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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris, Mill.) once occupied an estimated 60 to 90 million acres in the Southeastern U.S. Today, longleaf pine covers an estimated 3.5 million acres in the Southeastern U.S. Many of these acres are on military bases and in state or national forests. More than 116,000 acres of longleaf were planted on former row crop fields (old-fields), pastures, and hay fields in the late 1990's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Georgia. Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina have also had large acreage plantings of longleaf during this period. A second CRP sign-up starting in 2007 has approximately 250,000 acres eligible in the Southeastern U.S.

This course will provide information necessary to effectively establish longleaf pine stands on old-field sites and grass/pasturelands using recent field trials from across the Southeast. The economics of growing longleaf pine will also be addressed under various levels of management (thinning, fertilization, competition control, pine straw, and CRP payments).

Topics include:

• The Establishment Phase: Evaluating and preparing the site for planting, subsoiling, scalping, pre-plant herbicides, exotic control, and checking soils/site conditions
• Seedlings: Quality, genetic improvement availability, size, bareroot vs. containerized, and handling
• Seedling Planting: Timing (function of soil moisture status and if/when/how much/what herbicide(s) were applied pre-plant, etc.), depth, and spacing considerations
• Post-Plant Competition Control: Timing, products, rates, banded vs. broadcast, and control of exotic grasses, broadleaf weeds, and other vegetation
• Prescribed Burning: Timing, frequency, and effects on growth and stem form
• Fertilization: Using fertilization diagnostic tools (soil and foliage sampling, soils and land use history knowledge, and magnitude and duration of fertilizer response when present for pine straw and wood volume gains)
• The economics of growing longleaf pine under various management regimes (rotation age, number of thinnings, fertilization, competition control, pine straw income, and CRP payments).

Upon completion of this course, a forest landowner, forester, or land manager will have information to make effective silvicultural management decisions on establishing longleaf based on recent research.

Foresters, land managers, forest landowners, and others interested in establishing longleaf pine on old-field sites and grass/pasturelands and the economics of growing longleaf pine. This course is also designed for real estate professionals and natural resource managers who want to strengthen their basic financial decision-making skills.

Dr. David Dickens is an associate professor of forest productivity with the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, where he assists the non-industrial private forest landowners (NIPFLs) of Georgia and the Southeast. His applied research and service areas are Southern pine productivity, herbicides, fertilization, thinning, pine straw production, economics of forest management activities, forestland application of animal manures and biosolids, and water quality issues related to fertilization. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 papers on these topics and procured more than $1 million in grant funds to address NIPFL forest production issues.

Dr. Dave Moorhead is a professor of silviculture with the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. His research and teaching areas of expertise are hardwood regeneration and management, herbicide application, pine regeneration, and prescribed fire.

The fee for Longleaf Pine Establishment and Economics 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 September 24, 2007.

Preregistration must be accompanied by check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Limited seating is available.

• 11 hours CFE (Continuing Forestry Education) — Category 1
• 11 hours CLE (Continuing Logger Education) — Environment
• Pesticide Applicator Certification for Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida applied for
• Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board credits applied for; also accepted by 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 2007 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.

Now Available Online! Forestry Ethics Online Course

Now you can complete the one-hour Forestry Ethics Online Course from the comfort of your home or office. Register today for this self-paced, self-study program and earn CFE credit! Go here for more details: www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/is/forestry

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 October 8, 2007.

Registration Fee:
The fee for Longleaf Pine Establishment and Economics 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 September 24, 2007.

Preregistration must be accompanied by check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Limited seating is available.

Location:
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
P.O. Box 1209
15 RDC Road
Tifton, GA 31793M
Phone: 229-386-3416

Lodging — Tifton, Georgia:
Please visit www.caes.uga.edu/campus/tifton/conferences/lodging.html for hotels close to the I-75 area. A map will be included in your confirmation letter.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, October 4, 2007. 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.

About the Georgia Center
This course is sponsored by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, which is located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia 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.