Pond and Woodland Management Seminar– Mongo & Bing - 09/01/09 02:40 AM
The Illinois Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a workshop South of Brownstown Illinois the last Saturday of September, September 26, 2009. The gathering will be at Fred Bingaman's farm and a nearby farm. Bing and Mongo (Dave Sefton) are working with the state folks to facilitate the meeting. The attendees will be divided into two groups and there will be identical tours for both groups, AM & PM. One session will be at my (Fred's) place and will consist of a tour of our 130 acres which consist of 77 acres of CRP ten year old direct seeding timber, older recently harvested timberland and two ponds. Some of the discussion will highlight the electrofishing survey Bob Lusk made of my 3 acre pond back in May of this year. The other session will consist of Dave taking half of the group by farm wagon about one mile down the road and conduct a two hour session on three ponds he manages. There is an older pond, a pond Dave recently renovated and a brand new waterfowl pond. That property also is a CRP area, primarily in grasslands.
The agenda includes “in the field” discussions of:
• Direct seeding technique of tree planting
• Fisheries management
• Habitat management in woodland and grasslands
• Pond construction
• Timber stand improvement (including common invasive species)
• Timber harvest
Following is a link to the SWCD website for more information and registration. Advanced registration is recommended. There is a $15.00 fee which also covers lunch and many attendance prizes.
http://www.fayettecountyswcd.com/Woodland%20and%20Pond%20Management%20Workshop.htm
Bing & Mongo
The agenda includes “in the field” discussions of:
• Direct seeding technique of tree planting
• Fisheries management
• Habitat management in woodland and grasslands
• Pond construction
• Timber stand improvement (including common invasive species)
• Timber harvest
Following is a link to the SWCD website for more information and registration. Advanced registration is recommended. There is a $15.00 fee which also covers lunch and many attendance prizes.
http://www.fayettecountyswcd.com/Woodland%20and%20Pond%20Management%20Workshop.htm
Bing & Mongo