Grow Native! Webinar: Wood from Trees Native to the Lower Midwest

Forest & Woodland Association of Missouri members Lynn Barnickol and Mike Hoffman present an informative webinar on wood from trees native to Missouri and other parts of the lower Midwest, along with information about wood products and woodworking from the beautiful and functional wood from these trees. Expert woodworkers, Lynn and Mike include photos of their beautiful tables and many other fine woodworking pieces in the presentation.

Lynn Barnickol graduated from Jefferson City Senior High School and served in the Army before receiving a BS in Wood Science from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He worked at  Louisiana Pacific Corporation in Alabama before becoming a Field Forester for the Missouri Department of Conservation in New Madrid and Ava. Later he was the Harvesting and Watershed Specialist, Wood Products Specialist, and Forestry State Land Program Leader for MDC, working on state-wide assignments from Jefferson City. Since 2010, he has been with Actually Wood Forestry and Wood Works, LLC, and  Executive Director of the Missouri Consulting Foresters Association in Wardsville. Lynn has been married to his wife Gail since 1969, and has three children and nine grandchildren.

Mike Hoffmann received a BS in Forest Management from the University of Missouri in 1980 and worked 34 years as a forester for the Missouri Department of Conservation in Blue Springs, Piedmont, Branson, Sullivan, and Jefferson City. He retired in 2015 as the Forest Management Chief and worked two years as the Executive Director of the Forest & Woodland Association of Missouri. Mike has always loved wood and woodworking and now has a hobby business making cutting boards, decorative boxes, wine glass caddies, beer and whiskey flights, cheese slicers and various other wood items, which he and his wife sell at local farmers markets. When not woodworking, Mike spends time fishing, hiking, playing with his four grandkids, gardening and doing yardwork.

The webinar, to be held via Zoom, will be 30 minutes and will include a question and answer session of at least 15 minutes. The webinar will be recorded, and sent to all registrants as well as posted to our YouTube channel.

Cost: Free