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SUMMARY:Forestry for the Birds: Columbia Stock Ranch Tour
DESCRIPTION:Registration is full…sign up for the waitlist \nFriday\, September 26\, 2025\n8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT \nColumbia Stock Ranch\, 68251 Columbia River Hwy\, Rainier\, OR \nThis event will bring together landowners\, land managers\, and bird enthusiasts to explore practical ways to enhance bird habitat in Oregon’s forests and working lands. No prior experience in birding or forestry is needed. Bring your curiosity\, a willingness to share\, and binoculars if you have them. Coffee and snacks will be provided for early arrivals.  \nFacilitators:  \n\nAustin Tomlinson\, Coast Region Manager\, Columbia Land Trust \n\n\nCindy McCormack\, Sandhill Crane Monitoring Scientist\, Columbia Land Trust \n\n\nJake Barker\, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Forester\, OSU Extension Services\n\n\nChanda Littlefield\, PNW Region Coordinator\, Forest Stewards Guild \n\nThis workshop is designed for a range of participants\, including landowners\, HOA and community managers\, park stewards\, foresters\, and natural resource professionals.  \nKey topics will include:  \n\nIdentifying and assessing bird habitat in various forest types\, including ash and wetland. \n\n\nUnderstanding focal bird species and habitat needs \n\n\nRecognizing key trees\, plants\, and structural diversity that support birds \n\n\nApplying bird-friendly forestry practices on a variety of landscapes \n\nAgenda:  \n8:30 – Early birds get coffee & pastries  \n9:00 – Welcome & Introductions  \n9:15 – Forestry for the Birds Overview  \n9:30 – Forest tour applying the Guide   \n12:30 – End Workshop  \nNOTE: Policy on event cancellations –   \n\nIf a registrant cancels their own registration ahead of the event and wants a refund for registration fees\, we will issue a refund for the event’s registration/lodging amount only (less any credit card fees the registrant covered in their initial payment). \n\n\nIf the Guild cancels an event\, we will refund registrants the full amount they paid\, including any credit card fees they covered with their original registration. 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forestry-for-the-birds-columbia-stock-ranch-tour/
CATEGORIES:Forestry for the Birds,Pacific Northwest
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SUMMARY:Forest Management Tools for Songbird Conservation - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar \nTuesday\, September 30\, 2025\n12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nJoin the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for an in-depth look at practical tools and strategies for managing forests to support healthy songbird populations. This 90-minute session will introduce concepts like connectivity and occupancy mapping\, demonstrate how these approaches can guide on-the-ground decisions\, and highlight conservation programs that align with bird-friendly forestry goals. Presenters will cover operational logistics\, from identifying sites and developing harvest plans to large-scale management planning and share real-world examples of successful projects. Participants will also explore hands-on management tools\, including connectivity and occupancy mapping resources\, a NRCS approved forest management plan template\, and bird friendly silviculture guide. \nThis event has been approved for 1 Category 1 continuing education credit by SAF. \nAgenda \n12:00  – 12:10: Welcome\, introductions\, & housekeeping \n12:10 – 12:20: Wildlands Network – What is connectivity? What is occupancy mapping? \n12:20 – 12:35: AMJV – Using occupancy mapping and connectivity as a management tool + working with local foresters \n12:35 – 12:50: NRCS – Available conservation programs\, bird ecology\, model program project example \n12:50 – 1:15: Aurora – Operational logistics (site ID\, harvest plan\, selling timber)\, largescale management planning \n1:15 – 1:25: Breakouts – Tools for Management: \n\nConnectivity mapping and bird occupancy\nManagement Plan Template\nSilviculture Guide\n\n1:25 – 1:30: Closing remarks
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forest-management-tools-for-songbird-conservation-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Forestry for the Birds,Northeast,Southeast,Webinar
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