Field event
Silvopasture Fundamentals
Register Wednesday, September 6, 2023 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Location: Gansvoort Farm, 1827 US-9, Germantown, NY 12526 Instructors: Guild member Eli Roberts & Meghan Giroux Register Saturday, September 9, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET Location: Hidden Blossom Farm, 18 Old Barrows Rd, Union, CT 06076 Instructors: Meghan Giroux, Guild member Eli Roberts,…
Alley Cropping Fundamentals
Register Thursday, September 7, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET Location: Toensmeier Farm, 47 Pequot Road. South Hampton, MA 01073 If you advise land managers and are ready to learn more about alley cropping, this training is for you! Alley cropping is planting rows of trees and/or shrubs to create alleys within which agricultural…
ForestHer NC, Mountains Region Gathering
September 8, 2023 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Sunburst Campground Day Use Area, 8820 Lake Logan Rd, Canton, NC 28716 Join ForestHer NC for a gathering in the mountains! We are partnering with the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmers Coalition to host a workshop focused on medicinal plants found in cove forests. We will learn…
Restoring Oak Forests
Register ($75 - $125) October 3 at 8:30 a.m. - October 4 at 3:00 p.m. EDT Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center 1192 U.S. 64 #Bus Pittsboro, NC 27312 CFEs pending. Estimated 10.5 hours. Full event details This advanced training for professionals & experienced landowners will teach the silvicultural techniques required to establish oak forests.…
NIFS 2023 Field Tour – Stossel Creek and Oxbow Farm Assisted Migration
This field tour is part of the Northwest Innovative Forestry Series events in 2023. This year’s NIFS focus is experimental forests, traditional and non-traditional, and their efforts in facilitating innovation and community within forest management and research. Full NIFS series details are on the NIFS website. Registration is closed October 6, 2023 9:00 a.m. –…
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…