Lake States
Northeast – Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop
Register (early bird ends July 1) August 29 at 7:00 a.m. - August 31 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time *A pre-workshop session for August 28, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. has a limit of 35 people The Madison Concourse Hotel 1 W Dayton Street Madison, WI 53703 *A block of rooms is available…
WI SAF 2023 Annual Meeting “The Good Oak”
Register (by October 11) October 11 at 8:30 a.m. to October 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET Chula Vista Resort Wisconsin Dells, WI Agenda for download This year’s theme is “The Good Oak” and will feature speakers from the U.S. Forest Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Kentucky, among others, presenting the importance of…
Northern Forest Birds Network 2023 Conference – Forestry for Birds in a Changing Climate
Connecticut Warbler. Photo by Robert Royse. Register ($50 per person includes lunch, snacks, and beverages) October 17 at 8:00 a.m. - October 18 at Noon, Central Time AmericInn by Wyndham Ashland 3009 Lake Shore Dr E, Ashland, WI 54806 Lunch provided on Tuesday, October 17. (New registrations after October 13 are no longer guaranteed a…
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…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Fire History as a Bridge Between Ecological Knowledge Systems
Register November 16, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. This panel discussion will explore how different types of fire history information (Indigenous Knowledge and physical archives), when considered together, provide improved context for understanding the ecologies and processes that are linked to…
Prescribed Fire for Forest Management: Fire in Northern Pine Systems
Register December 6, 2023 6:30 am Pacific / 7:30 Mountain / 8:30 Central / 9:30 Eastern 1.5 hours Brian Palik and Jed Meunier will be the presenters in this session of the year-long webinar series from the Wisconsin Forestry Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Dr. Palik will explore the ecological considerations of prescribed…
Diversity in the Woods – A Conversation with LGBTQIA+ Forest Stewards
Register December 12, 2023 9:00 am – 10:00 am PT/ 10:00 am – 11:00 am MT/ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT/ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET Zoom Panel Discussion (Zoom meeting information will be sent after you register) Join the Forest Stewards Guild as we meet with Seeing the Forest for the Queers,…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: The Future is Smoky
Register December 14, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. With increasing wildfire activity due to changes in climate, smoke will likely become more prevalent and continue to have an effect on society. Earlier this year, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality…
Fire in Southern Pine Systems: Prescribed Fire for Forest Management Webinar Series
Registration and full series information January 3, 2024 8:30 - 10 a.m. Central Time Online via Zoom Fire into the Future: Geospatial Technology to Identify and Categorize Fire in the Southeast Join us as we explore the ecology of southern pines, the reintroduction of fire into fire-adapted ecosystems, and the legacy of prescribed fire and how…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals
Register January 18, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire…