Tentative Agenda

Morning Indoor Presentations

Open Forests to Establish and Develop Oak Advance Reproduction

               Wayne Clatterbuck, Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee

Management and Marketing Opportunities for White Oak and Other Species

               Jeffrey Lewis, Independent Stave Co., Landowner Assistance

Herbicides to Promote Advance Reproduction of Oak

               Stephen Peairs, Asst. Professor, University of Tennessee

Midstory Removal in Oak-Hickory Forests

               Chris Will, Consulting Forester, Central Kentucky Forest Mgmt.

A Landowner’s Perspective, Promoting Sustainability of Oak Forests

               Scott Taylor, Elk Cave Farm, Forkland, KY

White Oak Restoration on Private Lands

               Greg Pate, Tennessee Forestry Association

Afternoon Field Tour (UT Oak Ridge Property)

                              A.  Midstory Removal, Gap Size and Retention Trees after 6 years

                              B.  White Oak Regeneration in a Closed Forest

                              C.  Oak Advance Reproduction after a Natural Overstory Disturbance 10+ Years Ago