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The 2019 National Walnut Council Meeting is scheduled for June 16-19 at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort just north of Topeka

The 2019 National Walnut Council Meeting is scheduled for June 16-19 at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort in Mayetta, Kansas.

National Walnut Council Meeting comes to Kansas

Field tours, golf tournament and educational sessions are part of four-day event

May 6, 2019

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The 2019 National Walnut Council Meeting is scheduled for June 16-19 at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort just north of Topeka. The theme of the four-day event is Walnuts in Indian Country and features educational field tours of woodland management on Kickapoo Tribal lands along with in-door sessions from nationally recognized experts in natural resource management.

Hosted by the Kansas Chapter of the Walnut Council, Kansas Forestry Association and Kansas Forest Service, the meeting offers landowners, natural resource professionals, scientists, foresters and other forest industry professionals an opportunity to network and discuss the most pertinent issues associated with the successful growth and management of American black walnut and other fine-quality hardwoods.

The meeting begins with the inaugural Walnut Masters golf tournament hosted by State Forester Larry Biles on June 16 followed by an evening reception at the Kansas History Museum.

In addition to Kickapoo Tribal lands, field tours will be held at the Barrow Ranch and Copperhead Hill Ranch. Field tours will include sessions on agroforestry, tree and songbird identification, wildlife and woodland management, sawmill and harvesting demonstrations and more. Indoor sessions will include discussions about fire and oak regeneration, tick-borne diseases, and a variety of woodland owners’ “show-and-tell” sessions. 

The deadline for early registration is June 5. Registration for the full event is $175 with single-day registration options. Registrations can be submitted online or by mail.

More information about the even can be found on the 2019 Walnut Council Annual Meeting webpage.  



About the Walnut Council

The Walnut Council is a science-based organization that encourages research, discussion, and application of knowledge about growing hardwood trees. The association represents nearly 900 woodland owners, foresters, forest scientists, and wood-producing industry representatives. We promote sustainable forest management, conservation, reforestation, and utilization of American black walnut (Juglans nigra) and other fine hardwoods.

About the Kansas Forestry Association

“Sustaining the health and productivity of Kansas woodlands and windbreaks and related natural resources” is the vision of KFA a not-for-profit 501(c) 3.  KFA includes a little over 200 members of Kansas landowners who manage woodlands and windbreaks, Tree Farmers, walnut growers, ranchers, farmers, foresters, wildlife biologists, research scientists, loggers, natural resource organizations, government agencies, and people who simply love woodlands and windbreaks and the wildlife and recreational opportunities they provide.

K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the wellbeing of Kansans. 
Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county extension offices, experiment fields, area extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

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2019 Walnut Council Annual Meeting

Kansas Forest Service  

Source

Bob Atchison
785-532-3370
atchison@ksu.edu

 

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About the Kansas Forest Service

The Kansas Forest Service is the nation’s fifth oldest state forestry agency. The agency serves rural landowners, communities, rural fire districts, forest and arboriculture industries, and citizens of the state through its Conservation Tree and Shrub Planting, Fire Management, Community Forestry, Rural Forestry, Marketing and Utilization, and Forest Health programs. The Kansas Forest Service state office is located in Manhattan, Kansas, just west of the campus of Kansas State University. The Kansas Forest Service is housed as an independent agency within K-State Research and Extension. The agency receives its direction from a mission statement that reads: “Care of Natural Resources and Service to People through Forestry.”

 

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K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county extension offices, experiment fields, area extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan. For more information, visit www.ksre.ksu.edu