Hardwood Timber Management Workshop for Property Owners
February 25, 2012, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Center
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 Do you a property owner with beautiful hardwood forests or any property owner want to grow hardwoods as a future investment? If you are, you’ll want to attend the Emmet Conservation District’s “Hardwood Timber Management” workshop for property owners. Why should you attend? There has been a high demand for timber from private lands in Michigan over the past several years, thus selling timber from your woodlands can generate income and more importantly harvesting mature trees allows the forest to renew itself.
You will learn about sustainable management of your forest, how harvesting can help improve your land for other uses including wildlife and who to contact for professional forestry assistance. There are qualified foresters in your area to advise you with your interest in mind. Have you been contacted recently about selling timber from your property? Did they say the Asian long horn beetle is on its way and you better sell before it gets here? We’ll tell you who to call before making any decisions. We’ll also provide some tips about selling your timber, like don’t sell to the first buyer that comes along, get at least three bids. We’ll also tell you why have a forest management plan written for your property can save you money.
The workshop will take place on Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, at the Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Center in Petoskey. The registration fee is $15 per person or $20 per family. For more information please contact Cydney Steeb at 439-8977 or email . The deadline for registration is February 20.
Backyard Fruit Tree Workshop
Saturday April 28th 10:00AM-12:00 Noon
Country Apply Orchard, Petoskey
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You can increase your property value and provide fresh chemical free fruit for your family by simply planting fruit trees. If you’re like many other people who have decided to dedicate part of your garden beds to vegetable growing, due to concern about the quality of the produce you feed your children, you can learn to take it a step further and grow your own fruit.
Steve Fouch, retired horticulture educator for MSU Extension, will share his knowledge gained working with tree fruit grower around the state. Steve now manages his own tree health and nursery business and does horticulture consulting work. Together with Dick Barker, owner of Country Apple Orchards in Petoskey, Steve will provide information valuable to inexperienced and experienced fruit growers.
Topics covered with include selection of varieties for our area, site preparation and growing for quality, tips on planting and tree nutrition, proper training and care of young trees, pruning of older trees, protection from deer and other critters, insect and disease control. After covering these topics which will be presented in a handout, the class will venture out into the orchards to see firsthand how Dick prunes and cares for his trees.
It’s difficult to put a dollar value on fruit trees, but it will set your property apart from properties without them and could pique the interest of a potential buyer.
Steve Fouch will be offering several varieties of semi-dwarf fruit trees for sale at the conclusion of the workshop. The workshop will take place Saturday April 28th from 10am to Noon at the Country Apple Orchard 8785 Horton Bay Rd., just west of US31 in Petoskey. Call Cydney Steeb at the Emmet Conservation District 439-8977 for more information. Cost for the workshop is $15 per person and the registration deadline is April 23rd.
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