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June 2019
Forestry for Maine Birds Walk
Register today by contacting Jennifer Brockway, Somerset District Outreach Coordinator. Location: Somerset County Cooperative Extension, 7 County Dr.Skowhegan, ME 04976 Join us for a morning woods walk that introduces Forestry for Maine Birds. This approach integrates bird conservation into forest management and planning. You will learn how to: Improve habitat for priority forest birds and a variety of other wildlife species Take care of your woodland Work with other forest management goals Enhance the value and enjoyment of Maine woodlands This event…
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Ash and Forestry Forum 2: Management within the Context of EAB
Register today! Cost includes lunch. This forum will offer a fresh approach to ash management in light of EAB. Our goal is to facilitate a discussion on the appropriate silvicultural responses to EAB in Vermont. We will look at the role of ash in our forests and how to manage for the forest, not the bug, but will also delve into the economic implications of ash management in the face of EAB. Guests from outside Vermont who have already dealt…
Find out more »August 2019
Creative Silviculture
Register today! Food: Monday box lunch and dinner, plus Tuesday morning pastries included. Lodging: There are 15 beds available in cabins at Kemp with indoor, shared bathrooms and showers. You may reserve one of these beds as part of your event registration. Price is $50. We often refer to silviculture as the “art and science of growing healthy forests.” For this meeting the Forest Stewards Guild welcomes you to northern Wisconsin to discuss some of the creative ways people are stitching together the art with…
Find out more »Guild Gathering in the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine forestlands
Register today! Thursday + Friday limited to 21 people with food and lodging (must make your own reservation at AMC...see below) Friday field tour limited to 30 people Join us for a Guild Gathering, in the Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine forestlands. Thursday: 1. Optional hike in scenic Gulf Hagas during the day. 2. The main event begins at dinnertime. We will gather for dinner and a presentation by Guild members Steve Tatko and Dave Publicover. They will cover: The Appalachian…
Find out more »September 2019
Chimacum Ridge Guild Gathering and property tour
Please save the date! A full agenda is forthcoming and the event times currently listed are still being finalized. Join us to tour Ecotrust Forest Management's 853-acre Chimacum Ridge property. We will spend half the day touring and discussing management choices, weaving together conservation finance, active forest management, and permanent conservation easements for working forests. Then we'll retire to Finnriver Cidery for further discussion and socialization.
Find out more »Restoration Forestry Guild Gathering: Bottomlands, Bluffs, and Birds
Save the date, registration coming soon. Join us to discuss restoration forestry and what that means in context of the Upper Mississippi and driftless bluff country of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Although we will focus on these ecosystems, the discussion will be valuable for those working in other ecosystems too. We will view and discuss aspects of restoration forestry from a theoretical approach as well as looking at it within the context of the Upper Mississippi and the associated implications…
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