Opening the Burn Window - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #2
2020-12-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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December 17, 2020 – Using Fire Seasonality to Open the Burn Window
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
How can we use science-based reasoning to support burning outside of the dormant season? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Forest Biodiversity and Species Shifts. Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series #4
2021-01-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 6, 2020
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Presenters: Erin Simons-Legaard, Assistant Research Professor in Forest Landscape Modeling
The 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. Although Maine’s forest is relatively unique, these webinar topics are open discussions aimed at an audience in or outside of Maine. We believe these issues and challenges that need addressing are similar to other regions. Better understanding and articulating commonality as well as differences will be important for testing effective solutions, particularly when drafting potential policies.

Woodland Owner Webinar Series: Farms and Forests
2021-01-13 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
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January 13, 2020
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. CT
Do you farm on your property and also have woods? Use the woods on your property to your advantage. Combining forestry and agriculture practices can help improve the environment around you while increasing the productivity of your land. This webinar will explain what agroforestry is and how you can apply some of these practices to your property. We will also discuss some cost share opportunities to help you with these projects.
About the presenters:
Gary Wyatt – Gary Wyatt is an Agroforestry Extension Educator and Extension Professor with the University of Minnesota Extension in the Extension Regional Office in Mankato, MN. Gary promotes sustainable Agroforestry practices that are economical and protect our soil, water, wildlife and natural resources. Current issues include: Silvopasture, living snow fences, invasive species, windbreaks, riparian buffers, forest farming, bio-energy crops (willows & poplars), eco-system services, tree and shrub selection, community & school food forests, edible and decorative woody plants and non-timber forest products. Gary has more than 36 years of Extension experience in Minnesota.
Agroforestry: What is it and landowner funding sources.
Agroforestry practices have been used to sustainably manage land for thousands of years around the world. Agroforestry is the intentional combining of agriculture and working trees to create sustainable farming systems. There are five Agroforestry practices: windbreaks, alley cropping, riparian buffers, silvopasture and forest farming. All of these systems integrate agriculture and forestry plants and practices to produce multiple land and economic benefits.
Learn about these practices plus landowner funding to support the adoption of these Agroforestry systems on lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Emerald Ash Borer in Your Woods - What is a Landowner to Do?
2021-01-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 13th
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Join Vermont Coverts and the Northfield Conservation Commission for a program on the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) – with necessary information for homeowners and landowners. This program stands alone but follows the November 12th program that covered important background information on EAB. In this program we will focus on issues most often faced by landowners and their forestry and woodlot concerns. Russ Barrett will be joined by Rose Beatty, consulting foreste, Paul Frederick, Wood Utilization and Wood Program Manager (who will talk about ash markets quarantine issues), and Chris Olson, Addison County Forester to offer guidance and answer your questions.

Hunting and Land Stewardship in Vermont: Webinar and Discussion
2021-01-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 13
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Sponsored by Vermont Land Trust
Want to learn more about the history and influence of hunting on the ecology of our forests? Take part in a one-hour presentation and discussion about hunting in Vermont – with a special focus on the Champlain Islands. Join South Hero Land Trust, Vermont Land Trust, and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to learn about the history of wildlife conservation in Vermont and North America, and to hear perspectives on hunting from hunter and non-hunter stewards of the land.

Tree to Table. #1 in the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-01-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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January 20, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Explore the connections between sustainable forestry and craft woodworking using NEFF’s new conference tables as an example.
Webinar participants will get an in-depth account of the design processes and sustainability considerations that went into creating a set of custom tables from local, sustainably harvested wood. Mitch Ryerson, a master carpenter and Professor of Sustainable Furniture Design at MassArt, will tell the story of how his students developed a set of conference tables for New England Forestry Foundation, from wood sourced from local forests managed according to the organization’s Exemplary Forestry standards.
The discussion will explore the connections between sustainable forestry and craft woodworking, giving insight into how local wood can be used to create beautiful and sustainable goods to meet the challenges we face from global climate change. Participants will hear from Mitch about the features and details of the tables, as well as the creative and prototyping processes the MassArt class engaged in to design them. Together with Massachusetts Woodlands Institute Executive Director Emily Boss, we will then talk about the growth and harvesting practices used for hardwoods in New England, and the positive climate benefits of forests, forestry, and furniture making.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

Fire and a Changing Climate - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #3
2021-01-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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January 21, 2021 – Fire and a Changing Climate
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
Can we use climate predictions to plan future fire management and research? How are we adapting now? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Adaptation Planning and Practices training
2021-01-25 14:00 - 2021-03-15 15:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 25-March 15, 2021
The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering the Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online course for forest and natural resource managers.
This unique opportunity provides hands-on training in considering climate change information and identifying adaptation actions for natural resources management professionals working in forests and natural ecosystems. Participants will receive coaching and feedback while using the Adaptation Workbook to develop their own real-world climate adaptation project. The course consists of seven web sessions with work time occurring between sessions.
Information will focus on forest ecosystems, urban forests, and forested watersheds in the Midwest and Northeast, but applicants from other regions should apply and may be accepted if space allows.

What’s Happening On (and under) All That Snow?
2021-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
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January 25, 2021
7:00 p.m. ET
Join the Londonderry Conservation Commission for a virtual presentation with Wildlife biologist Tom Rogers from The Nature Conservancy. Tom will lead us through a photographic journey of winter in the Green Mountain State, immediately followed by a question and answer session. We’ll find out: how Vermont’s wildlife make it through our cold, snowy winters, what’s going on under all that snow, how is climate change affecting all of this and what can we do to help wildlife make it through the winter?

Landowner virtual Townhall: Oak Resiliency in Southern New England
2021-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
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Tuesday , February 2, 2021
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. ET
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Oak trees are iconic in southern New England, dominating seventy percent of the region’s forests. Most of those forests are owned and stewarded by family forestowners, like you. These forests face many threats to their long-term health and ability to grow. How can you address challenges such as climate change, deer herbivory, and gypsy moth, and other forest pests?
Join us to discuss with wildlife and forestry professionals what actions you can take to promote oak in your woods.
Also, join us for a follow-up questions and answers session on Saturday, February 6 at 9:00 a.m. Participants will have access to the virtual town hall recording to watch before joining the Q&A. Register for the Q&A follow up.

Innovative Approaches to Increasing Carbon on the Landscape
2021-02-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax)
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Innovative Approaches to Increasing Carbon on the Landscape: Large-Scale Reforestation and the Family Forest Carbon Program is part of the Forest-Climate Working Group Learning Exchange Series.
February 3, 2021
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
Emerging and innovative approaches to carbon storage are becoming increasingly important from policy, program, incentive, and biophysical perspectives. This session will explore two such approaches – the AFF Family Forest Carbon Program and AF’s large-scale, climate-adaptive reforestation activities – that aim to create carbon and climate benefits at the landscape scale.

New England Society of American Foresters virtual winter meeting
2021-02-08 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
Save the date (registration opens February 10)
NESAF turns 101! Celebrating the past, looking to the future
March 22 – 24, 2021
Agenda for more details
Summary:
Plenary talks

The NESAF Forestry Profession, 100 Years – Ken Laustsen (New England Society of American Foresters)
History of Forest Science , New England Roots – Mark Ashton (The Forest School at the Yale School of Environment)
Current State of New England Forestry – Karen Bennett and Steven Roberge (University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension)
Future of Forests and Forestry – Anthony D’Amato (Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont)
A Call to Action – Paul Dolan (Rhode Island RC&D Council), Adam Moore (Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation), Terry Baker (Society of American Foresters)

ForestHer NC Workshop - Enjoying Your Woods Webinar #2
2021-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
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February 11, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Hear about planning and designing modern sustainable trails and how to incorporate forestry aesthetics into your woodlot management. Presenters will cover the basics of modern trail design that maximizes user enjoyment and minimizes maintenance requirements and provide some practical tips to minimize the negative visual effects of cutting and removing trees from your woodlot.
Presenters
Amanda Smithson: Mountain Trail Specialist, NC State Parks,
Presentation: Modern Sustainable Trails – Planning and Design
Dave Halley: True North Forest Management Services
Presentation: Incorporating Forest Aesthetics into Your Woodlot Management

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series event
2021-02-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
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February 16, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
Event flyer for download
Title: New Applications for Terrestrial LiDAR Systems, Monitoring Forests, Fuels and Ecosystem Health
Presenters: J. Kevin Hiers and Scott Pokswinski of Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida.
Summary:
Traditional forestry, ecological, and fuels monitoring methods are costly, error-prone and are rarely analyzed. The application of Terrestrial LIDAR System (TLS) units to monitoring methods can help standardize data collection resulting in improved efficiency, reduced error, and datasets that can easily be analyzed to better inform management decisions.

Timber Management and Prescribed Fire - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series #4
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 18, 2021 – Timber Management and Prescribed Fire
Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET
This discussion has been approved for 1.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
How can we best use fire in sites with timber management objectives? Our panel will discuss their work and your questions on this topic. Check back here for updates, resources, and eventually the recording of this discussion.
This series of interactive panel discussions is designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. The series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning questions.

Woods to Home. #2 in the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 24, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Learn about the process of building a home with locally harvested lumber and the benefits of using local wood products.
Join us for a session on building a home with locally sourced wood products, featuring discussions with Massachusetts Woodlands Institute (MWI) Board Chair Brian Donahue, MWI Board Member David Bowman, and Nicole St. Clair Knobloch, Principal at Oliphant, a firm focused on mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity, in part by encouraging the use of climate-friendly, renewable building materials.
Wood is a strong, durable, carbon-sequestering product that comes from our local forested lands. Producing this abundant, renewable resource can benefit woodland landowners, wildlife, and our local economy. Participants will hear about the process and journey of building a timber-framed home with locally harvested lumber, the benefits of using local wood products, and then how new technology in cross-laminated timber construction is changing and expanding the way we think of building with wood. The discussion will also explore the ripple effect of good forest management and how we can create resilient forests, a strong forest-based economy, and long-lasting homes and buildings made from local wood products.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

Working Lands for Wildlife webinar
2021-02-25 10:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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February 25, 2021
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Event flyer and agenda for download
This webinar has been approved for 2.5 Category 1 CEU’s by the Society of American Foresters.
This free webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners and natural resource professionals on working lands conservation programs intended to benefit wildlife species and promote forest diversity.
The event will start with an overview of historical natural disturbances to forests in the Central Hardwood Region of the US. We will look more closely at current research examining breeding bird responses to natural and silvicultural disturbances, as well as how management can be applied through federal programs on private lands.

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series
2021-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
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March 2, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Event flyer for download
Title: Assessing Future Changes in Fire Risk in the Northeastern United States using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)
Presenter: Daniel Miller – Hydrologist, Division of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
Summary: The webinar will focus on one poorly understood consequence of climate change, its effects on extreme events such as wildfires. Robust associations between wildfire frequency and climatic variability have been shown to exist, indicating that future climate change may continue to have a significant effect on wildfire activity. The Northeastern United States (NEUS) has experienced severe, catastrophic historic wildfire outbreaks, such as the Miramichi Fire of 1825 and the Maine fires of 1947. However, little is known about how the direct effects of climate change (temperature & precipitation) will impact fire risk in the NEUS under future climate scenarios.

Managing Invasive Plants in Your Forest
2021-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Whether you own a large woodlot or just a small yard, you have probably struggled with invasive exotic plants. On a small scale, these resilient plants are a nuisance. On a larger scale, they are a major threat to ecosystems and biodiversity across Vermont’s landscape, and across the globe.
In Vermont invasive plants are an existential threat to the health of our forests and other ecosystems, and the wildlife that depend on them. They also diminish the capacity of forests to perform many other important functions, cleaning our air and our water, sequestering carbon and providing habitat for our pollinators, in addition to many more.
If you have ever faced-off with invasive exotic plants, you know that they spread like wildfire and are extremely difficult to control. Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a virtual discussion of the threats posed by woody invasive plants, how to identify them, and options for treatment. Please bring your thoughts and questions about invasive exotic plants and how to deal with them.

Trees to Tap: Forest Management and Drinking Water Virtual Conference
2021-03-11 13:00 - 2021-03-12 12:30 UTC
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March 11, 2021 (1:00 – 5:15 p.m. PT) & March 12, 2021 (8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT) via Zoom
In this virtual conference, experts will share key findings from the recent Trees to Tap Science Review, and connect research findings with management actions for the future of Oregon’s drinking water. Participants will engage with project scientists, forestry and water professionals, regulators, and conservationists through presentations and breakout discussions. This event is free but registration is required. CEUs available.
For more information please visit the event website.
Sponsored by OSU College of Forestry, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon Association of Water Utilities, and Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

Annual St. Croix Forestry Conference
2021-03-12 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($40)
March 12, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Agenda and flyer for download
This year, the annual St. Croix Forestry Conference will be held virtually. The conference is designed for local, state, federal, and private foresters, land managers and other natural resources professionals, and landowners interested in maintaining a healthy forested watershed. CFE credits are available.
Expert speakers for the conference are from state, academia, private, and non-profit organizations. Presentations this year include:

Climate Change and Ecosystems
Forest Pollinators
Impacts of EAB on Wildlife
Jumping Worms in Minnesota: What to Know about these Emerging Species

Forest to Cities. #3 in Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series
2021-03-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
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March 17, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Learn how engineered wood products allow us to build bigger with wood, and how this new technology is an effective alternative to carbon-intensive concrete and steel construction.
learn how engineered wood products, also known as mass timber, allow us to build bigger with wood, as an alternative to carbon-intensive concrete and steel construction. This webinar will highlight a flagship mass timber building in Massachusetts—the John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst. With Dr. Peggi Clouston, Professor of Wood Mechanics and Timber Engineering in the Building and Construction Technology program, as our featured speaker, we will hear about the innovative design and construction of the building, how it functions as a space of education and inspiration for the next generation of builders, and new research on the types of local tree species that can be used for mass timber.
Together with New England Forestry Foundation Chief Operating Officer Frank Lowenstein, we will then turn to where the raw material for mass timber is typically sourced and the potential for big climate change mitigation benefits when it is generated from Exemplary Forestry practices that are designed to store more carbon in the woods, while continuing to produce renewable wood products.
About the full webinar series:
Massachusetts Woodlands Institute, New England Forestry Foundation and Northern Woodlands present the Local Wood: Grow, Build, Live webinar series. Join us as we explore examples of how to grow, build, and live with beautiful and sustainable local wood products at different scales—from furniture to homes to institutional buildings. We will hear from presenters about their experiences working with local and regional wood, what role the material and forestry can play in a sustainable economy, and new technologies and applications for wood products that can help mitigate global climate change and spur innovation.
Three 90-minute webinars will explore these themes through conversations between the presenters and staff leaders at Massachusetts Woodlands Institute and NEFF. We hope you will join us in these engaging discussions on the beauty and benefits of this local resource for communities across Massachusetts and New England.

Northeast Virtual Guild Gathering
2021-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
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March 25, 2021
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
The Forest Stewards Guild’s Northeast Office is hosting a Virtual Guild Gathering for Northeast Guild members. During the meeting, you’ll meet the Northeast Region Coordinator, Logan Johnson, and hear about the active projects the Guild has underway in the region. We will also connect you with fellow Guild members in breakout room Introduction Circles (a Guild member favorite when we have in-person activities). We’ll close the session by discussing how the Northeast office can support Guild members in the Northeast for 2021 and beyond. If you have questions, please direct them to logan@forestguild.org.
Agenda (60 Minutes)

Welcome (5 Minutes)
2021 Guild Project and Activities in the Northeast (20 Minutes)
Break Out Room Introduction Circles (20 Minutes)
How can the Guild’s Northeast Office support Northeast Guild Members? (10 Minutes)
Wrap up (5 Minutes)

Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit (NIFS)
2021-03-30 16:00 - 2021-04-01 18:00 (America/Denver)
Registration is closed $20, or free for students.
If you have registered, but have not received an email with a welcome and the event’s join instructions, please email colleen@forestguild.org right away.
March 30 – April 1
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. PT (each day)
Agenda
Focus: This Summit is a venue for regional learning, exchange, and ongoing cooperation to implement ecological forest management strategies. The Summit’s programs will focus on sustainable, forest-related innovation – past, present, and future.
Purpose: The Pacific Northwest region benefits from a long, deep, and often underappreciated history of experimentation and innovation in its forest sector. Current challenges call us to better understand both current and past examples of forestry innovation, and to chart a course for improving sustainable forest management through partnerships and problem solving.
Logistics: This first NIFS will take place virtually March 30-April 1, 2021. Each day will include a series of themed presentations and discussions from 4:00 – 6:00 pm for partners to share their approaches to modern ecological forestry. The event will start by featuring stories of innovation from around the region, highlighting the successes, challenges, and opportunities that land managers and other forestry and natural resources professionals are engaged in across Oregon and Washington. All members of the forestry and affiliated communities are invited to contribute to the Summit by sharing their experience and questions.
Action: Please register early. If you’re interested in getting more involved, please contact membership@forestguild.org.
Organizers: The Forest Stewards Guild, Northwest Natural Resource Group, Oregon State University, and University of Washington.

Building effective partnerships with indigenous communities
2021-04-01 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
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April 1, 2021
10:00 a.m. PT
The webinar will outline recommendations for working with Indigenous communities based on the knowledge that long term relationship building with these communities is the foundation upon which educational programs, research collaborations, and other initiatives must be co-created. This presentation seeks to define best practices in approach and process for establishing and maintaining effective collaborations with Indigenous communities that respect sovereignty and self-determination and which have application across many types of efforts. These practices will have a lasting impact on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at universities, professional societies, educational organizations, and agencies, on the STEM workforce broadly, and for Indigenous youth and communities toward realization of their dreams and aspirations.
Speaker: James Rattling Leaf, Sr. has over 25 years’ working with the US Federal Government, Higher Education Institutions and Non-Profits to develop and maintain effective working relationships with federally and non-federally recognized American Indian tribes, Tribal College and Universities and Tribal Communities.

The Science of Carbon Forestry webinar
2021-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
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April 8, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
As the global climate warms, questions are arising about the role of carbon in our forests and forest management options. To solve the climate crisis, we need a portfolio of options, each of which carries a different set of carbon values, co-benefits, and risks. No one approach is risk-free in the context of global change, or in the constantly-shifting global wood product markets.
In this webinar on the science of carbon forestry, we will explore the multiple co-benefits of well-managed forests and examine the nuances behind applying these concepts to forests over the long term.
Presenters:
Dr. Bill Keeton is a Professor of Forest Ecology and Forestry at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Dr. Keeton researches forest ecosystem sustainability through the lenses of forest carbon management, climate change mitigation, natural disturbance ecology and silviculture, and the structure and function of old-growth and riparian forests.
Dr. John Gunn is a Research Assistant Professor of Forest Management at the University of New Hampshire and Executive Director of the nonprofit Spatial Informatics Group – Natural Assets Laboratory (SIG-NAL). Dr. Gunn’s research falls within the realm of understanding what ecological forestry “tools” we can use to reduce this divergence between managed and natural ecosystems

The Good, the Bad, and the Fuzzy: A Practical Toolkit for Forestry
2021-04-15 09:00 - 2021-04-29 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($60 SFEC Members, $110 Non-Members (others), $30 Students)
April 15, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, and
April 22 and 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m CT
This workshop is eligible for 10 CAT1 SAF CFE credits.
During this three-day online workshop we’ll provide you with tools to navigate ethical decisions in professional forestry context. We‘ll examine Professional Codes of Conduct, explore case studies, and develop systematic skills of critical thinking for ethical deliberation. You’ll leave this workshop equipped with skills in argument analysis, which will enable you to think through ethical decisions methodically, and explain why your decision is justified.
Host: University of Minnesota’s Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative. For questions about the event, accessibility, or registration, please contact Kaitlyn Wilson at kaitlynw AT umn.edu.

Forest to Cities community virtual gathering
2021-04-20 11:00 - 12:15 (America/Halifax)
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April 20 and 27, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ET
Agenda for download
Hosted by New England Forestry Foundation. Explore actions you can take to advance climate-smart forestry and mass timber construction in New England. The agenda provides the schedule and informational offerings for the two sessions, held over Zoom.
We are looking forward to inaugurating a new phase of activity and engagement through the Forest-to-Cities Challenge with this gathering. It will be an interactive event to share knowledge, build connections across sectors, and to equip our community to deploy mass timber and forestry as climate solutions. Your perspectives and enthusiasm will enrich the conversation, so please join us.

The Birders Dozen: Twelve birds who need our woods (webinar)
2021-04-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
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Tuesday, April 27
7:00pm – 8:00pm ET
From May into July, thousands of migratory songbirds, including the Hermit Thrush, our state bird, fill Vermont’s woods with enchanting melodies. Join Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust for an exploration of the Birders Dozen, twelve forest birds for which our woods serve as globally important habitat. You will learn how to identify their songs and habitat needs as well as ways you can improve their foraging and nesting habitat. Level: beginner.

Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
2021-04-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)
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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 U.S. scale estimates of forest-based mitigation potential and costs for various activities (afforestation, reforestation, forest management, rotation extensions), as well as at the regional, county and mill-shed scale for relevant activities.
A panel discussion will focus on how to move from ambition to reality on the landscape with experts on market design and implementation.
