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Natural Pine Regeneration and Management is the Southern pine management course for foresters and landowners who want to consider natural regeneration in lieu of planting. Many land-owners have long favored natural regeneration due to the low out-of-pocket costs. This course will focus on stand development of natural stands with very few added inputs vs. the growth of these stands after different silvicultural treatments. The course will also cover differences in wood quality primarily due to different stand densities at younger ages and what those differences can mean for financial returns under different product-pricing scenarios. Though most natural stand management in the South focuses on even-aged management, there is increasing interest in uneven-aged management. Therefore, the last portion of the course will feature discussions on how uneven-aged management is practiced for Southern pines along with where and why it might be considered a good choice.

Valdosta State University
University Center, Cypress Room 1500 N. Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31698
229-333-5800

Foresters attending this course should leave with the abilities to evaluate stands for potential for natural regeneration and to adjust them to allow for natural regeneration, as well as to evaluate the trade-offs of spending money for silvicultural treatments such as woody release and fertilization vs. allowing stands to develop without such treatments, and should be able to discuss the positives and negatives of uneven-aged management for different species and markets. Landowners who attend should be able to intelligently interact with foresters on these topics. Realtors involved in, and interested in, the buying and selling of forest products, timber, and timberland are invited to attend.

The purpose of the class is to discuss what we know about natural stand regeneration and management. In the process, the instructors hope to dispel some myths about how natural stands can be expected to develop, and particularly how they can be expected to respond to silvicultural treatments.

Barry Shiver and Bruce Borders have been teaching continuing education short courses across the South since 1989. Barry recently retired from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources where he was a Professor and taught classes in timber management, inventory, silviculture, and mensuration. Bruce is still on the faculty at Georgia where he teaches classes in biometrics, inventory, and timber management. Both instructors have been active in developing yield models for Southern pines, both natural and plantation, that provide realistic estimates of growth in operational stands. The research program objectives of the instructors focused on finding management solutions for timberland owners and investors. Courses taught by these instructors are popular, as they deliver technical content in an understandable and enthusiastic manner!

The fee for this course is $445, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks, and instructional materials. There is a $50 discount for fees paid by check or credit card and postmarked by November 14, 2006. Preregistration must be accompanied by check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Limited seating is available. The Georgia Center will charge a $50 processing fee for a second course transfer, if applicable.

• 11 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours — Category 1
• 11 Continuing Logger Education (CLE) hours — Business
• Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board credits applied for; also accepted by the Georgia Real Estate Commission, if approved.

Full Attendance Is Mandatory to Receive Credit.

If you are not satisfied with this course, we will refund your registration fee. Third Course Free! Attend two forestry courses in 2006 as a paid participant and get the third course (with equal or lower course fee) for free. Contact Nette Penn, at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu, before you register for the third course. Fourth Person Free! Register three people from your organization and the fourth person is free. All registrants must be with the same program (same address and same budget), and the registration fees must be paid in advance by check or credit card.

This optional one-hour course focuses on case studies to illustrate the place of ethics in the practice of forestry. It meets the ethics requirement for registered foresters in Georgia.

This course is cosponsored by the University of Georgia Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, which is located on UGA's beautiful, historic campus in Athens, Georgia. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Georgia Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your event coordinator, Nette Penn at 706-542-6658 or Nette.Penn@georgiacenter.uga.edu prior to 5:00 p.m. ET on November 28, 2006.

Lodging:
Please visit www.georgiahotels.com/cities/valdosta/index.asp for hotels close to the Valdosta State University campus. A map will be included in your confirmation letter.

Location:
Valdosta State University
University Center, Cypress Room 1500 N. Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31698
229-333-5800 or 800-618-1878

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, November 24, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a course is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel. (3) If for unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances an instructor is unable to attend, the Georgia Center reserves the right to substitute a comparable instructor.