Webinar
Strategies for increasing prescribed fire application on federal lands
Register today! Prescribed fire is an important management tool on federal lands that is not being applied at the necessary or desired levels. Since 2017, we have been investigating policy barriers and opportunities for increasing prescribed fire application on US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in the Western United States. In the…
Webinar: Dead Wood and Forest Management
Listen to the recording! Dr. Zander Evans will presented a summary of ten years of the Forest Stewards Guild’s scientific work and management guidance on dead wood (snags, large downed logs, coarse woody material, fine woody material) from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast. Dr. Evans described the habitat, soil, carbon, and other benefits of…
Science and Practice Forum
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine Orono, MaineRegister today Hosts: Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and the Forest Stewards Guild A Forest Climate Change Initiative event Price: $0 (lunch included) Continuing education credits are pending...more info soon. Flyer to download Summary: Join us for a day of learning and discussion as we aim to identify the priority needs of researchers, foresters,…
Webinar – incorporating bird needs into piñon-juniper woodland management
Dial-in and link details to join the call NM Avian Conservation Partners is offering a webinar regarding incorporating bird needs into piñon-juniper woodland management. The webinar will discuss actions that may help minimize negative impacts on numerous woodland bird species, including the following high priority species: Pinyon Jay, Juniper Titmouse, Gray Vireo, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Virginia’s…
Webinar – Keeping Forest as Forest
A webinar on conversion, fragmentation, and conservation Thursday, March 26, 11:00 a.m. - Noon MT Listen to the recording! In this hour-long webinar for Forest Stewards Guild members and partners we will discuss why and how to keep forest as forest and the negative effects of conversion to other land uses. By 2060 we are…
Webinar – Changing Hydrology. #5 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series
Forest Adaptation Webinar Series (#5) Changing Hydrology featuring John Campbell from US Forest Service Northern Research Station, and Erin Rodgers of Trout Unlimited. April 16, Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET Register now! NIACS and the Forest Stewards Guild have teamed up to offer a webinar series focused on forests and climate change adaptation. The series…
Virtual Guild Gathering – questions and stories of adaptation and resilience
Members register today! Connecting our community: share your questions and your stories of effects, adaptation, and resilience. Webinar April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 pm CT The Covid-19 pandemic is a true crisis and is a time for our community to pull together and reinforce our connection. We are finding ways the Guild can help during…
Communicating with Landowners About Oak Forest Resiliency
View the recorded webinar Wednesday, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Dr. Purnima Chawla Director, Center for Nonprofit Strategies Targeted Marketing Consultant, Sustaining Family Forests Initiative The Forest Stewards Guild is working with partners to increase oak forest resiliency in southern New England and elsewhere. To be successful, foresters and allied professionals…
Women’s Chainsaw Safety Fundamentals: A two-part, interactive webinar
View the recorded webinar sessions below (The fundamental information shared in this two-part webinar will help prepare you for an in-person chainsaw safety training, but does not replace one. Until we can offer the in-person courses again, stay safe at home, and we hope that this interactive webinar will help build your fundamental knowledge of…
Unlocking Carbon Markets for Family Forest Owners in the Pacific Northwest – webinar
Register today! Apr 28, 2020 2pm EDT / 11am PDT Carbon markets can provide new income streams to forest owners and may help keep forest as forest. The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and partners ran a NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program aimed at helping forest owners in the Pacific Northwest learn more about forest carbon…