Adaptation Short Course!
2020-11-02 14:00 - 2020-11-19 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Register! ($150/land trust or 5 staffers)
November 2, 5, and 19, 2020 at
11 a.m. Pacific/12 p.m. Mountain/1 p.m. Central /2 p.m. Eastern
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Course flyer for download
The Land Trust Alliance and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS) are offering an online short course for land trusts actively working on stewardship projects in rural, suburban, and urban forests, forested watersheds, and wetland systems.
Land trusts can participate as individuals or in groups up to five. The course will be held over three weeks in November, and includes three virtual live sessions and a self-guided field session, along with assignments and coaching.

How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation? A view across Europe
2020-11-09 05:00 - 2020-11-10 12:00 (America/Halifax)
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November 9 – 10
5:00 a.m. ET – 12:00 p.m. ET
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Various project initiatives over the past years have dealt with the topic of integrative forest management. The question on how to improve the situation for endangered species in multifunctional managed forests (see e.g. INTEGRATE, INTEGRATE+, INFORMAR and oFOREST) is key and these initiatives have thus provided a good overview of the state of biodiversity in European forests. This topic is well established now both at the political level and across Europe, but is also taken up in other parts of the world, mainly in regions which are meeting resource demands of other countries that are/plan to set aside large forest areas. It is thus essential that existing knowledge, experiences and good practices on integrative forest management are made available to all actors in forestry and nature conservation at the implementation level in order to promote biodiversity within the framework of multifunctional forest management.
Conference participants will get a broad overview on options, good practices and lessons learned. It will further allow them to identify common interests and challenges in practice, policy and research, discuss needs for further action while stimulating interaction and field visits within and across country borders.

Managing Forests for Carbon and Climate Change
2020-11-12 07:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
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November 12, 2020
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET
Climate change, shifts in disturbance regimes, massive fragmentation and loss of forests, an increasing prevalence of non-native invasive insects, diseases, plants and animals have created considerable uncertainty around how to best care for our forests into the future. In response to these challenges, foresters, forest landowners and ecosystem managers are adapting their management techniques to help keep forests healthy and functional in light of massive environmental changes.
Responsible forest management can help our forests adapt and respond to a changing climate, encouraging the growth of healthy, diverse forests with huge carbon sequestration and storage benefits. Responsible forest management can do all this while producing local, renewable resources; lowering adverse social effects linked to resource extraction and presenting a kinder, more just and more sustainable source of resources.
Join City Market and Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a webinar discussing the effects of climate change on our forests, and opportunities to manage forests for climate mitigation and for adaptation and resilience in a changing climate.
This class will be hosted on the Microsoft Teams platform. You will receive instructions and a link to join the live event in an email after registering online. We recommend setting up Teams in advance and joining the live event few minutes in early.

Woodland Owner Webinar Series: Forests for the Birds
2020-11-18 01:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
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November 18, 2020
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. CT (2:30 p.m. ET)
Do you enjoy watching the birds in your yard? Would you like to help increase their population? Private lands play an important role in protecting bird habitat. Jared Elm from the Ruffed Grouse Society and Duane Fogard from American Bird Conservancy will talk about how you can help create better habitat for woodland birds.
About the presenters:

Jared Elm is a Forest Wildlife Specialist for the Ruffed Grouse Society, covering NW Wisconsin and based out of Spooner. Forest Wildlife Specialists are a partnership position with NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service), WI DNR, and RGS based out of USDA Service Centers assisting landowners with forestry assistance for habitat management, with an emphasis on assisting with Federal Farm Bill programs for forestland owners.
Duane Fogard has been working in field forestry for 20+ years, mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin. For the last five years, he has been the northeast Minnesota private lands forester for the American Bird Conservancy (ABC). Currently, most of his efforts are directed towards ABC’s partnership with USDA/ NRCS, helping forestland owners manage their land for young forest wildlife.

Hosted by St. Croix River Association.

Using Fire History to Inform Present Day Management - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion
2020-11-19 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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November 19, 2020 – Using Fire History to Inform Present Day Management
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
Can understanding historical fire data provide insights for supporting today’s desired ecological outcomes? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Warming/Changing Winters. Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine webinar series #3
2020-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
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December 2, 2020
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters: Sarah Nelson, Conservation Research Director, Appalachian Mountain Club, and Jay Wason, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecosystem Physiology
The Forest Climate Change Initiative and Forest Stewards Guild invite you to join us each month as a panel of researchers, scientists, and stakeholders tackle issues of climate change and how it is influencing Maine’s forests and forest economy. Although Maine’s forest is relatively unique, these webinar topics are open discussions aimed at an audience in or outside of Maine. We believe these issues and challenges that need addressing are similar to other regions. Better understanding and articulating commonality as well as differences will be important for testing effective solutions, particularly when drafting potential policies.

Carbon Markets Panel for Landowners
2020-12-02 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
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December 2, 2020
6:00 – 7:15 p.m. CT
Join us for a virtual panel discussion about the science and management of carbon sequestration on private lands! New policies are helping landowners earn money by capturing carbon in woodlands, grasslands, and agricultural soils. Yet carbon trading may not be the best option in all contexts, and navigating the regulations required for participation can be a daunting task.
In this panel discussion, get an introduction to the science and logistics of carbon sequestration on private lands from scientists, industry leaders, carbon market participants, and critics.
Our panelists include:
Angela & Anthony Waupochick, Menominee Forest Managers
Charlie Mitchell, Journalist and Organizer at the Wisconsin Farmers Union
Gregg Sandford, PhD, Research Scientist in the UW-Madison Agronomy Department
Jeff Cole, Credit Sales at Carbon Forest Works
Jonathan Shears, Family Forest Carbon Program and American Forest Foundation
Josh Parrish, Director of the American Forest Carbon Initiative for The Nature Conservancy
Jon Stewart, an Oregon landowner working with Forest Carbon Works
Tim Leiby, Landowner and Early Participant in Carbon Markets
Moderated by:
Kylie Clay, Forest Carbon and Climate Program, Michigan State University
Organized by:
Tyler Byrnes, Anna George, Ben Iuliano, Gabriela Motta, Ben Nickley, Niko Tutland, Tierney Bocsi, and Adena Rissman, in partnership with the UW Madison Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology.

Minnesota Forest Management and Wildlife Habitat Summit
2020-12-08 09:00 - 2020-12-10 12:00 UTC
Register ($50 SFEC members and students, $100 SFEC nonmembers. Includes exclusive access to recorded content.)
December 8 – 10, 2020
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT
Agenda
CFE credits are pending.
Originally planned as a large symposium modeled after our October 2017 event, this is offered by the University of Minnesota’s Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (SFEC) in collaboration with the Minnesota Forest Habitat Collaborative. During three, 3-hour sessions, we’ll dig into:

how much forest-dependent wildlife habitat is enough,
how that answer varies by species group and habitat type, and
how we determine how much is enough at the landscape and site levels.

Expect a series of short presentations with active online discussion.
Each session will include time for both presentations and active discussion. We’ll treat this like a short online course, with optional readings and other resources before each session. Expect active engagement and plan to get out of it as much as you put in!

Wildfire Management on Rural Lands
2020-12-14 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Register (Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar)
(Self study price is $299. Save $100 when registering 3 or more people)
December 14, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT (11 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET)
Continuing education credits of several types are available. See registration page for details.
Included:
Wildfire Science and History – J. Bailey
History of wildfire in the American
West Causes and effects of wildfire
Effect of fire on built environment
Land use planning
Federal, state and local fire planning
Creating Resilient Landscapes – J. Bailey
Managing vegetation
Managing fuels
Adapting Communities to Fire Risks – D. Lasky,
Reducing possibilities for ignition – M. Matonis,
Reducing fuel – C. Marshall
Protecting community assets
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP)
Responding to Wildfires – D. Lasky
Responding safely and efficiently to fire Structure protection
Strategies to limit spread of fire Public safety concerns

Saying Yes to Wildlands and Woodlands
2020-12-15 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Halifax)
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December 15, 2020
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
The webinar will demonstrate that protecting both wildlands and woodlands is an effective approach to addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and economic security, and it should prove interesting to people who are simply curious about forest conservation to experts who work in related fields.
Summary:
How can New England best protect its forests as the region sits at the precipice of climate change, biodiversity loss, development, and forest fragmentation?
The answer to this question often falls in one of two camps: either conserve forests as working lands that provide timber and other forest products, or protect them as wildlands without timber harvesting. In this critical and timely discussion, two region-wide conservation organizations who approach forest protection from seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum will show how the strategies of protecting wildlands—forests largely left in a natural and undisturbed condition—and woodlands—forests managed to provide wood products—are not in conflict, but can in fact be complementary.
Hosted by New England Forestry Foundation, Northeast Wilderness Trust, Highstead Foundation, and Harvard Forest

Opening the Burn Window - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #2
2020-12-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
Register (for one or more in the series)
December 17, 2020 – Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
How can we use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Forest Biodiversity and Species Shifts. Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series #4
2021-01-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 6, 2020
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters: Erin Simons-Legaard, Assistant Research Professor in Forest Landscape Modeling
The Forest Climate Change Initiative and Forest Stewards Guild invite you to join us each month as a panel of researchers, scientists, and stakeholders tackle issues of climate change and how it is influencing Maine’s forests and forest economy. Although Maine’s forest is relatively unique, these webinar topics are open discussions aimed at an audience in or outside of Maine. We believe these issues and challenges that need addressing are similar to other regions. Better understanding and articulating commonality as well as differences will be important for testing effective solutions, particularly when drafting potential policies.

Woodland Owner Webinar Series: Farms and Forests
2021-01-13 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
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January 13, 2020
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. CT
Do you farm on your property and also have woods? Use the woods on your property to your advantage. Combining forestry and agriculture practices can help improve the environment around you while increasing the productivity of your land. This webinar will explain what agroforestry is and how you can apply some of these practices to your property. We will also discuss some cost share opportunities to help you with these projects.
About the presenters:
Gary Wyatt – Gary Wyatt is an Agroforestry Extension Educator and Extension Professor with the University of Minnesota Extension in the Extension Regional Office in Mankato, MN. Gary promotes sustainable Agroforestry practices that are economical and protect our soil, water, wildlife and natural resources. Current issues include: Silvopasture, living snow fences, invasive species, windbreaks, riparian buffers, forest farming, bio-energy crops (willows & poplars), eco-system services, tree and shrub selection, community & school food forests, edible and decorative woody plants and non-timber forest products. Gary has more than 36 years of Extension experience in Minnesota.
Agroforestry: What is it and landowner funding sources.
Agroforestry practices have been used to sustainably manage land for thousands of years around the world. Agroforestry is the intentional combining of agriculture and working trees to create sustainable farming systems. There are five Agroforestry practices: windbreaks, alley cropping, riparian buffers, silvopasture and forest farming. All of these systems integrate agriculture and forestry plants and practices to produce multiple land and economic benefits.
Learn about these practices plus landowner funding to support the adoption of these Agroforestry systems on lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Tree to Table. #1 in the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-01-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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January 20, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Explore the connections between sustainable forestry and craft woodworking using NEFF’s new conference tables as an example.
Webinar participants will get an in-depth account of the design processes and sustainability considerations that went into creating a set of custom tables from local, sustainably harvested wood. Mitch Ryerson, a master carpenter and Professor of Sustainable Furniture Design at MassArt, will tell the story of how his students developed a set of conference tables for New England Forestry Foundation, from wood sourced from local forests managed according to the organization’s Exemplary Forestry standards.
The discussion will explore the connections between sustainable forestry and craft woodworking, giving insight into how local wood can be used to create beautiful and sustainable goods to meet the challenges we face from global climate change. Participants will hear from Mitch about the features and details of the tables, as well as the creative and prototyping processes the MassArt class engaged in to design them. Together with Massachusetts Woodlands Institute Executive Director Emily Boss, we will then talk about the growth and harvesting practices used for hardwoods in New England, and the positive climate benefits of forests, forestry, and furniture making.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

Fire and a Changing Climate - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #3
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
Register (for one or more in the series)
January 21, 2021 – Fire and a Changing Climate
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
Can we use climate predictions to plan future fire management and research? How are we adapting now? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Adaptation Planning and Practices training
2021-01-25 14:00 - 2021-03-15 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Register (registration ends December 20, 2020)
January 25-March 15, 2021
The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering the Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online course for forest and natural resource managers.
This unique opportunity provides hands-on training in considering climate change information and identifying adaptation actions for natural resources management professionals working in forests and natural ecosystems. Participants will receive coaching and feedback while using the Adaptation Workbook to develop their own real-world climate adaptation project. The course consists of seven web sessions with work time occurring between sessions.
Information will focus on forest ecosystems, urban forests, and forested watersheds in the Midwest and Northeast, but applicants from other regions should apply and may be accepted if space allows.

What’s Happening On (and under) All That Snow?
2021-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 25, 2021
7:00 p.m. ET
Join the Londonderry Conservation Commission for a virtual presentation with Wildlife biologist Tom Rogers from The Nature Conservancy. Tom will lead us through a photographic journey of winter in the Green Mountain State, immediately followed by a question and answer session. We’ll find out: how Vermont’s wildlife make it through our cold, snowy winters, what’s going on under all that snow, how is climate change affecting all of this and what can we do to help wildlife make it through the winter?

Innovative Approaches to Increasing Carbon on the Landscape
2021-02-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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Innovative Approaches to Increasing Carbon on the Landscape: Large-Scale Reforestation and the Family Forest Carbon Program is part of the Forest-Climate Working Group Learning Exchange Series.
February 3, 2021
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
Emerging and innovative approaches to carbon storage are becoming increasingly important from policy, program, incentive, and biophysical perspectives. This session will explore two such approaches – the AFF Family Forest Carbon Program and AF’s large-scale, climate-adaptive reforestation activities – that aim to create carbon and climate benefits at the landscape scale.

ForestHer NC Workshop - Enjoying Your Woods Webinar #2
2021-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
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February 11, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Hear about planning and designing modern sustainable trails and how to incorporate forestry aesthetics into your woodlot management. Presenters will cover the basics of modern trail design that maximizes user enjoyment and minimizes maintenance requirements and provide some practical tips to minimize the negative visual effects of cutting and removing trees from your woodlot.
Presenters
Amanda Smithson: Mountain Trail Specialist, NC State Parks,
Presentation: Modern Sustainable Trails – Planning and Design
Dave Halley: True North Forest Management Services
Presentation: Incorporating Forest Aesthetics into Your Woodlot Management

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series event
2021-02-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
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February 16, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Event flyer for download
Title: New Applications for Terrestrial LiDAR Systems, Monitoring Forests, Fuels and Ecosystem Health
Presenters: J. Kevin Hiers and Scott Pokswinski of Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida.
Summary:
Traditional forestry, ecological, and fuels monitoring methods are costly, error-prone and are rarely analyzed. The application of Terrestrial LIDAR System (TLS) units to monitoring methods can help standardize data collection resulting in improved efficiency, reduced error, and datasets that can easily be analyzed to better inform management decisions.

Canada Forest Pest Management Forum
2021-02-16 13:00 - 2021-02-17 17:00 (America/Halifax)
Register (free with deadline of February 12, 2021 at noon ET)
February 16 & 17, 2021
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Draft agenda
Organized by Natural Resources Canada in support of the National Forest Pest Strategy, the Forum is the largest and most significant gathering of forest pest management experts, managers and practitioners in Canada. The objectives are to share information on current and future pest conditions, pest control operations, environmental issues and the development of alternatives to chemical insecticides, as well as to discuss new technology and the latest research findings.

Timber Management and Prescribed Fire - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #4
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 18, 2021 – Timber Management and Prescribed Fire
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
How can we best use fire in sites with timber management objectives? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Woods to Home. #2 in the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 24, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Learn about the process of building a home with locally harvested lumber and the benefits of using local wood products.
Join us for a session on building a home with locally sourced wood products, featuring discussions with Massachusetts Woodlands Institute (MWI) Board Chair Brian Donahue, MWI Board Member David Bowman, and Nicole St. Clair Knobloch, Principal at Oliphant, a firm focused on mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity, in part by encouraging the use of climate-friendly, renewable building materials.
Wood is a strong, durable, carbon-sequestering product that comes from our local forested lands. Producing this abundant, renewable resource can benefit woodland landowners, wildlife, and our local economy. Participants will hear about the process and journey of building a timber-framed home with locally harvested lumber, the benefits of using local wood products, and then how new technology in cross-laminated timber construction is changing and expanding the way we think of building with wood. The discussion will also explore the ripple effect of good forest management and how we can create resilient forests, a strong forest-based economy, and long-lasting homes and buildings made from local wood products.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

Working Lands for Wildlife webinar
2021-02-25 10:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 25, 2021
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Event flyer and agenda for download
This webinar has been approved for 2.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
This free webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners and natural resource professionals on working lands conservation programs intended to benefit wildlife species and promote forest diversity.
The event will start with an overview of historical natural disturbances to forests in the Central Hardwood Region of the US. We will look more closely at current research examining breeding bird responses to natural and silvicultural disturbances, as well as how management can be applied through federal programs on private lands.

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series
2021-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
Register (free but required in advance)
March 2, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Event flyer for download
Title: Assessing Future Changes in Fire Risk in the Northeastern United States using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)
Presenter: Daniel Miller – Hydrologist, Division of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
Summary: The webinar will focus on one poorly understood consequence of climate change, its effects on extreme events such as wildfires. Robust associations between wildfire frequency and climatic variability have been shown to exist, indicating that future climate change may continue to have a significant effect on wildfire activity. The Northeastern United States (NEUS) has experienced severe, catastrophic historic wildfire outbreaks, such as the Miramichi Fire of 1825 and the Maine fires of 1947. However, little is known about how the direct effects of climate change (temperature & precipitation) will impact fire risk in the NEUS under future climate scenarios.

Annual St. Croix Forestry Conference
2021-03-12 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($40)
March 12, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Agenda and flyer for download
This year, the annual St. Croix Forestry Conference will be held virtually. The conference is designed for local, state, federal, and private foresters, land managers and other natural resources professionals, and landowners interested in maintaining a healthy forested watershed. CFE credits are available.
Expert speakers for the conference are from state, academia, private, and non-profit organizations. Presentations this year include:

Climate Change and Ecosystems
Forest Pollinators
Impacts of EAB on Wildlife
Jumping Worms in Minnesota: What to Know about these Emerging Species

Forest to Cities. #3 in Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-03-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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March 17, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Learn how engineered wood products allow us to build bigger with wood, and how this new technology is an effective alternative to carbon-intensive concrete and steel construction.
learn how engineered wood products, also known as mass timber, allow us to build bigger with wood, as an alternative to carbon-intensive concrete and steel construction. This webinar will highlight a flagship mass timber building in Massachusetts—the John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst. With Dr. Peggi Clouston, Professor of Wood Mechanics and Timber Engineering in the Building and Construction Technology program, as our featured speaker, we will hear about the innovative design and construction of the building, how it functions as a space of education and inspiration for the next generation of builders, and new research on the types of local tree species that can be used for mass timber.
Together with New England Forestry Foundation Chief Operating Officer Frank Lowenstein, we will then turn to where the raw material for mass timber is typically sourced and the potential for big climate change mitigation benefits when it is generated from Exemplary Forestry practices that are designed to store more carbon in the woods, while continuing to produce renewable wood products.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

The Science of Carbon Forestry webinar
2021-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
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April 8, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
As the global climate warms, questions are arising about the role of carbon in our forests and forest management options. To solve the climate crisis, we need a portfolio of options, each of which carries a different set of carbon values, co-benefits, and risks. No one approach is risk-free in the context of global change, or in the constantly-shifting global wood product markets.
In this webinar on the science of carbon forestry, we will explore the multiple co-benefits of well-managed forests and examine the nuances behind applying these concepts to forests over the long term.
Presenters:
Dr. Bill Keeton is a Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Dr. Keeton researches forest ecosystem sustainability through the lenses of forest carbon management, climate change mitigation, natural disturbance ecology and silviculture, and the structure and function of old-growth and riparian forests.
Dr. John Gunn is a Research Assistant Professor of Forest Management at the University of New Hampshire and Executive Director of the nonprofit Spatial Informatics Group – Natural Assets Laboratory (SIG-NAL). Dr. Gunn’s research falls within the realm of understanding what ecological forestry “tools” we can use to reduce this divergence between managed and natural ecosystems

The Good, the Bad, and the Fuzzy: A Practical Toolkit for Forestry
2021-04-15 09:00 - 2021-04-29 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($60 SFEC Members, $110 Non-Members (others), $30 Students)
April 15, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, and
April 22 and 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m CT
This workshop is eligible for 10 CAT1 SAF CFE credits.
During this three-day online workshop we’ll provide you with tools to navigate ethical decisions in professional forestry context. We‘ll examine Professional Codes of Conduct, explore case studies, and develop systematic skills of critical thinking for ethical deliberation. You’ll leave this workshop equipped with skills in argument analysis, which will enable you to think through ethical decisions methodically, and explain why your decision is justified.
Host: University of Minnesota’s Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative. For questions about the event, accessibility, or registration, please contact Kaitlyn Wilson at kaitlynw AT umn.edu.

Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
2021-04-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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April 29, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET
A joint program between The Ohio State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maine, the University of Idaho, and IUFRO.
Presenters will provide recent results from leading forest economic models that estimate the costs and potential of carbon sequestration in U.S. forests and provide U.S. scale estimates of forest-based mitigation potential and costs for various activities (afforestation, reforestation, forest management, rotation extensions), as well as at the regional, county and mill-shed scale for relevant activities.
A panel discussion will focus on how to move from ambition to reality on the landscape with experts on market design and implementation.
