Even if you don’t own any trees, the “Master Tree Farmer 2001”
satellite short course may well be worth your time. If you do own
forest land or are considering buying some, you won’t want to
miss the only satellite broadcast of its kind for Southern forest
landowners.

At 23 sites in Georgia, the short course will be every Tuesday
night from Feb. 6 to March 20. To find the nearest site, visit
the Master Tree Farmer Web
site at www.mtf2000.net. Or call Ben Jackson at (706) 542-9051.
Or e-mail him at bjack@uga.edu.

The sessions will begin at 7 p.m. EST and end at 10 p.m.
Participants will be able to ask questions of the speakers
through a toll-free number. The local coordinator and forester
will also handle questions during breaks and until 10:30 each
evening.

‘Everything You Wanted to
Know…’

The course covers:

• Feb. 6 – Introduction to Forest Management, Terms and
  Concepts.
• Feb. 13 – Estate Planning, Taxation and Basic Forest
  Finance.
• Feb. 20 – Managing for Pines (Natural and Artificial).
• Feb. 27 – Managing for Hardwoods (Uplands and
  Bottomlands).
• March 6 – Timber Marketing, Security and Harvesting.
• March 13 – Wildlife Management (Game and Nongame).
• March 20 – Forestry Services and Programs for the
  Landowner.

The registration fee varies but generally runs around $50 for the
whole course, including refreshments each night and a 700-page
notebook. Local coordinators can tell you the actual fee. Anyone
completing six of the seven sessions will also get a Master Tree
Farmer certificate, plus a cap and a patch for a jacket or
shirt.