Hemlock Treatment Demonstration at Bent Creek Experimental Forest
2022-03-20 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register by March 14
Sunday, March 20, 2022
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Bent Creek Experimental Forest Headquarters
1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28806
NC Pesticide Applicators can earn 3 credits in categories G, N, D, and X. ISA CEUs are available pending approval.
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. Today hemlock management is simpler and less expensive than ever before!
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.
Email education@savehemlocksnc.org or call 828-252-4783 with questions about the event.
Message from HRI: To maintain the safety of our event participants and staff, we requiring that all participants follow HRI’s COVID-19 safety guidelines. Anyone not following the guidelines on the day of the event will be asked to leave. Despite taking precautions, we cannot eliminate all risk of exposure and participants will be accepting some level of risk by choosing to attend. Please review the COVID-19 safety guidelines on our website to ensure that you are comfortable following these guidelines. Note: these guidelines may adjust depending on changing guidance from health authorities.

Forest-carbon focused Adaptation Planning and Practices Course (2022)
2022-03-21 09:00 - 2022-05-11 17:00 (America/New_York)
Apply here
Full course information at the Climate Change Response Network website
March 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. – May 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET
The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering the Adaptation Planning and Practices training as an online course for natural resources professionals seeking to manage forests for carbon.
This unique opportunity provides hands-on training in considering climate change information and identifying adaptation actions for natural resources professionals in forested ecosystems. Participants will receive coaching and feedback while using the Adaptation Workbook to develop their own real-world climate adaptation project. The course consists of seven weekly web sessions, three discussion sessions, with independent work time occurring between sessions.
This course will have a special regional focus on forest ecosystems in the Midwest and Northeast.
Through this course, participants will be able to:

Identify locally-important climate change impacts, challenges, and opportunities
Develop specific actions to adapt forests to changing conditions
Use the Adaptation Workbook to create their own “climate-informed” projects
Better communicate with stakeholders about key climate change impacts, challenges, and opportunities
Access post-training support from NIACS staff during project planning and implementation

Guild Southeast Region member call
2022-03-22 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Registration not required
March 22, 2022
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Join the Forest Stewards Guild’s Southeast Office for our Spring 2022 member call. During this call, we will hear updates from our Southeast Region Member Representatives, get to know one another, and talk about what the Guild has planned for 2022.
Zoom info coming soon…

2022 Virtual Wild Rivers Conference
2022-03-24 08:00 - 2022-03-25 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Register ($40)

Virtual portion: March 24, Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT
In Person options (more detail below): March 25 throughout the St. Croix Watershed

CFE credits available.
The conference is designed for local, state, federal, and private foresters, land managers and other natural resources professionals, and landowners interested in maintaining a healthy forested watershed.
Topics for this conference will include:

Sustainable forest management
Soil Regeneration
Diversity and Inclusion in the forestry world
And much more!

This conference is in partnership with the MN Woodland Owner Workshop Team which includes the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Forestry Association, Minnesota State Horticultural Society, Minnesota Women’s Woodland Network, and St. John’s Outdoor University.
In person events on March 25 are:

Hike at Better Place Forests property in Scandia, Minnesota, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Hike at Horst Rechelbacher property in Osceola, Wisconsin, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Hike in the Twin Cities area, to be determined.

Questions? Please contact Nichole Henger at nhenger@wildriversconservancy.org or call 715-483-3300 Ext. 23

Oak Hill Community Park & Forest Learn-and-Burn
2022-03-26
Update on this event:
The burn has been cancelled due to weather for March 26. These days, we know at least a few days in advance if weather is going to be good to burn. Our current plan is to keep everyone who registered notified of the new burn day as it comes. We know it may be short notice, but we want to try to give you the opportunity to observe a live burn this season. Please stay tuned if you had registered for either the original date or rate date of this event (both of which were postponed).

Webinar (completed)
Watch the webinar recording to learn about the basics of prescribed fire, the Oak Hill Community Park and Forest, and wildfire mitigation resources.
Live burn (registration closed)
Date TBD
9:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET (lunch included)
Oak Hill Community Park & Forest.
820 NC-126, Morganton, NC 28655 and then follow the signs. See map for details and pinpoint to the parking area.
You do not need to attend both the webinar and live fire to participate in this hybrid workshop.
Prescribed fire is a tool often used for ecosystem management and wildfire mitigation. Join Foothills Conservancy, Carolina Land-and-Lakes RC&D, The Nature Conservancy, Forest Stewards Guild, and NC Forest Service to learn about the benefits of prescribed fire. This hybrid workshop will explain the role of prescribed fire in forests of Western North Carolina, introduce how to conduct a prescribed burn, and describe how to use prescribed fire and other tools to mitigate wildfire risk.
Live burn summary: We will be burning two units (map) on the Canoe Creek tract, one is a grassy field and the other is wooded. Wear close-toed shoes and non-synthetic pants. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as gloves and safety glasses will be provided as needed. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required.

2022 Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit: Spring virtual series
2022-04-07 15:30 - 2022-04-28 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Registration open now on the full event webpage
Thursdays in April, 3.30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Speaker bios
April 7: Living with Change: Discussing Future Challenges and Opportunities

Please complete this pre-event survey by March 30 if you are attending the April 7th session.

April 14: The Co-evolving Story and Stewardship of Northwest Forests
April 21: Diversifying Revenue Streams: What’s the Same and What’s Changing?
April 28: Working Together: New Partnerships in Forest Ownership and Conservation
Full topic descriptions available on the full event webpage. Speaker bios coming soon…

Collective Action for Wildfire Risk Reduction across Land Ownerships in the West (webinar)
2022-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver)
Register
April 19, 2022
12:00 p.m. Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Presenter: Dr. Susan Charnley, USDA Forest Service
Brief Abstract: Over the past decade, government policies and programs to incentivize “all-lands approaches” to reducing wildfire risk have emerged that call for collective action among diverse public, private, and Tribal landowners who share fire-prone landscapes. This presentation draws on research from Oregon and California to offer insights into what collective action looks like, when it is desirable, and how to promote it to increase the resilience of fire-prone forests.

Learn and Burn at Camp Ripley, MN
2022-04-22 09:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Register by end of day today, April 20th!
April 22, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Meet at Camp Ripley Environmental Classroom (Bldg. 11-1)
15000 Hwy 115, Little Falls, MN 56345
Agenda for download
No charge for registration and lunch is included. There will be options for various diets.
Landowners in the greater Camp Ripley landscape are invited to attend a full day workshop on prescribed fire. This workshop will happen rain or shine and we will use alternative demonstration tools if we are unable to conduct a burn on April 22nd.
We hope to build interest and awareness in prescribed burning among landowners in the region. This is a brief introduction to prescribed fire and will not qualify participants to conduct a prescribed burn. Our hope is it allows you to start the planning process and ask questions.
Outline of the day’s agenda:
Our morning classroom session covers fire history, ecology, and uses, including fire behavior and safety.
Then we will discuss the planning of a prescribed fire – including burn unit selection, burn planning, weather, equipment, and ignition.
After lunch we will go out in the field and visit a minimum of three sites:

Unit prepped for burning where we can discuss unit prep, burn breaks, etc.
A unit that has been recently burned where we can look at immediate fire effects and talk about anticipated longer term effects.
From a safe distance we will watch the Camp Ripley’s Burn team ignite and manage a low-complexity prescribed burn.

If you have questions about this event, please contact Mike Lynch at mike@forestguild.org.

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar Series
2022-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Register today for the last in this free webinar series!
Wednesdays: October 27, December 1, February 23, and April 27
Noon – 1:00 p.m. ET
Each webinar = 1 Category 1 CFEs
Each field tour = 3 Category 1 CFEs
Each webinar will feature a panelist of diverse experts who will address climate impacts on specific forest types (spruce-fir, oak-pine, coastal, mixed hardwood) found throughout Maine.
Check out the accompanying field tours for this series of Science and Practice, Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine.

Virtual Workshop: Managing pitch pine under the threat of southern pine beetle
2022-04-28 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Thursday, April 28, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Approved for 2.5 Category 1 CEUs by the Society of American Foresters.
This three-hour virtual workshop is designed to make practical plans and establish a community of practice around pitch pine barren management in light of southern pine beetle (SPB). Participants will use resources for developing management plans for at-risk pitch pine stands across the northeastern U.S. and share information about applications of thinning and prescribed fire.
​A follow-up workshop on May 12 will enable participants to “woodshed” their individual management plans.

Rangeley Lakes Field Tour
2022-04-29 09:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Register today ($20)
April 29, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. followed by lunch and informal discussions, as conditions allow
Location: Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Maine
CFE credits pending
This session 4 field tour, in year two of the Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series, will follow a webinar about the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and Mixed Hardwoods on April 27.
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has conserved 14,000 acres of land including 50 miles of lake and river frontage, 15 islands and the majestic 2,443 foot Bald Mountain, all in the Rangeley Lakes Region. This diverse yet ecologically distinct region encompasses many different landowners, which have worked directly with Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust. More information is available here. Field trips will include walking over woodland trails that may include uneven ground, rocks, branches and roots and may not be handicap accessible.
Hosts: Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust personnel

Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop
2022-04-30 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Saturday, April 30, 2022
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
James L Goodwin Conservation Center
23 Potter Rd
Hampton, Connecticut 06247
Learn how you can use a web-based Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool to assess the resiliency of oak on land you manage. During the workshop, you will learn why this tool can provide value to you and the woodland you manage, the resources the tool provides, and you will practice using the tool in a meaningful way to assess the resiliency of oak forests.
*Note: At the same time as the Workshop, our friends at Goodwin Conservation Center are looking for foresters to inspire the next generation of forestry professionals at their Scout Forestry Day. Please contact Bryan Avery with any questions or to sign up (bavery@ctwoodlands.org, 774-230-5056)

Northwoods TREX (Minnesota)
2022-05-02 08:00 - 2022-05-15 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Apply today (deadline is March 20)
Space is limited!
May 2 – 15, 2022
Full event details, partners, objectives, requirements, and contact info
Gain experience and training with prescribed fire. MN TREX will be based in northern Minnesota with burning conducted on traditional lands of the Fond du Lac, Leech Lake and Grand Portage Ojibwe Bands.
MN TREX is open to all interested in prescribed fire. Requirements for this training are outlined in the application. If at any time you are unsure about the questions asked during this application, please reach out to MN TREX organizers for assistance.
During the two-week training participants will learn, practice, and share knowledge, skills, and experience in a unique, hands-on training environment focused on fire management, ecology, outreach, monitoring, and operational dimensions of planning and implementing prescribed fire.
Application forms are due Sunday, March 20th. Space is limited and selections will be announced by March 31st.

Forest structure and composition over the last millennium in California’s Klamath Mountains
2022-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Register for this webinar
May 3, 2022
Noon – 1:o0 p.m. Pacific Time
Presenter: Clarke Knight, US Geological Survey
For millennia, forest ecosystems in California have been shaped by fire from both natural processes and Indigenous land management. Understanding the relative influence of climate and Indigenous burning on the fire regime is key because contemporary forest policy and management are informed by historical baselines. This webinar will discuss research on climatic versus anthropogenic influence on forest conditions over 3 millennia in the western Klamath Mountains—the ancestral territories of the Karuk and Yurok Tribes— combining paleoenvironmental data with Western and Indigenous knowledge.

NW Community Forest Coalition 2022 Forum and Field Tour
2022-05-04 09:30 - 2022-05-05 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Register
May 4, 2022 = 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 (social until 7:30) p.m. This day is a field tour
May 5, 2022 = 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This day is a forum, also available to attend via zoom
Locations (see agenda for details):
NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, 100 North Hayford Road Airway Heights, WA 99001
INDIAN CREEK COMMUNITY FOREST, 1802 Indian Creek Rd, Newport, WA 99156
PINE STREET WOODS, 11915 W Pine St, Sandpoint, ID 83864
Continuing education credits are approved through the Society of American Foresters (4 hours Category 1 for the field tour and 5 hours Category 1 for the Forum).
Agenda
Our friends at Northwest Community Forest are hosting this event, very much aligned with the Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit efforts. Check it out!
The 2022 Community Forest Forum and Field Tour will bring together people from across the Pacific Northwest to share, learn, and contribute to the growing interest in community forests that we continue to see across the region.
The theme this year is “partnerships” with a special emphasis on tribal community forests. We are taking special precautions to ensure public health and safety. We expect the number of in-person attendees to be roughly 50% of the venue’s capacity and will also offer a virtual attendance option.
The registration fee helps us pay for catering, the venue, and audiovisual equipment. When you register for the “Forum Attendance” ticket, you are pre-paying for breakfast, coffee, and lunch on Thursday May 5th.

Ware River Watershed Field Tour - Yankee SAF spring field meeting
2022-05-13 09:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Register by May 6 ($20 for members of the Guild and SAF. $50 for non-members)
May 13, 2022

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET
Meet at Rutland State Park
Whitehall Road, Rutland, MA, 01543
GPS Coordinates: 42.373600, -71.997100
2.5 CT Certified Forester CEUs and 5.0 MA Licensed Forester/SAF CFEs approved
Download the flyer and agenda
A field event of the Massachusetts Chapter and Yankee Division of the Society of American Foresters, joint with the Forest Stewards Guild and MA DCR Division of Water Supply Protection.
This spring field meeting in central Massachusetts will feature morning and afternoon field tour stops at MA DCR’s Ware River watershed property and a lunch gathering at Rutland State Park. Focal topics include oak regeneration, pine barrens management, slash wall construction, and deer & moose browse impacts.
Program agenda
8:30 Registration Opens
Please carpool for driving between sites
9:00 – 12:00 Morning Session (Two Groups Rotate to Both Sites)

White Oak Release Study
Pine Barrens Management

12:00 – 1:30 Catered Lunch (Provided)
1:30 – 3:30 Afternoon Session (Choose One)

Regeneration Harvest & Slash Wall
Deer & Moose Browse Impacts and Exclosure Study (Half-Mile Walk)

3:30 Conclude & Depart from Field Sites

OSU – USFS Mt. Hood National Forest Camping Trip
2022-05-13 15:00 - 2022-05-15 15:00 (America/Vancouver)
Registration coming soon
Friday, May 13 at 4:00 p.m. – Sunday, May 15 at 12:00 p.m.
Location: Frog Lake Campground, Mt. Hood National Forest – Frog Lake Trail #530, Government Camp, OR 97028
Directions: From Sandy, travel 62 miles east on Highway 26, then continue 1 mile west through the Snow-Park on Forest Road 2610.
Note: Vehicle space is limited to 1 vehicle per two people.
Join us for this spring camping trip in the Mt. Hood National Forest. We will take a tour with the OSU Student Chapter of some of the USFS summer management forest efforts. We’ll be touring the area and hearing about the forest’s alternative revenue sources including special forest products, post fire recovery efforts, recreation, forest science projects, and so much more!
Agenda:
5/13 – Friday: Arrival

3pm – 9pm: Check-In & Dinner on your own
7pm – 9pm: Campfire & S’mores

5/14 – Saturday: Field Tour

7 am: Continental Breakfast (muffins, bagels, granola, hot oatmeal, fruit)
8 am: Clean-up & Pack Lunch
9 am: Field Tour
12 pm: Lunch (Sandwich or salad and treats)
4:00 pm: Return to Camp (snacks & free time)
6 pm: Dinner (Hot dogs & Hamburgers – veggie too)
8 pm: Campfire & S’mores

5/15 – Sunday: Departure

8 am: Hot and/or Continental Breakfast
9 am: Cleanup & Pack up
10 am: Free Time
12 pm: Check-out

Please bring:
Registrants will be responsible for the following:

Water bottle(s)
Extra or Special snacks
Hiking Gear (boots, poles, backpack, etc.)
Camping Gear (tent, sleeping bag and pad, chairs, headlamp/flashlight, etc.)
Toiletries & Insect repellent
Appropriate clothing (layers, rain gear, warm coats, hats, etc.)
Sun Protection (sunscreen, hat, long sleeve/pants)

ALL your own beverages including tea, coffee, adult beverages, etc.

Your own dishes (plate and bowl), utensils, cups/mugs, and napkins.

Optional: If you do not plan on signing up for meals, you will be responsible for all your own meals, food, food storage, and cooking materials (i.e., stove, coolers, cooking utensils, pots, and pans).
Optional: Firewood – please be prepared to take your firewood home with you if you do not use it all.
Conditions: This may include longer walks on uneven terrain or steep terrain. Check weather.

Learning to Identify Appalachian Cove Forests
2022-05-19 09:15 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Example of stream crossing
Registration is closed
May 19, 2022
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Waynesville, NC (exact meeting location will be shared upon registering).
The meeting place only has space for 15 vehicles. Please plan to carpool and in your registration, let us know the names of the attendees you are sharing a vehicle with, so we can allow more participation than what we’d be limited to due to parking.
We invite foresters, loggers, and other natural resource practitioners to a workshop about Appalachian Cove Forests. This workshop is field-based and primarily focused on how to identify cove forests. We will also touch on ecological forest management and operations in cove forest sites. The workshop will be a “Walk & Talk”-style and include a 1.5 mile hike held at a segment of the Mountains to Sea trail near Waynesville, NC.
Agenda for download (and below):
9:15 Check in
9:25 Welcome and Introductions
9:45 Hike/Field Tour
11:45 Wrap Up
Example of elevation gain
Accessibility: During this workshop we will be hiking a segment of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. It will be 1.5 miles round trip and include two shallow stream crossings and about 500 feet of elevation gain.

ForestHer NC: Coastal Region Gathering at the “She-Shack”
2022-05-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($10)
May 19, 2022
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Jones County (exact location and directions provided after registration)
Light refreshments will be available.
Join ForestHer NC in our first in-person regional gathering! This workshop will be in the Coastal Region of North Carolina in Jones County and welcomes all ForestHers. The goals of this gathering are to build on ForestHer NC’s 2022 foundational workshop series and create a sense of community among participants. Light refreshments will be available.
Agenda:

12:30 – 1:00 register at Loony Bin shed
1:00 – 1:30 Tour Plaster property on walk back to the She-Shack.
1:30 – 3:00 World Café session based on April Webinar “A Conversation on Conservation”
3:00 – 3:40 Community Building
3:40 – 4:00  Report out on World Café conversation and generate next steps.

Contact Karen Plaster with questions via email: karenbplaster@gmail.com.
Accessibility: There will be walking involved, and there are three steps up to the She-Shack. It is 0.5 mile from the parking lot to the She-Shack. Please let us know in your registration if you would like assistance or accommodations getting this distance.

Bird Identification, Ecology & Habitat Management at Stone Fence Farm
2022-06-04 05:30 - 10:45 (America/New_York)
Register ($20) Limited to 15 participants.
June 4, 2022
Rain Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022
5:30 – 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time
64 Johnson Mountain Road, Unity, NH 03743
Approved for 4 NH Licensed Forester CEUS
This workshop will be held at Stone Fence Farm in Unity, NH. This property is owned and managed by professional foresters and Guild members Jeremy Turner and Laura French to support a diversity of native plant and wildlife species. This workshop will include slow walking tours visiting a variety of field, forest, and wetland habitats to identify as many birds as we can by sight and sound. This workshop is intended for anyone who is interested in learning more about birds, bird ecology, and what landowner’s can do to create and enhance bird habitat on their own land. No previous birding experience is necessary.
During this workshop you will learn:

Tips and tricks for how to identify the birds we encounter by sight and by their songs/calls
The ecology and habitat needs of the birds we encounter
How past timber and field management has created habitat opportunities for birds
How the forest, field, and wetland habitats we see can be managed to enhance and maintain habitat opportunities for birds and other wildlife

This workshop will be offered in two trips that will visit different habitats on the property. Will we take a break between trips to enjoy wood-fired fruit pies (provided by Jeremy and Laura) and shade-grown coffee (provided by Troubardour Coffee).
Schedule:
5:30 am Arrive
5:45am – 7:30 am Birding Trip #1
7:30am – 8:30 am Breakfast Refreshments & Coffee (Provided)
8:30am – 10:45 am Birding Trip #2
10:45 am Adjourn
Instructors/Tour Leaders:
Phil Brown (Harris Center for Conservation Education – Bird Cons. Director/Land Specialist)
Dode Gladders (UNH Cooperative Extension – Sullivan County Forester)
Laura French (Meadowsend Timberlands – Forester)
Matt Tarr (UNH Cooperative Extension – Wildlife Specialist)
Jeremy Turner (Meadowsend Timberlands – Forester)
Ignacio Oreamuno (Troubardour Coffee – Owner/Founder)
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be granted to those who cancel their registration before May, 29, 2022. No refunds will be granted for cancellations requested on or after this date.
What to bring:

Binoculars and your favorite bird field guide
Insect repellent
Clothing and footwear appropriate for walking in the woods

PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Climate Change & Forest Ecology
2022-06-08 12:00 - 2022-06-09 19:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Webinar: June 8, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Field Tour: June 9, 2022, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Law Farm Nature Trails
Location: 20 Lee Cemetery Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is available on their website.
Next up in the Forestry Series line-up is Climate Change & Forest Ecology. Join Jay Wason, Assistant Professor at the University of Maine, and Shawn Fraver, from UMaine School of Forest Resources, for this 2-part discussion. First Jay and Shawn will present a lunchtime webinar on June 8th from 12-1:30pm, which will be followed-up with a field tour on June 9th from 5-7pm at the Law Farm Nature Trails. This 2-part workshop will provide participants with a well-rounded understanding of climate change, terminology, and impacts on forest ecology – an emerging topic impacting forest management.

Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Workshop for forestry professionals
2022-06-10 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Register
June 10, 2022
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Mt. Richmond, Washington County, Oregon (directions will be sent after registration, closer to event date)
Approved for 2.5 Cat.1 SAF Credits.
We hope you will join us in Washington County at Mt. Richmond to dive into the new Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide. This guide was developed to be a communication tool between landowners and foresters to talk about managing the health of a forest to support bird habitat. We’ll be reviewing the guide and applying features and talking points with Tualatin SWCD Forestry and Wildlife Specialists. We’ll also be talking about goal setting and monitoring. So, bring your binoculars, we’ll have the coffee and cake, and let’s talk birds!
Agenda:
8:00 – Early birds get coffee & pastries
8:30 – Welcome & Introductions
8:45 – What is Forestry for the Birds?
9:00 – How to use the Western Oregon Guide?

Birding 101
Landowner Goals
Applying the Guide

10:30 – Monitoring: Is it applicable & options on how to apply it?

Low intensity options
Moderate intensity options
High intensity options

11:30 – End Workshop
Vehicle space is limited, so registration will be too. If you can partner up, all the better! Please contact event coordinator for carpooling options post registration at Maura@forestguild.org
Conditions: This may include longer walks on uneven terrain or steep terrain.

Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Workshop (for landowners)
2022-06-11 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Register
June 11, 2022
9:00 a.m. – Noon Pacific Time
Forest Grove, Oregon
(Directions will be sent after registration, closer to event date)
This event has been approved for 2.5 Category 1 Society for American Foresters Continuing Education Credits.
We hope you will join us outside Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon to dive into the new Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide. This guide was developed to be a communication tool between landowners and foresters to talk about managing the health of a forest to support bird habitat. We’ll be reviewing the guide and applying features and talking points with Tualatin SWCD Forestry and Wildlife Specialists. So, bring your binoculars, we’ll have the coffee and cake, and let’s talk birds!
Agenda:
8:30 – Early birds get coffee & pastries
9:00 – Welcome & Introductions
9:15 – What is Forestry for the Birds?
10:00 – How to use the Western Oregon Guide?

Birding 101
Landowner Goals
Applying the Guide

11:30 – Monitoring: Is it applicable & options on how to apply it?
12:00 – End Workshop
Vehicle space is limited, so registration will be too. If you can partner up, all the better!
Conditions: This may include longer walks on uneven terrain or steep terrain.

Forestry for Maine Birds workshop
2022-06-11 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Registration required. Email maddie@forestguild.org and provide the names and town of everyone attending.
Saturday, June 11, 2022
9:00 a.m. – Noon, Eastern Time
Devil’s Head Conservation Area
Meet at the beach parking area off of Route 1 in Calais, Maine
Event flyer for download
The Forestry for Maine Birds (FFMB) approach integrates bird and fish conservation into forest management and planning. This workshop welcomes foresters, landowners, loggers, and woodland owners. You will learn how to:

Improve habitat for priority forest birds, fish, and a variety of other wildlife species
Take care of your woodland
Work with other forest management goals
Enhance the value and enjoyment of Maine woodlands for many generations to come

For more information contact ffmb@maineaudubon.org. The event is hosted by Maine Audubon, Calais, and the Forest Stewards Guild.

Wildlife & Carbon Webinar (NAFSE Webinar)
2022-06-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Wednesday, June 16, 2022
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Webinar (join information will be sent to you after registration)
We will hear from Caitlin Littlefield, Lead Scientist at Conservation Science Partners, and John Scanlon, recently retired MassWildlife Habitat Program Manager, as they examine the trade-offs between maximizing forest carbon and habitat restoration goals. These trade-offs and knowledge of the related climate impacts can help land managers and landowners determine what management goals best suit the land they are on and what sustainable forest practices are needed. This webinar will then delve into the implications of these trade-offs specifically for pitch pine-scrub oak barrens and the wildlife therein.

Shortleaf Pine Restoration at Savage Gulf State Natural Area: Field Tour
2022-06-23 09:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
Registration is closed
June 23, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central Time
Meet at Savage Gulf State Natural Area Ranger Station
3157 SR 399
Palmer, TN 37365
The Savage Gulf entrance and ranger station is located halfway along Highway 399 between Cagle and Gruetli-Laager.
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1 Society of American Foresters Continuing Forestry Education credit applies to this event.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has been implementing practices to restore shortleaf pine habitat at their Savage Gulf State Natural Area since 2017. Among these practices include timber stand improvement and prescribed fire. During this field tour we will look at treatment sites that were once loblolly plantations and have now been planted with shortleaf pine seedlings and treated with prescribed fire. We will also look at a mature shortleaf pine stand that has recently been treated with prescribed fire and compare results.
This work has been completed as part of the Forest Stewards Guild’s Cumberland Plateau Shortleaf Pine Restoration Program, funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Agenda outline (full agenda and maps coming soon)
9:00 – Registration opens
9:30 – Tour starts
Potential stops and topics of discussion:

Mature age class of loblolly contrasted with the current grassland
Shortleaf pine plantings and native grassland species emerged since disturbance
Landscape-scale vistas
Invasives control
Streamside management zones disturbance mitigation
Mature forest contrast – with and without fire

12:30 – Tour ends
Logistics:

Water and snacks will be provided at the beginning and at the end of the tour.
Please bring a full water bottle and sturdy shoes/boots for walking. There will be some uneven terrain. We will not be far from the vehicles at any of the stops.
Please be prepared to park your vehicle and carpool with others on the tour.

Fire Adapted Ecosystems and Working Forests - Berea College
2022-06-24 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Registration extended
June 24, 2022
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Forestry Outreach Center at Berea College, 2047 Big Hill Road, Berea, KY. We will be meeting at the garage space right next to the center.
3.5 SAF Continuing Forestry Education credits approved.
The purpose of this event is to look at the intersection of fire adapted ecosystems and working forests. Berea College has been practicing forest management for over 100 years. Situated on the Cumberland Plateau, the forests that make up and surround the college are historically fire-adapted. We will discuss how fire management compliments forest management on the College Forest, and why it is important to practice both. We invite natural resource practitioners, community members, and forest landowners – anyone who is interested in learning about using fire in working forests.
Outline of the day’s agenda:
Agenda –
1:00 pm – Presentations

Fire Adapted Ecosystems on the Cumberland Plateau, Dakota Wagner
Wildlife and Fire, Tom Edwards
Berea College Forest Management, Clint Patterson

2:00 pm – Field tour (on a well-traveled walking trail in the Berea College Forest)
4:45 pm – adjourn, optional Pinnacle hike

PCSWCD 2022 Forestry Series: Forest Recreation Management for Small Woodland Owners
2022-07-08 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
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Field Tour: July 8, 2022
9:00 a.m. – Noon, Eastern Time
Law Farm Nature Trails
20 Lee Cemetery Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
This event is part of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2022 Forestry Series. Full series information is available on their website.
Join Jessica Leahy, Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from the UMaine School of Forest Resources, and forester Brett Gerrish, for Forest Recreation Management for Small Woodland Owners. Come learn about different resources and tools for building and maintaining recreational trails on your land and see first-hand how trails can be managed for multi-use at the Law Farm Nature Trails and on a local landowner’s woodlot. This workshop is geared toward the small woodland owner who is interested in updating or creating new trail systems for different types of recreation. Examples of creating food plots, bridge work, and trail renovation and a chance to speak directly with professionals that can assist you.

A webinar on land development shifts and declining losses of forest and ag land
2022-07-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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July 19, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Webinar Presenter: Dr. Daniel Bigelow, Montana State University
Land development, which typically results from the conversion of lands previously in agricultural and forest uses, is one of the most fundamental ways in which humans impact the natural environment. We study the remarkable decline in land development rates across the conterminous United States over the period 2000–2015, which occurred after development rates had grown rapidly over the last two decades of the 20th century. Despite relatively constant population growth since 1980, we find that the current annual rate of land development has declined consistently across several stratifications of the U.S. land base and amounts to less than 25% of the peak rate observed in the mid-late 1990s, implying that the developed land base of the U.S. has become increasingly dense in recent years. We show that the widespread shift in land development rates resulted in 7 million acres of avoided land development, roughly half of which would have come from conversions of forested lands.

Silvicultural strategies for climate change adaptation & mitigation in northern hardwoods
2022-07-20 09:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Register by July 1, 2022
July 20, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Ford Center in Alberta Village, Michigan
Rogge Room in the Dormitory and Cafeteria Building
5 SAF Continuing Forestry Education credits are anticipated.
Please join us on July 20th for a workshop on silvicultural strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation being co-hosted by Julia Burton (silviculturist at Michigan Tech), Rexx Janowiak (Green Timber) and Stephen Handler and Maria Janowiak (USDA Forest Service Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science). We’re inviting a diverse group of foresters from federal, state, private and tribal organizations to help us develop a range of approaches.
Our goals are to:

Gather information and share ideas on climate change risk and adaptation in northern hardwoods,
Develop preliminary prescriptions for a silvicultural experiment at the MTU Ford Forest,
Include lunch and a field trip to the experimental site.
