March 20, 2025 Field Tour Information
A full-day field trip is planned for the final day of the conference, Thursday March 20, 2025. The field tour will explore the effects of silvicultural systems to meet management objectives.
Below are the current details for the tour:
Two field tour options will be available.
Advanced registration and a $60 registration fee are required to attend the field tour. Choose the field tour when completing the conference registration form.
The trip is expected to have an approximate minimum of 30 and maximum of 50 enrollments. If minimum enrollment is not met by January 31, 2025, the trip will be cancelled and registrants notified.
The field trips will depart and return to Hyatt Regency. Trip times are expected to be from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, however, tour return time is approximate and may vary based on traffic and weather conditions.
Field trip registration fee covers breakfast, transportation, snacks, drinks (soft drinks & Water), and lunch.
Participation in field trips may involve exposure to wet, muddy, or cold conditions, please plan accordingly.
This information is subject to change.
Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference – Field Trip Stop – 2025
Host: Helen Mohr, USFS
The morning will be spent at NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Green River Gamelands – Fire and Fire Surrogate Study. This is the longest running fire effects research in the Appalachian region. This study site has been a host to a multitude of researchers interested in fire effects. This study site along has produced over 175 refereed publications. The scientific discoveries here have helped to shape prescribed burn programs across the region.
We will have lunch and tour Dupont State Forest managed by the NC Forest Service. This stop will showcase active silviculture within a forest that receives over 1 million visitors per year.
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