Green Horizons

May 17-19, 2011: 4th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference, University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Mo. The symposium will emphasize topics relevant to management of oak-dominated forests, woodlands and savannas and will be of great interest to managers, scientists, landowners, consultants and students. For more information, go to http://muconf.missouri.edu/easternfire/index.html

May 20-21, 2011: Missouri Tree Farm Conference, LaPlata, Mo. The conference will showcase the property of the 2010 Missouri Tree Farmer of the Year, Dave Murphy. For more information, go to www.moforest.org

June 10-11, 2011: Tree Planting Demonstration, Managing Timber Sales, Black Walnut Plantation for Quality Nut Production, Nussbaum and Martin Tree Farms, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Tour demonstrations will cover tree planting, managed timber sale, managing selected cultivars of quality black walnut for nut production and an update on the threat of Thousand Cankers Disease hitting Missouri black walnut. For pre-registration and more details of the tour, contact Harlan Palm, palmh@missouri.edu, or Dennis Potter, 573-808-0837, after May 1. Sponsored by the Missouri Chapter of the Walnut Council.

June 24-26, 2011: Chestnut Growers of America Annual Meeting, Elsberry, Mo. For more information about this national meeting, go to http://www.chestnutgrowers.com/

July 16, Missouri Christmas Tree Association summer meeting, near Excelsior Springs, Mo. The meeting will be at Roy and Carol Freeman’s Christmas Ranch Tree Farm. For more information or to register, contact meiert@missouri.edu.

July 17-21, 2011: 102th Annual Meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Details will be posted on the http://www.nutgrowing.org/ Web site, or can be requested by email from icomserve@aol.com using the subject line "NNGA meeting updates."

July 31-Aug. 3, 2011: Walnut Council Annual Meeting and Walnut Research Symposium, Middleton, Wis. More information available at http://www.walnutcouncil.org/annualmtg.htm in May 2011.

Oct. 8, 2011: 9th Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast, New Franklin, Mo. Save the date! More information, as it becomes available, is at http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/events/chestnut/index.php