Name: Piedmont Forest Landowners’ Summit
Start: 2025-10-07T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-07T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center

$Piedmont Forest Landowners\u2019 Summit$

A diverse group of speakers will present on a variety of topics related to forestry, conservation, and wildlife.
About this Event

NC State Extension Forestry and the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension encourage forest landowners in the piedmont region to attend our upcoming Piedmont Forest Landowners’ Summit. The workshop will be on October 7, 2025 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro, NC.

A diverse group of speakers will present on a variety of topics related to forestry, conservation, and wildlife.

Featured Presentations:

Timber Harvesting Options for Landowners - Jameson Boone, Forest Management Specialist, NC State Extension

Realities of and Strategies for the Timber Markets of the Piedmont - Bryan Hulka, Markets & Utilization Forester, North Carolina Forest Service

Intro to Agroforestry and Forest Farming - Debbie Roos, Sustainable Agriculture Agent, Chatham County Center of NC Cooperative Extension

Forest Invasive Plants: Identification and Management Options - Colby Lambert, Area Specialized Agent, NC Cooperative Extension

Triangle Prescribed Burn Association and Benefits of Prescribed Fire - Mart Bumgarner, Agriculture Agent, Orange County Center of NC Cooperative Extension and Jennifer Fawcett, Extension Specialist & SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Work Group Coordinator, NC State Extension

The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly: When to Worry About Tree Pests - Kelly Oten, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University

Management Objectives: Identifying Your Wishes for Your Woodlands - John Isenhour, Wildlife Habitat Coordinator, NC Wildlife Commission

Enhancing your Forest for Eastern Forest Birds - Hannah Pursley, Urban Forestry Program Manager, Audubon North Carolina

The Summit will also feature a Panel of Experts and Landowners:

Bob Bardon - Associate Dean for Extension and Professor, College of Natural Resources, NC State University
Mark Bost - Consulting Forester
Barry Bowling - Wake County Landowner
Emma Childs, Working Lands Manager, Triangle Land Conservancy
Brandon Szilvay - Chatham County Ranger, NC Forest Service

The summit will also feature exhibitors representing a variety of non-profit and governmental forestry organizations:

Arborgen
Chatham County Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department on behalf of the Haw River State Trail
Chatham County Tax Office - Forestry PUV Program
Farm Service Agency
ForestHer NC
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NC FarmLink
NC Forest Service
NC State Extension Forestry
NC Tree Farm Program
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
New Hope Bird Alliance
Soil & Water Conservation District
Triangle Land Conservancy
Triangle Prescribed Burn Association

This workshop has been approved for 5 hours of Cat 1 CFEs.

Pre-registration is required. The deadline for registration is October 2. The cost for the summit is $35 and includes a light breakfast and catered lunch.