Field event
PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Wildlife Biodiversity
Register Field Tour: September 20, 2022 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time Demonstration Forest, Williamburg, Maine This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is available on their website. Our last workshop in the Forestry Series is with Jim Ferrante, PCSWCD Supervisor and Maine Forest…
From the Trees to the Tap: Forest Management in the Waynesville Watershed
Register today! Tuesday, October 4, 2022 9:00 am – 3:00 pm ET Location: Waynesville, NC. Exact meeting location will be sent after registration. Agenda for download 4 SAF CFEs approved (Category 1) Forests of Western North Carolina are not only beautiful and fun to recreate in, but they also help to supply clean water. This…
Timber Harvest Series: Pre-Harvest Tour
To register contact Andrew Smart: a.smartfarms@gmail.com or (207) 837-0924 Sunday, November 6, 2022 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Montville, Maine Pre-Harvest Tour: A visit to Frye Mountain to look at skid trail layout, timber marking, brook crossings, the condition of the forest stands before operation, and the considerations used…
Oak Hill Community Learn-and-Burn
Register today Live Burn Saturday, December 3, 2022 (backup date of December 10 for inclement weather) 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET Snacks will be provided. Prescribed fire is a tool often used for ecosystem management and wildfire mitigation. Join Foothills Conservancy, Carolina Land-and-Lakes RC&D, The Nature Conservancy, Forest Stewards Guild, and NC Forest Service…
Managing Young Forests to be Like Old Forests
Register January 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Hinesburg Town Forest Hinesburg, Vermont (Location details will be provided after registration.) The vast majority of Vermont’s forests are young, having been cleared within the last 200 years. While old forests once dominated Vermont’s landscape, they are now extremely uncommon: accounting for less than 1%…
Hemlock treatment demonstration
To register please contact Thom Green at info@savehemlocksnc.org or 828-252-4783 March 9, 2023 (backup date in case of inclement weather is March 16. Please save both dates). 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC NC Pesticide Credits and ISA CEUs are available. The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical…
Forestry 101 comprehensive short course
Register ($180) Saturdays: March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time Indoor portions at: Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland, Maine Outdoor portions at: Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Great Pond Mountain Conservancy land in Orland, Ellsworth and the Blue Hill Peninsula. Event flyer for download Summary:…
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) Management Workshop
Register (by April 19) Space for this workshop is limited, so please register early. $10, non-refundable. April 26, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ET) Gill State Forest (near Crossnore, NC) NC pesticide credits and ISA CEUs are available This day-long workshop will give participants hands-on experience assessing and chemically treating hemlocks for HWA. We…
Baskahegan Guild Gathering and field tour
Register (free except for food orders) Note: if you plan to join for dinner on May 3rd at Settler's Lodge or want your lunch catered on the May 4th field tour, or both, you'll need to complete your food order on a survey monkey survey in addition to completing the registration form. Details are part…
RX410 Smoke Management Techniques training
Registration coming soon ($0 for Northeast Compact Members, $300 for Non-Compact Members) May 8 – 11, 2023 Albany Pine Bush’s Discovery Center 195 New Karner Rd, Albany, NY 12205 Sponsor: Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission Additional information (registration forms/accommodations/etc.) coming soon. Meanwhile, for additional information, please contact: Eric Earle RPF Deputy Executive Director Northeastern Forest…