Lake States
Restoration Forestry Guild Gathering: Bottomlands, Bluffs, and Birds
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, Student Union Union Room 3310, 521 East Avenue N, LaCrosse, WIRegister today! Student rate: $40 Speaker rate: $60 General rate: $70 Add a dinner guest for pizza: $15 Join us to discuss Restoration Forestry in the context of the Upper Mississippi and driftless bluff country of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. The discussion on what restoration forestry is, and how it looks across the spectrum of…
Webinar: Engaging Women Landowners in Discussions of Silvicutlure (and Forestry!)
WebinarRegister today! We'll have more information and an event flyer to share soon! Webinar start time is: 1:00 ET/12:00 CT/11:00 MT/10:00 PT. Please allow extra time ahead of this if you have not used zoom before. Join UMN Extension Forester Angela Gupta for this web-presentation and discussion about communicating with women woodland owners. Learn some…
Flights for Bats!
Event flyer to download Please support this great Halloween themed event in Minnesota! As you know, our local forest bat population is being decimated by an imported fungal disease called White Nose Syndrome. Bats are extremely important predators of insect pests that attack our forests! These “Forest to Tap” craft breweries located in Minnesota’s north…
Considerations for evaluating effects of wildfire to Northern spotted owls (NSO) and NSO habitat
Register today! June 16, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Full event flyer for download Fire is a natural ecosystem process and forest dependent wildlife evolved with, and are well adapted to fire. Spotted owl responses to fire continue to be the topic of significant research, investigating changes in occupancy, foraging behavior, colonization and site…
Webinar – Regeneration Issues. #7 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series
Forest Adaptation Webinar Series (#7) Regeneration Issues featuring Kathryn Miller, with the National Park Service, and Chris Zimmerman of The Nature Conservancy. June 25, Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET Register now! NIACS and the Forest Stewards Guild have teamed up to offer a webinar series focused on forests and climate change adaptation. The series brings…
Natural Resource Management Academy (online course)
Sign up today July 13 - 17 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET Program flyer The Natural Resource Management Academy is a learning opportunity “for youth entering grades 7-12 who are interested in the environment and ready to explore, in depth, their passion for Vermont’s natural resources.” This program is a partnership between UVM Extension 4-H…
Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management – Habitat through Disturbance and Silviculture
To register free of charge, click on the date below for each event that you will be attending. All sessions are from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET. Our guest lecturer is Dr. Brenda McComb, Dean Emerita, Oregon State University. This is a 5-part focused lecture series and this event page will be updated as the…
Family Meetings and Governance in Woodland Legacy Planning (webinar)
Register today Your registration confirmation email will have the details you need to join the meeting. July 14 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET Most private woodland owners wish to keep their land in the family and intact into the future. Unfortunately, many of these woodlands will not remain in the family. The biggest risk to…
Woodland Owners Webinars: Protecting Our Oaks (webinar)
Register today! July 15, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CT This webinar is hosted by the St. Croix River Association and is approved for 1 Category 1 CFE credit. Oaks are an important part of our ecosystem and economy. They provide habitat and food for wildlife, their wood is used for furniture, making barrels, and heating,…
Managing Emerald Ash Borer and Climate Change (webinar)
#8 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series Register here July 22 9:00 a.m. PT /10 MT/ 11 CT/ Noon ET This webinar is approved for 1 CFE credit by SAF This one hour is presented by Tony D'Amato, University of Vermont, Alexandra Kosiba and Nancy Patch, Vermont Department of Forests Parks and Recreation, and Pieter…