National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC)
"Climate Justice for Seven Generations" Register by August 31! Online conference - full event website September 14 - 17, 2020 Agenda and details coming soon. Call for proposals deadline: August 7, 2020 The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is honored to host the United States’ First Biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC)…
Insights for resilient forest landscapes in the Rogue Basin of southwestern Oregon
Register September 17, 2020 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT Severe wildfires threaten forests and communities of the northern Klamath Mountains. Historically these forests thrived with frequent, low-mixed severity fire. However, hotter, drier summers, a century of fire exclusion, and past destructive logging practices are increasing the likelihood of destructive fire. Insights from historical fire regimes…
Prospects for Resistance Breeding in Trees (webinar)
Register September 22 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Training event announcement Our speaker Carolyn (Carrie) Pike is a Forest Regeneration Specialist with the USDA Forest Service. Carrie will talk about ongoing work to improve resistance in beloved tree species like American elm, the ash species, and butternut to build in resistance to Dutch elm disease,…
Woodland Owner Webinar Series: Forestry and Climate Change
Register September 23 1:30 - 2:30 pm CT 1 CFE credit is available for attending the live webinar How can we protect our woods in a changing climate while also taking advantage of our forests as carbon sinks? This webinar will help answer these questions. Stephen Handler, a climate change specialist with the USDA Forest…
Empowering and Engaging VT’s Woman Landowners (webinar)
Register September 24 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ET SAF credits pending Join us for a webinar conversation to explore the women who own Vermont’s forestland. In 2019, Vermont Woodlands Association (VWA), Vermont Coverts, UVM Extension, VT Forests, Parks, and Recreation, VT Fish & Wildlife and Vermont Land Trust (VLT) joined forces to form VT’s Women…
Efficacy of Post-fire Treatments
Register September 24 2:oo - 4:00 p.m. CT (3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET) A robust conversation on the efficacy of post-fire treatments and current research results. Registration is free thanks to sponsorship of National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy! Coalitions and Collaboratives, Inc is hosting.
Physiological Response of Trees in Maine Mountain Forests to Climate Stress (webinar)
Register today (free of charge) September 24, 2020 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET Physiological Response of Trees in Maine Mountain Forests to Climate Stress Speaker: Dr. Jay Wason, University of Maine The Maine Mountain Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars leading up to the autumn Symposium on Climate Change in Maine’s Mountains. This is…
Colorado Wildland Fire Conference
Register The Colorado Wildland Fire Conference is moving to a virtual platform this year, incorporating the "Discover Your Role" theme including a variety of presentations. September 30 8:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. MT and October 1 8:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. MT Conference schedule Special message from Fire Adapted Colorado This event has been approved for:…
Virtual and interactive workshop on prescribed fire in northern Minnesota
Register Title: Prescribed Fire: Forest History and Today’s Implementation September 30, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. CT (7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET) The use of fire on the landscape is a hotly debated topic, despite being a natural process in our northern forests. It is seen as a vital tool by land managers to improve…
Appalachian Cove Virtual Series – Invasives webinar
Bittersweet taking over a stand of trees. Photo courtesy of EcoForesters. This webinar is the third in a series that replaces an original event entitled Mountain Cove Forest Management and Conservation in the Central Appalachians. That original event will not be held due to Covid-19. Invasives in Appalachian cove sites Watch the webinar recording October…