The PA Forestry Association will hold a virtual Annual Symposium on November 2 and 4.  This special event is in place of the in-person Annual Symposium postponed after the sudden passing of Dr. Jim Finley.

The New Ways To Work With Your Woods Symposium includes these features--

November 2 - 6:00 p.m.

-- Welcome: Mark Ott, President, Pennsylvania Forestry Association

-- Prepare for Meeting with A Consulting Forester John Hudson, Owner, Hudson Forestry Services

-- There’s an App for that! Matt Sampson, NE Regional Director of Forest Operations, The Forestland Group

-- PFA Annual Meeting, Election Results, and Awards

November 4 - 6:00 p.m.

-- Welcome: Mark Ott, President, Pennsylvania Forestry Association

-- Drones in Forestry: Applications, Regulations, the Future | Harold Thistle, Owner, TEALS LLC

-- Story Maps: A Cohesive Story of Your Forest and Woods | Clare Boerigter, Communications Intern, Minnesota Forest Resources Council

-- LiDAR-based Individual Tree Detection for Forest Inventory | Jeff Hershey, M.S. Graduate Assistant, Penn State University

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Awards: Brenda Sieglitz

-- DCNR Bureau of Forestry Update: Pennsylvania State Forester

-- Tree Farm Of the Year & Tree Farm Inspector of the Year Recognition

Cost is $15 per person. All registration funds will go to support the future memorial efforts of Dr. Jim Finley.

Click Here to register.  Questions should be directed to: thePFA@paforestry.org or 1-800-835-8065.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming and more, visit the PA Forestry Association website. Follow them on Facebook.   Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

[Posted: October 29, 2021]

11/1/2021