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When: October 7, 2025 | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, Pittsboro, NC
NC State Extension Forestry and the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension encourage forest landowners in the piedmont region to save the date for our upcoming Piedmont Forest Landowners’ Summit.
A diverse group of speakers will present on a variety of topics related to forestry, conservation, and wildlife.
Topics:
Timber Harvesting
Forest Markets
Intro to Agroforestry and Forest Farming
Forestry Invasives
Prescribed Burning
Forest Pests
Early Successional Habitat to Benefit Wildlife
Enhancing Bird Habitat in Forests
Speaker Panel
Featured Presentations:
Timber Harvesting Options for Landowners
Jameson Boone, Forest Management Specialist, NC State Extension
Realities of and Strategies for the Timber Markets of the Piedmont
Bryan Hulka, Markets & Utilization Forester, North Carolina Forest Service
Intro to Agroforestry and Forest Farming
Debbie Roos, Sustainable Agriculture Agent, Chatham County Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension
Forest Invasive Plants: Identification and Management Options
Colby Lambert, Area Specialized Agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension
Triangle Prescribed Burn Association and Benefits of Prescribed Fire
Mart Bumgarner, Agriculture Agent, Orange County Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension
Jennifer Fawcett, Extension Specialist & SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Work Group Coordinator, NC State Extension
The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly: When to Worry About Tree Pests
Kelly Oten, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University
Improving Wildlife Habitat on your Forestland
John Isenhour, Wildlife Habitat Coordinator, NC Wildlife Commission
Enhancing your Forest for Eastern Forest Birds
Hannah Pursley, Urban Forestry Program Manager, Audubon North Carolina
The Summit will also feature a Panel of Experts and Landowners:
- Bob Bardon – Associate Dean for Extension and Professor, College of Natural Resources, NC State University
- Mark Bost – Consulting Forester
- Barry Bowling – Wake County Landowner
- Emma Childs, Working Lands Manager, Triangle Land Conservancy
- Brandon Szilvay – Chatham County Ranger, NC Forest Service
The summit will also feature exhibitors representing a variety of non-profit and governmental forestry organizations:
- Arborgen
- Chatham County Tax Office – Forestry PUV Program
- Farm Service Agency
- ForestHer NC
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NC FarmLink
- NC Forest Service
- NC State Extension Forestry
- NC Tree Farm Program
- NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- New Hope Bird Alliance
- Soil & Water Conservation District
- Triangle Land Conservancy
- Triangle Prescribed Burn Association
We have applied for 4.5 hours of CFEs and expect to be approved.
Pre-registration is required. The deadline for registration is October 2. The cost for the summit is $35 and includes a light breakfast and catered lunch.
Register for the October 7 Forestry Summit.https://forestry.ces.ncsu.edu/2025/07/piedmont-forestry-summit/