Northeast
Topic Forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA
Register January 25, 2023 Noon Central Time Presenter: Dr. Brian Palik There is increasing momentum to implement conservation and management approaches that adapt forests to climate change so as to sustain ecosystem functions. These range from actions designed to increase the resistance of current composition and structure to negative impacts to those designed to transition…
Climate change and forest management 101
Register for this webinar Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Alexandra Kosiba, PhD, will address how climate change and other stressors pose a threat to our forests and how we can think about and manage forests to bolster their resilience and adaptation to change. Kosiba will discuss how forests help us…
Queer Ecologies Panel
Register February 1, 2023 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time Online What does ecology mean to you? Why does it need ‘queering?’ Join us for an introduction and discussion on Queer Ecologies. Our panelists will explore the interdisciplinary applications Queer Ecologies has in natural resources. We will discuss what it means to integrate queer ecological…
Yankee Division SAF Annual Meeting
Register February 10, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time The Publick House, Paige Hall 277 Main Street Sturbridge, MA 01566 We will gather in person again for the 2023 Yankee Annual Meeting, which will be held in a forester-friendly timber framed meeting hall and include a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will…
Managing Forests for the Birds at the Westford Town Lands
Register Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time Westford Town Lands (Maple Shade Town Forest) 146 Brookside Rd, Westford, 05494, VT How can responsible forest management help create vibrant habitat for Vermont’s birds? Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, and Audubon Vermont for a FREE, public walk of a forest management project…
Getting to the Core: Utilizing paleoecology to understand fire in the northeast
Register February 22, 2023 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern time In this hour-long webinar we will hear from Madi Landrum, a Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, as she explores the role of paleoecology in fire management decisions on the land in the…
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Brown Ash
Full series website March 1 webinar 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for the webinar series to participate in this webinar March 3 field tour 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location to be determined. Register for this field tour Topics in this pair of dates in the series: Species preservation goals in…
Invasive Plant Certification Program classes for 2022
Register today for one or more sessions in the series below Via zoom online: Mar 16, 2023 - State Regulations Pertaining to Invasive Plant Management (A2) 8:45 AM - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Mar 23, 2023 - Principles and Fundamentals of Weed Science (A1) 9:00 AM - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Apr 6, 2023 -…
Strategies to reduce wildfire smoke in frequently impacted communities in south-western Oregon
Register for this webinar March 21, 2023 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time/1:00 MT/2:00 CT/ 3:00 ET Presenter: Rick Graw, USDA Forest Service Smoke from wildfires is a well-recognized public health and safety issue. While there have been extensive efforts to help communities be “smoke ready”, most people would still prefer not to live with weeks of…
Forestry 101 comprehensive short course
Register ($180) Saturdays: March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time Indoor portions at: Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland, Maine Outdoor portions at: Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Great Pond Mountain Conservancy land in Orland, Ellsworth and the Blue Hill Peninsula. Event flyer for download Summary:…