To find out the date and site of your local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) meeting, please contact your Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Regional Office.
SEPTEMBER
2nd, Tuesday - Warrenton Biomass Facility Update & Recent GA Piedmont Timber Land Sales Trends Workshop
- 6:00-8:00 p.m., registration begins at 5:45 p.m. (view agenda)
- Community Services Building, 48 Warren Street, Warrenton, GA 30828
- Oglethorpe Power and Southern Land Exchange will present topics to include:
- Local Impact on Forest Products from Oglethorpe Power Biomass Facility
- Types of Wood Products to be Utilized at New Biomass Facility
- Regional Demand and Market Conditions for Forestry Products
- Recent Timber Land Sales Trends in GA Piedmont
- Questions and Answers
- Dinner & event will be sponsored by Southern Land Exchange and GFC
- CFE & CLE credit has been applied for
- Register by calling the GSWCC Region IV Office before August 30th @ 478-445-5766
- Partners and sponsors are: Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), Southern Land Exchange, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Central Savannah River Resource Conservation and Development Council, Oglethorpe Power, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District
28th, Tuesday - Team Agriculture Georgia Workshop for Small, Beginning, and Limited Resource Farmers
- Registration will be held from 7:30-8:00 a.m.; adjournment at 3:30 p.m
- Berry College, 202 Krannert Center, Mt. Berry, GA 30147 (view agenda and directions)
- Topics will include:
- Forestry and Wildlife Management
- Farmer’s Markets
- Organics
- Financing Small Farms
- Value Added Products
- Farm Succession Planning
- Cost Share Opportunities
- Tour of Berry College Livestock Facilities & Longleaf Orchard
- Luncheon and all sessions are free
- Register by calling 770-254-7374, or e-mail lbush@gfc.state.ga.us, or at www.teamaggeorgia.com
- Download application to mail or fax registration
