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December 2020
Revealing historical fire regimes of the Cumberland Plateau through remnant fire-scarred shortleaf pines
Register December 1, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT (2 - 3:00 p.m. ET) Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society continuing education credit eligible Presenter: Dr. Michael Stambaugh, University of Missouri Hosted by the Forest Stewards Guild and the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium Vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau (USA) has undergone dramatic transitions since the last glaciation and particularly since the onset of widespread logging and 20th century fire exclusion. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.), one…
Find out more »Warming/Changing Winters. Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine webinar series #3
Register (for one or more in the series) December 2, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET Presenters: Sarah Nelson, Conservation Research Director, Appalachian Mountain Club, and Jay Wason, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecosystem Physiology The Forest Climate Change Initiative and Forest Stewards Guild invite you to join us each month as a panel of researchers, scientists, and stakeholders tackle issues of climate change and how it is influencing Maine’s forests and forest economy. Although Maine’s forest is relatively unique,…
Find out more »Minnesota Forest Management and Wildlife Habitat Summit
Register ($50 SFEC members and students, $100 SFEC nonmembers. Includes exclusive access to recorded content.) December 8 - 10, 2020 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT Agenda CFE credits are pending. Originally planned as a large symposium modeled after our October 2017 event, this is offered by the University of Minnesota's Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (SFEC) in collaboration with the Minnesota Forest Habitat Collaborative. During three, 3-hour sessions, we'll dig into: how much forest-dependent wildlife habitat is enough, how that…
Find out more »Human Wildlife Interactions and Identifying Wildlife by Tracks, Marking, and Scat (webinar)
Save the date! Thursday December 10 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET More information about this event coming soon! This is the third webinar in a four-part virtual series by ForestHer NC. About the series: ForestHer NC is going virtual! Presentations scheduled for the March 2020 Managing for Wildlife workshops will now be held as a free, four-part virtual series. Join us as we come together as a statewide community for the first time!
Find out more »Wildfire Management on Rural Lands
Register (Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar) (Self study price is $299. Save $100 when registering 3 or more people) December 14, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT (11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET) Continuing education credits of several types are available. See registration page for details. Included: Wildfire Science and History - J. Bailey History of wildfire in the American West Causes and effects of wildfire Effect of fire on built environment Land…
Find out more »Opening the Burn Window – Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #2
Register (for one or more in the series) December 17, 2020 - Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU's by the Society of American Foresters. How can we use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion. This series…
Find out more »January 2021
Forest Biodiversity and Species Shifts. Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series #4
Register (for one or more in the series) January 6, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET Presenters: Erin Simons-Legaard, Assistant Research Professor in Forest Landscape Modeling The Forest Climate Change Initiative and Forest Stewards Guild invite you to join us each month as a panel of researchers, scientists, and stakeholders tackle issues of climate change and how it is influencing Maine’s forests and forest economy. Although Maine’s forest is relatively unique, these webinar topics are open discussions aimed at an…
Find out more »Fire and a Changing Climate – Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #3
Register (for one or more in the series) January 21, 2021 - Fire and a Changing Climate Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU's by the Society of American Foresters. Can we use climate predictions to plan future fire management and research? How are we adapting now? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion. This series…
Find out more »February 2021
Timber Management and Prescribed Fire – Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #4
Register (for one or more in the series) February 18, 2021 - Timber Management and Prescribed Fire Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU's by the Society of American Foresters. How can we best use fire in sites with timber management objectives? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion. This series of interactive panel discussions is…
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…
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