September Opportunities: WV Woodland Stewards Seminar, and FGU “Out of the Woods” Series

The September WV Woodland Stewards Seminar will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 6pm to 830pm.  See attached detailed agenda or below. 

At this seminar, speakers will cover: 

— Spotted lanternfly 

— Two newish invasives 

— Meet an arborist 

— Oak regeneration ecology 

Be sure to invite a friend, colleague, or neighbor!   

Hope you can make it! 

To register, go to:  

https://wvu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcOqhpz8sEtw0qds2azopa_8fCT_iYko2

AGENDA 

6:00 pm ————————————————————————————————————

Briefing and update on the spotted lanternfly— 

Dr. James Watson, Spotted Lanternfly Coordinator—WV Department of Agriculture 

6:30 pm ———————————————————————————————————–

Incoming Invasives: A short review of two invasive species that may soon be found in WV. 

Chris Hayes, Entomologist, Forest Health Protection, USDA Forest Service 

7:00 pm           BREAK/Questions and Answers 

7:15 pm ———————————————————————————————————–

Meet an Arborist— 

Chris Bodkin, Arborist 

7:45 pm ———————————————————————————————————–

Oak regeneration ecology— 

Dr. Dave McGill, Forest Resources Extension Specialist, West Virginia University 

8:15pm            Questions and Answers 

8:30 pm           Depart 


Also, The Future Generations University Out of the Woods webinar is on September 15 at 7 pm.  The guest speaker will be United Plant Savers and the topic will be the Forest Grown Certified Program. To register, go to https://www.future.edu/maple/.

These are some really great learning opportunities in September!

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