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…

Third annual bird event at Stone Fence Farm, NH

Save the date - registration coming soon June 8, 2024 Stone Fence Farm 64 Johnson Mountain Road Unity, New Hampshire Optional camping onsite and pizza dinner on Friday. Continuing education credits for foresters are available. Guild members Jeremy Turner and Laura French will host the third annual bird event at Stone Fence Farm. You won't…

Learning to Identify Appalachian Cove Forests

Register June 12, 2024 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time Meeting at Standing Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will walk a segment of the Mountains to Sea trail near Waynesville, NC We invite forest practitioners and others interested in forest management to a workshop about Appalachian Cove Forests with MountainTrue. This workshop…

Forest Farming: A Climate Smart Practice

Register Thursday, June 13, 2024 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Smokey House Center 426 Danby Mountain Road Danby, VT 05739 2.5 category 1 continuing forester education credits (CFE) through Society of American Foresters Full event webpage Join us at Smokey House Center for a field session on forest farming - a USDA-recognized agroforestry practice that involves…

Environmental Ethics in Running a Logging Business

Register June 13, 2024 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Join us for a discussion with Guild member Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle Farm to learn about logging for long-term sustainable land management while farming, what to consider for stand health and diversity, and Timberdoodle's environmental ethic. Timberdoodle Farm is a specialty logging & sawmill business based…

Women Owning Woodlands Virtual Conference for Landowners

Register Thursday June 13, 7-8:30 pm ET  Friday June 14, 7-8:30 pm ET  Saturday June 15, 12-2 pm ET  Location: Online! Zoom links sent after registration. Event flyer for download  Agenda:   Thursday Theme: Expanding Horizons Welcome & Introduction Activity Keynote Reflection Activity Friday Theme: Diving Deep Topic Presentations & Breakouts Reflection Activity Saturday Theme: Stewardship…

Old-Growth Forest Stewardship: New USFS Technical Guidance

Register for this webinar June 20, 2024 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT / 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET Please join Forest Stewards Guild members and colleagues for a discussion of the new US Forest Service Technical Guidance for Standardized Silvicultural Prescriptions for…

Wildlife Field Day: Forestry for the Birds

Register June 26, 2024 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Corvallis, OR (location details will be provided to attendees) Join us for a discussion and forest tour featuring the Forest Stewards Guild's Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide (take home a copy for your $5 registration fee). This Guide was developed to assist woodland caretakers…

Northeast Midwest RX Fire Science and Management Conference

Register August 19 - 22, 2024 Hilton Albany 40 Lodge St, Albany, NY 12207 Agenda A workshop for all wildland fire management partners across the 20 state NE-MW region to share region-wide, science-based, fire ecology information oriented toward expanding and maintaining the use of prescribed fire across all landscapes, jurisdictions, and fire-dependent ecosystems. Workshop Objectives…

Guild discussion on old-growth forest stewardship

Register for this webinar July 9, 2024 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Please join the Guild's Membership and Policy Council to discuss old-growth forest stewardship. We'll cover protection, preservation, conservation, management, and recruiting future old forests. Guild…