An Overview of Bottomland Hardwood Forests
Webinar Details
When:
Nov 21, 2024 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dr. David Mercker - Extension Forester, University of Tennessee
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- New York Logger Training - Trained Logger Certification (NYLT-TLC) - .25 hour NYLT TLC Credit [credits applied for]
- Certificate of Participation
- Georgia Master Timber Harvester - Continuing Logger Ed. (GaMTH CLE) - 1 hour CLE - MTH Category B Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This presentation will define bottomland forests, discuss their function and silvicultural challenges, address which species to favor and outline some forest management practices that landowners can implement.
About Our Presenter(s)
Dr. David Mercker has worked as a professional forester for 38 years, including 13 years in private consulting and 25 years in his current role as Extension Forester with the University of Tennessee. Through Extension programs he educates landowners, loggers, foresters, teachers, youth, and society about sustainable forest management. He is a Fellow with the Society of American Foresters (SAF), has received the National Family Forest Education Award, and was chosen as the 2020 National Extension Forester of the Year. He recently developed a series of educational videos titled ‘Back Porch Forestry’ that offer forestry education in the non-formal setting of his back porch.
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