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| Fall Forestry Field Day set for Oct. 15 |
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| Written by Bob Harrington | |||
| Wednesday, 07 October 2009 07:00 | |||
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The 15th annual Fall Forestry Field Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 on the 1,280-acre Danny Barrow Trading Co. ranch just west of Valley Falls. A highlight of the field day will be the presentation of the 2009 Forest Stewardship Tree Farmer of the Year Award to Wilford H. Sinclair, who lives west of Osawatomie near Rantoul. The award recognizes members of the American Tree Farm System who are practicing good forest stewardship by actively implementing their Forest Stewardship Management plans. Sinclair was nominated for the award by Ryan Neises, forester with Ecotone Forestry, Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Council of Ottawa. He has improved 46 acres of forestland on his Rantoul tree farm by thinning and releasing desirable trees. He also has planted 10 acres to oak and black walnut. A member of the Walnut Council and Kansas Forest Products Association, Sinclair has hosted numerous workshops and field days to promote good forestry and to encourage other forestland owners to follow suit. He will receive a $350 gift certificate from STIHL, a Forest Stewardship Tree Farmer of the Year sign to post on his property and a Forest Stewardship Tree Farmer of the Year walnut plaque. Landowners and natural resource professionals in the Delaware River Watershed are “teaming up” to identify water quality and quantity issues within the 740,772-acre area that drains into Lake Perry west of Lawrence. The Kansas Forest Service will join forces with a host of partners and sponsors to provide a variety of outdoor educational sessions to promote the protection and management of forests and other natural resources with a focus on water quality benefits. Sedimentation of Lake Perry has been identified by the Delaware Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies as the greatest water quality concern. Federal lakes such as Perry serve as the source of municipal and industrial water for more than two-thirds of the state’s population. Reduced storage capacity as a result of sedimentation and increasing demands for water combined with a few years of drought may make water shortages in the future. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. There will be a registration fee to cover costs. Registration information can be obtained at www.kansasforests.org by clicking on calendar of events or by calling (785) 532-3300. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Jefferson County Fair building in Valley Falls.
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