Invasive Plants & Their Impact on Wildlife and Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants (webinar)
Save the date! Thursday October 8 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET More information about this event coming soon! This is the second webinar in a four-part virtual series by ForestHer NC. About the series: ForestHer NC is going virtual! Presentations scheduled for the March 2020 Managing for Wildlife workshops will now be held as a…
Wildfire Risk to Communities: New Features & Data
Register October 14, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT (1:00 p.m. CT, 2:00 p.m. ET) Wildfire Risk to Communities is a national tool with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help every community in the U.S. understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk. In the fall of 2020, the website was updated with new data…
Deer, Invasives, Residual Density, and Forest Regeneration
Register October 20, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Download the event flyer Chronically overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive plant species have made it difficult to regenerate desirable forest tree species throughout much of eastern North America. Dr. Ward will share some recipes for success as well as the possibilities for disaster, when these…
Crossing Boundaries – A Starting Point (webinar)
Register October 20, 2020 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET A slide presentation and discussion about the value of conservation, cultural understanding and natural resource management with world class ecologist Sue Morse and veteran field educator Peter Lynch. Peter and Sue will focus on 22 years of collaboration between Keeping Track and Green Across the World.
Wisconsin Health Emergency: Communicating Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Register October 20, 2020 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. CT (8:30 ET) During this event, doctors and nurses from around the state will discuss how climate change is already affecting the health of Wisconsinities. The event witl by moderated by Dr. Jonathan Patz, a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change.…
Zena Forest virtual tour!
Custom Douglas Fir Floor by Zena Register October 21 10:00 a.m. PT (11 a.m. MT, Noon CT, 1:00 p.m. ET) Our partners at Zena Forest Products are offering a virtual tour of their forest. Zena is a multigenerational family business in Oregon's Willamette Valley that makes sustainable hardwood flooring in order to support the robust…
2020 New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit
Register (this virtual summit is free of charge) 2020 New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit: Learning from Raging Fires in the Southwest. October 22 & October 23 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Agenda for download Fire season is a challenging time let alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local governments, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit…
Maine Mountain Collaborative Symposium on Climate Change
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we postponed the Symposium originally scheduled for May 14-15 in Rangeley, Maine to October 26-27, 2020. Although we are disappointed about the postponement of the Symposium, we are pleased to announce that the Editors of Northeastern Naturalist have approved a special issue to be published based on Symposium topics…
Inclusivity in Cooperative Extension Programming, With an Emphasis on Natural Resources and Climate Change
Join the webinar (a "join" button will be available on the page linked to the left. No need to pre-register.) Title: Inclusivity in Cooperative Extension Programming, With an Emphasis on Natural Resources and Climate Change Time and Date: October 26, 1:00 p.m. ET Full details, and the link to join the webinar on the date…
Defining Healthy Woodland Soil (webinar)
Photo by Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. Register October 29, 2020 12:00 p.m. MT (11 a.m. PT, 1:00 p.m. CT, 2:00 p.m. ET) Hosted by the Guild and Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. This webinar will provide information about the ecology of Pinion-Juniper ecosystems, specifically the interactions that occur between the surface and soil…