June 16

2009 Invasive Plant Management Field Day

8:30 – 3:30 pm – Indoor and outdoor program – Chemical and mechanical options for controlling invasives, research on invasive control and habitat restoration, etc. – Wright Forestry Center, West Lafayette. Fee of $30 includes lunch. Contact karenann@purdue.edu or phone 765-494-3583 to register.

Statewide Forest Assessment public meetings

These meetings will have an open house format and attendees are not required to stay for the entire 2 hour duration. Responses indicating attendance are appreciated but not required and may be directed to stateassessment@dnr.in.gov. These meetings are open to the public and will be designed to facilitate exchange and promote cooperative partnerships. For more information on development of the Statewide Forest Assessment and Resource Strategy please visit the associated webpage on Indiana DNR's Division of Forestry website.

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, North Location: Wabash, IN Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: The Honeywell Center 275 W Market St (260) 563-1102

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, Central Location: Indianapolis, IN  Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Indiana Farm Bureau 225 South East St. 317-692–7776

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009,  South Central Location: Bloomington, IN Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: City Council Chambers 401 N Morton St 812-349-3409

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, South Location: Huntingburg, IN  Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Huntingburg Event Center 110 E. 14th Street 812-683-2221

August 1

Forestry Field Day

8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Jim Shilling woods just north of Knox, go north on US 35 and look for signs We will be hearing speakers cover the History of the woods, Timber sale and landowner objectives, Timber Markets and sales, and Harvest follow-up. The event is sponsored by our Arrow Head Country RC&D forestry committee, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Cooperative Extension offices in Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, and Starke Counties. Call 574-946-3022 or 574-772-3066 for more information.

August 2-5

Walnut Council national meeting

Holiday Inn Lakeview, Clarksville, IN

Details and registration information at www.walnutcouncil.org.

September 12

Nature Daze 2009

9:00am - 3:00pm

Sessions include: Invasive Plant ID, Pond Management, Right of Way Management for Landowners, and Selecting Native Plants from Nurseries, Sponsored by the Brown County Native Woodlands Project, RSVP to Julie Kempf at: 812-988-0246 or jkempf@tnc.org.

October 30-31

IFWOA Annual Meeting

Jasper Inn, Jasper, IN

Details and registration information will be posted here in September 2009.

See the Purdue University Department of Forestry calendar for other forestry events.