Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Ice Storms
Register for this or entire series Ice Storms in the Northeast - Lindsey Rustad (NRS, USDA Northeast Climate Hub) and Lloyd Irland (The Irland Group) January 31, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest Service Northern…
Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Savanna Communities: Rx Fire for Forest Management Series
Registration and full series information February 7, 2024 8:30 – 10 a.m. Central Time Online via Zoom Join Jeb Barzen and Brendan Woodall as they discuss Restoring Savanna Communities in Wisconsin with Rx Fire at Ecologically Meaningful Scales Jeb Barzen will focus on addressing the potential for restoring savanna communities in Wisconsin at ecologically meaningful…
Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration
Register February 15, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless,…
Mycorrhizal Fungi in Northeastern Forests webinar
Register February 21, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time This event is hosted by University of Vermont Extension Forestry and is approved for 1.0 CFE credit through SAF. Are you curious about the role of mycorrhizal fungi in forest ecosystems or want to know how mycorrhizal fungi could interact with silviculture? In this…
Lunch and Learn: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report
Register Friday, February 23, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 Mountain Time (11:00 PT / 1:00 CT / 2:00 ET) Event flyer/post For decades, the wildland fire crisis has been growing. More severe catastrophic wildfires devastate communities and ecosystems and threaten lives and livelihoods across the country. In response, the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission…
Communicating Forestry – Every Picture Tells A Story, Don’t It?
Register February 27, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET Zoom webinar (join information will be provided after registration) Webinar goals and objectives Approved for 1.5 Category 1 Continuing Forester Education Credits by SAF. This is part of our Communicating Forestry webinar series, led by Guild members. This one will be led by Roger Merchant. Forest…
2024 Yankee SAF Annual Meeting
Register March 1, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time The Publick House, Paige Hall 277 Main Street Sturbridge, MA 01566 Event flyer and agenda for download The 2024 Yankee Annual Meeting, includes a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will feature presentations on Massachusetts's Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative, NRCS opportunities to advance…
Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Pests & Pathogens
This topic session has moved from it's original May dates. Full series website March 6, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for this webinar or entire series Restoration and sustainable forestry at GPMCT with Roger Greene, forest consultant to GPMCT. Beech management, forest defoliators, and disease threats with University of Maine Angela Mech…
Women’s Chainsaw Operation Workshop
Register March 16, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Fleetwood, NC Join Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, the Forest Stewards Guild, and the Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm for a hands-on workshop all about chainsaw operating basics! This is a safe space to learn a new skill or deepen your existing saw knowledge. Our programming is…
Advancing Equitable Approaches to Climate Adaptation
March 19, 2024 9:00 a.m. EST University of Vermont, Aiken Center 103 Virtual via teams Preapproved for 1 continuing forestry education credit (1.0 category) Join Rachel H. Swanwick for her Master's Thesis Defense titled Advancing Equitable Approaches to Climate Adaptation: Exploring Barriers, Opportunities and Cross-Cultural Socio-Environmental Collaborations for Forest Stewardship across Tribal Nations and State…