Keeping Forests as Forests – Incentive Programs for the North Carolina Landowner

Register January 24, 2024 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time Agenda Join the Forest Stewards Guild for an evening learning about ways to keep forests as forests. We will be joined by experts on tax incentive programs, conservation easements, and carbon markets. Come prepared with questions about your land!  6:00-6:20 | Present-Use Valuation Program (NC…

Family forest landowner preferences for managing invasive species

Register January 25, 2024 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time / 12:00 Noon Central Time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Presenter: Dr. Shady Atallah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Family forest landowners own and manage much of the world's forests, but we know little about their willingness to control biological invasions on their…

New Mexico Tribal Forest and Fire Summit

Register January 30, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) January 31, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with optional social mixer until 7:30 p.m. (MT) February 1, 2024: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (MT) Santa Ana Star Casino, 54 Jemez Canyon Dam Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004 There are a limited number of rooms…

Rooted in Research: Adapting to Extreme Weather Wild Cards – Ice Storms

Register for this or entire series Ice Storms in the Northeast - Lindsey Rustad (NRS, USDA Northeast Climate Hub) and Lloyd Irland (The Irland Group) January 31, 2024 10:30-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time Approved for 1 CFE credit through the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society. Full series summary: Join the USDA Forest Service Northern…

Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool for Savanna Communities: Rx Fire for Forest Management ​Series

Registration and full series information February 7, 2024 8:30 – 10 a.m. Central Time Online via Zoom Join Jeb Barzen and Brendan Woodall as they discuss ​Restoring Savanna Communities in Wisconsin with Rx Fire at Ecologically Meaningful Scales Jeb Barzen will focus on addressing the potential for restoring savanna communities in Wisconsin at ecologically meaningful…

Successfully Bridging the Gap: Eastern US Models of Fire Science and Management Collaboration

Register February 15, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management. Nevertheless,…

Mycorrhizal Fungi in Northeastern Forests webinar

Register February 21, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time This event is hosted by University of Vermont Extension Forestry and is approved for 1.0 CFE credit through SAF. Are you curious about the role of mycorrhizal fungi in forest ecosystems or want to know how mycorrhizal fungi could interact with silviculture? In this…

Lunch and Learn: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report

Register Friday, February 23, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 Mountain Time (11:00 PT / 1:00 CT / 2:00 ET) Event flyer/post For decades, the wildland fire crisis has been growing. More severe catastrophic wildfires devastate communities and ecosystems and threaten lives and livelihoods across the country. In response, the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission…

Communicating Forestry – Every Picture Tells A Story, Don’t It?

Register February 27, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET Zoom webinar (join information will be provided after registration) Webinar goals and objectives Approved for 1.5 Category 1 Continuing Forester Education Credits by SAF. This is part of our Communicating Forestry webinar series, led by Guild members. This one will be led by Roger Merchant. Forest…

2024 Yankee SAF Annual Meeting

Register March 1, 2024 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time The Publick House, Paige Hall 277 Main Street Sturbridge, MA 01566 Event flyer and agenda for download The 2024 Yankee Annual Meeting, includes a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will feature presentations on Massachusetts's Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative, NRCS opportunities to advance…