Forest Stewards Guild

Hemlock Treatment Demonstration
2023-05-20 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Registration is closed.
May 20, 2023
9:00 a.m. – Noon (ET)
Holmes Educational State Forest (Henderson County)
NC pesticide credits and ISA CEUs are available
Hemlock Restoration Initiative is partnering with the Transylvania Creation Care Fellowship to host this demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control Hemlock Wooly Adelgid. Participants will practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and our staff will demonstrate and explain a variety of methods available to all landowners in North Carolina. We will discuss ways to reduce environmental risks from hemlock treatment. We will also go over hiring a tree care professional for hemlock treatment.
Participants will be provided with a series of short videos with additional background information.

Forestry for the Birds - Western Oregon: A Workshop for Forestland Caretakers
2023-05-20 08:30 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver)
Photo of a brown creeper on a tree trunk, by Mick Thompson
Register soon! Space is limited.
May 20, 2023
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Forest Grove, OR (off Hwy 6). The event address will be shared after registration.
Approved for:

3 Cat.1 SAF (Society of American Foresters) Credits.
1 CEU in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program
3 CEU from ISA (International Society of Arboriculture)

Join us and wildlife biologist Nicole Ruggiero from the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District and forester Scott Hayes (retired) from Oregon Department of Forestry who will help demonstrate the Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide and identify birds and habitat preferences.
This Guide was developed to assist woodland caretakers including landowners, loggers, foresters, natural resource managers, or practitioners, to identify, assess, and support a healthy forest with birds in mind. We will review the guide while walking through various habitats and forest stages. Learn more about the focal birds within the Guide, bird habitat preferences, identifying understory plants, and forest structure and variability that make appealing habitat for different bird species.
We look forward to meeting you, hearing about your management goals and efforts, wildlife, and bird observations! Please bring your stories, curiosity, and binoculars if you have them. We will have coffee and cake for the early bird!
Event agenda:
8:30 – Early birds get coffee & pastries
9:00 – Welcome & Introductions
9:45 – What is Forestry for the Birds?
10:00 – A walk around applying the Guide
12:00 – End Workshop
NOTE: Policy on event cancellations –

If a registrant cancels their own registration at least 48 hours ahead of the event and wants a refund for registration fees, we will issue a refund.
If the Guild cancels an event, we will refund registrants the full amount they paid, including any credit card fees they covered with their original registration.

This event is free for Guild and Oregon Small Woodland Association (OSWA) members.

Western Oregon Urban Forests for the Birds
2023-05-19 08:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver)
Register soon! Spaces are limited.
May 19, 2023
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Portland Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97210
More information on visiting the Wildlife Sanctuary.
Approved for:

3 Cat.1 SAF (Society of American Foresters) Credits.
1 CEU in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program
3 CEU from ISA (International Society of Arboriculture)

This event is for woodland caretakers including landowners, HOA and condo/apartment communities, park managers, foresters, natural resource managers, or anyone interested in natural resource conservation.
Join us for Forestry for the Birds, Western Oregon Guide. We will be joined by an expert birder from Portland Audubon and the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District’s forest conservationist. They will help demonstrate the Guide and identify birds and habitat preferences.
This Guide was developed to assist woodland caretakers identify, assess, and support a healthy forest with birds in mind. We will review the guide while walking through the Sanctuary learning more about the focal birds within the Guide and bird habitat preferences. We will identify trees and plants, learn more about the forest types of Western Oregon, and the forest structure and variability that make appealing habitat for different bird species. In addition, in fitting with the location of this workshop, we will be applying the Guide to urban forests.
You do not need to be an expert birder for this outing or a forest landowner. Just bring your curiosity, willingness to share, and if you have them, binoculars. We will have coffee and cake for the early bird, so we hope to see you bright and early in May!
Event agenda:
8:00 – Early birds get coffee & pastries
8:30 – Welcome & Introductions
8:45 – What is Forestry for the Birds?
9:00 – Applying the Guide Walk
11:30 – End Workshop
Note: Policy on event cancellations –

If a registrant cancels their own registration 48 hours ahead of the event and wants a refund for registration fees, we will issue a refund for the event’s registration amount.
If the Guild cancels an event, we will refund registrants the full amount they paid, including any credit card fees they covered with their original registration.

This event is free for Guild and Portland Audubon Members.

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: AMC Field Tour
2023-05-10 12:00 - 2023-05-12 13:00 (America/New_York)
Full series website
Wednesday May 10, 2023
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Register for this webinar or entire series
Wednesday, May 12, 2023
Appalachian Mountain Club Research Forests, Katahdin Ironworks area
Register for this field tour

Full Series Summary:
Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine
An Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public
Kicking off year 3 of our forest climate change in Maine webinar/field tour series! Our panelists will address an array of concerns related to Maine’s forests: scope and scale of climate issues; active management strategies; wildlife/biohabitat concerns; unique adaptation strategies at each site. The series continues with 1 hour noontime webinars, each followed by a half day field tour. Register for as many or as few as you wish, all from the same registration landing page linked above.

RX410 Smoke Management Techniques training
2023-05-08 08:00 - 2023-05-11 17:00 (America/New_York)
Registration coming soon
($0 for Northeast Compact Members, $300 for Non-Compact Members)
May 8 – 11, 2023
Albany Pine Bush’s Discovery Center
195 New Karner Rd,
Albany, NY 12205
Sponsor: Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission
Additional information (registration forms/accommodations/etc.) coming soon. Meanwhile, for additional information, please contact:
Eric Earle RPF
Deputy Executive Director
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission eearle@nffpc.org
Zachary Prusak
Wildland Fire Training Specialist
Tall Timbers Research Station
zprusak@talltimbers.org

Baskahegan Guild Gathering and field tour
2023-05-03 18:00 - 2023-05-04 18:00 (America/New_York)
Register (free except for food orders)
Note: if you plan to join for dinner on May 3rd at Settler’s Lodge or want your lunch catered on the May 4th field tour, or both, you’ll need to complete your food order on a survey monkey survey in addition to completing the registration form. Details are part of registration.
May 3 @ 6:00 p.m. to May 4 @ 4:00 p.m. ET
Location(s):
Dinner arrival is at Settler’s Lodge, 341 US-1, Weston, ME 04424
Field tour arrival is at Log landing on the Burn Road, Topsfield, ME
Event summary:
Join us for two fun, educational days with Baskahegan Company. On May 3rd, we will gather at Settler’s Lodge for dinner followed by fire-side conversations.
May 4th we will head to Baskahegan lands. Baskahegan is known for their sustainable forest practices. We will begin this visit by hiking back to their unmanaged Ecological Reserve – prepare for wet and muddy ground (bring extra socks!). The Black backed woodpecker is a rare bird in northern Maine. Once present in Baskahegan’s red pine stand, the bird has not been seen for several years. We will stop at a recently harvested site to learn more and discuss habitat management for this species.
After, we will head to Baskahegan’s floating road where we will break for lunch. This site has undergone years of ecological survey alongside The Nature Conservancy.
Before we get bogged down by our digesting stomachs, we will visit one final site, the red pine stand. This site was formerly homogenized and now, following several harvests, shows a better shifting mosaic.
We will wrap up our discussion with a sendoff by 4 pm.
Agenda:
May 3rd, 2023
6:00 pm: Dinner at Settler’s Lodge
7:30 pm: Campfire and conversation
May 4th, 2023
7:00 am: Breakfast at Settler’s Lodge (for those who stayed the night before)
8:30 am: Drive to meeting point
9:00 am: Meet at the Burn Road log landing, begin Baskahegan field tour
12:00 pm: Field Lunch
4:00 pm: Depart
Please bring:

Water bottle
Snacks
Footware that can get muddy and wet, traveling through swampy, unmanaged terrain
Insect repellent and/or bug net
Sunscreen
If staying overnight, necessary items (linens provided)
A mask, just in case, for carpools to field sites

Transportation:
Please be prepared to carpool. Whether you drive or ride, expect logging roads, dirt roads, classic Maine…might be a bit muddy.
Lodging:
If you’d like to stay at Settler’s Lodge on May 3rd, please call (ask for Alex) or book online to make your own arrangements and lodging reservations. Breakfast will be included for overnight guests, with options based on your dietary preferences mentioned in your registration form.

Southeast Member Virtual Guild Gathering
2023-05-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Register
May 3, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
Approved for 1 SAF CE credit
Agenda for download
The Forest Stewards Guild’s spring 2023 Guild Gathering will feature a presentation on climate smart forestry in the Southeast. We will be joined by Steve McNulty, director of the USDA Southeast Climate Hub. There will be the opportunity to connect with other Guild members and share updates with each other during Introduction Circles – a Guild tradition!

Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop
2023-05-02 08:30 - 2023-05-04 15:00 (America/Denver)
Registration is open (early bird pricing ends March 1, 2023)
May 2 at 8:30 a.m. – May 4 at 3:00 p.m. (Mountain time)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Lodging block rates available at the Hilton. See the event webpage at the link below.
Full event webpage and details
Event agenda and flyer for download
The 2022 Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop will bring together land and fire managers, researchers and stakeholders to develop strategies that apply evidence-based collaborative management of forest landscapes in the Intermountain West. We invite partners to share lessons learned from your engagement in local, regional, and national collaborative forest and fire restoration processes on federal and non-federal lands.

Share successes and lessons learned on cross-boundary, collaborative efforts to restore and reimagine fire-adapted forest landscapes,
Co-develop knowledge, recommendations, strategies, and resources for collaborative landscape-scale restoration projects, and
Explore gaps and strategies to empower diverse perspectives, and enhance inclusivity and equitability of forestry and fire research and management.

Who should attend? Government, tribal, and non-government foresters, fire managers, planners, biologists, line officers, regional and national program managers, forest researchers, conservation organizations, funding partners, forest operations companies, and other stakeholders interested in applying science and tools for all-lands collaborative forest landscape restoration.

Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) Management Workshop
2023-04-26 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register (by April 19)
Space for this workshop is limited, so please register early. $10, non-refundable.
April 26, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Gill State Forest (near Crossnore, NC)
NC pesticide credits and ISA CEUs are available
This day-long workshop will give participants hands-on experience assessing and chemically treating hemlocks for HWA. We will use the trees present at the workshop site to learn and practice a variety of methods to treat hemlocks available to all landowners in North Carolina. We will cover the details of chemical treatment, including:

How to identify hemlock trees and assess their health to determine appropriate treatment
How to select, mix, and safely apply products
Ways to reduce off-target risks to the environment
When to seek help from a tree care professional

Participants will be provided with a series of short videos with additional background information.

Increasing Participation in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program in N.C.
2023-03-31 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register (by March 21 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time)
March 31, 2023
8:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
Location: Halifax Community College, 100 College Drive, 400 Building, Weldon, NC 27890
Event agenda for download
Event flyer, showing both workshop date options
This free workshop is organized by Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project and the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources. The purpose is to increase awareness of and participation in the Conservation Reserve Program. The program’s long-term goal is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Learn more about the program here
The first 40 landowners registered for this workshop will receive a $25 gift card. You must be present at the workshop to receive the gift card; only one gift card is available per household.
CRP is a private-lands conservation program run by USDA’s Farm Service Agency. This workshop aims to help underserved landowners in N.C.

Fire in the Western U.S. - LANDFIRE office hour
2023-03-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
Register
March 29, 2023
10:00 – 11:00 am (PT)
See the story map
Join this office hour and learn about the diverse inputs and outcomes from six large fires spanning five JFSP Regional Fire Science Exchanges.
Guests: JFSP & TNC LANDFIRE
Agenda:
First 20-25 min: TNC LANDFIRE intros, JFSP reps highlight key takeaways leading up to, and resulting from their region’s featured fire(s).
Rest of the hour: Office Hour will open up for your questions. I look forward to seeing you there!

Forestry 101 comprehensive short course
2023-03-25 08:30 - 2023-04-25 12:30 (America/New_York)
Register ($180)
Saturdays: March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Indoor portions at: Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland, Maine
Outdoor portions at: Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Great Pond Mountain Conservancy land in Orland, Ellsworth and the Blue Hill Peninsula.
Event flyer for download
Summary:
This detailed course will cover the principles, techniques and practices used to manage forests in eastern Maine and will be taught by three experienced foresters.
Hosts: Blue Hill Heritage Trust, Great Pond Mountain Conservancy and Maine Woodlot Owners Downeast Chapter.
For more information contact BHHT at (207) 374-5118.

Strategies to reduce wildfire smoke in frequently impacted communities in south-western Oregon
2023-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Anchorage)
Register for this webinar
March 21, 2023
12:00 p.m. Pacific Time/1:00 MT/2:00 CT/ 3:00 ET
Presenter: Rick Graw, USDA Forest Service
Smoke from wildfires is a well-recognized public health and safety issue. While there have been extensive efforts to help communities be “smoke ready”, most people would still prefer not to live with weeks of unhealthy air quality during the summer and fall. This webinar will address what could be done to reduce the amount of smoke experienced by frequently impacted communities during wildfire season. By knowing the frequent pathways that air moves into these communities during wildfire season, we gain some insights as to where fuel treatments can have a greater probability of reducing smoke from subsequent wildfires. Rather than using wind roses, meteorological modeling and GIS processing techniques provide raster images of these pathways for each community. A case study illustrates that these strategic fuel treatments can reduce smoke by 40 percent from subsequent wildfires.
The webinar will also cover how raster images and fuel reduction strategies can be integrated into planning and implementation strategies including regional wildfire crisis strategies, forest restoration plans, and community wildfire protection plans. Additionally, the frequent air pathways can be used during wildfire season for decision support to reduce smoke impacts to the public.

Invasive Plant Certification Program classes for 2022
2023-03-16 08:45 - 2023-04-13 14:30 (America/New_York)
Register today for one or more sessions in the series below
Via zoom online:
Mar 16, 2023 – State Regulations Pertaining to Invasive Plant Management (A2)
8:45 AM – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Mar 23, 2023 – Principles and Fundamentals of Weed Science (A1)
9:00 AM – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Apr 6, 2023 – The Invasive Plant Issue and Invasive Plant Identification (A3)
9:00 AM – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Apr 13, 2023 – Developing an Invasive Plant Management Program (B)
9:00 AM – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Full series details
Credits are approved as follows:
Pesticide: Contact hours for categories 35, 36, 37, 40, 48 and Applicators License available. Valid for all New England states for equivalent categories.

3/16/23 (A2) – 2 pesticide contact hours
3/23/23 (A1) – 4 pesticide contact hours
4/6/23 (A3) – 3 pesticide contact hours
4/13/23 (B) – 4 pesticide contact hours

Association: 2 MCLP, 2 MCA, and 1 MCH credits for EACH class. ISA credits requested.
Series Summary:
There is a growing interest in invasive plants and their management. While turf and landscape professionals might be very proficient in the development of a weed management program for turf and/or landscape, invasive plant management often reveals many new and unique challenges. This 4-part program is intended to help participants meet these challenges when attempting to develop an invasive plant management program as part of their business.
Participants may receive a certificate in INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT upon the successful completion of all four webinars and and obtaining a passing grade for each.
NOTE: 2023 will be the final year we offer this certificate program.
Those who have taken some of the classes in this series in the past and still wish to earn the certificate of completion are advised to finish up any remaining classes in 2023.
Participants not interested in a certificate may also attend these webinars without taking the quizzes. While individuals from anywhere are welcome to join us, this training will have a geographic focus on Massachusetts and New England.

Increasing Participation in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program in N.C.
2023-03-14 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register (by March 3 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time)
March 14, 2023
8:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
Location: The Maxwell Center, 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534
Event agenda for download
Event flyer, showing both workshop date options
This free workshop is organized by Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project and the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources. The purpose is to increase awareness of and participation in the Conservation Reserve Program. The program’s long-term goal is to re-establish valuable land cover to help improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Learn more about the program here
The first 40 landowners registered for this workshop will receive a $25 gift card. You must be present at the workshop to receive the gift card; only one gift card is available per household.
CRP is a private-lands conservation program run by USDA’s Farm Service Agency. This workshop aims to help underserved landowners in N.C.

Hemlock treatment demonstration
2023-03-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
To register please contact Thom Green at info@savehemlocksnc.org or 828-252-4783
March 9, 2023 (backup date in case of inclement weather is March 16. Please save both dates).
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC
NC Pesticide Credits and ISA CEUs are available.
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) for tree care, horticulture, and other professionals.
Participants will practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and HRI staff will demonstrate systemic chemical treatment methods for HWA. We will use the trees on-site to demonstrate and explain a variety of methods available to professionals and landowners in North Carolina. We will also discuss environmental considerations when using systemic insecticides on hemlocks and other practical tips.

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Brown Ash
2023-03-01 12:00 - 2023-03-03 13:00 (America/New_York)
Full series website
March 1 webinar
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Register for the webinar series to participate in this webinar
March 3 field tour
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location to be determined.
Register for this field tour
Topics in this pair of dates in the series: Species preservation goals in the face of EAB and climate change. More details soon.
Full Series Details:
Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine
An Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public
Kicking off year 3 of our forest climate change in Maine webinar/field tour series! Our panelists will address an array of concerns related to Maine’s forests: scope and scale of climate issues; active management strategies; wildlife/biohabitat concerns; unique adaptation strategies at each site. The series continues with 1 hour noontime webinars, each followed by a half day field tour. Register for as many or as few as you wish, all from the same registration landing page linked above.

North Georgia Learn-and-Burn
2023-02-25 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register by February 17, 2023 ($10)
February 25, 2023
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
North Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville, GA
Lunch is provided
Event flyer for download
Join local experts to gain hands-on prescribed burning experience and learn the next steps to putting fire back on your land. You will learn about why we burn, safety, burn objectives, planning, liability, smoke management, and more! No prior burn experience necessary.
Call Kim McCollum at 706-894-1591 or email info.ccrcd@gmail.com if you have questions.

Getting to the Core: Utilizing paleoecology to understand fire in the northeast
2023-02-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Register
February 22, 2023
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
In this hour-long webinar we will hear from Madi Landrum, a Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, as she explores the role of paleoecology in fire management decisions on the land in the northeast.
The need to understand long-term natural and human influences on fire is becoming increasingly important as global climate change increases the frequency and severity of forest fires in the northeastern United States. Meanwhile, there is a growing appreciation for the role Indigenous peoples have played in maintaining ecosystems over millennia. While climate is largely thought to be the main driver of regional ecosystem processes in the northeast, the role of fire, including Indigenous fire management, is actively debated. Historical accounts and Indigenous oral knowledge (e.g. place names) indicate that Native peoples have used fire to create mosaic landscapes throughout the northeast, which is likely to have influenced local diversity and species composition, altering overall forest structure. Read more at the link above…

Assessing the effects of Close-to-Nature Forestry on forest birds
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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February 21, 2023
Noon – 1 Eastern Time
Europe’s Close-To-Nature Forestry (CTNF) that protects forest canopies has not been promoted to help avian abundance or diversity; however, forest bird populations in Europe have increased 7% over the last two decades. We posit whether similar forest management approaches in the eastern USA could benefit North American birds. We sought to 1) assess the effects of forest structural characteristics on avian species richness in a CTNF managed forest; 2) compare our results to county-level eBird data to identify the challenges of assessing the impacts of forestry practices on birds at landscape scales; 3) highlight the ambiguities in current forest management guidelines for improving avian habitats and 4) suggest long-term direction for evaluating the impacts of alternative forest management practices on birds. Our case study provides preliminary evidence that CTNF-managed forests may support diverse birds of high conservation value that are normally drawn to different forest management extremes. We also provide recommendations for using eBird data to assess alternative forest management strategies at landscape scales and a synthesized look at the forest management guidelines provided by many of the major players in American ornithology.

Treatment Demo at Hanging Rock State Park
2023-02-15 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Register (by February 12)
February 15, 2023
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical treatment methods available for landowners and professionals to use in North Carolina to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA).
Participants will practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and HRI staff will demonstrate HWA chemical treatment. We will use the trees on-site to demonstrate and explain a variety of methods available to all landowners in North Carolina. We will also discuss environmental considerations and hiring a tree care professional.
The program is free, but registration is required. Please sign up using this form by Sunday, February 12. Email info@savehemlocksnc.org or call 828-252-4783 with questions about the event. NOTE: in case of inclement weather on 2/15, we are reserving the following day as a back- up date.

Engaging Private Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets
2023-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
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Webinar
February 15, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
This Microsoft Teams webinar is for anyone interested in learning about carbon markets programs for private forest landowners: state forestry agency program managers, USDA Forest Service program managers, nonprofits, landowner associations, and others.
Learn from three State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Projects:

Engaging Family Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets in GA, LA, & SC—Melinda Gable, Executive Director, Forest Landowner Foundation
Securing Northeast Forest Carbon Program in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, & VT—Charlie Levesque, Executive Director, North East State Foresters Association and President, Innovative Natural Solutions LCC.
Accelerating Improved Forest Management and Carbon Sequestration in NY—Brittany Wienke, Forest Projects Manager, The Nature Conservancy in NY and Chris Zimmerman, Forest Restoration Strategy Lead, The Nature Conservancy in NY

Note: This is a MS Teams Webinar. Automated captions and keyboard commands will be available. If you have access questions or requests, such as to request American Sign Language or other language interpretation, contact Sherri Wormstead by Feb. 6. We plan to record this webinar and will send the link to the recording and the ppt to everyone who registered after the webinar.

Managing Forests for the Birds at the Westford Town Lands
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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Saturday, February 11, 2023
1:00pm – 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Westford Town Lands (Maple Shade Town Forest)
146 Brookside Rd, Westford, 05494, VT
How can responsible forest management help create vibrant habitat for Vermont’s birds? Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, and Audubon Vermont for a FREE, public walk of a forest management project at the Westford Town Lands. We’ll walk an area of the WTL which is currently being managed and talk about forests, forest management, birds, and forest ecology.
We will meet at 1:00 PM at the Westford School on Brookside Road in Westford, ~ 1 mile south of the intersection with VT-128. Be dressed for the weather and ready to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces.

Yankee Division SAF Annual Meeting
2023-02-10 09:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Register
February 10, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The Publick House, Paige Hall
277 Main Street
Sturbridge, MA 01566
We will gather in person again for the 2023 Yankee Annual Meeting, which will be held in a forester-friendly timber framed meeting hall and include a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will feature presentations on the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Collaborative, trends in building with (regional) wood, and forest pests new to our region.

The Family Forest Carbon Program: an opportunity for foresters
2023-02-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Register
February 1, 2023
Noon Eastern Time
Join this webinar to learn more about the FFCP and if it could be helpful to landowners you work with.
The Family Forest Carbon Program provides an opportunity for small landowners to access the growing carbon market. Developed by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, the FFCP enables family forest owners them to help address climate change while earning income from their land. Foresters will play a key role in connecting landowners with the FFCP and then implementing climate-smart forestry practices that go above and beyond what is otherwise common practice.

Climate change and forest management 101
2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Alexandra Kosiba, PhD, will address how climate change and other stressors pose a threat to our forests and how we can think about and manage forests to bolster their resilience and adaptation to change. Kosiba will discuss how forests help us mitigate climate change by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide and the important tradeoffs we need to keep in mind. Alexandra (Ali) Kosiba is a forest ecophysiologist and Extension Assistant Professor of Forestry at the University of Vermont. As the Extension Forester, she creates resources and conducts applied research to help woodland owners, foresters, and decision-makers better understand the impacts of climate change and other stressors on Vermont’s forests and management techniques to improve forest resilience. A licensed forester, Ali serves as a regional educator on forest carbon science and management and is the state lead on the Vermont Forest Carbon Inventory. She also works on various forest health topics, like planning and management for at-risk tree species, land planning for maintaining critical forest services, and forest monitoring. Before coming to UVM, she was the Climate Forester for the State of Vermont, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation – and the first climate forester in the nation.

Topic Forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA
2023-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
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January 25, 2023
Noon Central Time
Presenter: Dr. Brian Palik
There is increasing momentum to implement conservation and management approaches that adapt forests to climate change so as to sustain ecosystem functions. These range from actions designed to increase the resistance of current composition and structure to negative impacts to those designed to transition forests to substantially different characteristics. A component of many adaptation approaches will likely include assisted migration of future climate-adapted tree species or genotypes. While forest-assisted migration (FAM) has been discussed conceptually and examined experimentally for almost a decade, operationalizing FAM (i.e., routine use in forest conservation and management projects) lags behind the acceptance of the need for climate adaptation. As the vulnerability of forest ecosystems in climate change increases, FAM may need to become an integral management tool to reduce long-term risks to ecosystem function, despite real and perceived barriers for its implementation. In this webinar, we will discuss the concept of operational-scale FAM and why it remains a controversial, not yet widely adopted component of climate adaptation. We will present three case studies of operational-scale FAM to illustrate how the practice can be approached pragmatically within an adaptation framework despite the barriers to acceptance. Finally, we will discuss a path toward advancing the wide use of operational-scale FAM.

Managing Young Forests to be Like Old Forests
2023-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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January 21, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Hinesburg Town Forest
Hinesburg, Vermont (Location details will be provided after registration.)
The vast majority of Vermont’s forests are young, having been cleared within the last 200 years. While old forests once dominated Vermont’s landscape, they are now extremely uncommon: accounting for less than 1% of the forests in our state. Besides being rare, old forests are also unique: diverse and resilient, providing important habitat opportunities for wildlife. While allowing some forests to develop into old forests naturally is important, it is also possible to use forest management to make Vermont’ s relatively young forests more like old forests, creating many of the unique conditions and habitats found in old forests centuries sooner than they would naturally occur.
Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester and a Guild member, and Allaire Diamond, ecologist with the Vermont Land Trust, for a visit of a forest management project at the Hinesburg Town Forest which aspires to use forest management as a tool to make relatively a relatively young forest more like an old forest while also creating diverse wildlife habitat, protecting biodiversity, and increasing the forest’s health and its resilience in a changing climate.

2022 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference
2022-12-15 08:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Advances in Forest Science: The role of technology and innovation in stewardship and engagement
Register ($28)
December 15, 2022
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location(s):

University of Vermont Davis Center, Burlington, Vermont
Virtual

Continuing Forestry Education credits will be applied for from the Society of American Foresters.
Agenda for download
Full event website
The plenary session will be led by Dr. Colin Beier, followed by a discussion panel with Dr. Aidan Ackerman, Dr. Sara Kuebbing, and Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne. The agenda includes opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the region, along with contributed talks, working sessions, and a poster session/social hour. The conference will be held as a hybrid event, with options for both in-person on the UVM campus and virtual participation.

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Massabesic Experimental Forest
2022-12-14 12:00 - 2022-12-16 13:00 (America/New_York)
Full series website
December 14 webinar
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
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December 16 field tour
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Massabesic Experimental Forest
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Details for this webinar and field tour pairing:
Panelists: Mariko Yamasaki, USFS-NRS, Jon Janelle, USFS-R9-FHP, John Neely, USFS-R9-WMNF, Chuck Lubelczyk, ME Medical
Center Research Inst., Kevin Dodds, USFS-R9-FHP, Isabel Munck, USFS-R9-FHP, Katie Glover, U Maine Climate
Change Inst.
Webinar: Join US Forest Service panelists Mariko Yamasaki, John Neely, Kevin Dodds, and Isabel Munck, along with Chuck Lubelczyk, of the ME Medical Center Research Inst. and Katie Glover of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute as they discuss landscapte context, pests and forest health threats, long-term bird observations, and fire & fuel at the Massabesic.
Field Tour: Our panelist team will guide attendees around exotic species detection, oak thinning, wildfire plans and considerations, shelterwood, group selection, hemlock regeneration, and pests/forest health. Time permitting, there will also be a visit to kettle bogs/paleo sites.
Full Series Summary:
Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine
An Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public
Kicking off year 3 of our forest climate change in Maine webinar/field tour series! Our panelists will address an array of concerns related to Maine’s forests: scope and scale of climate issues; active management strategies; wildlife/biohabitat concerns; unique adaptation strategies at each site. The series continues with 1 hour noontime webinars, each followed by a half day field tour. Register for as many or as few as you wish, all from the same registration landing page linked above.
