Forest, Wildlife Management Demo Tour (photo gallery)

Published 9:10 am Thursday, May 7, 2015

Tree talk: Josh Elmore with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System talks about wildlife management to participants of a Forest and Wildlife Management Demonstration Tour held near Maplesville.

A Forest and Wildlife Management Demonstration was held April 24 near the Chilton County/Dallas County line.

Tour topics included landowner objectives and perspectives; longleaf and loblolly pine management; prescribed burning and fire breaks; native ground cover and planted food plots; and cost share assistance for soil, water, forest and wildlife management.

The tour was sponsored by Clean Water Partnership Alabama, Chilton County Master Gardeners, Chilton Co. S&WCD, NRCS, Alabama Extension and Alabama Forestry Commission.

: Allen Bearden was the host landowner for the tour and is a member of the Chilton Forestry Planning Committee.

: Brian Smith talks about the prescribed burn program and how the long leaf pine survives fires when other trees and shrubs can’t.

: Longleaf pine is visible in the foreground and loblolly pine in the background as Don Burdette with Chilton County Forestry Planning Committee speaks about prescribed burning and fire breaks.

: Josh Elmore explains some of the grasses that can be used to increase wildlife distribution on property.

: Brian Smith (left) with the Alabama Forestry Commission entertains a youngster that was part of a Forest and Wildlife Management Demonstration. During this portion of the tour, Josh Elmore with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System was speaking about cover crops, such as red clover and rye grass, that are used to encourage and enhance wildlife management in forest stands.