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Kentucky Woodland Owners Association 2023 Annual Meeting
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park Monday March 27, 2023 1:00PM – 2:30PM Tour of the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery 6:00PM – 8:00PM Carbon Credit Panel Discussion Tuesday March 28, 2023 8:00AM – 9:00AM Registration at Lake Cumberland Conference Center 9:00AM – 9:15AM Opening Remarks 9:15AM – 9:45AM Sporting Clays 9:45AM – 10:15AM Bird Watching 10:15AM – 10:30AM Break 10:30AM – 11:00AM Wildlife Viewing 11:00AM – 11:30AM Medicinal & Edible Plants 11:30AM – 1:00PM Lunch (Provided) 1:00PM – 1:30PM Farm Ponds 1:30PM – 2:15PM Wildernesses Safety & Survival 2:15PM – 3:00PM Trail Construction & Maintenance 3:00PM – 3:15PM Break 3:15PM – 3:45PM Carbon Credit Updates 4:00PM – 6:00PM Social Time & Silent Auction 6:30PM – 9:00PM Banquet 6:30-7:30 Dinner 7:30-8:00 Keynote Address 8:00-8:45 Presentation of Awards 8:45-9:00 Closing Remarks Wednesday March 29, 2023 9:00AM – 9:10AM Opening Remarks 9:10AM – 9:30AM What’s Happening in Your Basin 9:30AM – 9:45AM Forest Health Update 9:45AM – 11:AM Partners Reports 11:15AM – 12:00PM KWOA/KWOF Business Meeting 12:00PM Meeting Adjourns 12:00PM – 2:00PM Board of Director’s Meeting The Agenda gives the schedule; additional info on speakers and program will be posted closer to the date. KWOA 2023 Annual Meeting - Theme Recreation
We will be meeting in person at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park (SRP), one of Kentucky's great recreation focused state parks. We will explore some options for enhancing recreation activities, from fishing, hunting, birding, trails, hiking, and more in your woodlands. Highlights include: - Monday Optional Programs: Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery and evening discussion on the latest Carbon Credits options. - Tuesday Official Meeting Begins: Michaela Garske, the 2021 recipient of the KWOF’s Kentucky Forest Leadership Scholarship, will make a presentation during the formal meeting time. We will keep you updated via the Wood Post, and you can always check back here for updates. The KWOA & KWOF Boards will meet on the dates shown below, either in person or by zoom. If you are interested in attending please email us at info.kwoa.net prior to the meeting date, so we can send you details on times, location, or zoom connection. All board meetings are open to members and partners.
2022: May 12, August 11, November 10 2023: February 9 The annual meeting 2023, will conclude with board meetings for both organizations. Focus on Wildlife: How We Affect Wildlife and How Wildlife Affect Our Woodlands
2022 Annual Meeting AGENDA
Frankfort, KY on March 29 & 30, 2022 (Optional March 28) AGENDA Monday March 28: 1:00PM Tour of the Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery,1883 Indian Gap Road (Optional Event) Tuesday March 29: Official Start of the Annual Meeting 8:30 – 9:30AM Registration: Hampton Inn, 1310 U.S. 127 South, Frankfort, KY 9:30 – 9:45AM Welcome:Doug McLaren, President, KWOA 9:45 – 10:30AM Logging for Wildlife:Jacob Stewart, KDFWR 10:30 – 10:45AM Break: 10:45 – 11:30AM Managing Warm Season Grasses for Pollinators: Jacob Stewart, Makayla Rodgers, KDFWR 11:30 – 1:00 PM Move to Salato Center & Lunch: (Provided) 1:00 – 1:30PM Riparian Zones as Wildlife Corridors: Dr. Amanda Gumbert, UK Extension 1:30 – 2:15PM Timber BMPs for Protection of Bats: Zack Couch, KDFWR 2:15 – 3:00PM Fire as a Management Tool for Wildlife:Jacob Stewart, KDFWR 3:00 – 4:30PM Tour of the Salato Wildlife Center: Salato Center Staff 5:00 – 6:00PM Happy Hour: Back to Hampton Inn 7:00 – 9:30PM Banquet (Provided) 7:00 – 8:00 Annual Awards Dinner, KWOA & KWOF Directors 8:00 – 8:20 Keynote Address Jacob Muller, UK Extension Forester 8:20 – 8:40 Presentation of Award Henry Duncan, Doug McLaren, KWOA 8:40 – 9:00 First Day Wrap UpDoug McLaren, KWOA Wednesday March 30, 2022 (Breakfast on your own) 8:30 – 8:45AM Welcome, Doug McLaren, KWOA President 8:45 – 9:30AM Deer Hunt/Lease Management, Dr. Matt Springer, UK Extension 9:30 – 10:00AM Forest Health Update, Dr. Ellen Crocker, UK Extension 10:00 -10:15AM Break 10:15 –11:15AM KWOA Partners Reports 11:15 – 12:00PM Business Meetings: KWOA & KWOF Elections 12:00PM Adjournment: Doug McLaren, KWOA March 29-30, 2022 – in Frankfort, KY
2021 KWOA In-Person Annual Meeting Rescheduled Again! See Button Below for Details!!!!
Here is a link to a recording of our June 8 zoom meeting with Alex Macintosh of NCX (formerly SilviaTerra) regarding this Data-Driven Forest Carbon Marketplace: https://zoom.us/rec/share/Z3Uojrjtx8K5li0JgCjjzyxeDG6StUWxEGVGGFUzwMiUvtnnNlkbq8Zw0xP-3v1d.A2cSmY_QxcekryVl with Passcode: 8=zu&!5u
This is unlike any carbon credit program we have seen before. Alex will explain how to enroll with no cost to the landowner, and how their one-year contracts do not hinder you from selling or doing the management work your woodlands require. Max Nova, cofounder of SilviaTerra, is a Kentuckina who is knowledgeable about the woodlands in our state, It’s time to find a new home for those holiday gifts that were never given! Donate that item to the KWOA annual meeting silent auction. Donations can be anything with a monetary value. Event tickets, gift baskets, gift cards, books, artwork and crafts are welcome.
Email a description of your item and a suggested minimum bid to Harry Pelle, board member – hpelle@windstream.net. Please put Silent Auction in the subject line of your email. Please let Harry know whether you can bring it to the meeting or need it delivered. And thanks! The KWOA 2021 annual meeting is still scheduled to convene at Lake Cumberland State Park in south central Kentucky September 28-29. If you have not done so, you can make lodging accommodations with the park by calling 270-343-3111.
Programs in planning include a tour of the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, trail construction and maintenance, wilderness safety and survival, edible and medicinal plants, and timber trespass and river basin activities. Updates and registration information will be posted to the kwoa.net website as available. |
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