Sustaining a World-Class Forest Resource: The Old and The New Slash Walls
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Time: September 24, 2026 from 8:30am to 4pm
Location: Cornell University's Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
Street: 611 County Rd 13:
City/Town: Van Etten, NY
Phone: 607-742-3657 (Brett Chedzoy)
Event Type: field, day
Organized By: Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Latest Activity: Sep 21
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Event Description
The Arnot Forest annual forest regeneration field day is this Thursday September 24, 2026 (always the last Thursday of September) from 8:30 am to 4:00pm at 611 County Road 13, Van Etten, NY. Preregistration required at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/sustainingforest_244 (a detailed agenda is available at the registration page) Registration closes 9/23. Please email bjc226@cornell.edu with any questions or via the listed cell number.
The training will provide landowners and land managers with the latest information on proven and emerging methods and technology to establish new forested areas, restore degraded woodlands, and perpetuate healthy and productive forests for the future. This popular annual field day in 2026 will demonstrate the benefits of integrating slash walls with regeneration strategies to grow more productive and resilient forests for timber and habitat. Topics include: regeneration results inside and outside of slash walls across a decade of diverse conditions, chemical research controls of sapling interference, and pollinator and forest pest research updates. We will also discuss plans for supplemental regeneration through planting, and research on management to optimize recruitment into young stands. Presenters include Brett Chedzoy, Peter Smallidge, Kass Urban-Mead, and Mark Whitmore.
The event will take place rain or shine (current forecast is 60 and sunny) and bring your own lunch. Expect to walk up to one mile in forest conditions.
This workshop has been approved for 3.75 pesticide recertification credits in each of the categories 2, 3a, 9, 10, and 25. Pesticide applicators seeking credits are required to bring their credential/card the day of the training. SAF credits are pending.
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