COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of Sept. 4:
September
NEW: Sept. 4: Forests, Wind Damage and You, 7-9 p.m., New Concord Village Hall, 2 West Main St., New Concord. Workshop on managing, salvaging and improving wind-damaged forests. Sponsored by Ohio State University Extension's Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. Free. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
NEW: Sept. 4: Early registration deadline for Ohio No-Till Field Day, which is Sept. 13 in Carroll. $35 by Sept. 4 or $50 at the event. Information, registration: 614-292-6648 or reeder.1@osu.edu.
CORRECTED DATE: Sept. 5: Pumpkin Field Day, 6-8 p.m., Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Western Agricultural Research Station, 7721 South Charleston Pike, South Charleston. $5. Information: jasinski.4@osu.edu or 937-484-1526.
Sept. 6-7: Managing Complex Systems, Ohio State University's Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island at Put-in-Bay. Part of a series of workshops from September to January sponsored by the university's Ohio Environmental Leaders Institute. Participants can earn continuing professional development or continuing professional education credits. Individual workshop registration $350. Registration for complete series (four workshops through January) is $1,400. Information: baird.41@osu.edu or 614-292-8603.
NEW: Sept. 6: Deadline to pay by check for Environmental Professionals Network "2nd Tuesdays Breakfast Club," which is Sept. 11 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State University, Columbus. Send check (payable to "Ohio State University"), name, affiliation, email address and telephone number to David Hanselmann, 469 Kottman Hall, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Information: http://epn.osu.edu/ or 614-247-1908.
NEW: Sept. 6: Can Prescribed Fire Help Sustain Mixed-oak Forests in the Central Appalachians? 4:10-5:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, with video link to 123 Williams Hall, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Speaker is Todd Hutchinson, research ecologist with U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Free. Information: 614-292-2265 or 330-263-3659.
NEW: Sept. 7-9: Chadwick Arboretum Fall Plant Sale with Scioto Gardens, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. Scioto Gardens, 3351 West State Route 37, Delaware. Plant sale benefiting Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens on Ohio State University's Columbus campus. Information: http://go.osu.edu/N2N.
NEW: Sept. 7: Deadline (by 2 p.m.) to pay by credit card for Environmental Professionals Network "2nd Tuesdays Breakfast Club," which is Sept. 11 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State University, Columbus. Requires registering for free as participant in the network. Information: http://epn.osu.edu/ or 614-247-1908.
Sept. 7: Ohio Livestock Coalition's 2012 Annual Meeting and Industry Symposium, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., NorthPointe Conference Center, 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center. Registration $35 before Aug. 30, $45 after that date. Information: http://www.ohiolivestock.org or 614-246-8262.
NEW: Sept. 11: Environmental Professionals Network "2nd Tuesdays Breakfast Club," 7:20-9:40 a.m., Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State University, Columbus. Opening comments by Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. Keynote by Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation president. $10 by check by Sept. 6; $15 by credit card by Sept. 7, 2 p.m.; includes breakfast. Paying by credit card requires registering for free as participant in the network. Information: http://epn.osu.edu/ or 614-247-1908.
NEW: Sept. 11: Increasing Your Leadership Capacity Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, 9 a.m.-noon, 2120 Fyffe Road, 105 Agricultural Administration Building, Ohio State University, Columbus. Workshop presented by OSU Leadership Center. $85. Registration: http://go.osu.edu/N2S. Information: lobley.82@osu.edu or 614-292-3114.
Sept. 12: 2012 Wood-destroying Insect Inspection Training, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg. Registration $90 in advance, $100 at the door. Register online at http://pested.osu.edu/. Information: 614-292-4070.
NEW: Sept. 13: Soils, Biology and the Perfect Storm, 4:10-5:30 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, with video link to 123 Williams Hall, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Speaker is Jennifer Dungait, senior research scientist with Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK, and an honorary research fellow at the University of Exeter. Free. Information: 614-292-2265 or 330-263-3659.
REVISED: Sept. 13: Ohio No-Till Field Day, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., David Brandt Farm, 6100 Basil Western Road, Carroll. $35 by Sept. 4 or $50 at the event. Information, registration: 614-292-6648 or reeder.1@osu.edu.
Sept. 18-20: Farm Science Review, Molly Caren Agricultural Center, London, Ohio. Major outdoor trade show featuring agricultural businesses and agencies plus demonstrations and displays by agriculture- and conservation-related Ohio State University programs. Tickets $5 at all Ohio State University Extension county offices and at local agribusinesses, $8 at the gate, children 5 and under free. Information: http://fsr.osu.edu/ or 614-292-4278.
NEW: Sept. 20: The Amish Population in Ohio and North America: County Population Estimates and Settlement Growth, 4:10-5:10 p.m., 103 Kottman Hall, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, with video link to 123 Williams Hall, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Speaker is Joe Donnermeyer of Ohio State's School of Environment and Natural Resources. Free. Information: 614-292-2265 or 330-263-3659.
NEW: Sept. 21: Registration deadline for Buckeye Island Hop, which is Sept. 28-30 at Ohio State University's Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island at Put-in-Bay. Information: http://stonelab.osu.edu/events/island-hop/ or 419-285-1800.
NEW: Sept. 24: Fruit and Vegetable Safety Program, 1-4 p.m., 475 Western Ave., Room D, Chillicothe. Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs, for fruit and vegetable production are the focus. $10. Pre-registration encouraged but not required. Registration: bruynis.1@osu.edu or 740-702-3200. Information: kulhanek.5@osu.edu or 330-202-3555.
NEW: Sept. 25: Strengths Finder Workshop presented online 9-11 a.m. by Ohio State University Leadership Center. Focuses on how to maximize one's strengths to become a more effective leader. $60. Information, registration: http://go.osu.edu/strengths or 614-292-3114.
Sept. 25: Sheep School, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell. Registration cost and deadline to be determined. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
Sept. 26: 2012 Pesticide Safety Training for New Applicators, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8895 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg. $30 for morning session, $30 for afternoon session. Register online at http://pested.osu.edu/. Information: 614-292-4070.
Sept. 27: Guided Autumn Walk, 10-11:30 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free. Information: cochran.7@osu.edu or 330-464-2148.
NEW: Sept. 28-30: Buckeye Island Hop at Ohio State University's Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Sponsored by Arts and Sciences Alumni Society, Friends of Stone Laboratory, and Ohio State University Retirees Association. Tours of Gibraltar and South Bass islands, participation in outdoor volunteer project, more. Register by Sept. 21. Information: http://stonelab.osu.edu/events/island-hop/ or 419-285-1800.
NEW: Sept. 28: ArboBliz 2012, 1-4 p.m., Chadwick Arboretum, Ohio State University, Columbus. Program to inventory and map trees on Ohio State campus. Information, registration: shannonmaher@gmail.com.
October
Oct. 2: Beef School, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell. Details and registration to be determined. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
Oct. 6: 10th annual Autumn Discovery Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Tree and shrub sale to benefit arboretum’s programs. Free. Information: cochran.7@osu.edu or 330-464-2148.
Oct. 9: Beef School, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell. Details and registration to be determined. Information: little.16@osu.edu or 740-732-5681.
NEW: Oct. 11: Registration deadline for Wildlife Conflicts, which is Oct. 18 in Medina. Workshop on various wildlife species and ways to reduce possible damage by them. Presented by specialists with Ohio State University Extension's Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. $35. Information, registration: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
NEW: Oct. 12: Dedication of new Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute beef handling facility. 1-3 p.m., 3339 S. Apple Creek Road, Apple Creek. Remarks at 2 p.m. Free.
Oct. 16-17: Science of Agriculture Open House, Fisher Auditorium, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Information: 330-202-3507.
Oct. 17: Why Trees Matter Forum, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 959 Dover Road, Wooster. Features research-based information for individuals and community leaders who work with urban forests. Registration cost and program details to be determined. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
NEW: Oct. 18: Wildlife Conflicts, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Chippewa Lake Park, Krabill Shelter, 7597 Ballash Road, Medina. Workshop on various wildlife species and strategies for reducing possible damage by them. Presented by specialists with Ohio State University Extension's Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. Registration $35 by Oct. 11. Information, registration: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
Oct. 18: Pumpkin Field Night, 6-8 p.m., Ohio State University South Centers, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon. $5. Information: 740-289-2071, ext. 223.
NEW: Oct. 19: Introduction to Great Lakes Climate Education Resources, 10 a.m.-noon, online. Webinar on activities for teaching regionally relevant climate science in the classroom, and suggestions on adapting classroom activities to informal and outdoor education settings. Presented by Ohio State University's Climate Change Outreach Team. Free. Information: dierkes.10@osu.edu or 614-292-8913.
NEW: Oct. 29: Early registration deadline for Your Woods, Water and Wildlife, which is Nov. 10 in Bellville. Registration: $40 by Oct. 29; $50 from Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Information: http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu.
November
NEW: Nov. 5: Registration deadline for Your Woods, Water and Wildlife, which is Nov. 10 in Bellville. Registration: $40 by Oct. 29; $50 from Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Information: http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu.
Nov. 8: Renewable Energy Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fisher Auditorium, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free. Information: wicks.14@osu.edu or 330-202-3533.
NEW: Nov. 10: Your Woods, Water and Wildlife, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Der Dutchman Restaurant, 720 State Route 97W, Bellville. Workshop on keeping one's woodland healthy, what can be done to improve it for wildlife and timber, and how to manage other natural areas on one's land. Presented by specialists with Ohio State University Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. Registration: $40 by Oct. 29; $50 from Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Information: http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu.
Included in Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are the college’s academic programs, Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Stone Lab, Ohio Sea Grant Extension, and the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.
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