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SUMMARY:Communicating Forestry Series: ways that work
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJuly 11\, 2023\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time \nOnline webinar. Zoom link will be sent after registration. \n1.5 Category 1 SAF CFE credits approved. \nThis webinar is the first in a Communicating Forestry series by Guild members. Part of putting innovation into practice is knowing what’s important to share about our vision\, and then how and when to do so. As forest managers and stewards\, we manage forests for a variety of different objectives\, values and purposes\, but the importance of our work is not always clear to everyone. Forestry is nuanced\, complex and counter-intuitive to many. Our ability to clearly and effectively communicate the work that we do is integral to our ability to continue to do what is necessary to take care of our forests. \nJoin Guild member Ethan Tapper\, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Dept. of Forests\, Parks and Recreation. Ethan will discuss how we can present forest management in ways that are engaging and exciting\, including modifying our language\, mobilizing partnerships\, and approaching outreach in novel ways. \nThis event will focus on some practices and methods that have worked for Ethan in the Northeast region and will be part of an event series focusing on various aspects of forestry communication in different regions\, by more Guild members. \nAbout Ethan:  \nEthan Tapper advises private landowners\, municipalities\, conservation organizations\, foresters and loggers on the responsible stewardship of forestland\, administers “Current Use” program in Chittenden County\, and manages over 4\,500 acres of Community Forests. He writes a monthly column for 11 newspapers and a quarterly column in Northern Woodlands magazine\, maintains a YouTube channel with over 650 subscribers over 100 videos and an email list with over 700 subscribers and leads virtual and in-person public events in Vermont and throughout New England which are attended by thousands of people each year. Ethan is the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance’s 2021 CFM Forester of the Year\, the 2021 recipient of the Vermont American Tree Farm System’s Education and Outreach Award\, 2020 recipient of Vermont Coverts’ James B. Engle Award\, and the 2022 recipient of the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program’s Vermont Tree Steward Award. \nExplore a Story Map about Ethan’s approach to outreach and communication at a forest management project in Hinesburg\, Vermont here: https://arcg.is/09zfC1 \nTo learn more about Ethan’s work\, visit his YouTube channel\, read an archive of his articles or sign up for his mailing list\, visit his LinkTree\, here: https://linktr.ee/ChittendenCountyForester
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/communicating-forestry-series-1-with-ethan-tapper/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230522T214912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T144501Z
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SUMMARY:Making FSC certification more accessible to community forests and family forests
DESCRIPTION:Registration closed on July 17 \nJuly 18 – 20\, 2023\n8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. first two days and 8:00 a.m. to Noon on third day \nBreakfasts and lunches are provided. Participants are responsible for their own travel\, lodging and dinner expenses. \nAloft Minneapolis\, 900 Washington Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN 55415 \nThis workshop has been awarded 13.5 hours of Cat 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters. \nAgenda for download \nThe Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sets standards for responsible forest management and manages a global voluntary certification system that allows manufacturers and consumers of forest products to directly contribute to the health of forests and forest communities. FSC is hosting a free workshop to share resources to help family and community forest managers achieve greater value from FSC certification. \nWith a focus on existing tools and needs for additional support\, the workshop will offer practical ways to improve the opportunities FSC offers to community and family woodlands. Whether you’re a group manager\, consulting forester\, forest owner or forest manager\, FSC encourages you to participate in this free in-person workshop. \nThe event will also offer a good opportunity to connect with peers about shared challenges facing small\, low-intensity managed forests. \nForests meeting one or more of the following criteria are eligible for the resources and tools that will be introduced in the workshop: \n\nForests smaller than 2\,471 acres (1\,000 hectares; any ownership)\nThe rate of harvesting is less than 20% of the mean annual increment (MAI) and EITHER a) the annual harvest is less than 1379.5 cords; OR b) the average annual harvest is less than 1379.5 cords/year during a 5-year cycle (any ownership)\nOnly non-timber forest products are collected or harvested (any ownership)\nBoth: a) the legal right to manage the forest is held at communal level; AND b) the members of the community actively manage the forest or have authorized someone else to manage it\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Amy Clark Eagle (a.eagle@us.fsc.org)
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/making-fsc-certification-more-accessible-to-community-forests-and-family-forests/
CATEGORIES:Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230720T161556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T161811Z
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SUMMARY:Land Management Tour at Spring Valley Tract
DESCRIPTION:Register \nSaturday\, August 12\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nSpring Valley Tract\, 277 Brunson Rd\, Belleville\, WI 53508 \nIf you’re a landowner wondering how to get started with a restoration project\, this event is for you! Also\, Guild Gathering attendees from August 2022 at this property have an opportunity to join with each other and Land Trust staff again to see progress and share ideas. \nJoin DALC staff\, restoration ecologist Craig Annen of Integrated Restorations\, and Spring Valley’s Site Steward\, Fil Sanna\, to tour the land and compare “before and after” documentation of our projects. You’ll learn how we chose priorities and set goals for restoration work\, and get insights on controlling invasive species\, carrying out a prescribed burn\, finding funding\, working with contractors\, and more.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/land-management-tour-at-spring-valley-tract/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230724T175051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T185146Z
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SUMMARY:Maine Guild Member Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Register (free\, current members and guests encouraged\, buy-your-own drinks and food) \nNot sure of your membership status? Contact membership@forestguild.org to confirm. Or join or renew today – we welcome you! \nAugust 16\, 2023\n4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nOrono Brewing Company\, 61 Margin St\, Orono\, ME 04473 \nJoin us for just a drink or a full dinner at the Orono Brewing Company in Orono\, Maine! There is a great outdoor area to sit and chat or you can practice your toss with a game of cornhole. We look forward to connecting with you! \nQuestions? Reach out to Maddie Eberly\, maddie@forestguild.org
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/maine-guild-member-social-hour/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230807T155512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T155538Z
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SUMMARY:NESAF Summer Silviculture Field Tour: White Oak
DESCRIPTION:Register ($15 – $50) \nFriday\, August 25\, 2023\n8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT \nBear Brook State Park Pavilion\n399 Deerfield Rd #245\nAllenstown\, NH 03275   \nIf you or the landowners you work with are concerned about the future of white oak in the Eastern United States\, this workshop is designed with you in mind! White oak is a foundational component of many hardwood ecosystems throughout our region\, and the New England Society of American Foresters is hosting a workshop and field tour to continue the discussions stemming from the 2023 Annual Winter Meeting. We hope you can join us! \nStacy Clark\, Ph. D. and Callie Schweitzer\, Ph. D. (USDA Forest Service-Southern Research Station) will lead the conversation on white oak silviculture! Afternoon field tour of the NH State Nursery. Lunch included. \nEvent Details \n8:00AM  Gather- Coffee/Donuts. \n8:30AM  Introductions and go over agenda \n8:45AM  White Oak Site #1 at Bear Brook \n12:00PM  Lunch \n1:00PM  Travel to White Oak Site #2 at State Nursery \n1:30PM  White Oak Site #2 at State Nursery \n3:30PM  Adjorn (CEU Certificates)
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/nesaf-summer-silviculture-field-tour-white-oak/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230828T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230831T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230614T181504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T182229Z
UID:8306-1693216800-1693501200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Northeast – Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register (early bird ends July 1) \nAugust 29 at 7:00 a.m. – August 31 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time\n*A pre-workshop session for August 28\, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. has a limit of 35 people \nThe Madison Concourse Hotel\n1 W Dayton Street\nMadison\, WI 53703\n*A block of rooms is available for $131+tax/room before July 28\, 2023. Call 800-356-8293. \nWorkshop flyer for download \nAgenda \nFull event details \nThis regional workshop will: \n\nProvide a forum for all wildland fire management partners 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.\nProvide an opportunity for scientists\, managers\, and practitioners across the 20-state region to share prescribed fire related experiences\, successes\, and potential solutions to implementation challenges.\nProvide an opportunity for agency leaders and managers to interact with state prescribed fire councils and other key partners.\nServe as a model for future annual or biennial workshops.\n\nSponsored by Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC)\, a regional organization chartered by the national Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) to coordinate and support implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy across the 20 Northeast and Midwest states.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/northeast-midwest-regional-prescribed-fire-science-and-management-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20230830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20230830T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230807T150444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T181036Z
UID:8474-1693407600-1693414800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:NIFS Webinar - From Experimentation to Innovation in the Forests of the PNW
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is one of two Northwest Innovative Forestry Series events in 2023. The is a field tour in Washington on October 6th. This year’s NIFS focus is experimental forests\, traditional and non-traditional\, and their efforts in facilitating innovation and community within forest management and research. Full NIFS series details are on the NIFS website. \nRegister for the webinar (free) \nDate: Wednesday\, August 30\, 2023\nTime: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time\nLocation: Zoom \nThis webinar is approved for 1.5 Category 1 SAF CFE credits. \nAgenda for download \nPlease join us for this webinar where Paul Anderson\, the Station Director of the Pacific Northwest Research Station\, will be providing us with a broad-spectrum view of experimental forests and finding a balance between long-term continuity and quickly changing information needs. \nPaul’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion made up of participants selected to represent perspectives and experiences in forest experimentation that are not directly related to traditional experimental forests. \nThe panel participants include: \n\nBrandy Saffell\, Forest Conservation Specialist\, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District\nMichael Wilson\, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Tribal member and former Natural Resources Department Manager\nTeodora Minkova\, Research and Monitoring Manager for Olympic Experimental Forest\, Washington Department of Natural Resources\nLindsay Cornelius\, East Cascades Oak Partnership Manager\, Columbia Land Trust
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/northwest-innovative-forestry-summit-webinar-2023/
CATEGORIES:NIFS,Pacific Northwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230801T201437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T022808Z
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SUMMARY:Silvopasture Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Register\nWednesday\, September 6\, 2023\n1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET\nLocation: Gansvoort Farm\, 1827 US-9\, Germantown\, NY 12526\nInstructors: Guild member Eli Roberts & Meghan Giroux \nRegister\nSaturday\, September 9\, 2023\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET\nLocation: Hidden Blossom Farm\, 18 Old Barrows Rd\, Union\, CT 06076\nInstructors: Meghan Giroux\, Guild member Eli Roberts\, and Joe Orefice \nIf you advise land managers and are ready to learn more about silvopasture\, then this training is for you! Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages\, trees\, and livestock and can help increase the productivity and health of farm and forest systems. \nThe increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles\, design considerations\, benefits\, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture. \nAn online introductory course is available to watch in preparation for the training. You’ll leave better prepared to assist your clients with the practice of silvopasture. \nThis workshop is hosted by Interlace Commons\, an education and research non-profit focused on expanding agroforestry throughout the Northeastern US. \nThese events will occur rain or shine. Space is limited.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/silvopasture-fundamentals/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230801T201743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T215556Z
UID:8445-1694077200-1694088000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Alley Cropping Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Register\nThursday\, September 7\, 2023\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET\nLocation: Toensmeier Farm\, 47 Pequot Road. South Hampton\, MA 01073 \nIf you advise land managers and are ready to learn more about alley cropping\, this training is for you! Alley cropping is planting rows of trees and/or shrubs to create alleys within which agricultural or horticultural crops are produced. Learn how this practice can positively intensify land use\, diversify income\, and protect and enhance ecosystem function. \nThe increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles\, design considerations\, benefits\, and potential challenges associated with alley cropping. \nAn online introductory course is available to watch in preparation for the training. You’ll leave better prepared to assist your clients with the practice of silvopasture. \nThis workshop is hosted by Interlace Commons\, an education and research non-profit focused on expanding agroforestry throughout the Northeastern US. \nThis event will occur rain or shine. Space is limited.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/alley-cropping-fundamentals/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230807T191023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T202956Z
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SUMMARY:ForestHer NC\, Mountains Region Gathering
DESCRIPTION:September 8\, 2023\n8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET \nSunburst Campground Day Use Area\, 8820 Lake Logan Rd\, Canton\, NC 28716 \nJoin ForestHer NC for a gathering in the mountains! We are partnering with the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmers Coalition to host a workshop focused on medicinal plants found in cove forests. We will learn about non-timber forest products\, plant identification\, site selection for plants\, and more! \nAgenda  \n\n8:30 am – Registration opens \n9:00 am – Welcome and introductions \n9:30 am – Forest Talk: Intro to non-timber forest products\n10:30 am – Forest Walk: Hike and learn about plant ID and site selection (hiking details coming soon)\n12:00 pm – Stick around for refreshments! (provided)\n\nThis workshop has been made possible through support from Domtar\, PactivEvergreen\, and Georgia-Pacific.   \nAccessibility: There will be a 1.5 hour hike involved. Please let us know if you would like assistance or accommodations and we will do our best to accommodate.   \nContact Dakota Wagner with questions. 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/foresther-nc-mountains-region-gathering-2/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230824T165616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T165616Z
UID:8587-1694516400-1694520000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:NAFSE Southern Pine Beetle Working Group Virtual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register \nTuesday\, September 12\, 2023\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET \nOnline via Zoom \nThe NAFSE Southern Pine Beetle Working Group is holding a one hour virtual meeting and is open to all. Various speakers will provide updates related to the Southern Pine Beetle as well as pitch pine management. \nAbout the Working Group\nThe Southern Pine Beetle Working Group is designed to establish a community of practice around pitch pine barren management in light of southern pine beetle (SPB). Visit the NAFSE Southern Pine Beetle Working Group online to learn more about the group such as contact information and past events. The Guild is honored to have members in this and other collaborative NAFSE working groups. \nAny questions related to this virtual meeting please reach out to Eric Evenson\, NAFSE Science Communications Specialist at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/nafse-southern-pine-beetle-working-group-virtual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230823T183009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T183055Z
UID:8584-1694779200-1694793600@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:National Firewood Bank Summit
DESCRIPTION:Register \nSeptember 15\, 2023\n12:00 -4:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nFull summit website \nThe Summit will be a chance for leaders and volunteers at wood banks to connect\, share ideas and information\, and to hear updates on the 2023-24 grant roll-out from the Alliance for Green Heat. We hope you will join the effort to create the first national wood bank network to support the efforts of wood banks everywhere. Updates on panelists\, speakers\, and more\, are at the summit website. You’ll hear from panelists and have opportunities to ask your questions. \nHear from the wood banks on: \n\n“Finding Partners & Keeping a Team: Strategic Partnerships & Volunteer Recruitment”\n“Sustainability\, Scaling Up & How to Keep it Going for the Long Haul”\n\nFor more information and updates about the summit\, visit our website or contact Elisa Schine at elisa.schine@maine.edu. \nThis first National Firewood Bank Summit is hosted by the University of Maine.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/national-firewood-bank-summit/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230919T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230919T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230818T153732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T155106Z
UID:8551-1695142800-1695148200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Black Lake\, NM Prescribed Burn - Community Meeting
DESCRIPTION:No registration required for in-person option on September 19. There’s also a virtual option September 20 (see below). \nSeptember 19\, 2023\n5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MST \nVal Verde Fire Station\n27749 US-64\nAngel Fire\, NM 87710 \nThis fall\, the Forest Stewards Guild\, the New Mexico State Land Office\, The Nature Conservancy\, and local fire departments will be conducting a collaborative prescribed burn outside of Black Lake\, NM and near the Village of Angel Fire\, with the objective of fuels reduction and building forest resiliency to drought\, insects\, fire\, and climate change. We will be holding a community meeting beforehand where members of the burn team will discuss the background\, objectives\, potential impacts\, burn planning\, and will also create a space for questions from the community. \nCan’t make it to the in-person meeting? \nVirtual option September 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm \nRegister for the zoom
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/black-lake-nm-prescribed-burn-community-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Southwest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T125000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230824T171630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T171630Z
UID:8592-1695643200-1695646200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:What Does Adaptive Silviculture Look Like?
DESCRIPTION:Register (includes full series) \nMonday\, September 25\, 2023\n12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET \nThis is one session\, led by Guild member Maria Janowiak of USDA Forest Service\, in the Yale Forest Forum‘s fall’s speaker series titled: Understanding Climate Smart Forestry in Practice. \nClimate-smart forestry has become a buzzword across the forestry sector and beyond. In this webinar series\, we will learn from practitioners and researchers about how they put climate-smart forestry into practice. We will also learn how forests can be managed to enhance their carbon storage capabilities and/or increase their resilience to the impacts of climate. We will hear from speakers from public sector organizations\, nonprofits\, researchers\, and academics from across the U.S.\, as well as practitioners “on-the-ground.” \nThe series is jointly hosted by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment\, the USDA Northeast Climate Hub\, and the USDA Southeast Climate Hub\, and co-sponsored by the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture. \nThe speaker series is free and open to all. The webinars will be recorded and captioned\, and recording links will be emailed to registrants after the live event.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/what-does-adaptive-silviculture-look-like/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230830T022045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T022045Z
UID:8598-1696321800-1696431600@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Oak Forests
DESCRIPTION:Register ($75 – $125) \nOctober 3 at 8:30 a.m. – October 4 at 3:00 p.m. EDT \nChatham County Agriculture & Conference Center\n1192 U.S. 64 #Bus Pittsboro\, NC 27312 \nCFEs pending. Estimated 10.5 hours. \nFull event details \nThis advanced training for professionals & experienced landowners will teach the silvicultural techniques required to establish oak forests. Guild members David Halley\, Alex Finkral\, and several other esteemed colleagues will present. \nThere are plenty of oak forests in North Carolina right now\, but trends show that we are not replacing them with new oak forests after harvest. The probability of replacing an existing oak stand with a new one by just cutting it down and letting it grow back is zero or unacceptably low. If we are going to reverse this troubling trend\, we need to implement better oak restoration techniques now. \nRegenerating oak is more of a process than an event. It is one of the most difficult management prescriptions to undertake and requires specific silvicultural knowledge and proper site analysis to implement correctly. During this two-day advanced workshop for natural resource professionals and experienced landowners\, experts will share their experience and knowledge on how to successfully regenerate and manage oak. Attendees will learn through classroom and field instruction how to implement the necessary silvicultural techniques to ensure that oak trees are part of our next forests. \nThis program is offered by the North Carolina Tree Farm Program. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/restoring-oak-forests/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Southeast
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230823T182228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T182245Z
UID:8581-1696444200-1696451400@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Old Growth Characteristics (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register \nWednesday\, October 4\, 2023\n6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET \nOnline on Zoom \nOld-growth forests were once the predominant natural condition across New England and New York before European settlement. However\, they are now one of the rarest. Though new old-growth forests cannot be created\, there is an opportunity through both passive and active management to restore old-growth characteristics in our current forests. There is renewed focus on restoring these characteristics given their compatibility with objectives such as biodiversity conservation\, forest carbon\, and resilience to climate change. \nThis session will focus on the new publication Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics to New England’s and New York’s Forests. The goal of this publication is to increase the amount of old-growth characteristics in the region by giving decision-makers the information they need to adopt old-growth restoration strategies in ways that complement their ownership goals\, helping to sustain our native forests and their many benefits. \nThis webinar is presented by Paul Catanzaro\, MA State Extension Forester and Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/restoring-old-growth-characteristics-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20231006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20231006T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230810T164621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T174323Z
UID:8492-1696582800-1696599000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:NIFS 2023 Field Tour - Stossel Creek and Oxbow Farm Assisted Migration
DESCRIPTION:This field tour is part of the Northwest Innovative Forestry Series events in 2023. This year’s NIFS focus is experimental forests\, traditional and non-traditional\, and their efforts in facilitating innovation and community within forest management and research. Full NIFS series details are on the NIFS website. \nRegistration is closed \nOctober 6\, 2023\n9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time\nOxbow Farm and Conservation Center and Stossel Creek\, 10819 Carnation-Duvall Rd\, NE\, Carnation\, WA 98014 \nLogistics: some walking over uneven ground and near brush\, so we recommend sturdy shoes. Stossel has no facilities\, so please bring water. \nAgenda for download \nPlease join us for a tour of assisted migration and climate adapted restoration projects near Carnation\, Washington. We will be meeting at the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center to tour their assisted migration project along the banks of the Snoqualmie River\, and then carpooling to the Stossel Creek Adaptive Reforestation Project site. During the tour\, we will discuss the details of both adaptive reforestation projects and have an open discussion on the ethics of assisted migration. \nSpeakers during the field tour will include staff from the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center\, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust\, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities\, and Northwest Natural Resource Group. \nConditions: Field tours may include longer walks on uneven or steep terrain. Sturdy shoes and weather appropriate clothing are recommended.  \nPolicy on event cancellations:   \n\nIf a registrant cancels their own registration ahead of the event and wants a refund for registration fees\, we will issue a refund for the event’s registration/lodging amount only (less any credit card fees the registrant covered in their initial payment). \nIf 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. 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/nifs-2023-field-tour-stossel-creek-and-oxbow-farm-assisted-migration/
CATEGORIES:Field event,NIFS,Pacific Northwest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230531T211007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T151623Z
UID:8273-1696582800-1696690800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:NorthWoods Guild Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed.\n$50 registration fee for full 2 days\, or $25/day. Meals and lodging included.  \nOctober 6\, 2023\, @ 9:00 am – October 7\, 2023 @ 3:00 pm Eastern Time \nNorthWoods Stewardship Center\, 154 Leadership Drive\, East Charleston\, VT \n9\, Category 1 SAF CFE credits approved (4.5 each day). \nAgenda for download \nWe welcome Guild members to join us for a Guild Gathering in the forests of the Northeastern Kingdom of Vermont with our hosts\, NorthWoods Stewardship Center. We will visit Mud Pond and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in the Nulhegan Basin Division to discuss climate driven silviculture. We will learn from managers and researchers about Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) study sites\, forest birds\, managing ash with emerald ash borer\, old growth forests\, post-industrial management\, and spruce-fir silvicultur \nAccommodation is available at the Northwoods Stewardship Center near their Guild Model Forest in Charleston\, Vermont\, where forest managers enhance wildlife habitat\, timber quality\, education\, and recreational opportunities.  \nAgenda overview: \nFriday\, October 6th    \n9 – 10:00 a.m.: Arrival\, sign-in\, coffee/snacks\, catch up with old friends at Caspian Beach parking lot in Greensboro\, Vermont \n10:00 a.m.: Intro circle \n10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Carpools\, field tours\, and lunch provided in the field at Noon \n5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: NorthWoods Stewardship Center social hour and dinner \n7:00 p.m.: NorthWoods Stewardship Center forestry program overview \n7:30 p.m.: Adjourn \nSaturday\, October 7th    \n7 – 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast \n8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Carpool or individual travel to Refuge Visitor Center for field tour and lunch provided in the field at Noon \n12:30 p.m.: Optional Degraded Site field tour led by Jeremy Goetz (people driving individually can leave from here if they wish) \n2:00 p.m.: Carpool back to the visitor center. You can leave from there\, or van back to NorthWoods Stewardship Center if you left your car there. \nLodging info: A few options are available at no cost. Please indicate your lodging needs when registering\, as spots are limited: \n\nThe Bunkhouse at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center is a shared space that sleeps 16 people. Bunks are separated into nooks that sleep 4 people each. There are two bathrooms with showers\, a common area\, woodstove\, and a kitchen space with a minifridge\, microwave\, and coffee pot. Please BYO pillows\, linens\, and towels.  \nThere are plenty of tent camping spots and space for small campers/RVs. In the tent camping area there is an outdoor pavilion kitchen and outhouse. Campers can also have access to the common space and facilities in the bunkhouse. If you would like to bring your own camper please reach out to NorthWoods staff at forestry@northwoodscenter.org to reserve a parking space.  \n\nTravel and hike info: We will have NorthWoods Stewardship Center vans available for carpooling. We will be traveling on lightly managed dirt roads. We will be walking over uneven terrain. \nPlease bring: \n\nyour own water bottle\,\nsnacks\,\nfootware that can get muddy and wet\,\ninsect repellent and/or bug net\,\nsunscreen\,\nif staying overnight\, necessary items (bunk house requires sleeping gear and is a heated space. Camping requires your own camp gear).\n\nThanks to Northwoods for these photos! 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/northwoods-guild-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231003T190907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T193641Z
UID:8685-1696926600-1697029200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Florida Forests & Water Forum 2023
DESCRIPTION:Registration open until October 6 \nOctober 10\, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m\nOctober 11\, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (limited and requires special registration request email) \nUF-IFAS Austin Cary Forest Campus\n10625 Northeast Waldo Road\nGainesville\, FL 32609 \nAgenda for download \nThis event brings together partners from across the state to discuss the connection between healthy\, managed forests and clean\, reliable drinking water. Join forest landowners\, utilities\, conservation groups\, state agencies\, and others as they plan for a safe\, secure future for all Floridians. \nFor more information\, contact info@southeasternpartnership.org.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/florida-forests-water-forum-2023/
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230914T204832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T184750Z
UID:8652-1696964400-1696969800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Peer-to-Peer Forest Management: The Cold Hollow to Canada Woodlots Program
DESCRIPTION:Recording \nOctober 10\, 2023\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET \nZoom webinar (join information will be provided after registration) \n1.5 Continuing Forester Education Credits from SAF \nThis is the second in the Guild’s Communicating Forestry webinar series\, by and for Guild members. Check out the previous installment with Ethan Tapper. \nAs we all know\, communicating the benefits of forest management practices can be challenging. Cold Hollow to Canada\, a nonprofit and regional partnership in northern Vermont\, has addressed this challenge by convening peer networks of forest landowners who can learn from professionals while also sharing their learning and personal experiences with one another.  These groups meet regularly to learn\, share\, and build a community of novice forest stewards\, with Cold Hollow to Canada providing support and technical assistance. The program has been so successful as a tool for promoting forest stewardship and conservation that Cold Hollow to Canada was asked by other groups to document our methods in an online Toolkit that facilitates adoption or adaptation of the program as needed.  \nIn this workshop\, Guild member Nancy Patch and Cold Hollow to Canada’s Monica Przyperhart will introduce the Woodlots peer-to-peer model for communicating forest management and then guide participants through the intended use of the online Toolkit\, sharing ideas for how to adapt it into new contexts or to start with simple first steps.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/peer-to-peer-forest-management-the-cold-hollow-to-canada-woodlots-program/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231013
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230818T004151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T004151Z
UID:8548-1696982400-1697155199@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon training
DESCRIPTION:Applications are due September 1\, 2023 with a limit of 50 chosen. Read on for details. \nDate: October 11 – 12\, 2023 \nLocation: Gardner\, Massachusetts \nDescription: A new 2-day graduate level Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters training session on climate adaptation and forest carbon. This Module will include two mornings of classroom training and two afternoons of field training. The entire Module will be videotaped and made available to anyone – attendees and all others – after the training session. \nSpeakers for this Institute Module include: William Van Doren\, Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation; Dr. Alexandra Kosiba\, VT Extension Forester\, Dr. Robert Seymour\, Professor emeritus\, Univ. of Maine; Dr. Matt Russell\, Arbor Custom Analytics; Samantha Myers Fellow\, USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub; Dr. Tony D’Amato\, University of Vermont; Dr. David King\, University of Massachusetts; Steve Roberge\, UNH Extension Forester; Joelle Vautour & Keith DiNardo of MA DCR & Charles Levesque of the North East State Foresters Association and Innovative Natural Resource Solutions\, LLC. \nApplication instructions: if you are interested in attending the training\, you must complete this application. \n\nFirst\, download the file and include your name in the file title as you save it to your hard drive.\nPublic sector employees with state forestry agencies in New England and New York should not use this application – instead\, they should contact their supervisor about attending.\nThe application is a fillable PDF file and due by email only no later than September 1\, 2023.\nIf you choose to fill it out as a PDF file on your computer\, please save the file with a file name that includes your name. If you fill it out by hand\, please scan and send in via email. Either way\, please send to levesque@inrsllc.com.\n\nWhy do you need to complete an application in order to be considered for the Institute Module training? There are only 50 seats available at this training and if more applications are received than seats available\, those asked to register for the training will be chosen on merit based on the application answers. \nQuestions? Email to Charles Levesque at levesque@inrsllc.com. \nA reminder – in 2017 and 2018\, the Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters held 10 days of graduate level training (each year) on various silviculture topics for the forest types in the northeast U.S.  Those 10 days of training were all filmed and are still available. See all the Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters materials online. \nNote: The Institute workshops are designed to provide northeast U.S. foresters with the appropriate knowledge to make sound\, science-based decisions for forest ecosystem management\, harvests and regeneration. This project is designed so it can be used in the USDA Forest Service’s National Advanced Silviculture Program (NASP) to provide landscape-specific materials for northeast forests. The Institute offers a graduate program level of instruction for practicing foresters.  Funding support has been provided by the USDA Forest Service State & Private Forestry and many private funders.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/climate-adaptation-and-forest-carbon-training/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231012T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231005T173937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T173937Z
UID:8691-1697013000-1697124600@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:WI SAF 2023 Annual Meeting "The Good Oak"
DESCRIPTION:Register (by October 11) \nOctober 11 at 8:30 a.m. to October 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET \nChula Vista Resort\nWisconsin Dells\, WI \nAgenda for download \nThis year’s theme is “The Good Oak” and will feature speakers from the U.S. Forest Service\, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources\, University of Kentucky\, among others\, presenting the importance of Wisconsin’s oak resource to the state\, throughout the nation\, and across the world. Topics include silviculture\, oak savanna\, carbon\, oak wilt\, assisted migration and more. WI SAF is excited to collaborate with the Aldo Leopold Foundation to host field tours at their center in Baraboo\, to include the legendary “shack” and oak management techniques. \nReserve your room by calling the Chula Vista Resort at 608-678-3119. The first 100 registrations will receive a FREE copy of the book: “Managing Oak Forests in the Eastern US”.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wi-saf-2023-annual-meeting-the-good-oak/
CATEGORIES:Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230918T205441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T232616Z
UID:8666-1697272200-1697295600@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:ForestHer NC: Piedmont Region Gathering 2023
DESCRIPTION:Register by October 9\, 2023 (Registration is $10 and includes lunch and the watercraft.) \nOctober 14\, 2023\n8:30 .m. – 3:00 p.m. \nCool Springs Environmental Education Ctr\n945 Cool Spring Rd\, New Bern\, NC 28560 \nJoin ForestHer for this Coastal Regional Gathering to learn how forests protect our coastal waterways. \nAgenda\n8:30 – 9:00 Check in\n9:00 – 10:30 Interpretive Wetlands Walk\n10:30 – 11:15 Coastal Land Trust – Protecting our Land and Water\n11:15 – 12:15 Macroinvertebrates – What is that in the water!?\n12:15 – 1:00 Lunch provided by Weyerhaeuser\n1:00 – 3:00 (optional) kayaks and canoe available.  Your feet will probably get wet.  A guide will be on hand to help those who want it. \nContact Dakota with questions: dakota@forestguild.org
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/foresther-nc-piedmont-region-gathering-2023/
CATEGORIES:Southeast,WOW
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231017T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230803T164607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231014T015213Z
UID:8459-1697529600-1697630400@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Northern Forest Birds Network 2023 Conference – Forestry for Birds in a Changing Climate
DESCRIPTION:Connecticut Warbler. Photo by Robert Royse. \nRegister ($50 per person includes lunch\, snacks\, and beverages) \nOctober 17 at 8:00 a.m. – October 18 at Noon\, Central Time \nAmericInn by Wyndham Ashland\n3009 Lake Shore Dr E\, Ashland\, WI 54806 \nLunch provided on Tuesday\, October 17. (New registrations after October 13 are no longer guaranteed a lunch at this late date). \nLodging is available via a room block at the AmericInn. The cost is not included in the event registration. Please arrange for lodging on your own online or by calling 715-682-9950. \n8.5 CFEs for SAF are approved. Pending approval on Wildlife Society CFEs. \nAgenda for download – updated on October 10\, 2023 \nThe NFBN 2023 conference will benefit foresters\, biologists\, land managers\, researchers\, and private landowners. We will showcase collaborative initiatives\, while sharing about bird conservation amid climate change\, and discussing bird habitat management tools. \nOn day one\, the conference will focus on project updates from Northern Forest Bird Network and Upper Mississippi River / Great Lakes Joint Venture\, Forestry for Birds initiatives in Michigan and Minnesota\, and discussions of forest bird habitat best management practices (BMPs). On day two\, the morning session will be focused on climate change impacts for forest bird conservation and will be followed with a discussion of how our network can use the NIACS Climate Change Adaptation Workbook to promote large- and small-scale forest resilience. \nPlease see the full agenda for more details. \nEvent Contact: Jayme Strange\, jstrange@abcbirds.org \n \n 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/northern-forest-birds-network-2023-conference-forestry-for-birds-in-a-changing-climate/
CATEGORIES:Forestry for the Birds,Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230927T175704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T175704Z
UID:8679-1697817600-1697824800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Maine Guild Member Social Hour - Augusta
DESCRIPTION:Register (free\, current members and guests encouraged\, buy-your-own drinks and food).\nNot sure of your membership status? Contact membership@forestguild.org to confirm. Or join or renew today – we welcome you! \nOctober 20\, 2023\n4:00 -6:00 p.m. ET \nCushnoc Brewing Co. Annex\n3044 N Belfast Ave\, Augusta\, ME 04330 \nJoin us for just a drink at the Cushnoc Brewing Co. Annex in Augusta\, Maine! There is space indoors and out to gather and talk about all things forestry. We look forward to connecting with you! \nQuestions? Reach out to Maddie Eberly\, maddie@forestguild.org
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/maine-guild-member-social-hour-augusta/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231101T175840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T175840Z
UID:8791-1699002000-1699018200@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Burning as a Management Tool
DESCRIPTION:Register for this field tour \nNovember 3\, 2023 field tour\n9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time\nWaterboro Barrens Preserve \nDetails for this field tour: \nLocation: Waterboro Barrens Preserve\, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. 25 miles southwest of Portland\, Maine this serene woodland preserve is home to the state’s superb example of a boreal pine barrens\, a forest biohabitat adapted to thrive after periodic fires. \nDiscussion: Prescribed burning as a management and restoration tool for pitch pine & scrub oak at Waterboro Barrens Preserve. \nFull Series Website and Summary:\nScience and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine\nAn Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public \nJoin us as we dig into forest health concerns due to climate impacts at new sites around the state. Our panelists will address management & restoration efforts\, relevance of long-term research\, fire as a tool\, biohabitat concerns\, forest health threats\, and unique adaptation strategies at each site. Noontime webinars are free (registration required); field tour registration includes lunch\, snacks\, and van transport with $25 registration and limited space.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/maine-forest-climate-change-webinar-field-tour-series-burning-as-a-management-tool/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231113T125000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20230824T171400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T171400Z
UID:8589-1699876800-1699879800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:How Carbon Credits Influence Commercial Forest Management
DESCRIPTION:Register (includes full series) \nMonday\, November 13\, 2023\n12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET \nThis is one session\, led by Guild member Kyle Burdick of Baskahegan Company\, in the Yale Forest Forum‘s fall’s speaker series titled: Understanding Climate Smart Forestry in Practice. \nClimate-smart forestry has become a buzzword across the forestry sector and beyond. In this webinar series\, we will learn from practitioners and researchers about how they put climate-smart forestry into practice. We will also learn how forests can be managed to enhance their carbon storage capabilities and/or increase their resilience to the impacts of climate. We will hear from speakers from public sector organizations\, nonprofits\, researchers\, and academics from across the U.S.\, as well as practitioners “on-the-ground.” \nThe series is jointly hosted by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment\, the USDA Northeast Climate Hub\, and the USDA Southeast Climate Hub\, and co-sponsored by the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture. \nThe speaker series is free and open to all. The webinars will be recorded and captioned\, and recording links will be emailed to registrants after the live event.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/how-carbon-credits-influence-commercial-forest-management/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231005T185232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T203253Z
UID:8699-1700114400-1700163000@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Keeping Forests as Forests – Tax programs and other incentives for the Georgia landowner
DESCRIPTION:Register \nThursday November 16\, 2023\n6:00 – 7:30 p.m. ET \nWebinar on zoom (join information will be sent after you register) \nJoin the Forest Stewards Guild for an evening of learning about ways to keep forests as forests. We will be joined by experts on tax incentive programs\, conservation easements\, and the Georgia Forest Legacy Program. Come prepared with questions about your land!  \nAgenda for download: \n\n6:00 – 6:20 | The importance of keeping forests as forests and the GA Forest Legacy Program\n6:20 – 6:40 | Tax Incentives to Keep Forests in Forests – The Georgia Forest Land Protection Act and the Georgia Conservation Use Program (Georgia Department of Revenue) \n\n\n6:40 – 7:00 | LandYield: Connecting Family Forests to Carbon Markets (Josh Fain\, LandYield Director) \n7:00-7:20 | Conservation Easements 101 – Athens Land Trust \n7:20-7:30 Q&A Panel \n\nContact Dakota Wagner at dakota@forestguild.org with questions.  This program was made possible through support from Graphic Packaging International LLC.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/keeping-forests-as-forests-tax-programs-and-other-incentives-for-the-georgia-landowner/
CATEGORIES:Southeast,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231109T170139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T170139Z
UID:8813-1700132400-1700137800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Fire History as a Bridge Between Ecological Knowledge Systems
DESCRIPTION:Register \nNovember 16\, 2023\n11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET \nApproved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE’s by the Society of American Foresters. \nThis panel discussion will explore how different types of fire history information (Indigenous Knowledge and physical archives)\, when considered together\, provide improved context for understanding the ecologies and processes that are linked to the restoration and stewardship of fire-adapted communities. The panelists include Indigenous Knowledge holders and practitioners\, and experts in tree-ring\, sedimentary\, and archeological fire history\, who have collaboratively used fire history information to bridge cultures and knowledge systems. The discussion will use case studies in the Upper Great Lakes Region where a diverse set of partners wove these types of knowledge together to restore cultural fire to the benefit of globally-rare pine barrens communities.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/fueling-collaboration-panel-discussion-series-fire-history-as-a-bridge-between-ecological-knowledge-systems/
CATEGORIES:Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T161232
CREATED:20231005T181008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T181008Z
UID:8693-1701156600-1701361800@foreststewardsguild.org
SUMMARY:66th Annual Forest Pest Management Forum
DESCRIPTION:Register (by November 24th\, 2023) \nNovember 28 at 7:30 a.m. to November 30 at 4:30 p.m. ET \nIn-person at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown in Ottawa\, Ontario and virtually via Zoom Hosted by the Canadian Institute of Forestry. \nLodging\, sponsor\, and contact information is all available on the full forum website \nAgenda for download \nOrganized by Natural Resources Canada in support of the National Forest Pest Strategy\, the Forum is the largest and most significant gathering of forest pest management experts\, managers\, and practitioners in Canada. The objectives are to share information on current and future forest health conditions\, forest pest control operations\, environmental issues\, and the development of new technologies for forest health monitoring and management\, as well as to discuss the latest research findings.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/66th-annual-forest-pest-management-forum/
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