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Diversity in the Woods – A Conversation with LGBTQIA+ Forest Stewards
Register December 12, 2023 9:00 am – 10:00 am PT/ 10:00 am – 11:00 am MT/ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT/ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET Zoom Panel Discussion (Zoom meeting information will be sent after you register) Join the Forest Stewards Guild as we meet with Seeing the Forest for the Queers,…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: The Future is Smoky
Register December 14, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. With increasing wildfire activity due to changes in climate, smoke will likely become more prevalent and continue to have an effect on society. Earlier this year, smoke from Canada wildfires lowered air quality…
Southeastern Guild Gathering: Oak Regeneration in Eastern Forests
Register to attend in-person in Asheville Register to attend virtually over Zoom Wednesday, January 17, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET In person: 1577 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 (follow signs to the training center). Online: via zoom Attendance either in-person or virtually is approved for 1 CFE credit from SAF. Dr. Tara Keyser will…
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Phenology of Fire: Listening to the Plants and Animals
Register January 18, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire…
Keeping Forests as Forests – Incentive Programs for the North Carolina Landowner
Register January 24, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time Agenda Join the Forest Stewards Guild for an evening learning about ways to keep forests as forests. We will be joined by experts on tax incentive programs, conservation easements, and carbon markets. Come prepared with questions about your land! 6:00-6:20 | Present-Use Valuation Program (NC…
Family forest landowner preferences for managing invasive species
Register January 25, 2024 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time / 12:00 Noon Central Time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Dr. Shady Atallah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Family forest landowners own and manage much of the world's forests, but we know little about their willingness to control biological invasions on their…
Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration
Register February 15, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless,…
Lunch and Learn: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report
Register Friday, February 23, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 Mountain Time (11:00 PT / 1:00 CT / 2:00 ET) Event flyer/post For decades, the wildland fire crisis has been growing. More severe catastrophic wildfires devastate communities and ecosystems and threaten lives and livelihoods across the country. In response, the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission…
Women’s Chainsaw Operation Workshop
Register March 16, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Fleetwood, NC Join Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, the Forest Stewards Guild, and the Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm for a hands-on workshop all about chainsaw operating basics! This is a safe space to learn a new skill or deepen your existing saw knowledge. Our programming is…
University of Alabama Student Chapter Guild Gathering
Cahaba River NWR. Photo By/Credit: Amelia Plemons/USFWS Register Date: March 30, 2024 Backup date in case of inclement weather: April 6, 2024 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CT We will paddle from the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge to Pratt’s Ferry. We will focus on the effects of forestry practices on the environmental health of…