2018 Events:
21st Annual Forestry and Wildlife Conference
The Future of Deer and Forests
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Bedford American Legion - Upper Level
3721 US-220 Business, Bedford, PA
Directions: Business 220/North Richard Street, north of Bedford, just past the Bedford Elementary School;
Cost: $10 per WOSA member & $15 non-member
Note: send check payable to WOSA to P.O. Box 253, Everett, PA 15537
Reservations must be postmarked by February 28th to guarantee lunch
Forest Regeneration and Wildlife Assessment -- free
Date: Monday, March 26th
Time: 6pm
Location: Bedford High School
Note: no charge; co-sponsored by the Center for Private Forests and the Bedford Bird and Nature Club
Oyster Mushroom Inoculation Workshop
Date: Saturday, April 28th
Time: 9am
Location: John and Joanne Boggess' house (Alum Bank)
Note: $5 WOSA members, $10 for non-members
take some spawn home with you!
Field Day for Landowners
Date: Saturday, June 9th
Time: 10am - 3:30pm
RSVP: by June 2nd
Location: Shawnee State Park Office (NOTE: NOT Regional Office)
132 State Park Road, Schellsburg
Registration including lunch: $10; WOSA members $5
Send Check Payable to: WOSA, PO Box 253, Everett, PA 15537
NOTE: Event will take place Rain or Shine
Field Day for Landowners
Date: Saturday, June 16th
Time: 10am - 3:30pm
RSVP: by June 9th
Location: Buchanan State Forest Office
25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg
Registration including lunch: $10; WOSA members $5
Send Check Payable to: WOSA, PO Box 253, Everett, PA 15537
NOTE: Event will take place Rain or Shine
Where to Find Resources for Help? -- free
Date: Monday, June 25th
Time: 6pm
Location: Buchanan State Forest Office
25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg
Annual Picnic
Date: Sunday, September 23rd
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Location: Jack & Eileen Gilbert
636 Winegardner Road, Schellsburg
Provided: pulled pork, corn-on-the-cob, rolls, condiments, tableware, napkins, and bottled water
What to Bring: covered dish to share and optional lawn chairs
RSVP: John Boggess by September 16th at 724-331-6106 or john.boggess@comcast.net
let John know 1. how many plan to attend
2. how many corn-on-the-cob you plan to eat
3. what covered dish or dessert you will bring
A Walk in Penn's Wood
Date: Sunday, October 7th
Locations and Times:
Bedford County: Mike and Laura Jackson
Black Valley Road - 2.5 miles south of Everett
Time: 2pm
Fulton County: Dave Scamardella
1858 Lincoln Way West, McConnellsburg
Time: 1pm
Annual Meeting & Banquet
Date: Wednesday, November 14th
Tentative Time: Board Meeting: 5pm - everyone is welcome to attend
Annual Meeting: 5:45pm
Dinner: 6pm
Location: Slick's Ivy Stone Restaurant
8785 William Penn Road, Osterburg, PA
Speakers: Tom Ford
Topic: Tick and Lyme Disease
Menu: tba
SAVE THE DATE -- 2019
22nd Annual Forestry & Wildlife Conference
Clean Water Grows on Trees
Date: Saturday March 2, 2019
Location: Bedford American Legion
POSTPONED till the Fall
Woodland Owners of the
Southern Alleghenies
2017 Events:
20th Annual Forestry and Wildlife Conference
Forest & Wildlife Management in the 21st Century: Balancing Deer & Native Plants
Date: March 11, 2017 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Bedford American Legion - Lower Level
3721 US-220 Business, Bedford, PA
Directions: Business 220 north of Bedford, just past the Bedford Elementary School; drive around back to the lower level
Cost: $10 WOSA members Non-WOSA members $15
Menu: make your own sandwiches, hot soups, dessert, ice tea and coffee
Chainsaw Safety Training with Tony Tresselt
TENTATIVE Date: Saturday, April 29, 2017
Time: registration 8am training: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Tenley Park in Everett
Cost: $30 WOSA member $35 non-members
Note: bring your own chainsaw and personal protective equipment, if you can
Contact: Dave Scamardella 717-485-3148
Plant Identification Walk
with DCNR Staff: Kelly Sitch, Botanist; Andrew Rohrbaugh, Botanist & Dave Scamardella, Forester
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 9am - Noon
Location: Kerper Tract of Buchanan State Forest
Directions: from the intersection of US Rt 30 (Lincoln Way West) & US Rt 522 (2nd St./Great Cove Rd) in McConnellsburg
right turn - south on US Rt 522 for 6.5 miles
left turn - south on Route 928 - Big Cove Tannery Rd for a little over 1 mile
meet at the footbridge over Big Cove Creek.
Note: The event is free and participants should dress appropriately. The walk may last up to three hours and all age
groups may participate, as the walk will be easy. The event will occur rain or shine.
Golden-winged Warbler Workshop
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10am
Location: John and Joanne Boggess (Alum Bank)
Note: in conjunction with Juniata Valley Audubon Society, Emily Bellush and Shannon Farrell
WOSA Picnic and Garlic Workshop - CANCELLED
Date: Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 1pm
Location: John and Judy Herr (Everett)
817-735-3855
ourhouse1@frontiernet.net
please let John & Judy know you are coming by Friday, September 8th
Everyone is invited - so bring a friend
WOSA will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, and tableware
Bring a covered dish to share
Picnic starts at 1pm and the Garlic Workshop will follow
Tour at Dave Scamardella's Woodlot
Date: Friday, September 15
Location: 1858 Lincoln Way West, McConnellsburg, PA
For Directions & Time: call Dave Scamardella at 717-485-3148 (work) or 717-860-1646 (cell)
Description: Dave will hold a tour to show loggers his sale; WOSA members will tour the woodlot and will see how various
logging issues are addressed in the Logging Specs.
A Walk in Penn's Woods at Mike and Laura Jackson's Forest
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 2:00 - 5:00pm
Location: Black Valley Road - 2.5 miles south of Everett, PA
Description: this will be a leisurely, exploratory nature walk to look for all that nature offers. Light refreshments provided.
Open to guests and the public.
Note: call Mike or Laura Jackson at 814-652-9268 by Thursday, September 28th if you plan to attend
A Walk in Penn's Woods held by DCNR Bureau of Forestry, PGC, and WOSA
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: 501 Indian Grave Road, Warfordsburg, PA
Description: walk to see a timber sale (2nd stage shelterwood harvest) in Buchanan State Forest. Walkers will also see
invasive plant management, including hack-n-squirt.
Questions: call Dave Scamardella at 717-485-3148 (work) or 717-860-1646 (cell)
Tour of Horton Hardwoods Planing Mill
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 10am
Location: 380 Menchtown Road, Everett
NOTE: this tour is tentative - call Dave Scamardella at 717-485-3148 (work) or 717-860-1646 (cell) to confirm the trip
Fall Annual Meeting & Dinner
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 5:30 - 8:30pm
Location: Slick's Ivy Stone Restaurant
8785 William Penn Road, Osterburg, PA
Time: Board Meeting 5pm; Business Meeting 5:30pm; Dinner at 6pm
Speakers: Dr. Norris Muth, Juniata College - discuss plans for 300 acres farm donated to the college
Dave Scamardella and Mike & Laura Jackson - discuss the two properties donated to WOSA
Menu: stuffed chicken breast, garden salad, green beans, mashed potatoes, and ice cream sundae