Woodlots, Buffers, and Conservation Workshop Come and learn how woods can increase profits and susta

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Woodlots, Buffers, and Conservation
WorkshopCome and learn how woods can increase
profits and sustainability on your farm!
830 a.m.-100 p.m., Saturday, 20 September, 2008
with optional afternoon field trip Landfill of
North Iowa Education Center 15942 Killdeer
Avenue Clear Lake, IA 50428
Cost 20 for Farmers Union member 25 for
non-member 15 for post-secondary student Price
includes lunch and tour For information or to
register Contact Gwen Foster, Iowa Farmers
Union Education Director Tel. [phone] Or
Amber Anderson Mba, Outreach Director outreach_at_io
wafarmersunion.org Email info_at_iowafarmersunion.o
rg Or visit www.iowafarmersunion.org See
reverse side for agenda and map
This forestry field day is a cooperative effort
of the Iowa Farmers Union, National Farmers
Union, and Trees Forever
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The Land Fill of northern Iowa is located 2 miles
east of Interstate 35, (Clear Lake exit 193) and
3 miles west of Mason City (19th street SW). Take
Killdeer avenue ½ mile south to the front gate.
Park in lot south of building
Mason City
Exit 193
Killdeer Ave.
LNI
From HWY 18 (Ave of the Saints)
Interstate 35

• Agenda
• 830-900-Registration
• 900-915 Welcome and Overview
• Chris Petersen, Iowa Farmers Union President
• 915-945 Cooperative Forestry
• Jeff Moser, NFU director of economic and co-op
  development
• Explore cooperative forestry resources, managing
  woodlots with neighbors, group harvests,
  landowner cooperation, forming a woodlot co-op,
  and examples from other states of woody biomass
  and renewable energy co-ops
• 945-1015 Agroforestry-What is it?
• Barb Grabner-Kerns, Trees Forever
• Learn about Agroforestry practices and results
  of a Trees Forever buffer participant survey on
  the impacts of recent flooding on riparian and
  other conservation buffers
• 1015-1030-Break
• 1030-1100 Forestry Resources and Programs
• Tony Moore, NRCS District Conservationist
• Explore programs available to farmers and
  landowners for conservation programs, wetlands,
  conservation buffers, etc.
• 1130-1200 Establishing and Managing Your Tree
  Stand
• Jesse Randall, ISU Forestry Extension
• Learn about species selection, proper planting,
  maintenance, weed control, diseases, planting for
  landscapes, how to plant and maintain a healthy
  forest stand/buffer
• Noon-Lunch
• 1230 Landfill of North Iowa Education Center

Sponsored by Iowa Farmers Union, National
Farmers Union, and Trees Forever