- August 2, 2022
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join us for this exciting field tour of an oak woodland restoration experiment and demonstration project in eastern KS.
Register (required) HERE (https://forms.gle/GycehzNmt5UHqZ8D7)
This field tour will visit an upland oak woodland restoration study being conducted at Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area located in southeastern Kansas. The study is a collaborative effort among the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the U.S. Forest Service, and the University of Missouri. The study objectives are to determine the differing effects among combinations of thinning and burning treatments on species, fuels, and vegetation structure. Emphasis will be placed on discussing and viewing the different effects of fire and thinning on oaks and their major competitors, particularly sugar maple. In addition, there will be a site visit at Marais Des Cygnes NWR a recent timber harvest and TSI project within bottomland hardwoods.
Bring your own lunch, and be prepared for hot, rough field conditions, this event will occur rain or shine (though lightening or high winds may warrant rescheduling). Bring water (we’ll have extra), boots, sun and insect protection.
When: August 2nd, 2022, 9:00 AM-3:00 pm
Where: Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area, KS
