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Great River Road Chestnut Roast

On Saturday, October 18, the fourth annual chestnut roast is back. Head to the Forrest Keeling Nursery in Elsberry, Mo., from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The day is chock-full of activities, from tasting freshly-roasted chestnuts and other fall foods to kids' activities, crafts and demonstrations. UMCA will also be roasting and selling chestnuts, too. More info: http://www.fknursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.detail/event_id/7/index.htm

20th Annual Fall Forestry Field Day

John and Karen Buchanan's Tree Farm in northeast Kansas is the site for Kansas Forest Service's forestry field day. Their farm has established an alley cropping system where they produce hay crops as well as high-value trees. The details of the system will be shared by the Buchanans and foresters, wildlife biologists and natural resource professionals along with many other educational sessions. More details can be found at www.kansasforests.org.

MCFA + MOSAF Joint Fall Meeting

The joint fall meeting held by the Missouri Consulting Foresters Association and the Missouri Society of American Foresters will be on October 15-16, 2014. The location is the Ozark Underground Laboratory in Protem, Mo. Members of the two groups are the guests of Dr. Tom and Cathy Aley while learning about subsurface aspects of the Ozark hills. Work in the Ozark Underground Laboratory consists mostly of land and water use issues in the landscape of the area. Hard hats are not required to head underground to find out more about the subsurface impacts that surface activities can create. Only fifty people can go on the cave tours, so RSVP early, well before the October 3 deadline. Registration is $40 per person for members. Full details on how to register is on MoSAF's website: http://www.mosaf.net/uploads/3/0/0/4/30049205/joint_fall_meeting_2014.pdf

Horticulture + Agrogorestry Research Center Field Day 2014

HARC's field day this year is Saturday, Oct. 4. Tours start at 9 a.m. and topics will include specialty crop production, like chestnuts, black walnuts and pecans. Other topics planned are silvopasture, flood tolerance trials, biofuel trials and pine straw production. Also included in the day is a tour of the Thomas Hickman House, which is one of Missouri's oldest brick homes. A highlight of the day will be a demonstration of a commercial chestnut harvester (don't miss this). Lunch will be included during this free event, so please RSVP in advance. Contact Nancy Bishop at bishopn@missouri.edu or at 660.848.2268.

The Nature Conservancy Landowner Workshops

The Nature Conservancy has created a series of evening sessions for private landowners to give them more information on many topics from wildlife management to financial assistance. One of their primary goals is to help conserve "working forests" in the Ozarks, which are forests that provide economic benefits for the landowner. Landowners can improve their woodland health, and in turn, these forests help keep water clean and support river-based recreation. Two events are left in the series for attendees! September 25, from 5 - 7:30 p.m. to learn about enhancing wildlife habitat and managing controlled burning. September 27, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., visit sites with different management options. For both events, meet at the Twin Pines Conservation Education Center near Winona, Mo. Contact Rebecca Landewe at rlandewe@tnc.org or 573.323.8790.