A webinar on land development shifts and declining losses of forest and ag land

Register July 19, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time Webinar Presenter: Dr. Daniel Bigelow, Montana State University Land development, which typically results from the conversion of lands previously in agricultural and forest uses, is one of the most fundamental ways in which humans impact the natural environment. We study the remarkable decline in land development…

Private Lands Learn and Burn

Apply to register by August 5, 2022.  Limited to 25 participants and no experience with prescribed burning is required. Event date: August 20, 2022 (back up date is August 27) 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Lunch is provided. Event location: Knoxville, PA (Tioga County) Full event webpage The Pennsylvania Prescribed Fire Council in cooperation…

Seeing the Forest for the Queers: August Gathering

Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. August 9, 2022 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 6:00-7:30 CT / 5:00-6:30 MT / 4:00-5:30 PT This event is designed to create a safe space for community and empowerment among people who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community within…

Managing for Old Forest Characteristics: A Field Workshop for Landowners

Register August 23, 2022 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, Woodstock, Vermont Join Dr. Tony D’Amato from the University of Vermont, as well as Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation staff and Vermont Land Trust staff to discuss old and old-growth forests, and how we might manage for some of…

PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Wildlife Biodiversity

Register Field Tour: September 20, 2022 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time Demonstration Forest, Williamburg, Maine This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is available on their website. Our last workshop in the Forestry Series is with Jim Ferrante, PCSWCD Supervisor and Maine Forest…

Managing for Old Growth Forest Characteristics: A Field Workshop for Professional Foresters

Register September 27, 2022 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ET Merck Forest and Farmland Center, Rupert, Vermont Are you a landowner? Check out the event designed for landowners and others interested in this topic: https://vlt.org/events/old-forest-workshop-for-landowners/ SAF CE credits will be available to qualifying participants. This full-day session will train professional foresters in managing for old-growth…

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Howland Research Forest

Register October 26 webinar 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time October 28 field tour 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Howland Research Forest (Howland, ME) Topics of this pair of dates in the series: Long-term carbon & methane flux, soil data, NASA research Howland Forest is a forest ecosystem research site established in 1986 by…

Timber Harvest Series: Online Session

To register, contact Andrew Smart: a.smartfarms@gmail.com or (207) 837-0924 Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. ET Online Session: What is a Wildlife Management Area (WMA), how are they managed, and the plan for Frye Mountain WMA in Montville, Maine. Full series flyer for download Maine Woodland Owners, in partnership with Maine Department of…

Timber Harvest Series: Pre-Harvest Tour

To register contact Andrew Smart: a.smartfarms@gmail.com or (207) 837-0924 Sunday, November 6, 2022 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Montville, Maine Pre-Harvest Tour: A visit to Frye Mountain to look at skid trail layout, timber marking, brook crossings, the condition of the forest stands before operation, and the considerations used…