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This course will provide information that will help you to effectively manage pine stands for pine straw production. Revenues for pine straw paid to forest landowners in Georgia have increased from an estimated $15.5 million in 1999 to more than $25 million in 2003. During the same period, stumpage revenues in Georgia declined by 27%. Many forest landowners and land managers are interested in managing their loblolly, longleaf, or slash pine stands for pine straw.

Nessmith-Lane Building
Plant Drive
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460
Phone: 912-681-5555
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cecontactmenu.html

Participants will:

• Learn about pine straw yields by species, site quality, land-use history, and basal area.
• Review cut-over and old-field pine straw studies, as well as other factors that affect pine straw yields.
• Learn how the effect of pine straw raking (semiannual, annual, periodic) relates to soil moisture status, nutrient cycling, and stand growth.
• Learn the effect of fertilization on pine straw yields on cut-over and old-field sites.
• Learn how to use diagnostic tools and soils information to determine fertilizer needs, herbicide use, and recom- mendations.
• Learn how to control invasive exotic species.
• Learn management alternatives to moving a cut-over pine stand into pine straw production, hear about sequencing fertilizer and herbicide use, and discuss the economics of pine straw in overall pine stand management.

Foresters, landowners, land managers, pine straw contractors, realtors, and others who are interested in making effective silvicultural and economic management decisions for loblolly, longleaf, or slash pine stands for pine straw.

David Dickens is an associate professor of forest productivity with the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. David develops, coordinates, and implements educational materials and programs for County Extension agents, private nonindustrial forest landowners, and natural resource professionals.

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 this course is $445, which includes lunch, refreshment breaks, and instructional materials. There is an $80 discount for fees paid by check or credit card and postmarked by April 8, 2008. Preregistration must be accompanied by check, purchase order, or credit card number to guarantee a place in the course. Limited seating is available.

• 12 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours — Category 1
• 12 Continuing Logger Education (CLE) hours — Business Management
• Pesticide Applicator Certification for Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida will be applied for
• 14 Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board credits approved, also accepted by the Georgia Real Estate Commission

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 2008 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 e-mail her at 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

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 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 April 22, 2008.

Location
Nessmith-Lane Building
Plant Drive
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: 912-681-5555
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cecontactmenu.html

Lodging — Statesboro, Georgia
Please visit http://statesboro.homestead.com/hotels.html for hotels close to the Georgia Southern University area.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, April 18, 2008. 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.