March 4-5, 1999
"Toward a Vision for Missouri's Private Forests." Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and MU Environmental Affairs Council. Fee to attend is $15.00. For information on this conference, contact Jan Weaver, director, Environmental Studies, 220 Gentry Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, phone: (573) 882-7116, fax: (573) 882-5127 or email:envstudy@showme.missouri.edu
March 5-6
Missouri Tree Farm/Stewardship Days. Ramada Inn, Columbia, Mo. Contact Jack Slusher (593) 882-4444.
May 7
Master Grafter Day at HarperHill Farms, Butler, Mo. Contact Larry Harper, (573) 875-5445.
May 8
Missouri Nut Growers Grafting Field Day. For time and place contact Mary Ann Byrd (660) 925-5253.
June 12-16
Sixth conference on Agroforestry in North America will highlight the potential of agroforestry-based land management systems in rural communities. Arlington Resort Hotel, Hot Springs, Ark. Contact Bonnie Beckett (573) 884-2874, or Sandy Hodge (573) 884-6729 at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry.
June 26
HarperHill Field Day at HarperHill Farms, Butler, Mo. Sponsored by the Missouri Chapter of the Walnut Council and the Missouri Tree Farm Committee. Emphasis is on agroforestry in black walnut plantations, including livestock, forages and specialty crops. Begins at 9 a.m. HarperHill Farms is located 9 miles west of Butler on Hwy. 52 and 1 1/4 miles south on "V" Highway. Contact Larry Harper, (573) 875-5445, for more information.