BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20141010T120000Z DTEND:20141010T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Halifax County Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tour DESCRIPTION:On this tour of Halifax County in south central Virginia\, we'll learn about agro-forestry\, loblolly pine management\, and exotic invasives. We'll end the day with a tour of a wood products manufacturing facility. Stop 1: Edmunds Farms - Growing Trees and Grasses? Take a peek at silvopasture which pairs grazing livestock with growing trees. Stop 2: Graves Family Farms. On this privately-owned Tree Farm we?ll look at the differences between released and unreleased pine seedlings planted in a clearcut. We'll also learn about the benefits of prescribed fire and how it can be used as a management tool for bobwhite quail. The stop will finish up with a discussion of invasive plants - their impacts and how to control them. Lunch: Southern-style buffet with all the fixins. Stop 3: Forest Health. Witness first-hand the devastation caused by the exotic invasive insect the emerald ash borer. Current Virginia Tech research on controlling this pest will be presented. Stop 4: Huber Engineered Woods. See where some of the pine being grown in Southside ends up. On a tour of this facility\, we will learn how oriented strand board (OSB) is made (and what OSB is\, if you don?t know). We will have a discussion about the advanced technologies used to make this highly useful product. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On this tour of Halifax County in south central Virginia\, we'\;ll learn about agro-forestry\, loblolly pine management\, and exotic invasives. We'\;ll end the day with a tour of a wood products manufacturing facility. Stop 1: Edmunds Farms - Growing Trees and Grasses? Take a peek at silvopasture which pairs grazing livestock with growing trees. Stop 2: Graves Family Farms. On this privately-owned Tree Farm we?ll look at the differences between released and unreleased pine seedlings planted in a clearcut. We'\;ll also learn about the benefits of prescribed fire and how it can be used as a management tool for bobwhite quail. The stop will finish up with a discussion of invasive plants - their impacts and how to control them. Lunch: Southern-style buffet with all the fixins. Stop 3: Forest Health. Witness first-hand the devastation caused by the exotic invasive insect the emerald ash borer. Current Virginia Tech research on controlling this pest will be presented. Stop 4: Huber Engineered Woods. See where some of the pine being grown in Southside ends up. On a tour of this facility\, we will learn how oriented strand board (OSB) is made (and what OSB is\, if you don?t know). We will have a discussion about the advanced technologies used to make this highly useful product. LOCATION:Meet on the west side of Hupps Mill Plaza Shopping Center 2219 Wilborn Ave. South Boston\, VA UID:e.845.2450 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260426T142635Z URL:https://business.halifaxchamber.net/events/details/halifax-county-fall-forestry-wildlife-field-tour-10-10-2014-2450 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR