What

The Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership (GUCP) is hosting a 2-day workshop to explore the benefits of shortleaf pine.  The Uwharries region of NC is a place where shortleaf is still hanging on and there is a lot of opportunity for restoration. Topics that will be covered include the status of shortleaf pine today, ecology of the shortleaf pine ecosystem, artificial and natural regeneration of shortleaf pine, economics and yield, cost-share opportunities to help landowners plant shortleaf pine, and an introduction to the rangewide conservation plan currently being developed by the Shortleaf Pine Initiative. SPI Director Mike Black will be there with Southern Regional Extension Forestry"s Holly Campbell, who has been instrumental in designing and writing content for the forthcoming Shortleaf Pine website update. 

Where 

The James Garner Center

210 Burnette Street, Troy, NC 

To Register 

Click here and fill out the form or contact Brooke Massa at brooke.massa@ncwildlife.org

Agenda 

Day 1

8:30 - 9:00 Registration & Coffee  Brooke Massa, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

9:40 - 10:30 Shortleaf Pine Ecosystem  Mike Black, Shortleaf Pine Initiative

Rob Evans, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Conservation 

10:50 - 11:30 Artificial Regeneration of Shortleaf Pine  David Schnake, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Research 

11:30 - 1:00 Catered lunch will be provided

1:00 - 1:45 Ecological Restoration & Managing Shortleaf Pine for Wildlife  Chris Moorman, NC State University

1:45 – 2:30 Economics of Shortleaf Pine  Bill Pickens, NC Forest Service

2:45 - 3:05 Cost-share Opportunities for Shortleaf Pine  John Isenhour, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

3:05 - 3:30 Shortleaf Pine Initiative & Website  Mike Black, Shortleaf Pine Initiative 

Holly Campbell, Southern Regional Extension Forestry 

3:30 - 4:45 Panel Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities  John Blanton, US Forest Service 

David Halley, True North Forest Management Services

Mark Megalos, NC State University Cooperative Extension

4:45 – 5:00 Closing Remarks & Adjourn

Day 2 

9:00 – 12:00 Field Trip: We will visit nearby sites that have different management objectives and strategies for shortleaf pine, including forests managed for timber production and those managed for ecological objectives. 

Speakers: Bill Pickens, NC Forest Service; Mark Carter, US Forest Service; Mark Bost,  NC Forest Service; Rob Evans, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Conservation Program.