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Quail Management Shortcourse

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October 5-6, 2006

Monticello's Rustic Conference Center Willow Pond

 and Plantations in the Jefferson County, Florida / Brooks County, Georgia Vicinity

 Field Tours and Demonstrations, Seminar and Trade Show

 Shortcourse Flyer | Registration | Agenda | Lodging  | Directions | Sponsors | SOLUTIONS for your LIFE

How do you get to the start of the Program?  Map and driving instructions to Willow Pond and the other venues:  Pinckney Hill, Dixie Plantation and Arrowhead Farms.

OTHER SITES

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Society of American Foresters offers  5.5 CFE Contact Hours, Category 1

DACS Pesticide Applicator CEUs of 1 CORE and 5 from Forestry, Pvt Ag Crop, Natural Areas or Demo/Research Categories

For information about the 2006 Quail Management Shortcourse, including registration, contact  Dr. Bill Giuliano, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, 352-846-0575, or  Larry Halsey, Jefferson County Extension Director, 850-342-0187. Advanced registration fee is $60; registration at the conference is $75.

 
DIRECTIONS  -  Click here for map and driving instructions.  Get Lost?  Call the Jefferson County Extension Office, 850-342-0187
Map to Quail Shortcourse Sites

Note the change of Venue:  The Workshop has moved from the Opera House to WILLOW POND, 2 miles Northwest of the courthouse.  Maps will be posted soon.

Dixie Plantation from Opera House.  Drive East on US 90 to sign indicating Ashville (3/4 mi), turn left (N) 2 blocks to Hwy 146, the Ashville Highway. Turn right (E). Drive 10 miles on Hwy 146, crossing the Aucilla River at Sneads Smokehouse.  Turn beyond frame church, at the entry sign of the Plantation.  Turn left (N) onto graded lane, and drive 1.7 miles to the Headquarters.

Dixie Plantation from US 221 at Ashville, between Quitman GA & Greenville FL. Drive West on Hwy 146 4.3 miles to the entry, passing the grass airstrip on the left.  Turn right (N) at the entry to the Plantation, and drive 1.7 miles to the Headquarters.

Pinckney Hill Plantation from the entry of Dixie Plantation on Hwy 146.  Drive West 2.3 miles on Hwy 146 to the entry. Pinckney Hill is 8.8 miles from the Opera House.

Arrowhead Plantation in Brooks County, Georgia, Located on US 84 1½ miles east of Dixie and 5 miles west of US 221 in Quitman.  Headquarters beyond a white fence is on the north side of the highway,

 
LODGING
Ask for Quail Conference rates, or call Chambers of Commerce in Monticello (850-997-5222) and Thomasville (229-226-9600) for Bed & Breakfast options.

   Monticello – US 19 at I-10

  • Days Inn              850-997-5988

  • Super  8               850-997-8888

   Thomasville – US 19 at Hwy 84

  • Holiday Inn Exp   229-226-4666

 


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