Bird ID, Ecology & Habitat Management Workshop
2023-06-03 05:30 - 10:45 (America/New_York)
Register ($35)
Saturday, June 3
5:30 – 10:45 a.m. (ET)
Stone Fence Farm, 64 Johnson Mountain Road, Unity, NH 03743
Optional camping onsite and pizza dinner on Friday.
Continuing education credits for foresters are available.
Join Phil Brown, Matt Tarr, and others for a morning of birding and learning at Stone Fence Farm, a property owned and managed for a diversity of native species by professional foresters and Guild members Jeremy Turner and Laura French. Through slow walking tours in a variety of field, forest, and wetland habitats, we’ll learn tips for identifying the birds we encounter by sight and sound; the ecology and habitat needs of those species; and how the forests, fields, and wetlands we see can be managed to enhance habitat for birds and other wildlife. In between walks, we’ll take a break to enjoy wood-fired fruit pies and shade-grown coffee. Beginning birders welcome!
Bring binoculars and your favorite field guide to birds, and come prepared for biting insects.
This second annual event at Stone Fence Farm is co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, UNH Cooperative Extension, and Meadowsend Consulting Company.

Forestry For Maine Birds
2023-06-03 09:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Register today!
Saturday, June 3, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
The Welcome Center at Hidden Valley Nature Center
131 Egypt Road Jefferson, ME, 04348
Please join Sally Stockwell of Maine Audubon and Guild member Logan Johnson to learn how to manage forestlands to enhance habitat for birds and other wildlife. We will discuss the importance of Maine forestlands for breeding birds, brook trout, and other wildlife. We will practice completing some simple bird habitat assessments and look at several harvesting strategies used at Hidden Valley that demonstrate what you can do in your own woodland or on land trust properties and community forests to enhance habitat.
Please wear good walking shoes and bring water, a snack, a raincoat, and your curiosity.
Rain date: June 4
This is a free event, but registration is required and capacity is limited to the first 25 registrants.

Communicating Forestry Series: ways that work
2023-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Register
July 11, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Online webinar. Zoom link will be sent after registration.
1.5 Category 1 SAF CFE credits approved.
This 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.
Join 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.
This 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.
About Ethan:
Ethan 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.
Explore a Story Map about Ethan’s approach to outreach and communication at a forest management project in Hinesburg, Vermont here: https://arcg.is/09zfC1
To 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

Making FSC certification more accessible to community forests and family forests
2023-07-18 08:00 - 2023-07-20 11:30 (America/New_York)
Registration closed on July 17
July 18 – 20, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. first two days and 8:00 a.m. to Noon on third day
Breakfasts and lunches are provided. Participants are responsible for their own travel, lodging and dinner expenses.
Aloft Minneapolis, 900 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
This workshop has been awarded 13.5 hours of Cat 1 CFE credits through the Society of American Foresters.
Agenda for download
The 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.
With 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.
The event will also offer a good opportunity to connect with peers about shared challenges facing small, low-intensity managed forests.
Forests meeting one or more of the following criteria are eligible for the resources and tools that will be introduced in the workshop:

Forests smaller than 2,471 acres (1,000 hectares; any ownership)
The 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)
Only non-timber forest products are collected or harvested (any ownership)
Both: 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

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Clark Eagle (a.eagle@us.fsc.org)

Land Management Tour at Spring Valley Tract
2023-08-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Register
Saturday, August 12
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Spring Valley Tract, 277 Brunson Rd, Belleville, WI 53508
If 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.
Join 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.

Maine Guild Member Social Hour
2023-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Register (free, current members and guests encouraged, buy-your-own drinks and food)
Not sure of your membership status? Contact membership@forestguild.org to confirm. Or join or renew today – we welcome you!
August 16, 2023
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Orono Brewing Company, 61 Margin St, Orono, ME 04473
Join 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!
Questions? Reach out to Maddie Eberly, maddie@forestguild.org

NESAF Summer Silviculture Field Tour: White Oak
2023-08-25 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($15 – $50)
Friday, August 25, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Bear Brook State Park Pavilion
399 Deerfield Rd #245
Allenstown, NH 03275
If 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!
Stacy 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.
Event Details
8:00AM Gather- Coffee/Donuts.
8:30AM Introductions and go over agenda
8:45AM White Oak Site #1 at Bear Brook
12:00PM Lunch
1:00PM Travel to White Oak Site #2 at State Nursery
1:30PM White Oak Site #2 at State Nursery
3:30PM Adjorn (CEU Certificates)

Northeast – Midwest Regional Prescribed Fire Science and Management Workshop
2023-08-28 10:00 - 2023-08-31 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Register (early bird ends July 1)
August 29 at 7:00 a.m. – August 31 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time
*A pre-workshop session for August 28, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. has a limit of 35 people
The Madison Concourse Hotel
1 W Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
*A block of rooms is available for $131+tax/room before July 28, 2023. Call 800-356-8293.
Workshop flyer for download
Agenda
Full event details
This regional workshop will:

Provide 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.
Provide 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.
Provide an opportunity for agency leaders and managers to interact with state prescribed fire councils and other key partners.
Serve as a model for future annual or biennial workshops.

Sponsored 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.

NIFS Webinar - From Experimentation to Innovation in the Forests of the PNW
2023-08-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage)
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.
Register for the webinar (free)
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Zoom
This webinar is approved for 1.5 Category 1 SAF CFE credits.
Agenda for download
Please 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.
Paul’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.
The panel participants include:

Brandy Saffell, Forest Conservation Specialist, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District
Michael Wilson, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Tribal member and former Natural Resources Department Manager
Teodora Minkova, Research and Monitoring Manager for Olympic Experimental Forest, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Lindsay Cornelius, East Cascades Oak Partnership Manager, Columbia Land Trust

Silvopasture Fundamentals
2023-09-06 13:00 - 2023-09-09 13:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Gansvoort Farm, 1827 US-9, Germantown, NY 12526
Instructors: Guild member Eli Roberts & Meghan Giroux
Register
Saturday, September 9, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Hidden Blossom Farm, 18 Old Barrows Rd, Union, CT 06076
Instructors: Meghan Giroux, Guild member Eli Roberts, and Joe Orefice
If 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.
The 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.
An 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.
This workshop is hosted by Interlace Commons, an education and research non-profit focused on expanding agroforestry throughout the Northeastern US.
These events will occur rain or shine. Space is limited.

Alley Cropping Fundamentals
2023-09-07 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Thursday, September 7, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Toensmeier Farm, 47 Pequot Road. South Hampton, MA 01073
If 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.
The 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.
An 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.
This workshop is hosted by Interlace Commons, an education and research non-profit focused on expanding agroforestry throughout the Northeastern US.
This event will occur rain or shine. Space is limited.

ForestHer NC, Mountains Region Gathering
2023-09-08 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
September 8, 2023
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
Sunburst Campground Day Use Area, 8820 Lake Logan Rd, Canton, NC 28716
Join 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!
Agenda

8:30 am – Registration opens
9:00 am – Welcome and introductions
9:30 am – Forest Talk: Intro to non-timber forest products
10:30 am – Forest Walk: Hike and learn about plant ID and site selection (hiking details coming soon)
12:00 pm – Stick around for refreshments! (provided)

This workshop has been made possible through support from Domtar, PactivEvergreen, and Georgia-Pacific.
Accessibility: 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.
Contact Dakota Wagner with questions.

NAFSE Southern Pine Beetle Working Group Virtual Meeting
2023-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Online via Zoom
The 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.
About the Working Group
The 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.
Any questions related to this virtual meeting please reach out to Eric Evenson, NAFSE Science Communications Specialist at NAFSEhelp@gmail.com.

National Firewood Bank Summit
2023-09-15 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register
September 15, 2023
12:00 -4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Full summit website
The 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.
Hear from the wood banks on:

“Finding Partners & Keeping a Team: Strategic Partnerships & Volunteer Recruitment”
“Sustainability, Scaling Up & How to Keep it Going for the Long Haul”

For more information and updates about the summit, visit our website or contact Elisa Schine at elisa.schine@maine.edu.
This first National Firewood Bank Summit is hosted by the University of Maine.

Black Lake, NM Prescribed Burn - Community Meeting
2023-09-19 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Denver)
No registration required for in-person option on September 19. There’s also a virtual option September 20 (see below).
September 19, 2023
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MST
Val Verde Fire Station
27749 US-64
Angel Fire, NM 87710
This 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.
Can’t make it to the in-person meeting?
Virtual option September 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Register for the zoom

What Does Adaptive Silviculture Look Like?
2023-09-25 12:00 - 12:50 (America/New_York)
Register (includes full series)
Monday, September 25, 2023
12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET
This 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.
Climate-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.”
The 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.
The 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.

Restoring Oak Forests
2023-10-03 08:30 - 2023-10-04 15:00 (America/New_York)
Register ($75 – $125)
October 3 at 8:30 a.m. – October 4 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center
1192 U.S. 64 #Bus Pittsboro, NC 27312
CFEs pending. Estimated 10.5 hours.
Full event details
This 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.
There 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.
Regenerating 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.
This program is offered by the North Carolina Tree Farm Program. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Restoring Old Growth Characteristics (webinar)
2023-10-04 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Register
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Online on Zoom
Old-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.
This 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.
This webinar is presented by Paul Catanzaro, MA State Extension Forester and Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

NIFS 2023 Field Tour - Stossel Creek and Oxbow Farm Assisted Migration
2023-10-06 09:00 - 13:30 (America/Anchorage)
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.
Registration is closed
October 6, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center and Stossel Creek, 10819 Carnation-Duvall Rd, NE, Carnation, WA 98014
Logistics: some walking over uneven ground and near brush, so we recommend sturdy shoes. Stossel has no facilities, so please bring water.
Agenda for download
Please 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.
Speakers 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.
Conditions: Field tours may include longer walks on uneven or steep terrain. Sturdy shoes and weather appropriate clothing are recommended.
Policy on event cancellations:

If 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).
If 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.

NorthWoods Guild Gathering
2023-10-06 09:00 - 2023-10-07 15:00 (America/New_York)
Registration is closed.
$50 registration fee for full 2 days, or $25/day. Meals and lodging included.
October 6, 2023, @ 9:00 am – October 7, 2023 @ 3:00 pm Eastern Time
NorthWoods Stewardship Center, 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT
9, Category 1 SAF CFE credits approved (4.5 each day).
Agenda for download
We 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
Accommodation 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.
Agenda overview:
Friday, October 6th
9 – 10:00 a.m.: Arrival, sign-in, coffee/snacks, catch up with old friends at Caspian Beach parking lot in Greensboro, Vermont
10:00 a.m.: Intro circle
10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Carpools, field tours, and lunch provided in the field at Noon
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: NorthWoods Stewardship Center social hour and dinner
7:00 p.m.: NorthWoods Stewardship Center forestry program overview
7:30 p.m.: Adjourn
Saturday, October 7th
7 – 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
8:30 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
12:30 p.m.: Optional Degraded Site field tour led by Jeremy Goetz (people driving individually can leave from here if they wish)
2:00 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.
Lodging info: A few options are available at no cost. Please indicate your lodging needs when registering, as spots are limited:

The 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.
There 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.

Travel 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.
Please bring:

your own water bottle,
snacks,
footware that can get muddy and wet,
insect repellent and/or bug net,
sunscreen,
if staying overnight, necessary items (bunk house requires sleeping gear and is a heated space. Camping requires your own camp gear).

Thanks to Northwoods for these photos!

Florida Forests & Water Forum 2023
2023-10-10 08:30 - 2023-10-11 13:00 (America/New_York)
Registration open until October 6
October 10, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
October 11, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (limited and requires special registration request email)
UF-IFAS Austin Cary Forest Campus
10625 Northeast Waldo Road
Gainesville, FL 32609
Agenda for download
This 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.
For more information, contact info@southeasternpartnership.org.

Peer-to-Peer Forest Management: The Cold Hollow to Canada Woodlots Program
2023-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Recording
October 10, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. ET
Zoom webinar (join information will be provided after registration)
1.5 Continuing Forester Education Credits from SAF
This is the second in the Guild’s Communicating Forestry webinar series, by and for Guild members. Check out the previous installment with Ethan Tapper.
As 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.
In 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.

Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon training
2023-10-11 - 2023-10-12
Applications are due September 1, 2023 with a limit of 50 chosen. Read on for details.
Date: October 11 – 12, 2023
Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Description: 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.
Speakers 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.
Application instructions: if you are interested in attending the training, you must complete this application.

First, download the file and include your name in the file title as you save it to your hard drive.
Public 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.
The application is a fillable PDF file and due by email only no later than September 1, 2023.
If 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.

Why 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.
Questions? Email to Charles Levesque at levesque@inrsllc.com.
A 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.
Note: 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.

WI SAF 2023 Annual Meeting "The Good Oak"
2023-10-11 08:30 - 2023-10-12 15:30 (America/New_York)
Register (by October 11)
October 11 at 8:30 a.m. to October 12 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Chula Vista Resort
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Agenda for download
This 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.
Reserve 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”.

ForestHer NC: Piedmont Region Gathering 2023
2023-10-14 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Register by October 9, 2023 (Registration is $10 and includes lunch and the watercraft.)
October 14, 2023
8:30 .m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cool Springs Environmental Education Ctr
945 Cool Spring Rd, New Bern, NC 28560
Join ForestHer for this Coastal Regional Gathering to learn how forests protect our coastal waterways.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Check in
9:00 – 10:30 Interpretive Wetlands Walk
10:30 – 11:15 Coastal Land Trust – Protecting our Land and Water
11:15 – 12:15 Macroinvertebrates – What is that in the water!?
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch provided by Weyerhaeuser
1:00 – 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.
Contact Dakota with questions: dakota@forestguild.org

Northern Forest Birds Network 2023 Conference – Forestry for Birds in a Changing Climate
2023-10-17 08:00 - 2023-10-18 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Connecticut Warbler. Photo by Robert Royse.
Register ($50 per person includes lunch, snacks, and beverages)
October 17 at 8:00 a.m. – October 18 at Noon, Central Time
AmericInn by Wyndham Ashland
3009 Lake Shore Dr E, Ashland, WI 54806
Lunch provided on Tuesday, October 17. (New registrations after October 13 are no longer guaranteed a lunch at this late date).
Lodging 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.
8.5 CFEs for SAF are approved. Pending approval on Wildlife Society CFEs.
Agenda for download – updated on October 10, 2023
The 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.
On 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.
Please see the full agenda for more details.
Event Contact: Jayme Strange, jstrange@abcbirds.org

Maine Guild Member Social Hour - Augusta
2023-10-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Register (free, current members and guests encouraged, buy-your-own drinks and food).
Not sure of your membership status? Contact membership@forestguild.org to confirm. Or join or renew today – we welcome you!
October 20, 2023
4:00 -6:00 p.m. ET
Cushnoc Brewing Co. Annex
3044 N Belfast Ave, Augusta, ME 04330
Join 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!
Questions? Reach out to Maddie Eberly, maddie@forestguild.org

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Burning as a Management Tool
2023-11-03 09:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Register for this field tour
November 3, 2023 field tour
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Waterboro Barrens Preserve
Details for this field tour:
Location: 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.
Discussion: Prescribed burning as a management and restoration tool for pitch pine & scrub oak at Waterboro Barrens Preserve.
Full Series Website and Summary:
Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine
An Interactive Webinar Series for Stakeholders and the Interested Public
Join 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.

How Carbon Credits Influence Commercial Forest Management
2023-11-13 12:00 - 12:50 (America/New_York)
Register (includes full series)
Monday, November 13, 2023
12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET
This 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.
Climate-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.”
The 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.
The 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.

Keeping Forests as Forests – Tax programs and other incentives for the Georgia landowner
2023-11-16 06:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Register
Thursday November 16, 2023
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Webinar on zoom (join information will be sent after you register)
Join 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!
Agenda for download:

6:00 – 6:20 | The importance of keeping forests as forests and the GA Forest Legacy Program
6:20 – 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)

6:40 – 7:00 | LandYield: Connecting Family Forests to Carbon Markets (Josh Fain, LandYield Director)
7:00-7:20 | Conservation Easements 101 – Athens Land Trust
7:20-7:30 Q&A Panel

Contact Dakota Wagner at dakota@forestguild.org with questions. This program was made possible through support from Graphic Packaging International LLC.
