Iowa’s Tree Farmer of the Year Field Day! Thursday September 28th 2017– Wolf family TF

Time Topic/Activity

9:00 to 9:30 am Registration and refreshments

9:30 to 9:45 pm Introductions and Recognition of the Wolf Family

(Before Lunch, 2 concurrent sessions) 9:45 to 10:45 am - Tour one of Iowa’s largest maple syrup producers sugarshack and hear how raw sap is turned into 100% pure maple syrup, see the evaporator, filtering and packing aspects of syrup. – sample some of the Wolf family syrup.

11:00 to Noon – Tour the sugarbush and discuss forest management to maximize sap production, see a modern tubing and vacuum system used to extract maple sap.

*****Hot Lunch will be provided by the Edgewood Locker. Lunch will be $15.00 payable the day of the event but you must register!***** (After Lunch 2 concurrent sessions) 1:15 to 2:15pm - Driving tour through most of the Wolf family forest to overview a recent timber harvest and the natural regeneration potential of the site and along the way learn about the highly sensitive and rare algific slopes!

2.30 to 3:30 – The Wolf family completed several direct seeding and seedling plantings over the years. We will see two different direct seeding plantings where the “problem” is too much oak. Learn about all the standard and non-standard ways Brian and his family kept the deer out of the plantings. You can see the difference!

3:30 wrap up and head home ***** To register please call Janice at ISU at 515-294-7991 or e-mail her at jberhow@iastate.edu by September 25,

2017.

Instructors Brian & Lisa Wolf – Landowners Kyle Wolf – Son and Primary Sugarmaker David Bridges – District Forester, (Anamosa) Iowa DNR Bruce Blair – Area Forester, (Yellow River) Iowa DNR Jesse Randall – Extension Forester, Iowa State University

Directions

Meet at Brian & Lisa Wolf’s farm (23945 North Bankston Road, Epworth IA). From Farley Iowa take Holy Cross

Rd (aka 1st St. NW) north for ~7 miles and head east on N. Bankston Rd for 1.8 Miles. Their dairy farm will be on the

north side of the road. Look for the ISU Forestry Extension signs!

Shimek State Forest Field Day Lee County

October 3rd, 2017 White Oak Campground

8:30 - 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am Welcome - Overview of the Day - John Byrd, Area Forester

Morning Sessions 9:15 - 11 am Review a working timber harvest

- (Felling, Skidding, at the Log Landing - sorting, log bucking, grading, load out) – Al Cole

11:05 – 11:45 am Monitoring forest birds and other wildlife in the state of Iowa -How timber management affects species – Steve Dinsmore

11:45 – noon Forest health update – All Foresters

Noon lunch – Lee County Cattleman’s Association will be grilling ribeye steak sandwiches but you must register (see below)!

Mini session at lunch time 12:30 pm State Update – Jeff Goerndt

Afternoon Session 1:00 pm Farm/ Property Estate Planning – Jared Schmidt

This is a great opportunity to invite your next generation of owners to the field day and get all parties informed and begin your land legacy conversation!

3 concurrent sessions 2:05 – 2:35 pm Tree of the year - Red Cedar – Ray Lehn and Lisa Louck

2:40 – 3:10 pm Understanding Tree Physiology and how it determines management – Jesse Randall

3:15-3:45 pm Managing multi-stemmed Oak trees – Bob Petrzelka and Gretchen Cline

3:45 pm Wrap up and head home * Directions on back of agenda *To register please call Whitney at the Lee County Extension Office at 319-835-5116 or e-mail her at weisinge@iastate.edu by September 29, 2017. Registration cost $15.00 per participant payable the day of the event.

Speakers

John Byrd, Area Forester, Shimek State Forest

TJ Mathis, NRCS District Conservationist

Lisa Louck, IDNR District Forester

Ray Lehn, IDNR District Forester

Al Cole, Cole Logging

Bob Petrzelka, Geode Forestry, Inc.

Gretchen Cline, Geode Forestry Inc.

Jesse Randall, ISU Extension Forester

Steve Dinsmore, ISU NREM Professor

Jared Schmidt, Farm Financial Inc.

Steve Armstrong, Armstrong Small Engine

Directions:

Lake McBride State Park

Monday October 9th, 2017

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9 to 9:30 am Registration (Sailboat Shelter 1)

9:30 am Welcome - Paul Millice, Mark Vitosh and Jesse Randall

History of Lake McBride Park - Ron Puettmann

Before lunch 2 concurrent Sessions

9:45 am to 10:40 am ID and Management of Woodland Invasives - David Wehde & Jeremy Rieck

10:45 am to 11:40 am Forest Health Update - Tivon Feeley

11:45 am to 12:45 pm Lunch & IWOA Meeting: (see registration details below)

3 Concurrent Sessions after Lunch

1 pm to 1:40 pm Weed Tree Removal/Rx Fire - Joe Herring and Ron Puettmann

1:55 pm to 2:35 pm Planting with Tree Tubes - Mark Vitosh

2:50 pm to 3:30 pm Tree Harvesting & Re-establishment - David Bridges

Speakers:

Paul Millice, IWOA

Joe Herring, Iowa DNR

David Bridges, Iowa DNR

Ron Puettmann, Iowa DNR

Mark Vitosh, Iowa DNR

Tivon Feeley, Iowa DNR

Jesse Randall, ISU Extension Forestry

David Wehde, Johnson County Conservation Board

Jeremy Rieck, Johnson County Conservation Board

Directions from Iowa City:

Take HWY 1 North from Iowa City 9 miles to Solon.

Turn West (left) on E. 5th St. by Bridge Bank. Follow out of town. This turns into 180th St, and then at the first curve turns into Mehaffey

Bridge Rd. When you come down the big hill overlooking the lake, slow down and turn west (right) onto Cottage Reserve Rd. At the first

sharp curve, keep right and enter Sailboat Rd. Field Day and both shelters are in this area. Look for signs.

Directions from Cedar Rapids:

Take I-380 south to exit 4 North Liberty (construction on Ely Rd/HWY 382 intersection). Turn east (left) and follow Penn Street through

North Liberty. Travel until you cross the railroad tracks and reach the 4 way stop (Front Street/ Mehaffey Bridge Rd and Penn St). Turn left

here on Mehaffey Bridge Rd. Proceed about 6 miles on Mehaffey Bridge Rd, crossing both Mehaffey Bridge/Iowa River and Lake

Macbride's causeway. At the north end of Lake Macbride's causeway, slow down and turn left (West) on Cottage Reserve Rd. At the first

sharp curve, keep right and enter Sailboat Rd. Field Day and both shelters are in this area. Look for signs.

Registration details ($15 for IWOA members, $11 Spouse/Family $20 for non-members Send payment to IWOA

IWOA % Paul Millice 2254 Black Diamond Rd SW Iowa City, IA 52240 by 1 October)

Bremer County FORESTRY Field Day

Fall Field Day ~ October 26th 2017

Time Topic/Activity

1:00 pm. Registration / Welcome

1:30 am. Wapsie Island (Bremer CCB) forest management -Plan Development -Management options

Bugs and stuff- -Hickory decline -Emerald Ash Borer

3:00 pm. Sweet Marsh (IADNR) -Marsh Management -Forest Resource

4:00 pm. Closing Comments If you have any questions call randallj@iastate.edu (515-294-1168) Instructors Linda Haugen- USFS Pathologist, St Paul Mn Jesse Randall – Extension Forester, Iowa State University

Jason Auel – Bioligist, (Tripoli) Iowa DNR Jason Walker – District Forester, (Charles City) Iowa DNR Greg Heidebrink – District Forester, (Charles City) Iowa DNR

If you have any questions contact Jesse Randal at randallj@iastate.edu (515-294-1168) or Greg Heidebrink at greg.heidebrink@dnr.iowa.gov (641-228-6611) Directions- From Tripoli Iowa, head east on 165th St. (7th Ave. SE) almost two miles. Turn north into the Sweet Marsh Parking lot. Look for field day signs.