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Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Learn More About Forestry
with
MSU Extension Forestry
James E. Henderson, Ph.D.
Associate Extension Professor
Extension Forestry Coordinator
Department of Forestry
Mississippi State University
[email protected]
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
What is Extension?
• Each state has a land
grant university system.
• Mississippi State is part
of the land grant system
and has the responsibility
to extend research
accomplished at the
university to those in the
state that can't come to
the university.
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
What is Extension?
• To bring the knowledge to you,
MSU Extension has a network of
county offices throughout
Mississippi.
• Each county has Extension faculty
and staff who serve local clientele
with information on many topics:
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agriculture
family and consumer
sciences
• economic and community
resource development
• 4-H/youth development
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
• Extension agents in
every county
• Extension Foresters
in each of the 4
regions
• Total of 8 Extension
Faculty dedicated
to forestry
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
What is Extension?
• Extension Forestry faculty are part of the
MSU Department of Forestry and serve
forestry clientele in Mississippi by
• conducting forestry educational programs,
• writing publications
• answering questions from Extension agents,
foresters, loggers, and landowners
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
• What can MSU Extension Forestry do for You?
• Find answers to your questions.
• Learn answers to questions you didn’t know
you had.
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How do I get the best price
for my timber?
How can I minimize my tax
liability on timber sales?
Are my pines ready to
thin?
• When should I replant after
a harvest?
• Where can I find cost share
support for replanting?
• Should I invest more money
for higher quality seedlings?
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
• What can MSU Extension Forestry do for You?
• Find answers to your questions
• Learn answers to questions you didn’t know
you had.
• We cover every possible forestry subject
• Short courses and workshops
• Field days and County Forestry Association
meetings
• Publications and extension.msstate.edu
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Short Courses - provide
intensive training on
specific subject areas.
Each course typically
meets on a one day and
lasts 4 to 6 hours.
Thirteen different short
courses were offered in
2015.
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Short Courses provide intensive
training on specific
subject areas. Each
course typically
meets on a one day
and lasts 4 to 6
hours. Thirteen
different short
courses were offered
in 2015.
1. Profitable Marketing and Harvesting of Timber
2. Forest Regeneration: An Investment in the Future
3. Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi
4. Having Your Timber and Wildlife Too
5. How to Manage Your Pine Plantation
6. Introduction to Hardwood Management
7. Improving Pine Forest Revenue Using Simple
Improved Seedling Selection
8. Understanding Forest Management as an
Investment
9. Forest Herbicides
10. Longleaf Pine Management
11. Income Taxes and the Family Forest
12. Management Succession “Ties to the Land”
13. Introduction to Biomass, Bioenergy, and Biofuels
14. Extreme Weather Events and Risk Management
Options for Family Forests
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Workshops - more intensive,
hands-on training in specific
subjects. Allows landowners
to actively participate
extending the learning
experience from the
classroom to actual field
activities. These workshops
usually include a short (1
hour) indoor technical session
and a longer (2-3 hour) field
exercise.
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Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Workshops - more intensive,
hands-on training in specific
subjects. Allows landowners
to actively participate
extending the learning
experience from the
classroom to actual field
activities. These workshops
usually include a short (1
hour) indoor technical session
and a longer (2-3 hour) field
exercise.
• Are My Pines Ready To
Thin?
• Management Plan
Workshop
• Hardwood Management
• Ties to the Land
(Intergenerational Land
Transfer)
• Tree Identification
• Global Positioning
Systems
• Firewise Home
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
County Forestry Association
meetings and Field Days
There are currently 65 County
Forestry Associations (CFAs)
involving 73 counties in
Mississippi. Extension county
agents, along with Forestry
Extension faculty and staff,
promote and support the CFA
movement through various
program and project
activities.
<insert photo CFA meeting>
<insert photo field day>
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
County Forestry Association
meetings and Field Days
There are currently 65 County
Forestry Associations (CFAs)
involving 73 counties in
Mississippi. Extension county
agents, along with Forestry
Extension faculty and staff,
promote and support the CFA
movement through various
program and project
activities.
TOPICS PRESENTED IN 2015
All-aged/Even-aged Management
Benefits of the American Tree Farm System
Cogon grass Ecology and Management
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness
Enhancing Wildlife Habitat with Herbicides
Forest Herbicides
Forest Management & Wildlife Habitat
Forest Management for Wildlife
Forestry and Wildlife Management with Prescribed Burning
Herbicides for Hardwood Management
Herbicides for Pine Management
Interactive Hardwood Workshops
Invasive Species Control in Pine Stands
Kudzu Control
Pine Management for Pole Production
Prescribed Burning
Regeneration Techniques for Hardwoods
Seedling Survival and Drought
Site Preparation & Pine Regeneration
Southern Pine Beetle Prevention
Tax Tips for the 2015 Tax Year
Timber Insurance and Risk Management
Timber Market Outlook
Upland Hardwood Management
Why Have a Forest Management Plan?
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Extension Forestry Publications
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extension.msstate.edu
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extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/forestry
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extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/forestry
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/forestry
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extension.msstate.edu/publications
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What can MSU Extension
Forestry do for You?
Teach you what you need to
know to get the most our of
your forest.
Find answers to your
questions.
We offer many educational
programs to help you learn
what you need to know.
We are here to help you
reach forest ownership
goals.
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Questions?
We have
answers!
James E. Henderson
Associate Extension Professor
Extension Forestry Coordinator
Department of Forestry
[email protected]
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives.
Questions?
We have
answers!
James E. Henderson
Associate Extension Professor
Extension Forestry Coordinator
Department of Forestry
[email protected]
• Where can you find technical assistance?
• State forester with the Mississippi Forestry Commission
mfc.ms.gov
• Private consulting forester registered in Mississippi
cfr.msstate.edu/borf/