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October 2021
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar Series
Register today for this free webinar series! Wednesdays: October 27, December 1, February 23, and April 27 Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET Each webinar = 1 Category 1 CFEs Each field tour = 3 Category 1 CFEs Each webinar will feature a panelist of diverse experts who will address climate impacts on specific forest types (spruce-fir, oak-pine, coastal, mixed hardwood) found throughout Maine. Check out the accompanying field tours for this series of Science and Practice, Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine.
Find out more »January 2022
Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop (webinar)
Register January 19, 2022 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET Approved for 1 Category 1 SAF CFE credit Join the Forest Stewards Guild to learn how you can use a web-based Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool to assess the resiliency of oak on land you manage. During the workshop, you will learn why this tool can provide value to you and the landowners you work for, the resources the tool provides, and practice using the tool in a meaningful way to assess…
Find out more »“The Radical Forest Manager” online presentation
Join link coming soon. Saturday, January 22, 2022 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET “The Radical Forest Manager” at the Green Mountain Club Burlington Section Annual Meeting In a changing climate, forests are both an asset – helping slow and mitigate the effects of climate change by absorbing the carbon we emit – and under threat. At the same time, climate change, resource extraction and environmental degradation threatens peoples, species and ecosystems worldwide. While some of these problems may seem remote,…
Find out more »Aquatic Health and Biodiversity of Central Appalachian Forests (webinar)
Register January 25, 2022 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET Draft agenda for download Approved for 1.5 Category 1 SAF continuing education credits (CFE) 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 geologic variations and contains the largest drainage divide in the eastern U.S. between the Atlantic Slope and Mississippi Valley rivers. Forests in this region host a diverse amount of plant and animal…
Find out more »Accelerating the development of structural complexity
Accelerating the development of structural complexity: a case study from Ellsworth Creek Preserve, Washington. Register January 27, 2021 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT Presenters: Dr Van Kane, Caden Chamberlain, University of Washington, and Michael Case, The Nature Conservancy. Restoration treatments can theoretically accelerate the development of structural complexity in simplified forest stands. New research provides insights into the effects of restoration treatments on the structural complexity of forest stands in the Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwestern Washington 10 years post-treatment.…
Find out more »February 2022
Hot Forestry Topics for Warming Winters (webinar)
Register Yankee SAF Winter Meeting, co-hosted by the Forest Stewards Guild Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. ET
Find out more »Schoodic Peninsula Field Tour
Register today ($20) February 24, 2022 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. followed by lunch and informal discussions, as conditions allow Location: Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor, Maine CFE credits pending This session 3 field tour, in year two of the Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series, will follow a webinar about the Schoodic Peninsula and Coastal Spruce-Fir on February 23. The Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, Maine is involved with ongoing research in Acadia National Park where…
Find out more »Managing for the parts of the sum (webinar)
Managing for the parts of the sum: restoration treatments to accelerate late successional structures Register February 24, 2022 Noon - 1 p.m. Pacific Time Presenter: Dr. Klaus Puettmann, Oregon State University This webinar highlights results from various large-scale, long-term studies. General vegetation response trends after restoration treatments were highly predictable, but most responses were spatially very variable. Thus, accounting for the variability in initial conditions at neighborhood and stand scales in the prescription of restoration treatments is crucial for efficient…
Find out more »Learn and Burn Workshop, GA
Register today ($10 includes lunch) February 26, 2022 8:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Northern Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville, GA Event flyer for download Landowners interested in prescribed fire: want to learn more about prescribed fire? Join local experts to gain hands-on prescribed burning experience and learn the next steps to putting fire back on your land! No prior experience necessary. You will learn about: Why we burn Safety Burn objectives Planning Liability Smoke management Burn weather Becoming a Certified Burner…
Find out more »March 2022
Women Woodland Owners Virtual Conference
Registration links are below. Register by February 1 with your mailing address for a free gift bag. Registration closes on March 2, 2022. The National Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) Network is hosting a Virtual Conference for women woodland owners, stewards, and enthusiasts. Join women forest stewards from across the country for a conference focused on forging connections between women and forest stewardship. Register for Thursday and Friday evening sessions Thursday, March 3 - 6:00pm – 7:30pm (Central Time) Women and Forest…
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