The Sullivan County Chapter of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA) will meet for a potluck supper, annual meeting, and program on Saturday, April 16, in the Ahern Building at the Sullivan County Complex at 103 County Farm Road in Unity.
The potluck supper will start at 5 PM, followed by the chapter’s annual business meeting, including election of officers for 2016.
Jasen Stock, executive director of the NHTOA, will offer a brief update of the NHTOA’s advocacy work before the New Hampshire legislature on behalf of the forest products industry.
Following the business meeting at 6:15 PM, Christine Schadler, a wild canid ecologist, will present “Becoming Wolf: The Surprising Evolution of a New Predator.”
Schadler earned a master’s of science in Conservation Biology at Antioch University Graduate School. Her thesis focused on the natural recovery of the Eastern timber wolf in Michigan.
While wolf recovery was the focus of her early work, her attention shifted to the Eastern coyote when she moved to New England. She has taught conservation issues, dendrology, and wolf ecology at the University of New Hampshire.
Schadler divides her time between teaching, giving presentations on wolves and coyotes, and writing a column for InDepthNH.org, “Howling from the Mountain,” about wildlife in New Hampshire.
The meeting has been assigned 1.0 SAF Category 1 CFE credit, and licensed foresters in attendance will receive a certificate of participation.
The Sullivan County Chapter of the NHTOA organizes and runs the Woodsmen’s Field Day Competition set for Saturday, August 20, during the Cornish Fair.
The NHTOA, a statewide trade association, has members throughout New Hampshire. Founded in 1911, the NHTOA represents all aspects of the forest products industry including landowners, foresters, loggers, truckers, mill owners, and others. The forest products industry contributes more than $3.8 billion annually, including forest-based manufacturing and forest-based recreation, or nearly 5% of New Hampshire’s Gross State Product.
For more information or to RSVP for the meeting, please contact Dode Gladders at 863-9200 or Dode.Gladders@nullunh.edu.