2022 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference
Advances in Forest Science: The role of technology and innovation in stewardship and engagement Register ($28) December 15, 2022 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time Location(s): University of Vermont Davis Center, Burlington, Vermont Virtual Continuing Forestry Education credits will be applied for from the Society of American Foresters. Agenda for download Full event website…
Managing Young Forests to be Like Old Forests
Register January 21, 2023 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time Hinesburg Town Forest Hinesburg, Vermont (Location details will be provided after registration.) The vast majority of Vermont’s forests are young, having been cleared within the last 200 years. While old forests once dominated Vermont’s landscape, they are now extremely uncommon: accounting for less than 1%…
Topic Forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA
Register January 25, 2023 Noon Central Time Presenter: Dr. Brian Palik There is increasing momentum to implement conservation and management approaches that adapt forests to climate change so as to sustain ecosystem functions. These range from actions designed to increase the resistance of current composition and structure to negative impacts to those designed to transition…
Climate change and forest management 101
Register for this webinar Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Alexandra Kosiba, PhD, will address how climate change and other stressors pose a threat to our forests and how we can think about and manage forests to bolster their resilience and adaptation to change. Kosiba will discuss how forests help us…
The Family Forest Carbon Program: an opportunity for foresters
Register February 1, 2023 Noon Eastern Time Join this webinar to learn more about the FFCP and if it could be helpful to landowners you work with. The Family Forest Carbon Program provides an opportunity for small landowners to access the growing carbon market. Developed by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, the…
Queer Ecologies Panel
Register February 1, 2023 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time Online What does ecology mean to you? Why does it need ‘queering?’ Join us for an introduction and discussion on Queer Ecologies. Our panelists will explore the interdisciplinary applications Queer Ecologies has in natural resources. We will discuss what it means to integrate queer ecological…
Yankee Division SAF Annual Meeting
Register February 10, 2023 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time The Publick House, Paige Hall 277 Main Street Sturbridge, MA 01566 We will gather in person again for the 2023 Yankee Annual Meeting, which will be held in a forester-friendly timber framed meeting hall and include a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will…
Managing Forests for the Birds at the Westford Town Lands
Register Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time Westford Town Lands (Maple Shade Town Forest) 146 Brookside Rd, Westford, 05494, VT How can responsible forest management help create vibrant habitat for Vermont’s birds? Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, and Audubon Vermont for a FREE, public walk of a forest management project…
Engaging Private Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets
Register Webinar February 15, 2023 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time This Microsoft Teams webinar is for anyone interested in learning about carbon markets programs for private forest landowners: state forestry agency program managers, USDA Forest Service program managers, nonprofits, landowner associations, and others. Learn from three State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Projects:…
Treatment Demo at Hanging Rock State Park
Register (by February 12) February 15, 2023 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern time The Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical treatment methods available for landowners and professionals to use in North Carolina to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Participants will practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options,…