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May 2021
The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests – Crowdcast
Register May 12, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. ET Hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society Agenda: 11 – 11:05 AM: Welcome and Introduction - Charlie Faires, RGS 11:05 – 11:20 AM: Land-use History of Upland Oak Forests of the Central Hardwood Region, Landowner Perspectives on Oak Silviculture -Mason Danheim, North Carolina Forest Service 11:20 – 11:50 AM: The Birds and the Bees: Songbird and Pollinator Responses to Oak Regeneration in the Central Appalachian Mountains -…
Find out more »Women on the Land Spring Webinar Series
Register All dates 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT May 5 - Forest Ecology & Forest Succession May 12 - Creating a Plan and Working with a Forester May 19 - Active Stewardship May 26 - The Future of Your Woodland Women Owning Woodlands is hosting four webinars in May based on “Women on the Land: A Landowner’s Guide to Stewarding Her Woodlands.” Join us to hear women landowners and forestry professionals from across…
Find out more »Holt Research Forest Guild Gathering & Service Project
Register right away (Max 25 volunteers. Registration deadline is May 10, 2021 at 5 p.m. ET) Saturday, May 15, 2021 (rain date is May 22, 2021) 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Location: 508 Old Stage Rd, Arrowsic, ME 04530 Summary: Are you ready to get back into the woods with fellow Guild members? Join us for a field day in Midcoast Maine! The Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation (Maine TREE) needs help re-establishing the research grid at…
Find out more »Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network virtual workshop
Register Tuesday, May 18 & Thursday, May 20 9:00 a.m. - noon ET Agenda for download Join us to discuss and learn about starting a burn program and lessons learned from established programs. Hosted by Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network.
Find out more »North American Forest Insect Work Conference
Register May 26 at 8:00 a.m. - May 28 at 12:30 p.m. CT Program is available online Full event information is available at the conference website Theme: "Shaping Forests: Action in a Changing World." The future of forest entomology will be shaped by cooperation and collaboration among researchers and educators from all professional and personal backgrounds. Therefore, it is our hope that this meeting will effect positive change in the field of forest entomology and beyond.
Find out more »June 2021
Watching Out for the Little Ones: Conserving Southern Salamanders Within Working Forests
Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. June 2, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Agenda for download Pre-approved for 1 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. This webinar aims to educate landowners, loggers, foresters, and other natural resource professionals about the conservation value of endemic salamanders, threats to them, and opportunities to promote management practices that positively contribute to amphibian habitat in general (e.g. leaving scattered down woody debris -not piles, limiting…
Find out more »Forestry for Maine Birds Workshop
photo credit L Suomi-Lecker/Somerset SWCD To Register: call 474-8323 or email somersetswcd.outreach@gmail.com. (no charge, but pre-registration is required and space is limited) 9:00 a.m. - Noon ET Saturday, June 5, 2021 Location: Robbin's Hill Scenic Overlook, Solon, ME Category 1 CFE credits are pending. The Forestry for Maine Birds (FFMB) approach integrates bird conservation into forest management and planning. Participants in this outdoor workshop will learn how to: Improve habitat for priority forest birds and a variety of other wildlife…
Find out more »Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop in Sandy Mush, NC
Register View the Sandy Mush Collaborative Forest Stewardship website Saturday, June 5, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Sandy Mush Community Center, 19 School Road Leicester, NC, 28748 Join us for a day of hands-on learning from local experts in non-timber forest product (NTFP) cultivation. We will learn about what NTFPs are, their general history, ecology, and economics and have conversations about the role we all play in their stewardship. Safety and Covid-19: This event will follow all CDC…
Find out more »Northern Hardwood Conference 2021 (virtual)
Save the date! Conference title: Bridging Science and Management for the Future June 15 - 16, 2021 Full conference details will be online as they are available Northern hardwood forests occupy millions of acres in the eastern United States and Canada, representing one of the most economically important and ecologically diverse forests in eastern North America. Northern hardwood silviculture is diverse and complex as well and has been the focus of extensive research for over 80 years. Today, managers continue…
Find out more »Strategic Wood Addition Training for Foresters/Professionals
Registration required; please contact forestry@northwoodscenter.org or call (802)723-6551 extension 302. Space is limited. Friday, June 25, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET Location: NorthWoods Stewardship Center (154 Leadership Dr, East Charleston VT). Field visits to follow; please be prepared to drive yourself to the sites in the afternoon (locations/directions will be provided) Cost: Free (sponsored by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept, Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation, Trout Unlimited, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation) SAF Continuing Education Credits: 6.0 Category…
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