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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200528T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200528T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
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SUMMARY:Data\, Science\, and Methods behind the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar \nMay 28\, 2020.\n11:00 a.m. PT\, Noon MT\, 1:00 p.m. CT\, 2:00 ET \nPresenters: Greg Dillon\, Frank Fay\, Jim Menakis\, Kelly Pohl\, Joe Scott \nLearn about the science and data used to calculate and map wildfire risk nationwide in the new Wildfire Risk to Communities website. Hear from the project’s technical lead about the use of LANDFIRE and other input datasets\, the methods for modeling and mapping wildfire risk\, and the data products available through the website. See a demonstration of the website and how to download geospatial and tabular data.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/data-science-and-methods-behind-the-wildfire-risk-to-communities-website-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200528T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200528T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200507T001248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T001248Z
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SUMMARY:Woodland Owner Lunch and Learn - Managing Your Woodlands with Prescribed Fire
DESCRIPTION:May 28\, 2020.\n10:00 a.m. PT\, 11:00 a.m. MT\, Noon\, CT\, 1:00 pm ET\nSponsored by: North Carolina State Extension Forestry \nFull event website \nApproximately 30 minutes before this webinar’s start time\, the ‘Join’ button will be activated on the event webpage. Once the ‘Join’ button is available\, you may click the ‘Join’ button and begin the registration process. Please arrive 30 minutes prior the event start time\, as participation is limited to the first 500 people to join. \nSummary: \nPrescribed fire is used as a forest management tool for wildfire risk reduction\, wildlife management\, and many other purposes. The presenters will address considerations related to prescribed burning such as benefits and uses\, liability and risk\, and technical and financial assistance. This information will be most useful for landowners who are considering or are currently using prescribed fire on their land. Training resources available to landowners will also be discussed.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/woodland-owner-lunch-and-learn-managing-your-woodlands-with-prescribed-fire/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200527T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200527T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200508T195557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T200115Z
UID:3555-1590577200-1590580800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:LANDFIRE Remap in the North Central United States (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Connect to this webinar\nMay 27\, 2020.\n8:00 a.m. PT\, 9:00 MT\, 10:00 CT\, 11:00 ET \nPresenters: Randy Swaty\, Ecologist\, & Jim Smith\, Ph.D.\, TNC LF Program Lead \nThis webinar\, presented by TNC-LF’s Randy Swaty\, ecologist\, and Jim Smith\, LF program lead\, will inform participants about the new LF Remap products\, what has changed from previous product offerings\, and what remains the same or has been updated. We will offer application examples taken from the North Central GeoArea\, and will save time to answer questions and listen to comments at the webinar’s conclusion. The presentation is directed to those who are or might be considering using LF products to inform fire and vegetation management decisions\, e.g. researchers\, land and project managers\, fire and fuel professionals\, GIS specialists\, scientists\, and students. \nSponsors: Great Plains Fire Science Exchange\, Lake States Fire Science Consortium\, and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/landfire-remap-in-the-north-central-united-states-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200527T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200527T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200429T004109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T212947Z
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SUMMARY:Southeast region Guild member call
DESCRIPTION:The next Southeast Region Call is not yet scheduled. Until then\, notes from the previous 2020 calls are available: \nFebruary’s call notes\nMay’s call notes \nThis call is for members of the Forest Stewards Guild in states of the southeast region. If you are interested or engaged in projects in the Southeast and not yet a member\, please consider joining today\, and registering for this call. We’d love to have you on board! \nWednesday\, May 27\n10:30 – Noon ET \nDuring this call\, you will be able to listen-in while the Guild’s current southeast state representatives discuss updates on natural resource hot-topic issues within their states.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/southeast-region-guild-member-call/
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200526T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200429T231445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T003848Z
UID:3497-1590501600-1590505200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Ecological Forestry in Mountain Coves of the Appalachian Region - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Recording of the webinar is here \nMay 26\, 2020\n2: 00 -3:00 pm ET \nThis webinar qualifies for .5 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. \nThis webinar precedes a field workshop scheduled for August on the same topic. Register for one or both of these events! \nWelcome foresters\, land managers\, natural resource professionals\, and private forest landowners to this webinar about management and conservation of mountain cove forests in the Appalachian region. \nIn this webinar\, we will learn about ways and opportunities to improve forest operations to protect water quality and limit the spread of invasive species in mountain coves.  We will discuss management approaches that work towards minimizing the threats to these sensitive sites in the southeast and northeast. \nBackground: Mesophytic cove sites in the Appalachians and associated physiographic regions represent unique opportunities for maintaining\, improving\, or re-establishing biodiversity that was present prior to anthropogenic disturbance. Many sites also have historical uses that require attention in sustainable management planning. These attributes along with the highly dissected topography\, hydrologic complexity\, and restricted access impose significant issues to forest operations. Because these sites are highly productive\, there can be pressure to harvest and impose timber objectives in these sensitive areas. These attributes make management challenging\, and comprehensive and detailed planning is required to ensure operations maintain critical mesophytic attributes and meet management objectives. \nPresenter Bio: Presentations and discussion will be led by the University of Kentucky’s expert in hardwood silviculture\, Dr. Jeffrey Stringer. Dr. Stringer has been actively engaged in upland hardwood silviculture and forest operations research and continuing education for the last 35 years. He has served on several national Forest Stewardship Council\, FM and Controlled Wood working groups\, and is currently operational director of the Center for Forest and Wood Certification\, providing solutions for certification issues in the eastern U.S.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/ecological-forestry-in-mountain-coves-of-the-appalachian-region-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Southeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200508T194230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T202802Z
UID:3548-1590069600-1590073200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Using the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register for the webinar  \nMay 21\, 2020\n11:00 a.m. PT\, Noon MT\, 1:00 p.m. CT\, 2:00 ET \nPresenters: Greg Dillon\, Frank Fay\, Jim Menakis\, Kelly Pohl\, Joe Scott \nSee a demonstration of the new Wildfire Risk to Communities website\, including use of the interactive maps\, charts\, and resources available for every community\, county\, and state in the U.S. Learn how the website and downloadable resources can help community leaders such as elected officials\, community planners\, and fire managers prioritize actions to mitigate risk.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/using-the-wildfire-risk-to-communities-website-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200327T213013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200327T215058Z
UID:3304-1590062400-1590066000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - Forest Birds. #6 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Forest Adaptation Webinar Series (#6) \nForest Birds\nfeaturing Steve Matthews of Ohio State University\, and Tom Lautzenheiser from Mass Audubon.\nMay 21\, Noon – 1:00 p.m. ET \nRegister now! \nNIACS and the Forest Stewards Guild have teamed up to offer a webinar series focused on forests and climate change adaptation. The series brings together scientists and managers to learn about and discuss emerging topics related to the effects of climate change on forest management\, with a focus on forests in New England and New York. \nEach session first explores the latest scientific information from someone actively researching the issue\, followed by an example of a real-world management project. \nFlyer of webinars in the series for download \nFor more information on the entire webinar series in one place\, visit NIACS’s webinar series page.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-forest-birds-6-in-the-forest-adaptation-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200520T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200520T100000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200518T231641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T231641Z
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SUMMARY:Land and Wildlife – Changes Over Time (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register (After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) \nWednesday\, May 20\n9:00am – 10:00am ET \nJoin VT Coverts as we host Kim Royar\, a wildlife biologist with VT Department of Fish and Wildlife to share how land use has affected the occurrence and distribution of wildlife.  This engaging program will review the fascinating\, and sometimes devastating influence humans and land use change have had on wildlife populations such as beaver\, otter\, bobcat\, and coyote.\nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/land-and-wildlife-changes-over-time-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200519T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200518T231324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T231324Z
UID:3630-1589914800-1589920200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Know Your Trees (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register \nMay 19\, 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET \nHosted by Vermont Woodlands Association\, Michael Wojtech\, author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast will discuss his book and share information on how to identify the trees around us. \nAs a freelance naturalist\, writer\, photographer\, illustrator and educator\, Michael strives to share the science and beauty of natural history in an accessible and compelling fashion through presentations\, participatory activities\, and outdoor exploration. He writes and teaches about the structure\, growth processes\, and ecology of trees-including their bark\, buds\, leaves\, roots\, and wood-for audiences at all levels of experience\, and explores how knowing the natural history of the places we live and love fosters connection and the feeling of home. \nMichael earned his masters degree in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England in Keene\, NH. He is the author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast and co-author of Drawing Leaves and Trees: Observing and Sketching the Natural World. His article “The Language of Trees: On a Walk with Rutherford Platt” was recently published in American Forests.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/know-your-trees-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200519T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200507T012504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T194755Z
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Forestry in Bottomland Hardwoods - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nMay 19\, 2020\n12:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET \nAgenda to download \nThis webinar qualifies for 1.0 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. \nWe welcome forest landowners\, natural resources professionals\, and others to join us for a virtual workshop in wildlife forestry practices in bottomland hardwood forests of the Southeast. We’ll cover topics such as bottomland hardwood management\, hydrology and water issues\, timber stand improvement\, and how to manage your forestland to improve wildlife habitat. \nBottomland hardwood forests are critically important to biodiversity\, wildlife\, carbon storage\, recreation\, and clean water in the southeastern United States. Unfortunately\, bottomland hardwood forests are threatened by several factors. Wildlife forestry management practices can benefit these ecosystems and the communities that depend upon them. \nJoin us in learning from two experts on how to manage bottomland hardwood forests of the Southeast using wildlife forestry practices! \nPresenter bios: \nDr. Lockhart has always been passionate about hardwood silviculture\, particularly in bottomland hardwoods. He has been a professor at both the School of Forest Resources at University of Arkansas and the School of Renewable Resources at Louisiana State University. Most recently\, he was a research forester for 16 years at the Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research in Stoneville\, Mississippi. \nMr. Duck Locascio received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Forest Management from Louisiana State University and a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Wildlife Management from Louisiana State University. He has managed forest resources on LDWF WMAs within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley for the last 23 years and currently serves as Program Manager of the LDWF Forestry Section supervising all forest management activities on State-owned Wildlife Management Areas.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wildlife-forestry-in-bottomland-hardwoods-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Southeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200518T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200506T205601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T205601Z
UID:3525-1589828400-1589833800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Wildlife Habitat Management at the Catamount Community Forest\, Vermont
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 18\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET \nJoin the Chittenden County Forester\, the US Fish and Wildlife Service\, Audubon Vermont\, the Vermont Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Catamount Community Forest Committee for a presentation on wildlife habitat management at the Catamount Community Forest in Williston. \nThe Catamount Community Forest (CCF) is a 393-acre conserved property owned by the Town of Williston. A Forest Management Plan was drafted for the CCF in early 2020 by the Chittenden County Forester which details forest management work scheduled to occur over the next 10 years. Among the activities planned at the CCF are some exciting wildlife habitat management activities to create unique wildlife habitat for declining wildlife and bird species\, specifically encouraging shrubland and young forest habitat. This management will occur in partnership with Audubon Vermont\, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Vermont Fish and Wildlife. \nJoin us to learn more about supporting healthy bird and wildlife habitat in Vermont and the work planned at the CCF. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nDial in: 1-646-558-8656\nMeeting ID: 868 8040 7884
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wildlife-habitat-management-at-the-catamount-community-forest-vermont/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200515T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200514T032124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200514T033354Z
UID:3602-1589547600-1589551200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Confronting Changing Winters in the Northeast and Maine (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Full webinar title: Confronting Changing Winters in the Northeast and Maine; and an update on Special Issue of Northeastern Naturalist–Climate change in Maine’s Mountains \nRegister today! (After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar)\nMay 15\, 2020\n1:00 p.m. ET \nThis webinar is hosted by the Maine Mountain Collaborative as part of a series of webinars leading up to their Symposium in autumn. \nMay 15 Webinar Speaker bio: Dr. Sarah Nelson (Director of Research @Appalachian Mountain Club). “My research focuses on understanding the effects of atmospheric pollution and climate change on forests\, foodwebs\, and freshwaters in remote and protected ecosystems. Current research includes acid-base and carbon chemistry in lakes\, climate change with a focus on changing winters\, and mercury biogeochemistry\, using approaches including long-term monitoring\, bio-sentinels\, and citizen science.”
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/confronting-changing-winters-in-the-northeast-and-maine/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200515T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200515T133000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200309T194413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T222221Z
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SUMMARY:Foresters for the Birds Training
DESCRIPTION:Postponed \nPlease stay tuned\, as this event will be rescheduled for a later date when it is safe to gather. \nOriginal agenda and flyer to download \nWhat? Foresters for the Birds is a Massachusetts DCR program providing cost‐share assistance to landowners to hire a qualified consulting forester to conduct a Bird Habitat Assessment on their land. The assessment will provide information about the existing or potential habitat for target bird species and silvicultural recommendations for enhancing habitat through forest management. To become certified to provide this service to landowners\, consulting foresters must attend this training and then conduct two assessments under the review of Mass Audubon and DCR. \nForesters will also become qualified to develop forest management plans with bird habitat assessments for landowners receiving USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service funding through the Southern New England Heritage Forest RCPP in south‐central Massachusetts. \nWho? The training is intended for those who have not yet attended a Foresters for the Birds training\, those who would like extra support\, and those who are simply interested or have questions. \nLogistics: This training will include indoor presentations and a site visit to the neighboring Town of Pelham’s Buffam Brook Community Forest (10 miles away) to view different bird habitats. \nThis event has been approved for 4.0 MA Forester License CFE credits. \nMore info at: Christopher Riely at christopher@sweetbirchconsulting.com or (401) 225-6135.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/foresters-for-the-birds-training/
LOCATION:Belchertown Town Hall\, 1 Main Street\, Belchertown\, Massachusetts\, 01007
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200514T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200514T173000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200506T075414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200522T013600Z
UID:3517-1589472000-1589477400@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Career Call - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Call recording \nSupplemental call notes with webinar time bookmarks \nThursday\, May 14\n1:00 p.m. PT\, 2:00 MT\, 3:00 CT\, 4:00 ET \nStudents\, if you haven’t already\, please renew your membership or consider joining the Guild\, if you are still in school or within a year of graduation and still looking for work. Student membership is free. \nWe invite student members and friends to join Affiliate and Professional Guild members for a virtual Guild Gathering focused specifically on career information! If you have questions\, please bring them to this forum. Guild members might have an answer\, idea\, or resources to share. And\, you’ll likely hear about what other students are grappling with right now too. \nStudents: If you know you have a career question you want to ask\, include it in your registration or email it to colleen@forestguild.org and it might be a prompting question to kick things off! \nOther members: In your registration\, please let us know your profession and any areas of expertise you have that may relate to this discussion. \nThis webinar will be recorded. Please join us!
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/career-call-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200507T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200330T201938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T201938Z
UID:3323-1588845600-1588849200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:SCGIS Webinar: Lessons learned from the front lines of climate change
DESCRIPTION:Register today \nMay 7\, 10 – 11 a.m. PT \nPresenter: Dr. Tosha Comendant\, Conservation Science Manager\, Pepperwood \nDescription: This webinar will take you to the front lines of climate change and will highlight lessons learned\, resilience strategies\, and geospatial tools we are using at Pepperwood to adapt to changing conditions and respond to community needs. The Dwight Center for Conservation Science and the Pepperwood Preserve encompasses 3\,117± acres\, situated 8± miles northeast of Santa Rosa in the Southern Mayacamas Mountains\, in Sonoma County. The Center serves as a climate-ecosystem field station for California’s Coast Ranges and as a conduit of science-based information sharing and collaboration across disciplines and between scientists and land and water managers. During our first decade as an organization\, our community experienced a historic multi-year drought\, flooding\, and catastrophic wildfires. The 2017 Tubbs Fire burned down Pepperwood’s housing\, barn and equipment\, disrupted our community education program and destroyed the majority of our environmental sensors and communication network. In October of 2019\, the Kincade Fire burned 60% of the preserve and necessitated 15 miles of bulldozer lines to stop the spread of the fire into more populated  areas.Conservation Science Manager\, Dr. Tosha Comendant\, will share how Pepperwood has pulled together as an organization to inform resilience strategies at scales ranging from the parcel\, to watersheds\, to the region as a whole. \nCBI presents this webinar in partnership with the Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS). To learn more about this organization\, please visit https://www.scgis.org/.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/scgis-webinar-lessons-learned-from-the-front-lines-of-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200506T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200422T232718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200423T014032Z
UID:3467-1588777200-1588780800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - Carbon Storage at the Building Scale - Univ. of WA
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nForest Climate Working Group Learning Exchange Series \nMay 6\, Noon PT\, 1:oo p.m MT\, 2:00 CT\, 3:00 ET \nSimilar to standing trees in the forests\, wood products play an important role in enhancing the global sequestered carbon pool\, by retaining the atmospheric carbon in a sequestered form for the duration of the functional life of the wood products. Dr. Indroneil Ganguly will explain the how we have used temporal radiative forcing analysis along with the functional half-life of different wood products to evaluate the impacts of wood products on global warming\, including carbon storage and life cycle greenhouse gas production/extraction emissions. He will also discuss how the model can be applied at a landscape level (WA State) and to innovative products like Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). \n 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-carbon-storage-at-the-building-scale-univ-of-wa/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200429T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200429T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200410T194126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200410T200441Z
UID:3401-1588165200-1588168800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Southwest Fire Season 2019 Overview and 2020 Outlook
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nApril 29\, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. MT \nThe purpose of this webinar is to review 2019 fires and look ahead toward conditions for 2020. Dr. Zander Evans presented an overview of the largest fires in the Southwest during 2019. He will share summaries of forest types and burn severity for each of the fires. In addition\, Rich Naden\, Fire Weather Meteorologist with the Southwest Coordination Center\, discussed the fire season outlook for 2020 in the Southwest.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/southwest-fire-season-2019-overview-and-2020-outlook/
CATEGORIES:Southwest,Webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200428T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200408T202604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T202604Z
UID:3381-1588082400-1588086000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Unlocking Carbon Markets for Family Forest Owners in the Pacific Northwest - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nApr 28\, 2020 2pm EDT / 11am PDT \nCarbon 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 sequestration and carbon market opportunities. The program also piloted the use of traditional Farm Bill funding to help develop carbon projects on small family forests. \nJosh Fain will discuss lessons learned from the program during this hour long webinar. Through the program\, landowners had the opportunity to receive financial and technical assistance designed to help overcome transaction costs and related barriers that have prevented family forest owners from participating in carbon markets. This assistance was incorporated into stewardship planning and the adoption of conservation practices designed to improve forest health\, generate income\, and maintain their family’s forestland legacy.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/unlocking-carbon-markets-for-family-forest-owners-in-the-pacific-northwest-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Northwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200422T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200408T203917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T214923Z
UID:3384-1587556800-1587560400@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Communicating with Landowners About Oak Forest Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:View the recorded webinar \nWednesday\, Apr 22\, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nPresenter:\nDr. Purnima Chawla\nDirector\, Center for Nonprofit Strategies\nTargeted Marketing Consultant\, Sustaining Family Forests Initiative \nThe 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 need to be able to communicate with landowners in a way that speaks to their motivations and helps them take specific actions. As we practice social distancing\, this webinar will provide an opportunity to brush up on our skills before we return to the field and in-person meetings. We will discuss targeted messaging and ways to communicate with different types of landowners about the values their woods provide and the potential benefits of active management. \nThis event was part of a larger project funded by the USDA Forest Service on Increasing Resiliency in Southern New England’s Oak Forests. \nNational SAF CEUs pending. This event has been approved for 1 CEU for Connecticut and Massachusetts Licensed Foresters.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/communicating-with-landowners-about-oak-forest-resiliency/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200407T215548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T202520Z
UID:3370-1587477600-1587481200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Guild Gathering - questions and stories of adaptation and resilience
DESCRIPTION:Members register today! \nConnecting our community: share your questions and your stories of effects\, adaptation\, and resilience.  \nWebinar April 21\, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CT \nThe 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 this pandemic and one of the best is to start with our members. \nWe are collecting emails from you that share the effects or “silver linings” of the pandemic that you discovered. We’ll share adaptations you’ve made to continue your work\, where possible. And we’ll share the ways you are building resilience personally or in your community. \nAfter receiving the emails\, this webinar is one way we will come together to share more discussion. We’ll have some guided questions and a process for participation on this webinar. The intent though\, is for you to offer an ear or a voice in our community to help others learn\, think about things in new ways\, find resources\, and feel hopeful and supported. The Guild community is great at this!!! We can pull it off online!!! \nWe’ll share more info about the webinar soon. For now: \nPotential topics\nWe’re interested in: \n\nWays consulting foresters are adapting to social distancing\,\nApproaches to connecting with landowners during a pandemic\,\nSigns that Covid-19 may be forcing land sales\,\nSafe approaches to working in the woods during a pandemic\,\nWays you’re preparing for fire season\,\nOther things you are doing to respond.\n\nPotential format\nWe’re investigating: \n\nRegional follow-up webinars and conference calls to keep the connection strong in the coming weeks\,\nA place to collect resources to share with everyone…probably on our website.\n\nTips for logging into Zoom \nAfter you register\, and again the day before the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to join the meeting online\, where you’ll be able to see each other and any materials we share. You’ll also receive a phone number if you wish to call in instead. If you join online\, you can either use your computer/headphones audio or use your phone for audio if you also call in. \nIf you wish\, you may join the zoom webinar up to 10 minutes early to troubleshoot or get oriented. We’ll be there to help. If you’ve never used zoom before\, you may need to download the application before you login with the link.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/virtual-guild-gathering-questions-and-stories-of-adaptation-and-resilience/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200327T212714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200327T215010Z
UID:3301-1587038400-1587042000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - Changing Hydrology. #5 in the Forest Adaptation Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Forest Adaptation Webinar Series (#5) \nChanging Hydrology\nfeaturing John Campbell from US Forest Service Northern Research Station\, and Erin Rodgers of Trout Unlimited.\nApril 16\, Noon – 1:00 p.m. ET \nRegister now! \nNIACS and the Forest Stewards Guild have teamed up to offer a webinar series focused on forests and climate change adaptation. The series brings together scientists and managers to learn about and discuss emerging topics related to the effects of climate change on forest management\, with a focus on forests in New England and New York. \nEach session first explores the latest scientific information from someone actively researching the issue\, followed by an example of a real-world management project. \nFlyer of webinars in the series for download \nFor more information on the entire webinar series in one place\, visit NIACS’s webinar series page.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-changing-hydrology-5-in-the-forest-adaptation-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200328T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200211T213433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T185615Z
UID:3039-1585386000-1585411200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:DuPont State Recreational Forest Learn-and-Burn (cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled.  \nMore information to come about next steps soon! \nDate: Saturday March 28\nBack up date: April 4\nPlease keep both dates available in case of inclement weather! \nAgenda to download \nView the event map. We will be using the High Falls Loop Trail for our outdoor session. \nWe welcome forest landowners and community members in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains to join us for an educational workshop and technical training in how controlled burns can help restore habitat for native species. \nIn this workshop we will observe a controlled burn in action\, learn about shortleaf pine restoration and the wildlife habitat benefits of controlled burns. We will start the discussion about what it takes to burn your own land.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/dupont-forest-learn-and-burn/
LOCATION:High Falls Picnic Area\, 89 Buck Forest Road\, Cedar Mountain\, NC\, 28718\, United States
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200326T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200324T182251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200327T213638Z
UID:3285-1585220400-1585224000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - Keeping Forest as Forest
DESCRIPTION:A webinar on conversion\, fragmentation\, and conservation \nThursday\, March 26\, 11:00 a.m. – Noon MT \nListen to the recording! \nIn 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 likely to lose 1 to 1.4 million acres of rural land per year to development and lose 24 to 38 million acres of forest. When forests are converted to agriculture\, homes\, offices\, roads\, or other development\, we lose all the benefits the forest provided. Even when a forest is fragmented into smaller patches critical wildlife habitat is lost and ecosystem processes are disrupted. Keeping forest as forest helps protect the clean air\, fresh water\, carbon storage\, economic opportunity\, wildlife habitat\, and all the other services forests provide. Development pressure\, costs of ownership\, difficulties with inter-generational land transfers\, and other issues can all conspire to push some of the 11.5 million family forest owners to sell some of the 290 million acres of the nation’s forests they control. \n \nCreative landowner outreach programs such as Women Owning Woodlands and ways of monetizing the services that forests provide such as carbon markets\, provide opportunities to help keep forest as forest. \nWant to learn more? \nThe Guild recognizes many people are dealing with the direct impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. For those stuck at home we are working to increase our distance learning opportunities. Please let us know if there are topics you’re interested in adding to our distance learning series.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-keeping-forest-as-forest/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20200310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20200310T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200116T204845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T223442Z
UID:2942-1583848800-1583856000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - incorporating bird needs into piñon-juniper woodland management
DESCRIPTION:Dial-in and link details to join the call \nNM Avian Conservation Partners is offering a webinar regarding incorporating bird needs into piñon-juniper woodland management. \nThe 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 Warbler\, Black-throated Gray Warbler\, and Black-chinned Sparrow.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-incorporating-bird-needs-into-pinon-juniper-woodland-management/
CATEGORIES:Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20200302T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Sao_Paulo:20200304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20191121T221842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T015057Z
UID:2647-1583154000-1583323200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nDraft agenda for download \nFull event website \nConvened by the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes (SWERI)\, we invite partners to share lessons learned from experience engaging in local\, regional\, and national collaborative forest restoration processes on federal and non-federal forest landscapes. The workshop will bring together land managers\, researchers\, and their stakeholders to develop strategies that facilitate the application of evidence based collaborative forest landscape management in the Intermountain West. \nOur workshop goal is that participants learn techniques for applying relevant strategies\, science\, and tools to implement evidence based landscape scale management across the Intermountain West. Cross-project coordination between the USDA Forest Service Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and forestry collaborative groups working in non-CFLRP landscapes will serve as a guiding foundation for workshop learning. The agenda will focus on assessing challenges and progress made in the ten years since the CFLR program began to advance the next ten years of all-lands collaborative forest landscape restoration. \nAgenda highlights: \n\nLessons learned shared by diverse stakeholders\nApplying science tools to inform forest management\nPoster session\, networking and fun!\nSpecial guest Chief Vicki Christiansen will be attending
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/collaborative-forest-landscape-restoration-workshop/
LOCATION:Hotel Andaluz\, 125 2nd St NW\, NM\, 87102
CATEGORIES:Southwest
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200226T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200227T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20191211T003456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T003744Z
UID:2720-1582704000-1582822800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:The Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2020 conference
DESCRIPTION:Register now \nLocation: LaSells Stewart Center\, Oregon State University\, Corvallis\, OR \nPrice: $150 early bird (deadline February 18) \nFull details and conference website \nEvent flyer for download \nSummary: The Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2020 conference is a biennial conference and scientific update that brings together researchers and members of the forestry community. Participants will learn about the current condition of Oregon’s forests\, forest health trends and challenges\, current research\, and silvicultural solutions. Geared to foresters\, forest managers\, woodland owners\, students\, policymakers\, and others with an interest in forest health\, the conference will provide a blend of current information and practical applications. \nParticipants will hear from speakers about rends in tree mortality related to drought\, weather\, and climate; how insects and disease are affecting forests in Oregon; and connections between biodiversity and forest health. Sessions will also address topics on collaboratives and partnerships\, silviculture and forest operations\, and fire.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/the-forest-health-in-oregon-state-of-the-state-2020-conference/
LOCATION:LaSells Stewart Center\, Oregon State University\, Corvallis\, Oregon
CATEGORIES:Pacific Northwest
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20200213T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20200213T153000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200115T225036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T193149Z
UID:2924-1581580800-1581607800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Oak Resiliency in Southern New England
DESCRIPTION:Register today ($15) \nTo register: RSVP to Jeff Ward at: Jeffrey.Ward@ct.gov. Check or cash payment accepted in advance or at the door. Please make checks out to “Yankee Division – SAF.” Mail checks to: Jeff Ward\, CAES\, PO Box 1106\, New Haven\, CT  06504 \nEvent flyer and agenda for download. \nCo-hosted by The Yankee Division of the Society of American Foresters and the Forest Stewards Guild. \nThis event has been approved for 2.0 CT Forest Practitioner CEUs. SAF CEUs are pending. \nSummary topics of the agenda: \n\nDefining resiliency\nFactors that affect resiliency\nAssessment tools\nDefining success\nSolutions\nMessaging for landowners
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/oak-resiliency-in-southern-new-england/
LOCATION:Tolland Agricultural Center\, 24 Hyde Avenue Route 30\, Vernon\, CT\, 06066
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200212T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20191211T005753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T204734Z
UID:2725-1581498000-1581519600@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Science and Practice Forum
DESCRIPTION:Register today \nHosts: Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and the Forest Stewards Guild \nA Forest Climate Change Initiative event \nPrice: $0 (lunch included) \nContinuing education credits are pending…more info soon. \nFlyer to download \nSummary: \nJoin us for a day of learning and discussion as we aim to identify the priority needs of researchers\, foresters\, and other natural resource professionals. \nOur forests are at risk. As foresters and natural resource professionals\, we are on the front lines of climate change. How do we decide what  actions to take in order to make our forests more resilient? Join University of Maine’s Forest Climate Change Initiative (FCCI) for an interactive Science & Practice Forum to catalyze scientist-manager discussions about current research and stakeholder needs\, grow Maine’s forest climate adaptation community of practice\, and provide useful information for the work of the Maine Climate Council. Themes of the day include forest ecology\, operations\, and socioeconomics as well as communicating with landowners and the public about climate change.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/science-and-practice-forum/
LOCATION:Wells Conference Center\, University of Maine\, Orono\, Maine
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20200208T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20200208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200117T232509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T204901Z
UID:2963-1581152400-1581163200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Monitoring - Working Woodlands Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Please pre-register today! To register or learn more call (802) 457-3368 x 226\, or use the e-mail/contact us button on the event page. Be sure to tell us how many are coming. \nHemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a destructive invasive insect that has already been detected in southern Vermont\, including Windsor County. Join us for this 3 hour workshop to learn how to identify HWA-infested hemlocks and what landowners can do to detect and slow the spread of this insect pest. Jim Esden\, forester with the Vermont Department of Forests\, Parks\, and Recreation\, will begin the workshop with an indoor discussion\, and then head outdoors to use state-wide surveying protocol to monitor the park’s hemlocks. All ages are welcome! \nPlease dress appropriately for outdoor activity\, and bring a water bottle\, snack and snowshoes if possible. Adult and children’s snowshoes are available if needed. Event will continue snow or shine! Co-sponsored by Vermont Coverts and the Vermont Woodlands Association. \nThis event is eligible for CFE credits from the Society of American Foresters and has been assigned 2.5 Category 1 credits.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/hemlock-woolly-adelgid-monitoring-working-woodlands-workshop/
LOCATION:Forest Center\, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park\, Woodstock\, VT
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T165212
CREATED:20200115T003813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T205232Z
UID:2921-1581073200-1581076800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Webinar - Lyme disease ecology
DESCRIPTION:Webinar – Lyme disease ecology: Working to understand Lyme ecology in a newly emerging hot spot & implications for beyond \nRegister today! \nJoin us for a webinar by Dr. Elizabeth Gleim of Hollins University in Virginia investigating the ins and outs of the lyme’s disease front and how fire may play a role. This webinar is co-sponsored by our sister exchange\, The Consortium for Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists (CAFMS).
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-lyme-disease-ecology/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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