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Managing Forest Health, Wildlife and Productivity Workshop

What
When October 4th - 5th, 2016
Where Flinchum's Phoenix, 650 Phoenix Road, Athens, GA
Contact Name
Contact Phone (706) 583-0566
Presenters Dr. David Coyle is a Forest Health Extension Associate with Southern Regional Extension Forestry and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. He administers a regional forest health and invasive species outreach and education program.
Dr. Elizabeth Benton is a Forest Health Outreach faculty member in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Her work focuses on pesticide use in forest settings and environmental risk assessment.
Dr. Mark McConnell is a Wildlife Outreach faculty member in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. His work focuses on integrating wildlife management into working landscapes.
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Intended Audience: Resource Managers, Foresters

Course content will center on landscape-scale forest health issues related to productivity, wildlife management, and water quality.  
Topics include:
- biology and management of major insect, pathogen, and weed pests of southeastern forests  
- invasive species detection and associated management tactics 
- forest management strategies to enhance wildlife populations and water quality 
- risks and benefits of fire and pesticides as management tools 
- hands-on training in identification of pests and their damage
Participants should be better equipped to manage pine and hardwood stands for health and productivity upon completion of this course.

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