Georgia ForestWatch Fall Retreat
We hope you will join us this year at the Georgia ForestWatch Fall Retreat & Annual Membership Meeting at the beautiful Vogel State Park. Everyone is welcome! We have many fun activities and amazing speakers lined up, as well as wonderful food and music. Come see for yourself!
Saturday activities start at 10:00am. The theme for our 2015 retreat is Protecting Georgia's Mountain Treasures. The revision process of the current Forest Plan for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests will begin in less than two years. A panel of experts will discuss challenges we may face and what ForestWatch can do to protect Georgia's special places.
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 3, 2015
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
October 3, 2015
8:00am | Registration and hike sign up - Continental breakfast/coffee/tea
10:00am | Morning Program
- Welcome from Mary Topa, Executive Director
- Update on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, by Mark Dalusky, Research Professional IV (retired), Forest Entomology, UGA
- Forest Plan Revision Process Overview, by Sarah Francisco, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
- Forest Plan Revision Panel - Challenges we may face
- Hugh Irwin, The Wilderness Society, Landscape Conservation Planner
- Josh Kelly, MountainTrue, Public Lands Field Biologist
- Sarah Francisco, Southern Environmental Law Center
- Chili contest - Register your entry to share with others and compete for prizes!
- Hikes with Mark Dalusky (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid), Patricia Howell (Late Fall Plant Walk), & Jess Riddle (Rare Communities)
- Hike on your own or just catch up with friends!
- Showing of Wild by Law
Location
Vogel State Park
Fees/Admission
Cost: $15/student, $25/person, $40/Couple. Kids 12 and under are FREE. Includes all programming, continental breakfasts, drinks, chili lunch, BBQ dinner and vegetarian entrees.
Contact Information
706-867-0051
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129 Union County Recreation Road, Blairsville, GA 30514 – (706) 745-5789 – info@blairsvillechamber.com