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Master Tree Farmer II

Master Tree Farmer II is a an advanced satellite broadcast based workshop for southern landowners and persons considering land ownership who are interested in managing their land.

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Credits and Introduction

George Kessler
Department of Forest Resources
Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Notebook Materials

 


Part 1. Managing the Forest Site

Soil systems, water systems, site productivity:

George Kessler

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Aesthetics, visual management:

Wayne Clatterbuck

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Question and answer session.

 

Part 2. Silviculture Prescriptions

Uplands and mixed stands:

John Dywer

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Pines and bottomland hardwoods:

John Adams

Powerpoint slide show (part 1)
PDF handouts (part 1)
Powerpoint slide show (part 2)
PDF handouts (part 2)
Powerpoint slide show (part 3)
PDF handouts (part 3)
Powerpoint slide show (part 4)
PDF handouts (part 4)
Notebook Materials


Part 3. Controlling Unwanted Vegetation

Vegetation management:

Larry Nelson

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Prescribed fire:

George Kessler

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Question and answer session.

 

Part 4. Forest Health

Forest health:

Robert Anderson Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Pathology:

Scott Enebak Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Forest insects:

Wes Nettleton

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Question and answer session.

 

Part 5. An Introduction to Best Management Practices

Best Management Practices:

Ben Jackson Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Pollution, planning and assessment:

Jeff Stringer Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Roads and trails:

Ben Jackson Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Streamside Management Zones:

Jeff Stringer

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Compliance, TMDL, certification, SFI:

Ben Jackson, Jeff Stringer, George Kessler

Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts
Notebook Materials


Question and answer session.

 

Part 6. Forest Measurements and Forest Products

Forest products:

Eric Taylor Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Forest measurements, inventory, growth and yield:

Glenn Glover Powerpoint slide show (inventory)
PDF handouts (inventory)
Powerpoint slide show (growth and yield)
PDF handouts (growth and yield)

Question and answer session.

 

Part 7. Advanced Wildlife Management Concepts: Managing for Deer, Turkey, and Quail

Wildlife management concepts:

Chris Moorman Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts (part 1)
PDF handouts (part 2)

Game wildlife management, deer management:

Greg Yarrow Powerpoint slide show
PDF handouts

Question and answer session.