Woodland Advisor Scholarship Application Form

Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center is seeking ten committed landowners that want to learn more about woodland management to form a cohort and move through the series of Woodland Advisor classes together. Upon completion of the program, you will receive a certificate and the opportunity to work with other community members as a Woodland Advisor volunteer (20 hours requested to receive scholarship).

Classes may be taken individually by the general public; however, members of the cohort receive $270 worth of Woodland Advisor classes for free (Scholarships from the Northeast MN Sustainable Development Partnership). Complete the application below to take advantage of this opportunity!

Contact Information

Name ______

Address______

Phone______

Occupation______

E-mail______

Please describe your property. Size, history or land use, current use, vegetation, etc.

Do you live on this site full-time? If not, approximately how many days per year are you at the site?

continued on back… Why do you wish to participate in the Woodland Advisor program?

Please check next to the classes you anticipate attending.

Minnesota’s Forests: Ecology, History and February 21, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., $20 People How & What to Plant in your Forest January 16, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $20 March 27, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $20 How Trees Grow & Top Ten Insect and Disease Problems How to Mark a Stand for Harvest of the Northern Boreal Forest March 28, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., $20 January 17, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. , $20 Forest Management Field Tour - Winter Tree and Shrub Identification Grouse Management Area & Tapping into January 17, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. (includes MN Maple Resources tree ID book), $30 March 28, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., $20

Financial Aspects of Woodland Ownership The Nuts & Bolts of Timber Sales February 20, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. , $20 April 17, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $20

A Brief Introduction to Using a GPS Measuring and Reading Your Forest Receiver April 18, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., $20 February 21, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., $40 Controlling Runoff & Erosion around Your Using Landview for Loggers, Foresters, & Property Landowners May 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $20

See course descriptions at http://www.boulderlake.org/education/workshops/woodlandadvisors.html

Please return completed applications by January 15, 2009 to: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center 7328 Boulder Dam Road Duluth, MN 55803

Fax # 218-721-3373 Phone # 218-721-3731

After a review of applications, a Boulder Lake ELC employee will contact you to inform you of your status in the cohort by January 15. Thanks for your interest!