2015 Joint Northeast and Southern Forest Nursery Meeting
Location: Grasonville / Kent Island, MD
Monday July 20, 2015
2:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
6:00 – 8:00 Opening Reception
Tuesday July 21, 2015
6:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome/Opening Remarks – Don van Hassent, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
8:45 – 9:15 History of Ayton Nursery – Richard Garrett, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
9:15 – 10:00 The Lawn to Woodland Program – Marion Honeczy, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 The Work Camper Program – Josh McGlaughlin, Virginia Dept of Forestry
11:15 – 11:45 Fumigation Update – Steve Godbehere, TriEst Ag Group
11:45 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Top Clipping Hardwood Seedlings – David South, Auburn University
2:00 – 2:30 Propagating Pollinators – Dave Horvath, Illinois State Dept. of Natural Resources
2:30 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:30 Propagating Viburnum – Annetta Ayers, Penn. Game Commission
3:30 – 4:00 Propagating Aspen – Joe Vande Hey, WI State Dept. of Natural Resources
Dinner on your own
Wednesday July 22, 2015
6:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:15 – 9:00 Travel to Maryland State Nursery
9:00 – 12:00 Ayton Tree Nursery Tour
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at Nursery (included with registration)
1:00 – 2:30 Continue nursery tour
2:30 Return to hotel
4:15 Load bus Suicide Bridge Dinner Cruise
5:30-9:00 Dinner Cruise
Thursday July 23, 2015
6:30-8:00 Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 Speaker TBA
9:00 – 9:30 Speaker TBA
9:30 – 10:00 Speaker TBA
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Apps for the Nursery – Daniel Outlaw
11:00 – 11:30 UPS Shipping Solutions – Speaker TBA
11:30 Announcements & Adjourn