May 2008

5/1 - Mid-Atlantic Fire Compact Meeting at WVU School of Forestry

5/2 - Smokey Bear appearance at Lakeside Elementary

5/2 - Wirt County Wetlands Field Day

5/3 - Pack Test & Refresher Training, Buckhannon, Upshur County

5/3 - Cabwaylingo State Forest Spring Festival - Smokey Bear appearance in parade

5/3 - CREP Riparian Planting Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Jefferson County

5/5 - Tom Withrow will be talking to the Cub Scouts at St. Johns United Methodist Church and Smokey will make an appearance.

5/7 - Jim Dickerson scheduled to take Tolsia High School biology class students (11th & 12th graders) to Cabwaylingo State Forest to look for invasive species.

5/7 - Stewardship Training Workshop at Flatwoods

5/8 - LOA Forester Brent Lyons assist with an EQUIP practice, Marshall County

5/9 - 5/10 - 2008 WV Timber & Wood Products Show, Holly Gray Park, Flatwoods

5/10 - Migration Celebration 2008, Little Beaver State Park, Raleigh County

5/10 - Craig Minton, Brad Starling and Larry Cook conducting Pack Test at Parkersburg office

5/13 - West Virginia Primary Election Day, State Offices Closed

5/16-18 - S-212 Chain Saw Training, Gardner, Mercer County

5/17 - Charles Copeland and Craig Minton to have Smokey and the Forestry exhibit at the 45th Annual Youth Environmental Day at North Bend State Park.

5/17 - Jim Dickerson, Alan Sowards and Smokey at Cub Scout Family Camp at Camp Arrowhead in Ona. Approximately 300 people are expected to attend, Cabell County

5/20 - Dorcas Elementary School with Smokey Bear, Grant County

5/26 - Memorial Day, State Offices Closed

5/31 - 2008 Spring Forest Fire Season Ends