Healthy Forests: Managing for bugs, wildlife, and big trees
Flinchum’s Phoenix, 650 Phoenix Drive, Athens, Georgia
Sponsored by: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Date: Oct 23, 2025 09:00 AM to Oct 24, 2025 04:00 PM
Purpose
Course content will center on landscape-scale forest management issues related to silviculture, wildlife management, forest health, and water quality.
This course has a maximum capacity of 35 participants.
Topics include:
- Silvicultural tactics from site prep to final harvest
- Forest insect management tactics
- Forest management strategies to enhance wildlife populations and water quality
- Forest taxation
- Prescribed fires
- Hands-on training in forest insects, water quality monitoring, and wildlife management
How one will benefit
Participants should be better equipped to manage forest stands in the Southeastern US upon completion of this course.
Who Should Attend?
This course is appropriate for land managers, foresters, extension agents, and other related professions.
Agenda
Agenda is being finalized
Registration
The last day for early registration is 10/10/2025
The last day for registration is 10/20/2025
Early registration through October 10, 2025.................................$360.00
After 10/10/2025, Registration
Regular registration after October 10, 2025:.................................$410.00
Continuing Education Credits
- 12.0 Cat. 1 SAF Continuing Forestry Education hours (To be applied for)
- 2.0 MTH Cat. A; 10.0 MTH Cat. B (CLE) hours - (To be applied for)
- 3.0 hours GA pesticide applicator credit – Category 23 and 1.0 hour Category 10 (To be applied for)
- International Society of Arboriculture CEUs: (To be applied for)
Certified Arborist: 2.75
BCMA - Science: 2.75
Municipal Specialist: 2.75
Instructor(s)
