PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Climate Change & Forest Ecology

Register Webinar: June 8, 2022, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time Field Tour: June 9, 2022, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Law Farm Nature Trails Location: 20 Lee Cemetery Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is…

Forestry for Maine Birds workshop

Registration required. Email maddie@forestguild.org and provide the names and town of everyone attending. Saturday, June 11, 2022 9:00 a.m. - Noon, Eastern Time Devil's Head Conservation Area Meet at the beach parking area off of Route 1 in Calais, Maine Event flyer for download The Forestry for Maine Birds (FFMB) approach integrates bird and fish…

Wildlife & Carbon Webinar (NAFSE Webinar)

Register Wednesday, June 16, 2022 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET Webinar (join information will be sent to you after registration) We will hear from Caitlin Littlefield, Lead Scientist at Conservation Science Partners, and John Scanlon, recently retired MassWildlife Habitat Program Manager, as they examine the trade-offs between maximizing forest carbon and habitat restoration goals.…

Summer Gathering of the Women Foresters Collaborative (WFC)

Register by June 17 ($50. Sliding scale is available for students, early career professionals, and anyone who needs it, no questions asked). Attendance is limited to 40 people. July 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. – July 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Maine Event schedule for download SAF CFEs…

PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Forest Recreation Management for Small Woodland Owners

Register Field Tour: July 8, 2022 9:00 a.m. - Noon, Eastern Time Law Farm Nature Trails 20 Lee Cemetery Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 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. Join Jessica Leahy, Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural…

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…