Lake States
Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments (webinar)
Register (you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting) June 29, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Approval pending for 1, Category 1 CFE from SAF. Agenda includes one 45-minute presentation with time for questions at the end. Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s, but…
Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop (hybrid online/in-person)
Register today (no charge). In-person attendance max of 20 people. Online attendees will receive join information for the meeting closer to the event date. July 27, 2021 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Optional on-site field tour for in-person attendees only: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET Location: Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, 30 Peck Road, Wales,…
Passenger Pigeons: A force of forest disturbance
Register today! July 29, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the U.S. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and…
Guild Gathering in Lake States: Simultaneously Managing Forests for Timber, Birds, and the Future
Register today! ($50, $25 for students) August 3, 9:30 a.m. - August 4, 2:30 p.m. ET Location: Michigan Technological University's Ford Center (Alberta, MI), with field tours throughout Houghton County Continuing education credits: Category 1 SAF: day 1: 4.5 credits day 2: 3.5 credits Category 1 Wildlife Society: 6 credits total for full event. Detailed agenda…
A path forward: understanding and restoring degraded hardwood stands (webinar)
Register today September 22, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Agenda to download 2 Category 1 Continuing Education Credits through the Society of American Foresters This webinar will explore the complexities of forest degradation as result of poor forest management planning. We will gain a basic understanding of land-use history as it pertains to…
WPFC Webinar – Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin
Register December 2, 2021 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council is pleased to present our first ever webinar, Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin – Getting More Fire on the Ground Safely! This event is the first of a series of discussions focused upon increasing prescribed burn capacity in Wisconsin! This event will feature…
Akinomaage: Teaching from the Earth (webinar)
Register January 20, 2022 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT Vern Northrup (Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe), artist and retired wildlands firefighter, will present his photographs and teachings that offer Anishinaabe perspectives on the place of humans in the world, the seasons, and more. An audience Q&A will follow. This event is one of…
Forest-carbon focused Adaptation Planning and Practices Course (2022)
Apply here Full course information at the Climate Change Response Network website March 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. – May 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET 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 natural resources professionals seeking to…
2022 Virtual Wild Rivers Conference
Register ($40) Virtual portion: March 24, Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT In Person options (more detail below): March 25 throughout the St. Croix Watershed CFE credits available. 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…
Learn and Burn at Camp Ripley, MN
Register by end of day today, April 20th! April 22, 2022 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT Meet at Camp Ripley Environmental Classroom (Bldg. 11-1) 15000 Hwy 115, Little Falls, MN 56345 Agenda for download No charge for registration and lunch is included. There will be options for various diets. Landowners in the greater Camp Ripley…