News from	Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30, 2802 Moore Hwy Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5051 mchason@abac.edu

For IMMEDIATE Release July 20, 2009

Agroforestry and Wildlife Field Day On Sept. 17

TIFTON--The 2009 Agroforestry and Wildlife Field Day will be held Sept. 17 at the Griffin campus of the University of Georgia.

Federal and state experts in the fields of wildlife and forest management will be on hand to present the most up-to-date research-based information. The field day will include both management recommendations and real-life technique demonstrations.

Field day participants will be shuttled to field day sites via tram and will receive a booklet with topic and speaker information to take home. Registration for the event is $25 prior to Sept. 4 ($30 after). Registration includes the field day program and lunch.

More than 25 topics will be showcased, including Wildlife Food Plots; Pond Management; Management for Wild Turkeys, Doves, Quail, Deer and Small Game; Selling and Marketing Timber; Prescribed Burning; Cost Share Assistance Programs; GPS/GIS Use in Managing Land; and Invasive Insects, Disease and Plants

This event is sponsored by the Georgia Forestry Commission, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Georgia DNR-Wildlife Resources Division, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Fort Valley State University.

For more information or to print a copy of the registration form, visit the AWFD Web site at www.caes.uga.edu/events/awfd09/ .

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