From the Woods Today - Tree Improvement Program

Episode 159
Aired on July 12, 2023

In this episode of From the Woods Today, we discuss how the sustainability of white oak can be promoted through the development of high quality, fast growing seedlings for reforestation and how the White Oak Genetics and Tree Improvement Program (WOGTIP) was created to develop these seedlings for use throughout the eastern US. We also have a segment on the avian breeding cycle.

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