2008 Central States Forest Soils Conference

Hotels Adjacent to
Troyers Dutch Heritage Restaurant
2008 Central
States Forest
Soils
Conference
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center
1000 Comfort Plaza Drive, Bellville, OH
(419) 886-7000
Comfort Inn Splash Harbor
855 Comfort Plaza Dr., Bellville, OH
(419) 886-4000
October 14-16, 2008
Belleville, OH
Days Inn Bellville
880 State Rt 97 West, Bellville, OH
(419) 886-3800
Supported in part with Renewable
Resource Extension Act monies
Ohio Woodland Stewards Program
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
There are 5 additional hotels 1 exit
north on I-71 at SR 13
Registration
2008 Central States
Forest Soils Conference
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Join us in Ohio for the 28th annual Central States Forest Soils Conference!
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The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Change’. Join us and explore the impact emerald ash borer will have
on Ohio’s forests and management strategies to minimize that impact and how the soils influence those
strategies. Learn how forests and forest soils ‘change’ as the landscape is converted from an old growth
forest, to a second growth forest, to an agriculture field. And finally, explore the changes that occur to soils in
the urban environment, and how urban soils and other urban environmental factors influence the survival,
growth and performance of urban trees and forests.
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Tuesday, October 14th : Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant, SR 97, Bellville, Ohio
4:00 – 7:00 pm: Registration
6:30 pm: Dessert and Beverages
7:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Program - Dr. Jerry Bigham, School of Environment & Natural Resources
Welcome: Dave Lytle, Chief, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry
Rich Gehring, USDA-NRCS State Soil Scientist
Soils of Ohio: Dr. Neil Smeck, OSU School of Environment & Natural Resources
Forests of Ohio: Dr. David Hix, OSU School of Environment & Natural Resources
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Forest Soils Conference
Early Registration - $80
Wednesday, October 15th
8:00 – 11:15 am: Smith Farm, Morrow County, Ohio.
• Examination of riparian and adjacent forest soils and forests, with particular attention to the role/
importance of ash species and the potential impact of their loss. Discussion of emerald ash borer including
identification, impact on trees and forest, alternative management strategies to minimize impact of EAB,
and influence of soils on management strategies.
• Introduction to role of forest soils in sugar maple decline.
12:15pm: Lunch, Maple Grove Church of the Brethren
1:15 – 4:30 pm: Crall Woods, Ashland County Park District.
• An in-depth look at the soil and forest characteristics of an old growth and second growth beech maple
forest and adjacent agriculture fields, including soil physical and chemical characteristics; carbon
sequestration; pit and mound topography; forest vegetation composition; diversity, and structure; and
woody debris.
• The role of forest soils in sugar maple decline
6:30 – 8:30 pm: Dinner at Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant
• Evening Program Naturalist David Kline - Learning More About Our Amish Neighbors
Thursday, October 16th
8:30 am – 12:30 pm: OSU/OARDC Campus, Secrest Arboretum, City of Wooster
• An examination of an Urban Forest Ecosystem, with particular attention to the urban soil and the impact
urban soils and other urban environmental factors have on tree and forest survival and performance.
• Discussion of impact of emerald ash borer on urban forest.
• A look at Ohio’s Street Tree Evaluation Plots, Shade Tree Evaluation Plots used to evaluate the suitability
of trees and shrubs for use in the urban environment.
• A look at the variability observed in a well-drained, medium textured soil (Wooster silt loam)
After September 30th - $95
____# attending x $______ = _______
Optional Lunch & Tour
Join Secrest Arboretum Curator Ken
Cochran, for lunch and a tour of this
outdoor research laboratory and display
gardens.
The arboretum features woodlands with many
conifers and deciduous trees along with extensive
plant collections.
Learn the role Secrest played in the early
development of the Ohio Bureau of Forestry that
eventually evolved into the Ohio Division of
Forestry.
The mission for Secrest is to work through
public/private partnerships, presenting programs
and exhibits to impact Ohio’s communities and
citizens through unique and compelling
experiences of the natural world.
Secrest Arboretum Lunch & Tour $10
____# attending x $10 = ______
Early Registration Deadline is September 30th
Registration closes October 7th
Make Checks Payable to :
The Ohio State University
Send payment to:
Ohio Woodland Stewards Program
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Online registration will be available soon at:
http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu