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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 »Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments (webinar)
Register (you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting) June 29, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Approval pending for 1, Category 1 CFE from SAF. Agenda includes one 45-minute presentation with time for questions at the end. Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s, but research on the effects of silviculture on bats has increased greatly over the past decade. This webinar will present a synthesis of this research which…
Find out more »July 2021
Foresters for the Birds, Pacific Northwest
Register today, space is limited. July 9, 2021 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. PT 10 minutes outside of downtown Forest Grove, Oregon During this kick-off event we will visit a small, private forest lot in Washington County and think about silviculture with birds in mind. We will introduce Foresters for the Birds concepts in a breezy outdoor setting and discuss the implementation of program ideas at small and large scales. This invitation is open to foresters, forest landowners, and forest managers,…
Find out more »August 2021
Guild Gathering in Lake States: Simultaneously Managing Forests for Timber, Birds, and the Future
Save the dates. Registration coming soon. August 3, 9:30 a.m. - August 4, 3:00 p.m. ET This two-day meeting in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan will have a "day one only" option available. Location: Michigan Technological University's Ford Center (Alberta, MI), with field tours throughout Houghton County Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society Continuing Education Credits will be available - amounts TBD Detailed agenda coming soon. Gathering Overview: Our hope is that a 9:30 a.m. start time…
Find out more »Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry – Guild birthday event in NC!
Forest Stewards Guild’s 25th Anniversary National Guild Gathering August 19 - 21, 2021! Aug 19 at 9:00 a.m. to Aug 20 at 5:15 p.m. Optional tour Aug 21 from 9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Register today! Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry Venue: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm Draft agenda for download. Helpful details below. Food: Thursday breakfast for those who stay on-site, lunch for everyone, dinner for everyone Friday breakfast for those who stay on-site, lunch for everyone…
Find out more »September 2021
Mesophytic Cove Forest Management in the Central Appalachians: Learning Exchange
Register today! Credit: Samuel H Austin, USGS. Public domain. September 10 at 9:00 a.m. - September 11 at 12:30 p.m. ET Location: WVU Natural Resources Center 1397 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Please book your lodging as soon as possible. Area options are filling up quickly due to an unrelated local event. Background: The Central Appalachian ecoregion spans the Appalachian, Allegheny, and Blue Ridge mountain ranges in northwestern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. This ecoregion consists of many…
Find out more »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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