Mississippi Society of American Foresters
All Things Wild and Wonderful
April 8-10, 2013
MS Ag and Forestry Museum
Jackson, MS
Agenda | Registration | Hotel | Continuing Education | Speakers | Exhibitor/Sponsor
Agenda
| Monday, April 8 | ||
| 3:00-5:00 pm | MS SAF Executive Committee Meeting | Location TBA |
| 5:00-7:00 pm | Dinner on your own | |
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Hospitality Room | Cabot Lodge, Ridgeland |
| Tuesday, April 9 | ||
| 8:00-9:00 am | Vendors set up displays (possibly the day before) | |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Registration, Coffee Break with Vendors | |
| 10:30 am | Welcome-Jason Gordon, Chair MS SAF, Master of Ceremonies State Forester Charlie Morgan, Mississippi Forestry Commission | |
| 11:00 am | Historical Value of Timberland and Key Factors to Valuation, Joe Mallard, V.P. of Lending and Branch Manager, Southern Ag Credit, Ridgeland, MS | |
| 12:00 pm | 1-hr Lunch with Vendors | |
| 1:00 pm | Fire on the Forty and Prescribed Burning Associations, John Gruchy, Private Lands Habitat Program Biologist, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Wild Turkey Habitat Management, Adam Butler, Wild Turkey Program Biologist, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks |
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| 2:45 pm | 30-min Break |
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| 3:15-4:15 pm | Two Options:
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| 4:15 pm | Blues Rangers Interpretive Program, Dave Allen, Tate Thriffiley, & Jimmy Mordica, MS National Forests, DeSoto National Forest | |
| 4:45-5:45 pm | Reception with Vendors, The Blues Rangers | |
| 5:45-6:00 pm | MSU CFR/Dept Forestry Update Dr. George Hopper and Andy Ezell | |
| 6:00-7:15 pm | Boiled Crawfish, etc. | Crawdad Hole (next door) |
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Hospitality | Cabot Lodge, Ridgeland |
| Wednesday, April 10 | ||
| 6:00-8:30 am | Bird Identification at Lefluers Bluff State Park, Joe McGee, Conservation Biologist /Outreach Naturalist, MS Museum of Natural Science. Class Limited to 15 | |
| 8:15-9:00 am | Continental Breakfast with Vendors | |
| 9:00 am | Welcome Jason Gordon, Chair MS SAF, Master of Ceremonies Ecosystem Restoration in our MS National Forests, Tate Thriffiley, MS National Forests, DeSoto National Forest Road Building Best Management Practices, Bill Kitchings and Jim Phillips, MS Forestry Commission |
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| 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am | MS SAF business meeting SAF Council Report, Council Representative Ian Munn Branding the SAF - What's in a Name? Forester or Natural Forest Resource Manager? Vice President Dave Walters, Society of American Foresters, Knoxville, TN |
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| 11:30 am | Awards Luncheon – Pavilion MS Ag and Forestry Museum (ribeye steaks) Awards – Randy Watkins, Awards Committee MS SAF Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith, MS Department of Agriculture & Commerce, Jackson, MS |
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| 1:00-3:00 pm | Post Conference Guided Tour of Forestry Suppliers, Inc. Tour and demonstrations of latest tools. Carpool from Museum Parking Lot. Preregistration Required. |
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Conference Location
The conference will be held in the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216).View Larger Map
Conference Hotel
The Cabot Lodge of Ridgeland (120 Dyess Rd, Ridgeland, MS) is the host hotel. A set of rooms for single/double occupancy have been reserved at $101.52 ($94 plus 8% Room and Sales Tax). Please book your room at this special MS Society of American Foresters rate before March 25. Reservations may be made by calling 601-957-0757.View Larger Map
Continuing Education
Foresters can earn up to 7 CFE Hours, Category 1-CF (including 1 hour Ethics).Speakers
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Mr. Adam Butler Wild Turkey Program Biologist MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Dr. Jason Gordon Chair, Mississippi Society of American Foresters Assistant Extension Professor, Mississippi State University Mr. John Gruchy Private Lands Habitat Program Biologist MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Dr. James Henderson Assistant Extension Professor, Mississippi State University Ms. Cindy Hyde-Smith Commissioner MS Department of Agriculture & Commerce Mr. Bill Kitchings and Mr. Jim Phillips MS Forestry Commission |
Mr. Joe McGee Conservation Biologist /Outreach Naturalist MS Museum of Natural Science Mr. Joe Mallard V.P. of Lending and Branch Manager Southern Ag Credit, Ridgeland, MS Mr. Charlie Morgan State Forester Mississippi Forestry Commission Dr. Ian Munn Council Representative, SAF Council Report Mr. Tate Thriffiley MS National Forests, DeSoto National Forest Mr. Dave Walters Vice President Society of American Foresters Blues Rangers Dave Allen, Tate Thriffiley, & Jimmy Mordica MS National Forests, DeSoto National Forest |
The Mississippi Society of American Foresters (MS SAF) supports the restoration and maintenance of longleaf pine on appropriate sites in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi.
The December issue of the Magnolia Forester is now available on-line.