Smoky Mountain Woodland Owners Workshop

Workshop will cover the topics below:

• Forest Restoration, Recreation, and Wildlife: advanced regeneration, in particular -> encouraging natural regeneration of Oak and Hickory trees, which can be useful to those who are considering non-plantation timber management.
• Wildlife Bird Boxes
• Invasive Species Treatments: 1 year, 2 year, untreated. Good areas vs bad areas.
• Good Road and Maintenance of Roads: water bars, turn outs, etc.
• Canopy Gaps: promoting oaks and hickory trees
• Using Grazing Livestock to Underbrush: effective, non-selective, go for the easy things first and can chew down desired plants including young trees - future forest
• Early Succession Habitat: native wildflower meadow & riparian buffer (If time allows)

Register via Eventbrite (deadline October 3)

For more information, contact:
Robert Hawk, Extension Director
Jackson/Swain Counties
robert_hawk@ncsu.edu