Green Horizon

Volume 3, Number 3
Summer 1998

Calendar of upcoming events

August 2-5
Walnut Council International annual meeting and summer tour at Danville, Ill. Contact: Ken Konsis, (212) 442-1619 or Nancy Gunning, (317) 873-8780.

August 12
All Missouri State Fair nut show entries must be delivered to the fairgrounds to be eligible for show.

August 13
Missouri State Fair nut show judging, 10 a.m. at fairgrounds. All volunteers appreciated.

September 17
Tree Farm Committee meeting at MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC) at New Franklin, Mo., 10 a.m. Contact: Doug Wallace, (573) 876-0908.

September 18-19
Missouri Forest Products Assn. fall meeting, Holiday Inn Select, St. Charles, Mo. Contact: Cory Ridenhour, (573) 634-3252.

October 17
Missouri Chapter of Walnut Council meet at HARC at New Franklin, Mo., 9 a.m. and tour Scott Brundage's walnut farm west of Fayette. Emphasis on how to make money on natural walnut stands with a little help from the owners. Contact: Roland Cartwright, (417) 962-3411 or Scott Brundage, (573) 443-3977.

October 31
Hammons Products Co. annual black walnut production field day at Sho-Neff Plantation north of Stockton, Mo. Emphasis on nut production, agroforestry and tree culture. Contact: Jim Jones, (417) 276-5181.

November 14
Missouri Nut Harvest Festival and fall meeting of Missouri Nut Growers Assn. at the Osage Valley Pecan Farms owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Marquardt at Papinsville, Mo. east of Rich Hill in Bates County. Contact: Mary Ann Byrd, (660) 925-3253 or Ronnie Marquardt, (417) 395-4222.

November 21
Central Region Woodland Stewardship Conference, Lied Conference Center, Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Contact: Wayne Wittmeyer at (573) 751-4115, ext. 627.


(Send your forestry related event dates to: Sandy Hodge, 203 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Bldg., Forestry Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.