As the 2014 year comes to a close, the Forrest/Lamar County Forestry Association would like to invite you to attend their Annual Membership Meeting.  The meeting will be held at University Baptist Church in Hattiesburg MS on Thursday November 20th beginning at 6:00 p.m.  Dinner will be served by Keester's BBQ.

The Association will welcome Mississippi Forestry Association president Mr. Tedrick Ratcliff Jr. as the guest speaker for the evening.  This is also a great opportunity to see the membership awards be given out as well as pay your membership dues for the upcoming year. 

If you would like to register for the event, please call the Lamar County office of the Mississippi State University Extension Service at (601)794-3910 to RSVP for the event.  A head count is needed for meal planning purposes. 

The Forrest/Lamar County Forestry Association is excited to announce a Women in Forestry field day that will be held on Saturday, October 11^th at the Meador Homestead, 6775 U.S. 49 Hattiesburg MS 39402.  An exciting day has been put together with an array of interesting, important, and current topics with engaging speakers.  The registration fee for the event will be $15 for individuals and $20 for couples.  This registration will include all of the tours/educational presentations and will also include lunch catered by the host site including cast iron cooked lunch, sides, dessert and a drink. 

Sign-up will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a tour/history of the over 100 year old wooden cabin immediately following at 8:30.  The property tour will be followed by a walk in the woods/tree ID session by local forestry and wildlife professionals, on the site as well as a session that will cover quilting.  Prior to lunch will be a presentation by Dr. Gene Blythe, Associate Research Professor at the South MS Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville.  Dr. Blythe’s specialty is ornamental horticulture and will be discussing how to attract pollinators (hummingbirds, honeybees, butterflies, etc.) to your backyard. 

Pre-registration is requested for meal planning purposes.  Please mail your name and contact information along with registration to the Lamar County Extension Office PO Box 419 Purvis MS 39475 prior to October 3^rd 2014.  If you have any questions please contact the Lamar County Extension Office at (601)794-3910 or by email at lamar@ext.msstate.edu  

Hope to see everyone there!!