Loving the Land Through Working Forests

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Loving the Land Through Working Forests

The next Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference is in September 2023!

A field conference all about forests – threats, management practices, and ways that we can enhance their resilience and overall health. The day will include presentations, woods walks, and live demonstrations of horse-logging and goats browsing invasive plants. There will be children’s programming, and lunch is provided for all. Pre-registration is required. See below for the full program!


September 18, 2021 @ 8:00 am 4:00 pm


Thompsons’ Wood

M54X+72
Hydetown, PA 16434 United States

Thompsons’ Wood has frontage along Route 408, Ghering Rd, and Bowmaster Rd in Troy Township, Crawford County, PA.

The main conference entrance and gathering site will be at its Ghering Rd. access, located 0.2 miles south of the intersection of Route 408 and Ghering Rd.

Use this link for mapping your route to Thompsons’ Wood.

 

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Registration has closed – stay tuned for the 2023 lineup!

$10 – Members – $25 – Non-Members – Free for children under 7

For Mail-In Registration and payment by check, download the registration flier here.


Schedule of Events

7:30am          Registration Begins

8:15am          Welcome Remarks & Introductions

8:30am          Opening Address by Susan Stout New Presenter: Bob Long

Carefully Observing our Forests Together in Changing Times

 9:00am          Morning Breakout Session 1    

Removing invasive plants in a friendly and natural way- with goats! (Allegheny Goatscape)
Woods Walk on Invasive Species & Their Management (Troy Firth)
Diverse Forests, Diverse Birds (Dr. Steven Latta)

10:20am         Break

10:40am         Morning Breakout Session 2

Horse-Logging Demonstration with Discussion (Guy Dunkle)
Tales from the Tailgate: A Woman’s Guide to Working in your Woods (Nancy Baker)
Removing invasive plants in a friendly and natural way- with goats! (Allegheny Goatscape)

12pm               Lunch – Box Lunches will be provided from Making Memories Catering

1:30pm            Keynote SessionSponsored by Ernst Conservation Seeds

The Nature of Oaks (Doug Tallamy)

2:30pm            Afternoon Breakout Session

Tales from the Tailgate: A Woman’s Guide to Working in your Woods (Nancy Baker)
Woods Walk on Invasive Species & Their Management (Troy Firth)
Diverse Forests, Diverse Birds (Dr. Steve Latta)

4pm            Conference Adjourns



Meet the Presenters

Gavin Deming and goat
Allegheny Goatscape
Nancy Baker
Nancy Baker
Guy Dunkle
Troy Firth
Steven Latta, PhD
Susan Stout
Susan Stout, PhD
Doug Tallamy, PhD

Thank you to our Sponsors