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From: Chas Edens <cme...@ncsu.edu>
Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Subject: NRCS Forestry Field Day | Oct. 18, 8-12pm | Wake County Wildlife Club
To: Noah Ranells <nnra...@ncsu.edu>

Forest landowners, contractors, realtors, land managers, and farmers with forest land wanting to understand NRCS services and funding opportunities are invited to join us for an excellent educational event.

October 18, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Wake County Wildlife Club Property

Address: 2113 Coley Forest Pl, Raleigh, NC 27607

Learn directly from experts about NRCS technical assistance and cost-share funding on 191 acres of actively managed forestland.

Schedule Highlights:

Morning: Registration and coffee at the clubhouse
Opening Presentation: NRCS Area Conservationist, property owner, and Extension Forester
Demonstration Stations: Four rotating sessions (25 minutes each):
1. Forest Management Planning and Thinning Operations
2. Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
3. Prescribed Fire Management
4. Reforestation and Carbon Sequestration
Wrap-up: Group Q&A with all presenters
Take-home Resources: Practice factsheets, contractor contacts, application guides

The NC Conservation Outreach Project (NCCOP), a two-year NC State Extension/NC FarmLink initiative funded by USDA–NRCS. Our work has two aims: first, to help producers and landowners understand and adopt NRCS conservation practices; second, to open clear conservation career pathways for youth. For producers, we host field days, demonstrations, and farm tours, and we are creating practical educational materials—a mobile producer app, an educational video series for vegetable, livestock, and forestry operations, and a graduate-level research paper that identifies barriers and solutions to accessing NRCS programs. For youth, we speak at events statewide, are developing a career-pathways mobile app, and provide scholarships to opportunities such as Resource Conservation Workshops and the Juntos Summer Institute. We partner with organizations across North Carolina to connect people with the right contacts, tools, and next steps to improve conservation state-wide.

Stay connected by joining our Email List Get updates on NRCS practices, youth career opportunities, upcoming events, our film series, research findings, and training opportunities. We respect your privacy and will only send relevant project updates.

Chas Edens

Coordinator

NC Conservation Outreach Project

Orange County Extension Office

1020 US 70 West, Ste 130

Hillsborough, NC 27278

Chas Edens