining Goals & Objectives, Considerations, Examples & More,Ronnie Cowan & David Mercker, University of Tennessee, Ian Stone, University of Florida, Jameson Boone, North Carolina State University

12:00 pm

Lunch (included in registration)

Time

Agenda: Wednesday, February 5^th (Afternoon)

1:00 pm

Moderator:

Leslie Boby

Overview of afternoon & Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals, Dean Solomon, Executive Secretary

1:15 pm

Moderator:

Curtis VanderSchaaf

Lightning Presentations - Research you can use & News Worth Sharing

10 minutes presentation + 2 minutes Q&A/transition

1. Forestry Works Kentucky- Workforce Development, Frannie Preston, University of Kentucky

2.Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Influence Forest Landowners’ Engagement in Communication Networks and Education Activities?Sabhyata Lamichane, Mississippi State University

3.Mississippi Water Stewards: Building Capacity for Watershed Protection Through Community-Based Water Monitoring,Mark Hill,Mississippi State University

4.Hurricane Helene & Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Funding in North Carolina-Jameson Boone, NorthCarolina State University

5.Kentucky Bridge Program-Michael Ammerman,University of Kentucky

2:15 pm

Moderator:

David Mercker

Funding Your Extension Program-

Presentations & Panel discussion

Hear from the US Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service about opportunities for federal funding and learn from your peers. Presentations & panel discussion.

1. United States Forest Service, Region 8, State, Private & Tribal, TBD

2. Natural Resource Conservation Service Programs, Funding & more ,William Byrum, NRCS Eastern Technology Training Center

3. Unique Funding Sources for Your Extension Program ,John Munsell, Virginia Tech

3:10 pm

break

3:30 pm

Moderator:

Leslie Boby

Tips & Tools for Extension Work

1.AI for the Extension Professional,Shivam Rathi, Darryl Outlaw & Jasmin El Farnawany, Southern Regional Extension Forestry

2.Gamifying Citizen Science,Wesley Anderson, Auburn University

3.Micro-presentations on tips & tools!

4:00

Topic- Specific small group discussion 1

Participants will choose a group working on the same disciplinary area, or to discuss a specific program area.

5:00 pm

Moderator:

Leslie Boby

• Rapid fire-report-outs from small groups
• wrap-up: overview of what we’ve done & preview of tomorrow

5:15 pm

Hapy Hour followed by dinner, 6 pm (included in registration) at Plymouth Bluff

**opportunities to inoculate logs for shitake mushrooms**

Time

Agenda: Thursday, February 6^th (Morning)

7:00 am

Breakfast (included in registration)

8:00 am

Moderator:

Leslie Boby

Recap of yesterday, shared thoughts, what’s happening today!

About Natural Resource Extension Educators Foundation, Sandy Smith, President

8:20 am

Moderator:

Butch Bailey

Lightning Presentations- Research you can use & News Worth Sharing

Learn about research, programs, results and more from your peers in these short lightning presentations. 10 minutes presentation + 2 minutes Q&A/transition

1.Using Lidar in Urban Forestry,Georgios Arsenio, Auburn University

2. Segmentation & Biomass Estimation of Callery Pear from UAV-LIDAR in SC, Kavi Raj Awasthi, Clemson University

3. Forest Wetland Pests,Kristy McAndrews, Mississippi State University

4. Tennessee Firewood Bank,Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee

5. Extension Hunters Harvester Program, Ronnie Cowan, University of Tennessee

6. Mississippi Land Stewards Watershed Conservation Success Stories, Edward Entsminger, Mississippi State University

9:30 am

Extension Skills Mini Workshops (Choose one)

1. Digital Tools for Training & programs: AR/VR for Forestry Education & Simulator Use for Logging Training,John Munsell, Virginia Tech, Curtis VanderSchaaf Mississippi State University & Wyatt Fullington, Hinds Community College

2.Evaluation- Tips & best practices,Beth Baker, Mississippi State University

3.Techniques for Improving Public Speaking and Presentation Skills,David Mercker, University of Tennessee

Rolling break

10:40 am

Topic- Specific small group discussion 2

Participants will choose their own group to join.

11:40

Report out from small group discussions & Meeting Wrap-Up

Moderator: Leslie Boby

12:00 pm

Dismiss