Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference
2021-12-16 10:30 - 2021-12-17 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register (hosted virtually, $28)
December 16, 2021: 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
December 17, 2021: 8:30 a.m. – Noon ET
Full conference info is online
Some highlights:

Full conference approved for 7.0 Category 1 SAF credits
Two plenary sessions with presentations by Drs. Erika Svendsen and Julia Burton,
Twenty-eight contributed talks held during two concurrent sessions with a total of seven topic tracks,
A poster session with opportunities to speak with presenters,
Four working group sessions that provide a chance to contribute to project development,
Networking and connection breakout rooms to chat with colleagues from across the region during the lunch and coffee breaks,
A resource board for sharing jobs, events, RFPs, and other opportunities

Management for Old Growth Characteristics
2021-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Register
December 16, 2021
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
This webinar with Dr. Bill Keeton will focus on approaches and strategies managers can use to encourage the development of late successional or old growth characteristics. Because old growth forests are rare and many species depend on them, managers may seek to help younger forests hold attributes of older forests faster than nature can on its own. Scientists have experimented with structural complexity enhancement techniques such as encouraging the growth of larger diameter trees, standing dead trees, large down logs, and structural diversity. Dr. Bill Keeton will share his research and answer questions.

Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop (webinar)
2022-01-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Register
January 19, 2022
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Approved for 1 Category 1 SAF CFE credit
Join the Forest Stewards Guild to 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 landowners you work for, the resources the tool provides, and practice using the tool in a meaningful way to assess the resiliency of oak forests.

Akinomaage: Teaching from the Earth (webinar)
2022-01-20 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Register
January 20, 2022
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
Vern Northrup (Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe), artist and retired wildlands firefighter, will present his photographs and teachings that offer Anishinaabe perspectives on the place of humans in the world, the seasons, and more. An audience Q&A will follow.
This event is one of a series of public talks entitled “Transdisciplinary Engagements with Indigenous Thinkers.” Learn more about the IAS Research and Creative Collaborative presenting this work here.
Funding is provided by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and the Institute on the Environment (IonE).

“The Radical Forest Manager” online presentation
2022-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join link
Saturday, January 22, 2022
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET
“The Radical Forest Manager” at the Green Mountain Club Burlington Section Annual Meeting
In a changing climate, forests are both an asset – helping slow and mitigate the effects of climate change by absorbing the carbon we emit – and under threat. At the same time, climate change, resource extraction and environmental degradation threatens peoples, species and ecosystems worldwide. While some of these problems may seem remote, is it possible that Vermont’s forests have a broader role to play in crafting a just and sustainable world?
In this presentation, Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation will discuss the role that forests and forest management play in our past, present and future, with an eye on social and environmental justice in Vermont and across the globe. Tapper will discuss how responsible, ecological forest management can help support justice, equity, healthy communities and healthy ecosystems here in Vermont and world-wide.

Aquatic Health and Biodiversity of Central Appalachian Forests (webinar)
2022-01-25 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Register
January 25, 2022
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Draft agenda for download
Approved for 1.5 Category 1 SAF continuing education credits (CFE)
The Central Appalachian ecoregion spans the Appalachian, Allegheny, and Blue Ridge Mountain ranges in northwestern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. This ecoregion consists of many geologic variations and contains the largest drainage divide in the eastern U.S. between the Atlantic Slope and Mississippi Valley rivers. Forests in this region host a diverse amount of plant and animal species. This diversity is exceptionally high due to two main factors: lack of glaciation in the southern reaches of this region, and there is a high variability of microclimates. Additionally, this region is one of the richest temperate freshwater regions in the world and it contains parts of the Ohio, Tennessee, Cumberland, and Mobile River drainages, which are global hotspots for freshwater fish and invertebrates.
While the forests in Central Appalachia provide valuable ecosystem services, they are threatened by several human-caused factors. One of these threats includes hydrologic alteration and degradation, leading to reduced quality of aquatic habitats. Forestry best management practices are used to ensure the protection of water quality during silviculture operations. Many states provide guidelines that are voluntary, quasi-regulatory, or regulatory.
This webinar will focus on the biodiversity of aquatic systems in Central Appalachian forests, highlight the importance of good water quality, and discuss ways to mitigate threats to water quality by using the recently updated NC BMP manual for forestry.

Accelerating the development of structural complexity
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Anchorage)
Accelerating the development of structural complexity: a case study from Ellsworth Creek Preserve, Washington.
Register
January 27, 2021
Noon – 1:00 p.m. PT
Presenters: Dr Van Kane, Caden Chamberlain, University of Washington, and Michael Case, The Nature Conservancy.
Restoration treatments can theoretically accelerate the development of structural complexity in simplified forest stands. New research provides insights into the effects of restoration treatments on the structural complexity of forest stands in the Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwestern Washington 10 years post-treatment. The research team also compared forest structure and gap patterns between treated stands and existing late-successional areas within the preserve. In addition to sharing research results, the discussion may help forest managers and landowners in the region who are considering restoration treatments as an option for improving short-term structural complexity in simplified forest stands.
For more information, the full research paper is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119641

Yankee SAF Winter Meeting: Hot Forestry Topics for Warming Winters (webinar)
2022-02-15 12:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York)
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Yankee SAF Winter Meeting, co-hosted by the Forest Stewards Guild
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
12:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ET

Schoodic Peninsula Field Tour
2022-02-24 09:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Register today ($20)
February 24, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. followed by lunch and informal discussions, as conditions allow
Location: Schoodic Institute, Winter Harbor, Maine
CFE credits pending
This session 3 field tour, in year two of the Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series, will follow a webinar about the Schoodic Peninsula and Coastal Spruce-Fir on February 23.
The Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, Maine is involved with ongoing research in Acadia National Park where changes related to warming temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, habitat fragmentation, and invasive plants, pests, and diseases are being documented. More information about Schoodic is 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: Schoodic Nicholas Fisichelli and Peter Nelson, Schoodic

Managing for the parts of the sum (webinar)
2022-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Anchorage)
Managing for the parts of the sum: restoration treatments to accelerate late successional structures
Register
February 24, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. Pacific Time
Presenter: Dr. Klaus Puettmann, Oregon State University
This webinar highlights results from various large-scale, long-term studies. General vegetation response trends after restoration treatments were highly predictable, but most responses were spatially very variable. Thus, accounting for the variability in initial conditions at neighborhood and stand scales in the prescription of restoration treatments is crucial for efficient management. In addition, to achieve the wide range of structures and composition found in late-successional stands requires a full suite of silvicultural treatments, in our case from unthinned leave islands to areas with variable density thinnings and creation of larger canopy gaps. Furthermore, different components of stand structure and vegetation composition responded to restoration treatments at different time scales or even in different directions. Thus, treatments are more efficient we set priorities where and when the different vegetation components are most desirable within a stand or landscape and design restoration treatments accordingly.

Learn and Burn Workshop, GA
2022-02-26 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Register today ($10 includes lunch)
February 26, 2022
8:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Northern Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville, GA
Event flyer for download
Landowners interested in prescribed fire: want to learn more about prescribed fire? Join local experts to gain hands-on prescribed burning experience and learn the next steps to putting fire back on your land! No prior experience necessary.
You will learn about:

Why we burn
Safety
Burn objectives
Planning
Liability
Smoke management
Burn weather
Becoming a Certified Burner
and more

Gain hands-on prescribed burning experience. Ask questions and learn from local experts. Connect to resources and assistance to help you burn. Meet other landowners interested in burning.
Please wear closed-toe boots, long pants and sleeves, and cotton or other non-synthetic clothing. Additional protective equipment will be provided. COVID mitigations will be in place.
Thank you to the many partners who make this event possible.

Mt. Hood Meadows Guild ski trip
2022-03-05 07:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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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.
