Forest Management Tour at Ferdinand State Forest

Join Jamie Winner, Ferdinand State Forest Property Manager for a guided walk through areas managed using different strategies, including fire. The tour will begin at 6 PM EDT and conclude at dusk. The tour will begin at a harvest log yard located 1.3 miles from the Forest entrance. 

Follow the main forest road for 1 mile, then turn left, following the sign to the campground. The log yard will be 0.3 miles up the road on the left. Division of Forestry personnel will be present on site to assist with parking. 

 Winner will guide attendees through portions of a 62 acre burn area, and through areas managed through harvests. Forest staff will be available to answer questions about the burn, and their management strategies. Indiana’s State Forest properties are managed under the policy of multiple use in order to obtain benefits from recreation, timber production, and watershed protection. They are open to the public for hunting during the season and are actively managed for healthy fish and wildlife populations. 

Recreational development does not take precedence over natural resource conservation and protection. 

 Registration is not required; however, you may call the Ferdinand State Forest office with questions: (812) 827-2857. The Forest Management Tour is sponsored by the Four Rivers Forestry Committee. 

The Four Rivers Forestry Committee members are individuals: forest owners, government employees, forestry and wildlife management professionals, consultant foresters; all working together to improve our forest resources.