<p> Woodland Advisor Scholarship Application Form</p><p>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).</p><p>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!</p><p>Contact Information</p><p>Name ______</p><p>Address______</p><p>Phone______</p><p>Occupation______</p><p>E-mail______</p><p>Please describe your property. Size, history or land use, current use, vegetation, etc.</p><p>Do you live on this site full-time? If not, approximately how many days per year are you at the site?</p><p> continued on back… Why do you wish to participate in the Woodland Advisor program?</p><p>Please check next to the classes you anticipate attending.</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>See course descriptions at http://www.boulderlake.org/education/workshops/woodlandadvisors.html</p><p>Please return completed applications by January 15, 2009 to: Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center 7328 Boulder Dam Road Duluth, MN 55803</p><p>Fax # 218-721-3373 Phone # 218-721-3731</p><p>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! </p>