$45/person; $80/couple - includes transportation and lunch
Henry County has long relied on its forest resources. These resources helped the county become a major center for the furniture industry in the early 1900’s. And today, with over 190,000 forested acres, forestry remains an important part of the economy. On this tour we’ll learn how these forests are being managed sustainably and how the timber is made into wood products.
Stop 1: Practices for Improving Young Hardwood Forests. See how a private woodland owner used the new Virginia Hardwood Initiative to improve the management of a young hardwood stand.
Stop 2: Practices for Improving Mature Hardwood Forests. Learn how thinning can be used to improve wildlife habitat in a mature stand of hardwoods.
Stop 3: Fortifying Your Pines Against Attack. Bark beetle outbreaks are predicted to be on the rise! Are your trees healthy enough to withstand an attack? See a well-done pine thinning where the wood harvested was processed at a sawmill we’ll visit later in our tour.
Stop 4: Lunch. Hot catered meal with a choice of meats, vegetables, lemonade and tea and dessert from Allen’s Catering.
Stop 5: Hopkins Lumber Mill Tour. Watch a sawmill transform pine trees into what moves the world – pallets!
Stop 6: Livestock...in the Woods? Silvopasture is the process of intentionally managing trees and livestock together. See a newly established project on private property.
For more information contact:
Jason Fisher, 540-476-2147,
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Please register by noon, September 25
You may also like the following events from Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program:
- Next month, 20th September, 08:30 am, Woods & Wildlife Conference in Jackson
- Next month, 26th September, 04:15 pm, Fifteen Minutes in the Forest: Creating Vernal Pools in Blacksburg, Virginia
- This October, 4th October, 09:00 am, Generation NEXT Legacy Planning Workshop in Farmville
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