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Friday Field Trips - November 11, 2016
Field Trip #1: 1 - 4:30-5pm
Centennial Forest
Tree Planting & Old Growth Tour
Big Thicket National Preserve
The Centennial Forest field trip will engage participants in planting longleaf pine seedlings as part of a larger 2016 volunteer-based restoration project that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Patch cutting of loblolly pine has left openings in which to plant longleaf pine among a stand of old growth longleaf pine. Park rangers will provide interpretation of the old-growth stand and related restoration efforts. Additional topics to be covered will include an overview of the history and restoration of the Big Thicket National Presesrve.
Field Trip Fee - $10 (to cover gas). Register for trip on the registration site.
Field trip departs from the Camp Cho-Yeh Retreat Center parking lot at 1pm.
Field Trip #2: 9am - 4:30-5pm
TNC's Roy E. Larsen
Sandyland Sanctuary
The Sandyland Sanctuary field trip will cover a variety of topics including the on-site management of longleaf pine. Participants will tour and hike through sandy upland stands, floodplain and bottomland hardwoods, wet pine savannah, and baygall communities within the Sandyland Sanctuary. Staff will discuss on site management strategies such as prescribed fire, mechanical treatment, thinning, and chemical application. Additional topics to be covered will include longleaf ecology/biology, history, uses, and regeneration (natural and supplemental). The Nature Conservancy has owned and managed the Sanctuary for over 35 years.
Field Trip Fee - $30 (covers sack lunch and gas). Register for trip on the registration site.
Field trip departs from the Camp Cho-Yeh Retreat Center parking lot at 9am.
Field Trip #3: 1 - 4:30-5pm
Pineywoods Mitigation Bank
The Pineywoods Mitigation Bank field trip will visit the largest mitigation bank in Texas, and one of the largest wetland mitigation banks in the nation. Management of the sites has changed from preservation to active restoration. Two sites will be visited that illustrate different methods of large-scale restoration of bottomland hardwoods. Chinese tallow is being roller-chopped and hand-sprayed with herbicides over tracts as larges as 800 acres. Mast-producing hardwoods are also being planted. Researchers will present results on efforts to remove tallow as well as preserve unique plant species. Participants will walk along dirt roads and short distances into forested sites. No restrooms are available. Additional topics to be coverd will include an overview of mitigation banks and their role in replaceing wetland loss.
Field Trip Fee - $20 (to cover gas).
Register for trip on the registratin site.
Field trip departs from the Camp Cho-Yeh Retreat Center parking lot at 1pm.
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