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August 2022
Managing for Old Forest Characteristics: A Field Workshop for Landowners
Register August 23, 2022 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, Woodstock, Vermont Join Dr. Tony D’Amato from the University of Vermont, as well as Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation staff and Vermont Land Trust staff to discuss old and old-growth forests, and how we might manage for some of their desired characteristics. We will learn what those characteristics are, how to recognize an old forest, and how to decide whether we should leave our…
Find out more »Lake States Guild Gathering – Stewardship in Perpetuity in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region
Register today (Guild members attend free of charge. Others, $10) Friday, August 26, 2022 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time Optional social 5 - 8 p.m. Just outside of New Glarus, Wisconsin (exact location will be shared after registration) 5.5 SAF Category 1 Continuing Ed Credits approved. Agenda for download Join the Forest Stewards Guild and the Driftless Area Land Conservancy (DALC) to explore a land trust parcel temporarily named the Spring Valley Tract. These 308 acres were donated…
Find out more »September 2022
Southern Blue Ridge Fire Fair
Register Saturday, September 10, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Lunch included Do you have questions abut fire in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains? Join us for the Fire Fair, a free learning opportunity for landowners and community members interested in prescribed fire. We will hear a lecture from Dr. Tara Keyser, Research Forester and Director of the Center for Hardwood Restoration and Management with the United States Forest Service on the importance of fire in our region.…
Find out more »North Central Forest Pest Workshop
Register September 12-15, 2022 Timberlake Lodge Hotel 144 SE 17th St. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 SAF Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits are available for this meeting: Category 1 – 10.5 CFEs Full event website Preliminary Agenda Lodging and location info NCFPW 2022 will center around “Forest Health in a Changing Climate.” In addition to a field tour and state forest health reports, presentation topics will encompass climate change, oak wilt, eastern larch beetle, citizen science, and other important health concerns…
Find out more »Native Plant Symposium
Register September 16, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - September 17, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. Starts Friday at Highlands Biological Station, 630 Horse Cove Rd., Highlands, NC Saturday at Highlands Community Center, 869 N 4th St. Full agenda The Highlands Biological Station is excited to announce the return of the annual Native Plant Symposium in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Highlands Botanical Garden.
Find out more »PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Wildlife Biodiversity
Register Field Tour: September 20, 2022 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time Demonstration Forest, Williamburg, Maine This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is available on their website. Our last workshop in the Forestry Series is with Jim Ferrante, PCSWCD Supervisor and Maine Forest Service District Forester, and Joe Roy, IF&W Private Lands Wildlife Biologist, and will explore wildlife biodiversity and your land. The Wildlife Biodiversity event has been…
Find out more »University of Alabama Student Chapter Guild Gathering and Camping Trip
Register (free for Guild members, all others $10) September 23 – 24, 2022 Location: Bankhead NF Map Packing List - Bankead Camping Join us for a camping trip in the Bankhead National Forest. We will take a tour with the UA Student Chapter of Bankead National Forest to learn about how natural resources management intersects with aquatic biodiversity conservation. Agenda: More details coming soon! Times are in Central Time zone Friday September 23 7:30 am - Caravan from UA…
Find out more »Managing for Old Growth Forest Characteristics: A Field Workshop for Professional Foresters
Register September 27, 2022 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ET Merck Forest and Farmland Center, Rupert, Vermont Are you a landowner? Check out the event designed for landowners and others interested in this topic: https://vlt.org/events/old-forest-workshop-for-landowners/ SAF CE credits will be available to qualifying participants. This full-day session will train professional foresters in managing for old-growth forest characteristics. The day will begin indoors with a review of concepts. How do we recognize old-growth (or old) forests, and what are their characteristics?…
Find out more »2022 Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit
Connecting The Future of Our Forests & Communities Registration is open! (early bird ends August 28) September 30 - October 2 Location: University of Washington’s Pack Forest, 9010 453rd St E, Eatonville, WA 98328 Agenda for download All lodging is shared. We have very limited private rooms and/or camper space available. Event speakers and people with special needs will receive priority for these spaces. To inquire more about these options, contact membership@forestguild.org prior to registration. Full event webpage and information…
Find out more »October 2022
Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
Apply (The application process will be open until August 26. Selections will be made by September 1. Selected participants must pay a $300 registration fee. Need based scholarships are available.) October 2 - 14, 2022 Burns will be primarily in northeast Washington, including Spokane, Pend Oreille, Stevens, and Ferry Counties. Food and lodging will be provided. Summary: Do you want hands-on experience with prescribed burns? Are you looking to gain experience and qualifications in prescribed fire? Come join us at…
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