Field event
Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon training
Applications are due September 1, 2023 with a limit of 50 chosen. Read on for details. Date: October 11 - 12, 2023 Location: Gardner, Massachusetts Description: A new 2-day graduate level Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters training session on climate adaptation and forest carbon. This Module will include two mornings of classroom training and two…
Women’s Chainsaw Safety Class – Level 2
Registration coming soon ($225). Max of 12 participants Saturday, October 28, 2023 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time Hollandale, Wisconsin (exact location will be provided after registration) Join Guild member and forester Luke Saunders of Blue Heron Stewardship, LLC and Guild staffer Colleen Robinson for a SAWW-certified, Level 2 chainsaw safety class especially for…
Women’s Chainsaw Workshop in North Carolina
Register November 2, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time Mountain Island Educational State Forest 534 Killian Road, Stanley, NC 28164 Did you know North Carolina has an average of 4,400 wildfires per year? In this workshop we will look at practical uses for chainsaw skills through the lens of wildfire mitigation around the…
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Burning as a Management Tool
Register for this field tour November 3, 2023 field tour 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time Waterboro Barrens Preserve Details for this field tour: Location: Waterboro Barrens Preserve, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. 25 miles southwest of Portland, Maine this serene woodland preserve is home to the state’s superb example of a boreal…
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Long-term Watershed Research
Full series website Dec 6, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for this webinar or entire series Mike Howie, American Forest Management and Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine Professor of Soil Science. Long-term research: the intersection of science, recovery and climate; ecological implications from the past and current research that will help address…
New Mexico Tribal Forest and Fire Summit
Register January 30, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) January 31, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with optional social mixer until 7:30 p.m. (MT) February 1, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (MT) Santa Ana Star Casino, 54 Jemez Canyon Dam Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004 There are a limited number of rooms…
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Pests & Pathogens
This topic session has moved from it's original May dates. Full series website March 6, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for this webinar or entire series Restoration and sustainable forestry at GPMCT with Roger Greene, forest consultant to GPMCT. Beech management, forest defoliators, and disease threats with University of Maine Angela Mech…
University of Alabama Student Chapter Guild Gathering
Cahaba River NWR. Photo By/Credit: Amelia Plemons/USFWS Register Date: March 30, 2024 Backup date in case of inclement weather: April 6, 2024 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CT We will paddle from the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge to Pratt’s Ferry. We will focus on the effects of forestry practices on the environmental health of…
Bird-Friendly Forestry in West Virginia – Natural Resource Practitioners Workshop
Register (no charge for Guild members, $15 otherwise) May 2, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Near Beckley, WV (exact location provided upon registration) This event is intended for natural resources practitioners and has been approved for SAF Continuing Education Credits. Accessibility: We will be walking on uneven ground in the woods. Join the Forest…
Bird-Friendly Forestry in West Virginia – Landowners Workshop
Golden-winged Warbler male. Photo by Kyle Aldinger, NRCS. Register (no charge) May 3, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Near Beckley, WV (exact location provided after registration) This event is intended for private forest landowners. Accessibility: We will be walking on uneven ground in the woods. Join the Forest Stewards Guild, Aurora Sustainable Lands, Appalachian…