North American Forest Insect Work Conference

Register May 26 at 8:00 a.m. - May 28 at 12:30 p.m. CT Program is available online Full event information is available at the conference website Theme: "Shaping Forests: Action in a Changing World." The future of forest entomology will be shaped by cooperation and collaboration among researchers and educators from all professional and personal…

Women on the Land Spring Webinar Series

Register All dates 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT May 5 - Forest Ecology & Forest Succession May 12 - Creating a Plan and Working with a Forester May 19 - Active Stewardship (recording available) May 26 - The Future of Your Woodland Women Owning Woodlands is hosting four…

Watching Out for the Little Ones: Conserving Southern Salamanders Within Working Forests

Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  June 2, 2021  1:00 – 2:00 pm ET  Agenda for download Pre-approved for 1 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. This webinar aims to educate landowners, loggers, foresters, and other natural resource professionals about the conservation value of endemic salamanders, threats…

Forestry for Maine Birds Workshop

photo credit L Suomi-Lecker/Somerset SWCD To Register: call 474-8323 or email somersetswcd.outreach@gmail.com. (no charge, but pre-registration is required and space is limited) 9:00 a.m. - Noon ET Saturday, June 5, 2021 Location: Robbin's Hill Scenic Overlook, Solon, ME Category 1 CFE credits are pending. The Forestry for Maine Birds (FFMB) approach integrates bird conservation into…

Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop in Sandy Mush, NC

Register View the Sandy Mush Collaborative Forest Stewardship website Saturday, June 5, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Sandy Mush Community Center, 19 School Road Leicester, NC, 28748 Join us for a day of hands-on learning from local experts in non-timber forest product (NTFP) cultivation. We will learn about what NTFPs are, their general…

Fire Breaks: Fire Suppression, the “Light-Burning” Controversy, and the Return of Indigenous Flames (webinar)

Register Thursday, June 10, 2021 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Historian Char Miller's talk “Fire Breaks” probes the varied forces advocating the suppression of wildfire in the United States, with a focus on California’s 250-year-long experience with this controversial effort to snuff out blazes, both wild and managed. Using primary sources dating back to the…

Northern Hardwood Conference 2021 (virtual)

Save the date! Conference title: Bridging Science and Management for the Future June 15 - 16, 2021 Full conference details will be online as they are available Northern hardwood forests occupy millions of acres in the eastern United States and Canada, representing one of the most economically important and ecologically diverse forests in eastern North…

Strategic Wood Addition Training for Foresters/Professionals

Registration required; please contact forestry@northwoodscenter.org or call (802)723-6551 extension 302. Space is limited. Friday, June 25, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET Location: NorthWoods Stewardship Center (154 Leadership Dr, East Charleston VT). Field visits to follow; please be prepared to drive yourself to the sites in the afternoon (locations/directions will be provided) Cost: Free…

Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments (webinar)

Register (you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting) June 29, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Approval pending for 1, Category 1 CFE from SAF. Agenda includes one 45-minute presentation with time for questions at the end. Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s, but…

Foresters for the Birds, Pacific Northwest

Register today, space is limited. July 9, 2021 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. PT 10 minutes outside of downtown Forest Grove, Oregon During this kick-off event we will visit a small, private forest lot in Washington County and think about silviculture with birds in mind. We will introduce Foresters for the Birds concepts in a breezy…