Intermountain West
Virtue and The Steward’s Mind – Communicating Forestry webinar series
Register June 4, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Join Guild member Marianne Patinelli-Dubay, a philosopher with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, for a presentation focused on understanding Guild-style forestry in the context of virtue ethics. Following the presentation, participants will be encouraged to explore these theoretical…
Environmental Ethics in Running a Logging Business
Register June 13, 2024 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Join us for a discussion with Guild member Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle Farm to learn about logging for long-term sustainable land management while farming, what to consider for stand health and diversity, and Timberdoodle's environmental ethic. Timberdoodle Farm is a specialty logging & sawmill business based…
Old-Growth Forest Stewardship: New USFS Technical Guidance
Register for this webinar June 20, 2024 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT / 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET Please join Forest Stewards Guild members and colleagues for a discussion of the new US Forest Service Technical Guidance for Standardized Silvicultural Prescriptions for…
Guild discussion on old-growth forest stewardship
Register for this webinar July 9, 2024 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Please join the Guild's Membership and Policy Council to discuss old-growth forest stewardship. We'll cover protection, preservation, conservation, management, and recruiting future old forests. Guild…
The future of forest stewardship (virtual conversation among Guild members)
Register (choose one or both sessions below) Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. EDT Friday, April 11, 2025 at Noon EDT Guild members are invited to join a conversation about the rapid change in federal priorities and what that means for the future of forest stewardship in the U.S. We are in a tumultuous…
Tree People: Trees, Forests and the Human Imagination (virtual retreat)
Register (free, with suggested donation) Note: the date of the third session of this retreat has been moved. It is now scheduled for May 6. See you then! April 15, 22 and May 6, 2025 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. PT / 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. MT / 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. CT / 7:00 -…
The Guild’s Business Plan (webinar)
Register (for one or both sessions...they will be the same presentation) April 30, 2025 at Noon EDT May 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. EDT Guild members are invited to join a discussion about our new business plan. Ignited by the spark of shared passion, the Guild was founded in 1995 to both practice and promote…
Significant mortality of old trees across a dry forest landscape in Oregon
Register Aug 27, 2025 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Continuing education credits are pending approval. Webinar Presenter: Dr. James Johnston, University of Oregon Description: Dr. Johnston will discuss recent forest mortality dynamics based on a network of…
Guardians and gardeners: Managing wilderness for the twenty-first century
Register January 22, 2026 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Please join us for a presentation and discussion on wilderness in the 21st century. The 1964 Wilderness Act provides robust protections to landscapes designated as federal wilderness. The National Wilderness Preservation System, which includes 806 wilderness areas and 111 million acres, represents the world's largest…
Meet & Greet with the Guild’s 2026 Membership and Policy Council
Register for this virtual gathering Friday, February 13 11:00 a.m. PT / Noon MT / 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET Zoom join information will be sent to registrants Agenda This casual conversation among current Guild members will include a meet and greet of your MPC members, a summary of what their focus will…