Longleaf 101 Course | Lufkin | April 12-14, 2022
Date: April 12, 2022 - April 14, 2022
Location: Texas Forestry Association, 1903 Atkinson Dr Lufkin, TX 75901
Cost: $100.00
* Landowner scholarships are available for low-income or underserved individuals. To utilize this opportunity, please request registration using this link:
SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION REQUEST
Breakfasts, snacks and lunches provided, as well as a cocktail reception on the evening of Day 1
Approved for
17.5 SAF Category I credits
15.5 Texas Pro Logger credits
Contact: Jenny Sanders (Texas Longleaf Team) or Karen Zilliox Brown (The Longleaf Alliance)
Tentative Agenda and Topics
Day 1 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cultural History of Longleaf Pine – James Sowell, US Forest Service
The Longleaf Tree: A Natural History – Jacob Barrett, The Longleaf Alliance
Longleaf and Fire – James Sowell, USFS
Keys to Establishment: Site Selection-Site Prep - Ad Platt, TLA
Keys to Establishment: Seedling Quality, Planting Techniques, Release Treatments – Jacob Barrett, TLA
Slow Conversion: Loblolly/Slash to Longleaf – Ad Platt, Longleaf Alliance and/or guest speaker
Exercise: Introduction to Management Scenarios & group assignments (4)
Social at the Texas Forestry Museum | 5:00-6:30 PM
(next door to the TFA Building)
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres Sponsored by Longleaf Alliance Board Members and the Texas Longleaf Team
Day 2 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
Announcements and questions from prior day
Restoring Native Understory Plants – Tyler Wayland, East Texas Natives Program
Ecological Pine Straw Production – Ad Platt, TLA
Products and Economics –Ed Dougal, TAMU Or Ad Platt, TLA
Intro to Diseases and Pests – Allen Smith, Texas A & M Forest Service
Invasives in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems—Allen Smith, Texas A&M Forest Service
Day 3| 8:00am - 3:30pm
Newton County Field Tour – Transportation Provided by Texas A&M Forest Service
Participants will visit two private properties and see Longleaf stands in variety of ages and stages and management strategies. We will see also hear from experts in wildlife and habitat management, harvest strategies, herbicide and prescribed fire, and much more!
Topics to Include:
Landowner objectives and perspectives
Management history (planting, harvest schedules, fire history)
Pole marking demo, discuss managing for poles as a product - Ad, Jacob
Wildlife habitat management—bobwhite, RCS, LPS - Don Dietz
Understory examples and management strategies
Natural longleaf regeneration
Harvester ants? “Town ants”
Fire frequency, management, and considerations
Thinning considerations, final harvest
Mid-rotation issues