Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution

Register April 29, 2021 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET A joint program between The Ohio State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Maine, the University of Idaho, and IUFRO. Presenters will provide recent results from leading forest economic models that estimate the costs and potential of carbon sequestration in U.S. forests and provide…

Wildlife, Forestry, and Climate Change: An Oak Mini-series for Forest Landowners

Register Apr 27, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Wildlife (recording available soon) Apr 29, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Forestry May 4, 2021 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET: Climate Change Each session approved for 1, category 1 CFE hour through the Society of American Foresters. Event flyer for download Join the Forest Stewards…

The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests – Crowdcast

Register May 12, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. ET Hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society Agenda: 11 – 11:05 AM: Welcome and Introduction - Charlie Faires, RGS 11:05 – 11:20 AM: Land-use History of Upland Oak Forests of the Central Hardwood Region, Landowner Perspectives on Oak Silviculture -Mason Danheim, North…

Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network virtual workshop

Register Tuesday, May 18 & Thursday, May 20 9:00 a.m. - noon ET Agenda for download Join us to discuss and learn about starting a burn program and lessons learned from established programs. Hosted by ​Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network. 

North American Forest Insect Work Conference

Register May 26 at 8:00 a.m. - May 28 at 12:30 p.m. CT Program is available online Full event information is available at the conference website Theme: "Shaping Forests: Action in a Changing World." The future of forest entomology will be shaped by cooperation and collaboration among researchers and educators from all professional and personal…

Watching Out for the Little Ones: Conserving Southern Salamanders Within Working Forests

Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  June 2, 2021  1:00 – 2:00 pm ET  Agenda for download Pre-approved for 1 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. This webinar aims to educate landowners, loggers, foresters, and other natural resource professionals about the conservation value of endemic salamanders, threats…

Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop in Sandy Mush, NC

Register View the Sandy Mush Collaborative Forest Stewardship website Saturday, June 5, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Sandy Mush Community Center, 19 School Road Leicester, NC, 28748 Join us for a day of hands-on learning from local experts in non-timber forest product (NTFP) cultivation. We will learn about what NTFPs are, their general…

Fire Breaks: Fire Suppression, the “Light-Burning” Controversy, and the Return of Indigenous Flames (webinar)

Register Thursday, June 10, 2021 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Historian Char Miller's talk “Fire Breaks” probes the varied forces advocating the suppression of wildfire in the United States, with a focus on California’s 250-year-long experience with this controversial effort to snuff out blazes, both wild and managed. Using primary sources dating back to the…

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,…