WISCONSIN WALNUT COUNCIL

   2008 FALL MEETING AND FIELD DAY OCT 17, 18

OCTOBER 17- MEETING AT STONEY CREEK INN

          3060 South Kinney Coulee Road, Onalaska, WI 54650   

                    9:30 AM TO 6:00 PM

 OCTOBER 18 – FIELD DAY

          MORNING - LARRY SEVEREID’S TREE FARM, ROCKLAND WI

          AFTERNOON - ODELL ANDERSON’S TREE FARM, LEON WI

          The fall meeting is a two-day event with the first day dedicated to presentations that are relevant to Wisconsin’s forest health and quality. The second day will feature two tree farms that have co-operative research plots with the U. S. Forest Service, The American Chestnut Foundation and the Purdue Hardwood Tree Improvement Center.

          Attendees may attend one or both days of the meeting.

OCTOBER 17 – PROGRAM Stoney Creek Inn, Onalaska, WI

 8:30 – 9:45 AM Registration

 9:45 – John Ouellette, President Welcome address

Presentations

10:00 – Significant Insects and Diseases Threatening Wisconsin’s Deciduous Forests             Manfred Mielke, Plant Pathologist U S Forest Service Northeastern  Area             State and Private Forestry Saint Paul, Minnesota

10:40 – Marketing and Utilization of Woody Biomass. Terry Mace, Forestry    Products Specialist. Division of Forestry, Wisconsin DNR. Madison             Wisconsin.

11:20 – An Introduction to Canker Diseases of Trees Glen Stanosz, Professor of             Forest Pathology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin.

12:00 – Lunch Buffet

 1:15 – Elite Tree Orchards of Select Black Walnut, Oak and Cherry trees.          

            An assessment of the elite trees in the northern hardwood region Jim Mc             Kenna, Tree Improvement Specialist Hardwood Tree  Improvement and             Regeneration Center, West Lafayette, Indiana.

 2:00 – Progress Report of the Butternut Tree Rescue Projects. Mike Ostry                                 Research Plant Pathologist U S Forest Service St. Paul, Minnesota

 2:45 – Break

  3:15 – Plantation forestry – Current Plantation Designs Lenny Farlee,             Silviculturist, Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center.          West Lafayette, Indiana.

 4:00 – Landowner Presentations (Twenty minutes) (Submit topics to Larry             Severeid)

5:15. – Business Meeting.

6:00 – Adjournment

7:00 - Cocktails and Dinner at Ciatti’s Italian Restaurant. Near Stoney Creek Inn ,             just off of Highway 16. Refer to sheet with directions.

OCTOBER 18 – FIELD DAY

            Our guest lecturers, Jim Mc Kenna, Mike Ostry, Lenny Farlee, Manfred             Mielke and Glen Stanosz will be present at the field day to participate in the             discussions and answer questions.

MORNING SESSION – ROCKLAND TREE FARM

 8:30 – 9:30 – Registration

 9:30 – 9:45 – Introduction and Over-view. Larry Severeid

 9:45 – 12:15 – FIELD DAY TOUR WILL INCLUDE:

·   A tour of the research orchard of grafted butternut trees selected for potential resistance and backcrossed American chestnut trees that hopefully will show resistance to the chestnut blight. (The grafted butternut trees were obtained from the U S Forest Service and the Purdue Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center. The American Chestnut Foundation furnished select chestnut seed and pollen.)

·   A tour of the mixed hardwood plantings of oak, black walnut and chestnut trees. Topics such as species selection, spacing and thinning will be discussed.

·   A tour of the high density, “controlled” direct seeded mixed plantings. The rationale for such a technique will be discussed.

12:15 – 1:15 – Catered lunch on site

 1:15 – Drive to the Leon tree farm (a 10 mile drive)

AFTERNOON SESSION – LEON TREE FARM

 1:45 – 2:00 – Introduction and Over-view. Odell Anderson

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 2:00 – 3:30 – THE FIELD DAY TOUR WILL INCLUDE:

·   A tour of the elite hardwood tree planting. This co-operative study between the WI DNR and the Purdue Hard Wood Tree Improvement Center is established to study the growth characteristics and quality of these selected red oak, black walnut and black cherry trees in our northern hardwood range. Wisconsin walnut seedlings and local seed were also planted on the site.

·   A tour of the BC3 F2 chestnut orchard. When these trees begin to produce seed and cross-pollinate, their off-spring should have the wood characteristics of the American chestnut tree with the genes of the Chinese chestnut necessary for resistance to the Cryphonectria fungus.

·   An opportunity to compare our native Wisconsin black walnut trees with the patented “Purdue” # 1 trees that were planted by Odell in 1990.

3:30 Adjournment

                                                REGISTRATION

   2008 FALL WI WALNUT COUNCIL MEETING

                                                OCTOBER 17, 18

NAME(S)_______________________________________________________________

ADDRESS______________________________________________________________

CITY____________________________ STATE_______________________________

                                                                                                      ZIP CODE___________

E-Mail address or phone #____________________________

OCTOBER 17 – (Fri) ($18.00/PER PERSON) _____________________

                                     Includes lunch

OCTOBER 18 – (Sat) ($15.00/PER PERSON) -------------------------------

                                    Includes lunch

                         TOTAL _______________

Please make check payable to Wisconsin Walnut Council and send Registration form and check to: Larry Severeid, 100 N. 6^th st. Suite 303. La Crosse, WI 54601. If there are any questions, call Larry at 608-792-2583

          A block of rooms are reserved at the Stoney Creek Inn until September 16, 2008. Special room rates are $94.00/day plus taxes for Friday and Saturday night and $72.00/day plus tax for Thursday. Those rates are for either single or double occupancy and includes a complimentary expanded continental breakfast each morning.

 Please call and make reservations early. Be sure to inform them that you are attending the Wisconsin Walnut Council meeting.

 1-608-781-3060 1-800-659-2220

          There are a few rooms available at the Microtel Inn near The Stoney Brook Inn. The room rates run about $70.00 plus tax. 3240 N. Kinney Rd. Onalaska. 1-608-783-0833 1-888-771-7171

DIRECTIONS TO:

STONEY CREEK INN.

          Stoney Creek Inn’s address is 3060 S. Kinney Coulee Rd. The Hotel is just off of I-90. Take the HWY 16 exit. Turn south (west) on 16. Kinney Coulee Rd is the first street after exiting I-90 on highway 16. There is a Kwik Trip on the corner. Turn left and just around the bend is Stoney Creek Inn.

CIATTI”S RESTAURANT, from Stoney Creek Inn

          Ciatti’s restaurant is 5 minutes from the Stoney Creek Inn. On S. Kinney, turn left (west) onto highway 16. At the third “light” (including Kinney), turn right on Braund street. Ciatti”s is on the left side of the street. Turn left into the parking lot.

STONEY CREEK INN TO ROCKLAND TREE FARM                                      Take highway 16 east for 19.5 miles to County trunk J. Turn right on County trunk J and go on J for 1.9 miles to Jackpot Ave. Turn left on Jack pot Ave. (it is just beyond the I-90 overpass). Go for 2 miles on Jackpot and turn right on Jackson. Go for .2 mile. Turn right onto the gravel lane. (one mail box and 3 fire signs) Go for .2 mile and turn left befor driving into the neighbors yard. There will be directional signs.

ROCKLAND TREE FARM

          The easiest way to get to the tree farm from La Crosse is from highway 16, but for persons driving from the east on I-90, take the highway 27 exit at Sparta.

          From Sparta I-90 Turn South (left) onto highway 27. Turn right on Jackpot Ave which is the first road you will come to. Stay on Jackpot Ave for 2.7miles. Turn left onto Jackson. Go .2 mile and turn right onto the gravel lane. (there is a mail box and 3 fire # signs) Go .2 mile and take a left just before entering the neighbor’s driveway.

          From La Crosse take highway 16. Refer to Stoney Creek Inn directions.

ROCKLAND TREE FARM TO LEON TREE FARM – When exiting, turn left onto Jackson. Turn RIGHT (Not left) onto Jackpot ave. Continue on Jackpot Ave to Highway 27 (2.7mi). Turn right onto highway 27 and go to county trunk J (2.3 mi). Turn right onto county trunk J and continue on J for 5 miles. Veer to the left onto Mallard. (Do not continue on J) Go 1 mile and you are at the Leon tree farm. There will be parking directions.

LEON TREE FARM

          From I-90, highway 16 – Turn south onto highway 27. Continue on 27 until Co Trunk J. Turn right onto Co Trunk J. Follow instruction to the farm by referring to directions from Rockland Tree Farm.

           From highway 14 and 61 turn onto Highway 27 Take 27 to Sparta and turn left onto Co Trunk J. Refer to the directions on Rockland tree farm to Leon tree farm.

Hotel Information separated from Registration page

          A block of rooms are reserved at the Stoney Creek Inn until September 17, 2008. Special room rates are $94.00/day plus taxes for Friday and Saturday night and $72.00/day plus tax for Thursday. Those rates are for either single or double occupancy and includes a complimentary expanded continental breakfast each morning.

          Please call and make reservations early. Be sure to inform them that you are attending the Wisconsin Walnut Council meeting.

 1-608-781-3060 1-800-659-2220

          There are a few rooms available at the Microtel Inn near The Stoney Brook Inn. The room rates are about $70.00 plus tax. 3240 N. Kinney Rd. Onalaska.

1-608-783-0833 1-888-771-7171