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September 2021
Curious about LANDFIRE? Get familiar with this Public Reference Database
Register today! September 30, 2021 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET LANDFIRE delivers 20+ vegetation and fire datasets, and a state-and-transition model for every ecosystem in the United States. Have you ever wondered how others in the scientific community use these products? Grab that third cup of coffee and join a LANDFIRE team member (on Zoom) for an informal, back and forth open office hours session. These 1-hr open office hours are designed to provide quick feedback, troubleshoot common LANDFIRE questions,…
Find out more »October 2021
Audubon Forester Training Webinar Series
Register today! October 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2021 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ET Program Flyer and details Summary of topics: October 1 - Audubon's Forester Training and Endorsement Program and Introduction to the Healthy Forests Initiative: Information and details about Audubon's new program for foresters, including steps involved; forest birds experiencing population declines, causes of declines; opportunities to mitigate threats and stressors to breeding habitat. October 8 - Forest Bird Habitat Management Planning and Assessments: Audubon's approach to assessing…
Find out more »Wildlife Forestry in Bottomland Hardwood Forests Workshop
Register today! Tuesday October 5, 2021 9:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Colleton County Parks and Rec Pavilion 280 Recreation Ln Walterboro, SC 29488 Agenda for download 4 SAF continuing educaton credits are pending approval. Join the Forest Stewards Guild, Audubon South Carolina, and other partners in an outdoor day of learning about bottomland hardwood forest management. We will start the day at an outdoor pavilion to hear from natural resource practitioners about the ecology and importance of bottomlands and the benefits of wildlife forestry practices.…
Find out more »Fire refugia: where and why do conifer forests persist through multiple fire events?
Register today! October 7, 2021 11:00 a.m. PT Presenter: Dr. Meg Krawchuk, Oregon State University Changing wildfire regimes are causing rapid shifts in forests worldwide. In particular, forested landscapes that burn repeatedly in relatively quick succession may be at risk of conversion when pre-fire vegetation cannot recover between fires. Fire refugia (areas that burn less frequently or severely than the surrounding landscape) support post-fire ecosystem recovery and the persistence of vulnerable species in fire-prone landscapes. Observed and projected fire-induced forest…
Find out more »Oak Resiliency Learning Exchange
Hagerville Station Register for webinar October 7, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET Register for field tour (limit 30 participants) October 14, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Meet at Hagerville Station, New Salem, MA Draft agenda for download Webinar = 1 Category 1 CFEs Field Tour = 3.5 Category 1 CFEs Join the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for a learning exchange on oak forests at the Quabbin Reservoir. You may register for one or both of the…
Find out more »California Forest Stewardship Workshop
Register today! Registration $60. More info online Online portion: Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. PT from October 12 - November 16, 2021 In-person event: October 23 and 24 Location: Siskiyou County, California Join the workshop to better understand and protect your forests by developing a Forest Management Plan. Topics include: Forest management objectives and planning Forest health, insects and disease Forest and fire ecology, wildlife, watersheds Fuels reduction and forest resource marketing Mapping, inventory and silviculture Project development & permitting…
Find out more »Changing Faces of Forestry – a two part, online discussion
Register today! Panelist bios Part 1: Ever changing - Past, Present, Future October 25, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT All are welcome! The Forest Stewards Guild has been around for 25 years. As we celebrate this anniversary and look back, by the nature of the Guild’s focus we must also look to the next 25 years. This is a time for more than remembrance, it is a time for reflection, mutuality, and regeneration. Interpersonal dynamics, lessons learned in…
Find out more »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 »Penobscot Experimental Forest Field Tour
Register today ($20) October 29, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. followed by lunch and informal discussions, as conditions allow Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest, Bradley, Maine CFE credits pending This session 1 field tour, in year two of the Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series, will follow a webinar about the Penobscot Experimental Forest and Spruce-Fir on October 27. The Penobscot Experimental Forest (PEF) in Bradley, Maine is a site of a long-term silvicultural experiment and…
Find out more »November 2021
Guild Gathering at Northwoods Stewardship Center
Register today! November 5, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Location: Northwoods Stewardship Center, 154 Leadership Drive, Island Pond, VT 05846 Draft agenda for download Join the Forest Stewards Guild for a Guild Gathering with our hosts, NorthWoods Stewardship Center. The Northwoods Stewardship Center is a Guild Model Forest in Charleston, Vermont, where forest managers enhance wildlife habitat, timber quality, education, and recreational opportunities. There will be a particular emphasis on Climate Change resiliency as NorthWoods Stewardship Center incorporates…
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