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SUMMARY:Colorado Wildland Fire Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register \nThe Colorado Wildland Fire Conference is moving to a virtual platform this year\, incorporating the “Discover Your Role” theme including a variety of presentations. \nSeptember 30\n8:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. MT \nand \nOctober 1\n8:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT \nConference schedule \nSpecial message from Fire Adapted Colorado \nThis event has been approved for:\nSociety of American Foresters: Sept. 30\, 4 CAT 1 CFE and Oct. 1\, 2.5 CAT 1 CFE\nSociety for Range Management: 5 CPRM Credits\nSociety for Ecological Restoration: Pending
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/colorado-wildland-fire-conference/
CATEGORIES:Online Course,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201002T130000
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SUMMARY:Appalachian Cove Virtual Series - Invasives webinar
DESCRIPTION:Bittersweet taking over a stand of trees. Photo courtesy of EcoForesters. \nThis webinar is the third in a series that replaces an original event entitled Mountain Cove Forest Management and Conservation in the Central Appalachians. That original event will not be held due to Covid-19. \nInvasives in Appalachian cove sites\nWatch the webinar recording\nOctober 2\, 2020\nNoon – 1:00 p.m. ET \nPre-approved for 1 SAF CFE credit\nPre-approved for 1 CE credit with MD-DE Master Logger Program \nAgenda for download \nForests in the Southern Appalachians have seen a steady increase in non-native invasive plants for decades. Did you know that invasive plants are present on 1 out of every 10 southern forest acres? These invasives inhibit regeneration and growth of native trees and plants\, adversely affecting the overall health of our forests. They can even destroy native forests! EcoForesters is a non-profit professional forestry organization dedicated to conserving and restoring Appalachian forests through education and stewardship\, and one way they do that is through invasive species control. \nAbout EcoForesters Non-Native Invasive Species Control Crew: developed to provide landowners an option for ecological stewardship action by improving your forest’s health through invasive species assessments and control.  Our crew mechanically treats targeted species predominately through the use of handsaws and hatchets\, with the assistance of herbicides tailored for specific species. \nThis webinar will talk about managing non-native invasive plants that threaten cove forests. Through interactive example scenarios\, you will gain the tools needed to start the journey of implementing invasive species treatments on properties you manage or your own land. \nSome questions we will answer: \n\nWhat can I do if my property is overrun with invasives?\nHow do I identify invasives?\nAre the treatments the same for every species?\nWhat tools do I need?\nWhen should I treat invasives?\nI’m a forester and work with landowners. What should I tell them to do about their invasives?\nHow do I communicate with landowners the importance of site preparation to limit the spread of invasives?\n\nPresenter Bios \nAndy Tait: Andy has been the EcoForestry Director at EcoForesters since its inception in 2015. He oversees all of EcoForesters’ Southern Appalachian forestry projects\, including forest stewardship planning and timber sale administration. Prior to this position\, he spent 6 years conducting on-the-ground research on forest restoration at the US Forest Service’s Southern Research Station and the Bent Creek Experimental Forest in Asheville. In addition\, he also did hands-on ecologically beneficial stewardship on both public and private woodlands in western North Carolina. \nMary Vann Johnston: Mary Vann is the Non-native Invasives Control Crew Leader with EcoForesters. She received her B.S. in Environmental Science with a concentration in Sustainable Forestry from Warren Wilson College. She began her career in forestry with a student internship at Forest Stewards and after college began working full time at Blue Ridge Forestry in Asheville. Mary Vann is passionate about her work at EcoForesters because of its dedication to positive impact forestry\, conservation\, and education here in the Appalachian Mountains. \nA downloadable flyer for the full Appalachian Cove Virtual Series will be updated as we have more information.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/appalachian-cove-virtual-series-invasives-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Southeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201007T130000
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CREATED:20200925T195028Z
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SUMMARY:Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine webinar series #1 of 8
DESCRIPTION:Register \nForest Operations\, with Virtual Field Tour\, and Best Management Practices\nOctober 7\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET \n  \nFull series information: \nView full webinar series schedule \nScience and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine\nAn Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public \n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET\nFirst Wednesday of each month\, Registration Required \nThe Forest Climate Change Initiative and Forest Stewards Guild invite you to join us each month as a panel of researchers\, scientists\, and stakeholders tackle issues of climate change and how it is influencing Maine’s forests and forest economy. Topics will include impacts on forest health\, recreational use\, forest management\, biodiversity and pests\, as well as the role of carbon and greenhouse gases. Each hour-long session will include an informal presentation\, followed by panel discussion and Q&A. Registration is required. \nHave a question related to one of the topics that you would like the panelists to address? Submit your questions in advance to: crsf@maine.edu
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/science-and-practice-addressing-forest-climate-change-in-maine-webinar-series-1-of-8/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201008T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20200902T193942Z
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SUMMARY:Invasive Plants & Their Impact on Wildlife and Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! \nThursday October 8\n1 – 2:30 p.m. ET \nMore information about this event coming soon! \nThis is the second webinar in a four-part virtual series by ForestHer NC. \nAbout the series: ForestHer NC is going virtual! Presentations scheduled for the March 2020 Managing for Wildlife workshops will now be held as a free\, four-part virtual series. Join us as we come together as a statewide community for the first time!
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/invasive-plants-their-impact-on-wildlife-and-landscaping-for-wildlife-with-native-plants-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201014T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201014T150000
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SUMMARY:Wildfire Risk to Communities: New Features & Data
DESCRIPTION:Register \nOctober 14\, 2020\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MT (1:00 p.m. CT\, 2:00 p.m. ET) \nWildfire Risk to Communities is a national tool with interactive maps\, charts\, and resources to help every community in the U.S. understand\, explore\, and reduce wildfire risk. In the fall of 2020\, the website was updated with new data and features\, including new map views and GIS data available for download. During this webinar\, see a demonstration of the Wildfire Risk to Communities and learn about data updates. Wildfire Risk to Communities was created by the USDA Forest Service under the direction of Congress and builds on nationwide LANDFIRE data. \nSpeakers:  \n\nKelly Pohl\, Communications & Policy Director\, Headwaters Economics\,\nGreg Dillon\, Spatial Fire Analyst\, U.S. Forest Service\,\nFrank Fay\, Applied Fire Ecologist\, U.S. Forest Service & Business Lead\, LANDFIRE\,\nJim Menakis\, Fire Ecologist\, U.S. Forest Service\n\nWebinar sponsors: LANDFIRE\, The Nature Conservancy\, Headwaters Economics.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wildfire-risk-to-communities-new-features-data/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201020T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
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SUMMARY:Deer\, Invasives\, Residual Density\, and Forest Regeneration
DESCRIPTION:Register \nOctober 20\, 2020\n1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET \nDownload the event flyer \nChronically overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive plant species have made it difficult to regenerate desirable forest tree species throughout much of eastern North America. Dr. Ward will share some recipes for success as well as the possibilities for disaster\, when these issues are overlooked. \nSpeaker: Dr. Jeffrey S Ward\, Chief Scientist\, Connecticut Department of Forestry and Horticulture. \nPresentation Objectives: \n\nDescribe direct and indirect impacts of invasive thickets and chronic deer browse on forest ecosystems.\nDescribe influence of invasive shrub control\, deer management\, and intensity of harvest prescriptions influence native herbaceous and woody plant communities.\n\nSuggested reading: Ward\, J.S.\, and S.C. Williams. 2020. Influence of deer hunting and residual stand structure on tree regeneration in deciduous forests. Wildlife Society Bulletin 1-12; DOI:10.1002/wsb.1120.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/deer-invasives-residual-density-and-forest-regeneration/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201020T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201020T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20201019T201722Z
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SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries - A Starting Point (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register \nOctober 20\, 2020\n5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET \nA slide presentation and discussion about the value of conservation\, cultural understanding and natural resource management with world class ecologist Sue Morse and veteran field educator Peter Lynch. Peter and Sue will focus on 22 years of collaboration between Keeping Track and Green Across the World.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/crossing-boundaries-a-starting-point-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20201016T070402Z
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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Health Emergency: Communicating Solutions to the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Register \nOctober 20\, 2020\n7:30 – 8:30 p.m. CT (8:30 ET) \nDuring this event\, doctors and nurses from around the state will discuss how climate change is already affecting the health of Wisconsinities. The event witl by moderated by Dr. Jonathan Patz\, a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change. \nThis event is brought to you from a collaboration of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute\, the department of Life Sciences Communication\, and the non-profit Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wisconsin-health-emergency-communicating-solutions-to-the-climate-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Lake States,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201021T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20201020T192628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T200457Z
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SUMMARY:Zena Forest virtual tour!
DESCRIPTION:Custom Douglas Fir Floor by Zena \nRegister \nOctober 21\n10:00 a.m. PT (11 a.m. MT\, Noon CT\, 1:00 p.m. ET) \nOur partners at Zena Forest Products are offering a virtual tour of their forest. Zena is a multigenerational family business in Oregon’s Willamette Valley that makes sustainable hardwood flooring in order to support the robust forest they have been stewarding for decades. Zena Forest is also a Guild Model Forest. \nIn this free webinar\, they will use photos to explore three areas of their forest that are ordinarily too remote to bring visitors to\, and they’ll talk about the joys and challenges of each one.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/zena-forest-virtual-tour/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Northwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201026T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20200913T065556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200913T065556Z
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SUMMARY:Inclusivity in Cooperative Extension Programming\, With an Emphasis on Natural Resources and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join the webinar (a “join” button will be available on the page linked to the left. No need to pre-register.) \nTitle: Inclusivity in Cooperative Extension Programming\, With an Emphasis on Natural Resources and Climate Change \nTime and Date: October 26\, 1:00 p.m. ET \nFull details\, and the link to join the webinar on the date and time it is held\, are available at this Northeast Climate Hub webpage. \nSummary: Through a case study from Washington\, DC\, participants will learn how to get feedback from historically underrepresented groups and tailor cooperative extension programs to people of different races\, ages\, and academic backgrounds. \nSome people\, such as minorities and those from under-educated and lower income backgrounds\, are typically excluded from conversations surrounding the degradation and improvement of ecosystem structure\, function\, and services. In an effort to provide an opportunity for under-served populations to be heard\, inform content creation in academic courses and in cooperative extension programs\, and create experiential learning opportunities for students at our land-grant university\, we developed a survey instrument to gather public perceptions and knowledge on natural resources and climate change. This survey was administered in-person by undergraduate students at the University of the District of Columbia and online in Washington\, DC. \nThis webinar is presented by the USDA Northeast Climate Hub. Contact Jennifer Ryan\, Science & Technology Training Library content manager\, for more information.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/inclusivity-in-cooperative-extension-programming-with-an-emphasis-on-natural-resources-and-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20201020T193541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201020T210131Z
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SUMMARY:Defining Healthy Woodland Soil (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning\, LLC. \nRegister \nOctober 29\, 2020\n12:00 p.m. MT (11 a.m. PT\, 1:00 p.m. CT\, 2:00 p.m. ET) \nHosted by the Guild and Ecotone Landscape Planning\, LLC. \nThis webinar will provide information about the ecology of Pinion-Juniper ecosystems\, specifically the interactions that occur between the surface and soil ecologies. The webinar: \n\naddresses the interests and knowledge level of landowners\, ranchers\, and local\, volunteer fire fighters\,\ndefines and clarifies different types of Pinion-Juniper ecosystems\,\nexplains what soil is\,\ncovers soil health conditions\, and\npresents several methods to observe and rate soil health.\n\nWe look forward to sharing time with you to focus on principles of soil health in Pinion-Juniper woodlands!
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/defining-healthy-woodland-soil-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201029T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201029T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175351
CREATED:20200922T184824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T193119Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Plantations with the Guild: 3 Regional Examples
DESCRIPTION:Register (after registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting) \nOctober 29\n2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET \n1 SAF Cat 1 CFE credit is approved \nThis webinar seeks to spotlight how Guild foresters in 3 separate regions are managing plantations in non-traditional ways. We will provide a brief historical context of how plantations have been managed in each speaker’s region\, and how each speaker uses silvicultural techniques to support their own unique style of management\, among other things. Following each speaker’s presentation\, attendees will be invited to participate in a question and answer session. \nMeet our speakers: \nMatt Fehrenbacher\, Trout Mountain Forestry \nMatt Fehrenbacher\, Trout Mountain Forestry\, Corvallis\, OR. A native of the rural Willamette Valley\, Matt has spent the last 20 years in the woods of the Pacific Northwest managing private forestlands for a broad range of objectives. As a forest engineer and silviculturist on a large industrial ownership in Oregon he implemented some of the earliest salmon habitat restoration projects crafted under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. During his ten years as Director of Stewardship at Pacific Forest Trust he was instrumental in the first forest carbon project registered under California’s Climate Action Reserve and directed all stewardship and forest management activities on over 20\,000 acres of easement lands. At Trout Mountain Forestry\, Matt has developed a diverse client base which includes family forests\, non-profit conservation organizations and municipalities. Matt works closely with Pacific Forest Trust on management of the vanEck Oregon Forest\, a 7\,200 acre forest in Lincoln County conserved under a working forest conservation easement. \n  \nKeith Karnes\, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe \nKeith Karnes\, Forest Manager at Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe\, Cass Lake\, MN. Keith is a 2003 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with majors in Forest Management and Forest Administration & Utilization.  I have been working for Tribal Forestry since 2004 and have been in my current position since 2006. \nBrian Palik\, USDA Forest Service \nBrian Palik\, science leader for applied forest ecology with the USDA Forest Service-Northern Research Station\, in Grand Rapids MN. Brian has Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in forestry and ecology. He works broadly on questions related to the ecological sustainability of managed forests through use of operational-scale and long-term silviculture research. \n  \n  \n  \nBruce White\, GFR Forestry Consultants\, PLLC \nBruce White\, Gelbert\, Fullbright\, and Randolph\, Raleigh\, NC. Bruce began working with Gelbert & Company Forestry Consultants of Durham\, North Carolina as a technician in junior high and high school. After earning his BS in Forestry from North Carolina State University he worked eleven years with Willamette Industries in Chester\, SC both as procurement and a land management forester\, in the Piedmont of South and North Carolina. He specialized in natural stand and wildlife habitat management on the company land base during this time. In 2004\, he started his consulting business\, White Oak Forest Management\, in Chester\, helping private landowners manage their land for multiple use benefits. He also contracted services to other consulting firms such as Gelbert & Co. and their successor\, Gelbert\, Fullbright\, Edwards & Randolph. In March of 2007 Bruce joined Gelbert\, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants\, PLLC and is now working with the private landowner client base in both North and South Carolina out of the Raleigh office.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/managing-plantations-with-the-guild-3-regional-examples/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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