Southern Michigan Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)

Apply by end of the day January 30, 2024 May 6 - 15, 2024 Fort Custer, MI Full information can be found in the Training Announcement This TREX will provide prescribed fire training opportunities to local and regional fire practitioners while supporting management of natural resources on state, federal, and private lands. Target Group: Prescribed…

Bird Communities of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado: A Citizen Science Project

Bluebird on a branch has caught an insect dinner Register Tuesday, May 7, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MT/1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT This webinar is one in a two-part series. See the full event flyer for details. Over the past 5 years, community volunteers from the Weminuche Audubon Society have conducted a study of…

For the Love of Trees: Orion bi-annual awards gala

Register May 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time Online Full event website Event will feature: Robin Wall Kimmerer, receiving the Orion Jane Goodall Award for Inspiring Courage in Action Maria Popova Richard Powers, receiving the Orion Barry Lopez Award for Achievements in Letters and Environments Ed Yong And many others....with their favorite trees!

Forestry for the Birds in Michigan and Minnesota – webinar

Register May 9, 2024 10 - 11 a.m. Central Time The Northern Forest Birds Network presents Michael Paling (Michigan Forester with American Bird Conservancy) and Christian Nelson (Lakes States Coordinator with Forest Stewards Guild) who will give an overview of Forestry for the Birds in Michigan and Minnesota! Forestry for Birds initiatives are built on…

Wildlife Field Day featuring Forestry for the Birds

Register ($5) May 11, 2024 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time Hopkins Demonstration Forest 16750 S Brockway Road, Oregon City, OR Join OSU Extension and the Forest Stewards Guild for a discussion and forest tour featuring the Forest Stewards Guild’s Forestry for the Birds: Western Oregon Guide. The Guide was developed to assist woodland…

Bird Population Trends and Climate Effects in Southwestern National Parks – webinar

Rainbow over Southwestern National Forest mountain range. Full event title: Bird Population Trends and Climate Effects on Breeding-Season Densities Across an Elevational Habitat Gradient in Southwestern National Parks Register Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT / 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MT / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT This webinar is part…

Stewardship opportunities: Becoming an NRCS Technical Service Provider

Register Thursday, May 30, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET Peter Hoagland- Northeast Regional TSP Coordinator, USDA-NRCS In this webinar foresters and other natural resources professionals will learn about the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Technical Service Provider (TSP) Program. Technical Service Providers (TSPs) work on behalf of private landowners and land-managers to offer conservation planning…

A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry

Full presentation details June 3, 2024 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak Street, Ashland, OR 97520 Seth Zukerman, co-author of A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry, will discuss forest management and ecological forestry. From those who own forested property already to those who dream of…

Virtue and The Steward’s Mind – Communicating Forestry webinar series

Register June 4, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Join Guild member Marianne Patinelli-Dubay, a philosopher with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, for a presentation focused on understanding Guild-style forestry in the context of virtue ethics. Following the presentation, participants will be encouraged to explore these theoretical…