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April 2020
Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters available online – 40% off for Guild members!
40% discount on Online Silviculture Institute for Guild members with promo code ForestGuild. Offer expires in August, 2020. Summary Get Forester Credits without going to meetings or field training. The Institute is a series of 5 two-day graduate level training sessions held in 2017 and 2018 for foresters all over the northeast. Each session, including the field stops and classroom training, was filmed and now Guild foresters can access it at a 40% discount. This is the premier silviculture training…
Find out more »July 2020
Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management – Habitat through Disturbance and Silviculture
To register free of charge, click on the date below for each event that you will be attending. All sessions are from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET. Our guest lecturer is Dr. Brenda McComb, Dean Emerita, Oregon State University. This is a 5-part focused lecture series and this event page will be updated as the dates pass. Each topic builds on the last, so attendance at all presentations is highly recommended, but not required. The Forest Ecology Working Group and…
Find out more »Woodland Owners Webinars: Protecting Our Oaks (webinar)
Register today! July 15, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CT This webinar is hosted by the St. Croix River Association Oaks are an important part of our ecosystem and economy. They provide habitat and food for wildlife, their wood is used for furniture, making barrels, and heating, and large oaks can increase the value of your property. But sadly, oaks are in need of a helping hand. High deer populations, diseases and pests, and other factors lead to poor oak regeneration.…
Find out more »State of Montane Conservation and Management in Maine (webinar)
Register today (free of charge) July 17, 2020 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET State of Montane Conservation and Management in Maine Speakers: Dr. David Publicover, Appalachian Mountain Club and Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, University of Maine The Maine Mountain Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars leading up to the autumn Symposium on Climate Change in Maine’s Mountains. This is the third in the four-part webinar series. Prior webinars in the series can be found on our webinar library page.
Find out more »Managing Emerald Ash Borer and Climate Change (webinar)
#8 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series Register here July 22 Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET This webinar features Nancy Patch, Vermont Department of Forests Parks and Recreation, Pieter van Loon, Vermont Land Trust, and Tony D'Amato, University of Vermont. Recordings from the full Forest Adaptation Webinar Series are available. The series was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the Forest Stewards Guild.
Find out more »Sustainable Forestry and Managing for Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species
To Register contact Joe Kies by phone/text 715-459-1399 or email joseph.kies@domtar.com. 40 person maximum SAF and the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association are hosting this joint meeting: July 29, 2020 12:30 - 7:00 p.m. CT Waushara WWII Veterans Memorial, 440 W. Main St., Wautoma, WI 54982 CE credits available as follows: SFI: 4 hrs. CE Credits ($35 recording fee paid to FISTA. FISTA registration materials available at the door) WDNR Cooperating Consultant: 3 hrs. CE credits SAF CE credits 2.5 hrs.…
Find out more »Call for Presentations for NM Wildland Urban Fire Summit
Mark your calendars! The New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit will be in Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM on October 22-23, 2020. A call for presentations is open now! (view the full details) Proposals due: July 31, 2020. Submit proposals to Aelysea Webb at awebb@nmcounties.org Theme: All Lands, All Neighbors (for wildfire resilience) Audience: The NM Wildland Urban Summit is attended by community members, fire service volunteers and professionals, non-profit conservation groups engaged in fire adaptation, and federal, state…
Find out more »August 2020
Appalachian Cove Virtual Series – Ginseng webinar
Three-pronged ginseng. Photo by Jennifer Chandler. This webinar is the first in a series that replaces an original event that was scheduled for August 7, 2020 entitled Mountain Cove Forest Management and Conservation in the Central Appalachians. That original event will not be held due to Covid-19. Register (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting). The effect of timber harvest on the growth of American ginseng August 7, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00…
Find out more »Forest Adaptation Webinar Series Forum (webinar)
Register here August 13 Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET This interactive discussion will allow participants to share and synthesize lessons learned from the webinar series. Recordings from the full webinar series are available. The series was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and the Forest Stewards Guild.
Find out more »Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry – Guild birthday event in NC!
Forest Stewards Guild’s 25th Anniversary National Guild Gathering is postponed! Registration is temporarily closed. More details are coming very soon regarding a hopeful reschedule for the same week in 2021 and some alternative offerings in the meantime. Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry Venue: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm 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, land managed…
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