Landowner Wildlife Habitat Workshop

[dbltree]

The Appanoose County Conservation Board and Dave Whittlesey Regional Iowa Biologist for the National Wild Turkey Federation are sponsoring a Landowner Wildlife Habitat Workshop on January 23rd 2010 at the Appanoose County Conservation Board Nature Center at Sharon Bluffs State Park......about 2 miles east of Centerville on Hwy. 2, then south about 2 more miles, there is a sign on Hwy. 2.

From 9-noon the topic will be forestry/whitetails with presentations by Tom Litchfield, IDNR Deer Biologist, Duane Bedford, IDNR District Forester, and yours truely...gosh what in the world will I talk about...

There will be a panel discussion with all speakers from 11:30-noon. Gregg Pattison, US Fish & Wildlife Biologist may join the panel as well.

In the afternon the topics will be on upland/quail habitat but I'm unsure who the speakers are for that portion.

If you have more questions contact Dave Whittlesey at dwhittle@iowatelecom.net or (641) 342-2500 (office), (641) 414-2165 (mobile)

Stop by an say hello!

 

[Daver]

Hey Paul - what time does event stop and start? I am thinking of coming over to it, that is if you will give me your autograph following your presentation!

 

[Nontypcl1]

Here's the response I got to an email I sent Dave Whittlesey from NWTF.

The cost of the workshop is $5, and that covers lunch and hand out materials.

Schedule:
8:30-9:00 a.m. -- Welcome and Introductions
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. -- Iowa Deer Management, by Tom Litchfield, Iowa DNR Deer Research Biologist
9:50 - 10:35 a.m. -- Deer Habitat Management, by Paul Knox, Van Buren County Landowner
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. -- Oak Woodland & Oak Savanna Management, by Gregg Pattison, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist
11:30 - Noon -- Panel Discussion
Noon - 12:30 p.m. -- Lunch
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. -- Quail Biology and Management, by Ed White, Iowa DNR Biologist
1:15-2:00 p.m. -- Native Grass Habitat Management, by John Osenbaugh, Owner of Prairie Seed Farms
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Cost-share Programs Available for Landowners, Dave Whittlesey, National Wild Turkey Federation Biologist
2:30 - ?? -- Panel Discussion if needed

Let me know if you need anything more.

 

[dbltree]

Here's the response I got to an email I sent Dave Whittlesey from NWTF.

The cost of the workshop is $5, and that covers lunch and hand out materials.

Schedule:
8:30-9:00 a.m. -- Welcome and Introductions
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. -- Iowa Deer Management, by Tom Litchfield, Iowa DNR Deer Research Biologist
9:50 - 10:35 a.m. -- Deer Habitat Management, by Paul Knox, Van Buren County Landowner
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. -- Oak Woodland & Oak Savanna Management, by Gregg Pattison, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist
11:30 - Noon -- Panel Discussion
Noon - 12:30 p.m. -- Lunch
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. -- Quail Biology and Management, by Ed White, Iowa DNR Biologist
1:15-2:00 p.m. -- Native Grass Habitat Management, by John Osenbaugh, Owner of Prairie Seed Farms
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Cost-share Programs Available for Landowners, Dave Whittlesey, National Wild Turkey Federation Biologist
2:30 - ?? -- Panel Discussion if needed

Let me know if you need anything more.

That's alot of great information that will be available through some knowledgeable folks and maybe pick their brains a little on some great subjects!

I'm looking forward to the Oak Savanna and native grass talks!:way:

 

[Daver]

That looks like a real good program, I plan on going unless the roads are terrible. Thanks for the info!

 

[dbltree]

The habitat workshop was great and very informative! Covered the spectrum of habitat possibles that's for sure! I covered creating thick whitetail habitat in both timber and prairie, while the quail habitat also utilized hinge cuttings and weedy strips the prairie needs to be shorter and thinner with grasses like Little Bluestem and Sideoats Gamma.

The Oak Savanna is very open habitat with short prairie and forbs but all of these habitats had positives that made them very attractive to deer as well.

One thing we all had in common was a love for wildlife, a passion for habitat and aggreement that fire was a necessary tool for landowners in all these habitat scenarios.

Great to see Daver there too! :way: