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We are excited to announce that we will be holding a zoom meeting, on Tuesday May 18,2021, featuring Dr. Ellen Crocker, University of Kentucky Assistant Professor of Forest Health. Dr. Crocker will discuss the HealthyWoods (healthywoodsapp.org)https://healthywoodsapp.org/, a new mobile app, developed by the University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and the University of Tennessee Knoxville. The app is available for free download at the Apple App Store and the Google Play App Store. The app can help determine the health of your woodland. We hope you will download the app and get familiar with it. Dr. Crocker will be discussing how it works and taking any feedback that you might have.
Our zoom meeting with Dr. Crocker will be on Tuesday May 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM and will last an hour. Again, we hope you will download the app, use it, and then bring your questions and feedback to the meeting with Dr. Crocker.
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After careful discussions with the state parks, and the state health department, it was determined that the COVID-19 virus is simply too unpredictable to allow a meeting where we can reasonably ensure the safety of our members and each of you. The KWOA board decided to wait a year, so we have rescheduled to September of 2021, with the hope that advances can be made in prevention and treatment.
KWOA apologizes for the inconvenience that all of these changes have caused. We have rescheduled for the 28th & 29th of September 2021. Please look at your calendars and let us know if you will be available on those dates. Also, if you have made reservations for lodging at the park you will want to call and cancel them before September 20, 2020 to avoid being charged for the room. If you are available and will be with us next September you can simply reschedule your accommodations. Please wait until after Monday August 17, to allow the Park to get our arrangements transferred in their system. You can contact Lake Cumberland State Park by calling 270-343-3111. KWOA members were introduced to the new HealthyWoods app and more at the 2020 Annual Meeting webinar.
Ellen Crocker, Assistant Professor, Forest Health UK Forestry Extension walked webinar viewers through HealthyWoods, a new mobile app that provides woodland owners with a convenient tool to scout the health of their woods. A collaborative effort between forest specialists from Kentucky and other hardwood-producing states in the Appalachian region, the app makes receiving research-based woodland management information as easy as reaching for the phone. Users answer a series of questions and can upload pictures from their phones. Questions deal with such things as how the canopy looks, how healthy the trees are, what the understory looks like and whether invasive species are present. After completing the questions, the user immediately receives a report geared to their management goals, whether that’s timber production, recreation or attracting wildlife. It also provides contact information, if the owner wants to bring in a professional to help guide management. The user can save the report as a PDF that can then be emailed. Crocker hopes the app will function as a good starting-off point for extension agents and professional foresters who are working with woodland owners. “We hope that this new tool will be a way for landowners to set their woodlands up for success in the long-term.” HealthyWoods is available for free for iPhone and Android devices. The virtual meeting attendees were also introduced to Dr. Jacob Muller, new UK Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations. Muller joined the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in the spring semester 2020. His extension and teaching interests include the development of continuing education programs for woodland owners and natural resource professionals. He is also interested in helping to develop and advance educational tools to better inform landowners of current and future management challenges. Brandon Howard, the new Kentucky Division of Forestry Director, introduced himself to viewers. He is a 16-year veteran with KDF in the areas of fire suppression and environmental control. Due to the cancellation of the KWOA/F annual meeting, its annual business meeting only will be held virtually on December 9 from 7P to 8P EST. Members are encouraged to tune in.
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://uky.zoom.us/j/91506478544 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13126266799,,91506478544# or +16468769923,,91506478544# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 915 0647 8544 International numbers available: https://uky.zoom.us/u/kcIEgnVRs Agenda for December 9 KWOA annual virtual meeting (Eastern Standard Time) 7:00-7:05 Welcome. (Doug McLaren, KWOA President) 7:05-7:10 Financial Report (Jerry Brown, KWOA Treasurer) 7:10-7:15 Media Update (Portia Brown, KWOA Vice President) 7:15-7:20 Announcement of award recipients Announcement of Officer & Directors Announcement of scholarship recipient (Doug) 7:20-7:30 Meet Dr. Muller (Jacob Muller, Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations, UK Forestry Extension) 7:30-7:50 Healthy Woods (Ellen Crocker, Assistant Professor, Forest Health UK Forestry Extension) 7:50-8:00 Questions & Wrap Up After careful discussions with the state parks, and the state health department, it was determined that the COVID-19 virus is simply too unpredictable to allow a meeting where we can reasonably ensure the safety of our members and each of you. The KWOA board decided to wait a year, so we have rescheduled to September of 2021, with the hope that advances can be made in prevention and treatment.
KWOA apologizes for the inconvenience that all of these changes have caused. We have rescheduled for the 28th & 29th of September 2021. Please look at your calendars and let us know if you will be available on those dates. Also, if you have made reservations for lodging at the park you will want to call and cancel them before September 20, 2020 to avoid being charged for the room. If you are available and will be with us next September you can simply reschedule your accommodations. Please wait until after Monday August 17, to allow the Park to get our arrangements transferred in their system. You can contact Lake Cumberland State Park by calling 270-343-3111. Jacob Muller joined the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Kentucky in the spring semester 2020. He will serve as the Assistant Extension Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations. His research focuses on long-term forest dynamics and testing the efficacy of classical and novel silvicultural approaches aimed at forest adaptation. His extension and teaching interests include the development of continuing education programs for woodland owners and natural resource professionals. He is also interested in helping to develop and advance educational tools to better inform landowners of current and future management challenges.
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! Due to concerns about the unpredictable spread of COVID-19, KWOA leadership has decided to postpone its Annual Meeting that was scheduled to convene March 24-25 at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park. At this time, the meeting is re-set for September 22-23. Folks who have registered for the meeting may choose to:
Your understanding is appreciated as the association processes the many changes incurred by the meeting postponement. Your health and safety are our primary concerns. Updates regarding the fall meeting date will be posted as they become available. We hope you will adjust your plans accordingly and look forward to seeing you in September. KWOA continues its focus on American Tree Farm System themes at its 2020 annual meeting.  After studying the importance of the contribution of proper forest management to clean water at the 2019 meeting, KWOA will address woodland recreation interests September 22-23 that include sporting clays, trail construction and maintenance, wilderness safety and survival, and edible and medicinal plants. Registration and lodging information is at this page. See you there! Tentative 2020 KWOA Annual Meeting Agenda Woodland Recreation (All times are Central Daylight Time)
Monday September 21, 2020 1:00P – 2:30P Tour of the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery 6:00P – 8:00P Kentucky Master Woodland Stewards Reunion Tuesday September 22, 2020 8:30A – 9:30A Registration at the Park 9:30A – 10:00A Welcome, Comments, Crowd Sourcing 10:00A – 10:15A Welcome to Lake Cumberland State Resort Park 10:15A – 10:45A Sporting Clays 10:45A – 11:45A Trail Construction and Maintenance 11:45A – 1:00P Lunch (Provided) 1:00P – 2:00P Wilderness Safety and Survival 2:00P – 3:00P Edible and Medicinal Plants 3:00P – 4:00P Healthy Woods 4:00P – 4:15P Timber Trespass 4:30P – 6:00P Social Hour and Silent Auction 6:30P – 9:00P Banquet 6:30 – 7:30 Dinner 7:30 – 8:00 Keynote Address Hardwood and Silviculture Operations Jacob Muller UK Department of Forestry and Natural Resources 8:00 – 8:45 Presentation of Awards 8:45 – 9:00 Closing Remarks Wednesday September 23, 2020 7:00A – 9:00A Breakfast (on your own) 9:00A – 9:10A Welcome, Comments 9:10A – 9:30A What’s happening in your Basin 9:30A – 9:45A Kentucky Forest Health 9:45A – 11:15A Cooperators Report American Chestnut Association Kentucky Agriculture Council Kentucky Association of Consulting Foresters Kentucky Conservation Committee Kentucky Division of Conservation Kentucky Division of Forestry Kentucky Division of Water Kentucky Farm Bureau Kentucky Forest Industries Association Kentucky Tree Farm UK Department. of Forestry UK Water Quality Extension US Department of the Interior US Department of Agriculture – NRCS 11:15A – 12:00P KWOA / KWOF Business Meeting Election of Officers 12:00P Meeting Adjourned |
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