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Wildlife Game Management and Forestry BMPs - White Plains GA 2024
White Plains Schoolhouse, 7420 GA-15, White Plains, GA 30678
Sponsored by: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Date: Nov 19, 2024 08:00 AM to Nov 19, 2024 12:30 AM
Purpose
This short course aims to provide technical information on specific techniques, including forestry best management practices (BMPs), used to enhance and preserve wildlife habitat on forested land. Topics will include forestry BMPs and wildlife game species management and ecology. We will cover the basics of deer, quail, dove, turkey, woodcock, and other game species management. The course is designed to offer the community of professional loggers all of the CLE renewal credits required by the MTH program.
Who Will Benefit?
Private and state foresters, loggers, members of forestry associations, forestry professionals (consultants and managers), forest landowners interested in wildlife management on their lands, and wildlife biologists.
Instructors
Dr. James Johnson is the Continuing Education Program Director with the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. His research while at the Warnell School focused on developing a survey method for monitoring white-tailed deer populations using trail cameras. James is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and has been a member of the UGA Deer Lab for the past 10 years. He has spent most of his life on his family’s farm in North Georgia engaging in numerous land management activities and has been a member and advocate of the hunting community for over 20 years.
Registration Fee
The fee for this 4-hour course is $120.00, which includes digital instructional materials.
Cancellations
In the event that you need to cancel, in order to receive a refund please contact James Johnson (706-308-6396 or james.johnson26@uga.edu) by November 05, 2024.
Agenda
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Forestry BMPs (Scott Thackston) |
| 9:00 | Ecology and Management of White-tailed Deer (James Johnson) |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Turkey and Quail Management (James Johnson) |
| 11:15 | Mourning Doves and Woodcocks (James Johnson) |
| 12:15 PM | Adjourn |
Registration
The last day for registration is 11/18/2024
Register Now!Registration Cost.........................................$120.00
Continuing Education Credits
· 4.0 Cat.1 Continuing Forestry Ed. (CFE) hours – (applied for)
· 1.0 Cat A; 3.0 Cat B Continuing Logger Ed. (CLE) hours – (applied for)
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