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[Steve Gabriel <sfg53 AT cornell.edu>]

Forestry & Agroforestry Short Course

August 13 – 15

 

Note: This course has been shortened slightly from the original offering, based on participant feedback! The fee has also been reduced.

 

3-day course - Learn forest ecology and management techniques for eastern woodlands by exploring old growth forests and visiting farms and nurseries practicing agroforestry, forest farming, and silvopasture in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.

 

Students will learn the overarching patterns and processes of forests and fungi, as well as take home practical skills they can immediately use on their own acreage or projects.

 

Our instructors have spent decades studying forest & fungi ecology and developing skills to share with students through woods walks, hands-on demonstrations, and storytelling:

 

Steve Gabriel, co-author of Farming the Woods, will present forestry principles, tree assessment/measurements, and mushroom cultivation

 

Mike Demunn, renowned forester and conservationist for over thirty years will lead forest walks share ecology, history, and managing for wildlife.

 

Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres nursery will teach us how to grow and maintain the next forest through tree planting, seed saving, and propagation techniques

 

Brett Chedzoy, extension forester and beef farmer will demonstrate methods to integrate regenerate livestock and forest management through Silvopasture

 

The course is hosted at Wellspring Forest Farm & School, a living example of productive and restorative agroforestry farming that features forest and indoor mushroom production, rotational grazing of ducks and sheep, and production of forest products including maple and elderberry syrup.

 

Cost: $300 plus $50 if you wish to camp onsite, includes lunch each day.

 

REGISTER: http://events.wellspringforestfarm.com/

 

 

Schedule:

 

Friday evening 

Arrive and settle in (if camping)

 

Saturday

9 am  - 12pm: Forestry Principles & Observation (Steve Gabriel)

1 pm – 4:30pm: Tree Measurements & Assessment (Steve Gabriel)

 

Sunday

9am – 12pm: Forest History & Ecology of Old Growth (Mike Demunn)

1 – 4:30pm: Tree Planting, Care, and Propagation (Sean Dembrosky)

 

Monday

9am – 12pm: Managing for Wildlife & Forest Health (Mike Demunn)

1 – 4:30pm: Silvopasture Walk at Angus Glen Farm (Brett Chedzoy)

 

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Steve Gabriel

Agroforestry Extension Specialist

Cornell Small Farms Program

sfg53 AT cornell.edu

smallfarms.cornell.edu

CornellMushrooms.org