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December 2020
An Introduction to the American Chestnut – online course
Access the course Take the online course at your liesure. It is available now! 1 CFE credit with SAF with a certificate at the end of the course Stacy Clark, Research Forester with the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station has developed this online, interactive course on the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). Learners will be introduced to the basic ecology and silvics, historical significance, and the demise of the tree species that once occupied 200 million acres in the eastern…
Find out more »April 2021
The Good, the Bad, and the Fuzzy: A Practical Toolkit for Forestry
Register ($60 SFEC Members, $110 Non-Members (others), $30 Students) April 15, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, and April 22 and 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m CT This workshop is eligible for 10 CAT1 SAF CFE credits. During this three-day online workshop we’ll provide you with tools to navigate ethical decisions in professional forestry context. We‘ll examine Professional Codes of Conduct, explore case studies, and develop systematic skills of critical thinking for ethical deliberation. You’ll…
Find out more »Wildlife, Forestry, and Climate Change: An Oak Mini-series for Forest Landowners
Register Apr 27, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Wildlife Apr 29, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Forestry May 4, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Climate Change Each session approved for 1, category 1 CFE hour through the Society of American Foresters. Event flyer for download Join the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for a 3-part series on increasing oak resiliency in Southern New England forests. Sessions will be one hour with a 30-minute presentation followed by a…
Find out more »Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
Register April 29, 2021 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET A joint program between The Ohio State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maine, the University of Idaho, and IUFRO. Presenters will provide recent results from leading forest economic models that estimate the costs and potential of carbon sequestration in U.S. forests and provide U.S. scale estimates of forest-based mitigation potential and costs for various activities (afforestation, reforestation, forest management, rotation extensions), as well as at the regional, county…
Find out more »May 2021
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 »June 2021
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…
Find out more »August 2021
Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry – Guild birthday event in NC!
Forest Stewards Guild’s 25th Anniversary National Guild Gathering is rescheduled to August 19 - 22, 2021! Registration is temporarily closed. More details are coming soon. Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry Venue: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm Draft agenda Food: Day 1 all meals included. Day 2 dinner on your own. Day 3 light breakfast included. Snacks available on all days. Field sites: Warren Wilson College Forest and Bent Creek Experimental Forest’s femelschlag silviculture system (don’t know what that…
Find out more »September 2021
Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference
Save the date! September 18, 2021 Full conference information will be available and updated at the website linked above. The Foundation for Sustainable Forests invites you to attend this 9th annual event (the 2020 event was cancelled). A spotlight on Keynote Presenter Doug Tallamy's presentation, "Nature's Best Hope": Recent headlines about global insect declines, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide, and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current…
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