Growing Better Forests for the Future

Thursday September 26th, 2024.   9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Rain or shine.

Cornell University’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest, 611 County Road 13, Van Etten, NY 14889 (www.ArnotForest.info)

This popular annual field day will share the latest research, technology and experiences to help land managers cope with today’s challenges of sustaining world-class hardwood forest resources.  Topics covered by experts from Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, SUNY ESF, and forest industry include: 

• Forest health and monitoring, including applications for novel technologies like terrestrial lidar and drones


• The benefits of deer exclusion through slash walls (www.slashwall.info) and initial experiences with overstory removal harvests in successfully regenerated stands


• Assessing carbon benefits of forest management systems and actions through Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) 

All are welcome to attend. Cost is $25.  Please register by 9/23. Participants should expect to walk up to one mile in forest conditions.  Please dress for the weather, and bring lunch and water!  This event has been approved for 6.5 Cat 1 CFE credits by the Society of American Foresters, and 3.25 pesticide credits by the NYS DEC (1.75 Cat 2; 0.5 Cat 3a; 1.0 Cat 9).

For those interested in portable sawmilling, please stick around town for Portable Sawmilling for Production, Profit and Pleasure on September 27 & 28th at the Arnot Forest and other nearby locations.  For details and registration, visit: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Portable_Sawmilling_244.  For lodging and other area attractions, visit: www.explorewatkinsglen.com