What
A Shortleaf Pine Private and Public Lands Workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Cumberland Mountain State Park. Learn why shortleaf pine and its associated forests played such an important role in our forest legacy and what you can do to restore it to our forest. See the attached tentative agenda, and directions below. A lunch buffet will be provided.
Where
Cumberland Mountain State Park
24 Office Dr. Crossville, Tennessee 38555
Directions
From I-40 in Crossville, Tn. Take exit 317 for US 127 towards
Crossville/Jamestown. Go south east on TN-28/US 127 (Main Street) towards
Crossville. Continue to follow TN-28/US 127 S for 8.5 miles. Turn right onto
TN-419 N and travel approximately 400 ft. Take slight right and go 0.3 miles.
Just after crossing the bridge at the lake, turn left and destination will be on the
left at the park restaurant.
Please RSVP Brenda York at Brenda.Kay.York@tn.gov by March 2.
Agenda
Shortleaf Pine Private and Public Lands Workshop
March 10, 2015
Location: Cumberland Mtn. State Park
Crossville, Tn. 3855524 Office Drive
Lunch Provided
9:00am CT Introductions Wally Akins/Trish Johnson
9:15am CT History of Shortleaf Pine Clarence Coffey
9:45am CT Decline of Shortleaf Pine Chris Oswald
10:15am CT Shortleaf Pine. Why and How? Dr. Wayne Clatterbuck
10:45am CT Break
11:00am CT Introduction to the Shortleaf Initiative Mike Black
11:30pm CT NRCS programs and others available to landowners Robin Mayberry
12:00pm CT Lunch
1:00pm CT Drive to Catoosa WMA Savanna
1:30-3:00 pm CT Restoration Demonstration at Catoosa WMA
Introduction to Restoration Sites Dwayne Robinson
Silvics of Shortleaf Pine/Regeneration Methods Dr. Wayne
Sponsors:
This program is made available by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s 2014 Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund designed to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of critical forest and freshwater habitats and associated wildlife species in the region. Funding is provided by International Paper’s Forestland Stewards Initiative.
