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Hofmann Forest Workshop
November 12 | 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
$40.00Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center, 50 Court St, Jacksonville, NC / Hofmann Forest
This workshop provides foresters with an update on Hofmann Forest, and allows them to earn CFE credits. Morning presentations by representatives from NC State’s College of Natural Resources, Resource Management Service (RMS), and the North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) will be followed by an afternoon field tour of Hofmann Forest.
Agenda (subject to change)
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. |
Check in, networking, and light breakfast |
| 9:30 – 9:40 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions Sam Cook, Executive Director, Forest Assets and Vice President, Natural Resources Foundation Board, NC State University-College of Natural Resources |
| 9:40 – 10:20 a.m. |
CNR Update (FER; Forest Biomaterials; Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management; Center for Geospatial Analytics; and Cooperative Extension and Outreach) Dr. Robert Bardon, Associate Dean for Extension and Professor, NC State University-College of Natural Resources |
| 10:20 – 11:00 a.m. |
AN53 Natural Resources II-Forestry High School Course and Credential Jessica Ireland, Director of Education Programs, North Carolina Forestry Association Abigail Ridge, Education Programs Coordinator, North Carolina Forestry Association |
| 11:00 – 11:10 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:10 – 11:50 a.m. |
Management of the Hofmann Forest Timber Deed Terms and Conditions of RMS’s Timber Deed with the Endowment Fund Tony Doster, Resource Management Service |
| 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
Tour Hofmann Forest
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| 4:00 p.m. | Workshop concludes |
Professional Credits
Society of American Foresters CFEs – 4.5 Cat 1