Extension and cooperatives to hold 35th annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours
Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with Virginia’s natural resource agencies, companies, and associations, will hold their 35th Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour Programs starting Oct. 13.
The tours offer landowners, natural resource professionals, and other interested Virginians the opportunity to spend a day in the field visiting a variety of properties that are actively managed for timber and wildlife. The experience provides a perfect setting for landowners to discuss their forest management issues with professionals in an informal setting, as well as to network with their peers.
“The field tour series is the longest running program of its kind in Virginia, and perhaps even the country,” observed Jennifer Gagnon, coordinator of the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program.
The tours promote wise resource management on private forestlands and focus on science-based forestry and wildlife management practices, public and private sources of technical and financial management assistance, and networking among landowners and natural resource professionals. Stops on private, public, and industry lands demonstrate multiple-use management opportunities and practices first hand.
Tours will be held in Pittsylvania County on Oct. 13, Spotsylvania County on Oct. 21, Sussex County on Oct. 25, and Washington County on Oct. 28. Participants should arrive at sites by 8 a.m. Pre-registration is required, as space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is $45 per person for all tours except Washington County, which is $30 per person. The registration fee, which covers lunch, refreshments, and transportation, is due one week before the tour date.
- Find more information about these and other programs at the Virginia Forest Landowner Update website.
- Contact Jennifer Gagnon or call 540-231-6391 for more information.
