Continuing Education
Indiana Society of American Foresters Winter Meeting – Thursday February 21 & Friday February 22, 2019
Where
The program will be held in the Canyon Inn at McCormick’s Creek State Park, 451 McCormick Creek Park Rd., Spencer, IN 47460.
Timber and Non-Timber Forest Products
| Day 1 – February 21 | |
| 9:00AM | Executive Committee Meeting |
| 12:00PM | Registration |
| 1:00PM | Greeting |
| 1:15PM | Non-Timber Forest Products – Deborah Hill, Retired Extension Forester, University of Kentucky. |
| 2:00PM | Management of Indiana’s Whitetail Deer Herd – Joe Caudell, Deer Biologist, Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife |
| 2:45PM | Break |
| 3:00PM | Bourbon/Stave Industry – Bob Russell, Senior Manager of Wood Procurement or Seth Jones, Mill Manager, Spencer Stave Mill |
| 3:45PM | Travel to Brown-Forman Stave Mill |
| 4:00 PM | Tour Brown-Forman Stave Mill – 725 US Hwy 231, Spencer, IN 47460 |
| 4:45PM | Travel Back to Canyon Inn |
| 5:00PM | Business Meeting |
| 6:00PM | Supper |
| 7:00PM | Social Time and Forester’s Fund Activities |
| Day 2 – February 22 | |
| 7:30AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30AM | Indiana’s Maple Syrup Industry and Forest Management of a Sugar Bush – Ron Burnett |
| 9:15AM | Sustainable Wood Use and Forest Management by IKEA – Holly Davidson, Store Manager Fishers IKEA |
| 10:15AM | Depart for Indiana Hardwood Specialties – Hardwood flooring manufacturer |
| 10:30AM | Indiana Hardwood Specialties Tour – 4341 North US Hwy 231, Spencer, IN 47460 |
| 11:30AM | Depart for Bloomington |
| 12:00PM | Lunch on your own in Bloomington |
| 1:00PM | Maple Syrup Operation – Mike Bell, Hinkle-Garton Farmstead 2920 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408 |
Registration: Pre-registration is required in order to plan meals and breaks. Please complete and return the registration form on this flyer by February 6, 2019 to the address indicated. Registration pays for part of the total cost of breaks, meals, transportation and speakers.
Online registration and payment link (PayPal)
Online/Paypal Registration is available below.
Mail-In registration can be completed also.
Fill out the registration form and send with payment to Josh Wagner, 8301 E Hash Rd., Bloomington, IN 47408. Make checks payable to Indiana Society of American Foresters.
Conference Facility: Canyon Inn, McCormick’s Creek State Park, 451 McCormick Creek Park Rd., Spencer, IN 47460
Tour Location(s):
Day 1 – Brown-Forman Stave Mill – 725 US Hwy 231, Spencer, IN 47460
Day 2 – Indiana Hardwood Specialities – 4341 North US Hwy 231, Spencer, IN 47560
Continuing Education: This workshop will be assigned contact hours for continuing education credits.
Lodging:
Canyon Inn
McCormick’s Creek State Park, 451 McCormick Creek Park Rd., Spencer, IN 47460
Room Reservations:
1-812-829-4881
Group Code 0221AF