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SUMMARY:Guild Gathering in Lake States: Simultaneously Managing Forests for Timber\, Birds\, and the Future
DESCRIPTION:Register today! ($50\, $25 for students) \nAugust 3\, 9:30 a.m. – August 4\, 2:30 p.m. ET \nLocation: Michigan Technological University’s Ford Center (Alberta\, MI)\, with field tours throughout Houghton County \nContinuing education credits:\nCategory 1 SAF: \n\nday 1: 4.5 credits\nday 2: 3.5 credits\n\nCategory 1 Wildlife Society: 6 credits total for full event. \nDetailed agenda for download \nGathering Overview: \nDay 1: Lecture style presentations at the Ford Center will be followed by an afternoon field tour including the surrounding Ford Forest. A cookout style dinner and a campfire/social hour will round out the evening. Overnight lodging will be available at the Ford Center or in Baraga. \nDay 2: Field tours in Hancock and Atlantic Mine to visit a pair of parcels that are owned and managed by the Forest Stewards Guild will start and stop at the Ford Center for caravan or carpooling. Please be prepared to caravan in your own vehicle or carpool with other attendees. We do not anticipate any arduous hiking but please come prepared with appropriate clothes and footwear for short forest walks on uneven terrain. Long pants and footwear that can get muddy are recommended. \nFood:  \nYour registration covers: \n\nDay 1 Ford Center lunch (choose option in registration)\nDay 1 snacks\nDay 1 host-made dinner (pulled pork on buns and whole wheat pesto pasta)\nDay 2 breakfast pastries and refreshments\nDay 2 snacks\nDay 2 boxed lunch in the field (veggie and meat options will be available)\n\nLodging: \nOption 1: Baraga Lakeside Inn is about 12 miles from the Ford Center. We have 15 rooms blocked for the nights of August 2nd and 3rd at $80 each. The block expires on July 19. If you’d like to stay at the Inn\, call (906) 353-7123 asap to reserve your room and ask for the Forest Stewards Guild room block to get the discounted rate. This lodging is not included in your registration. \nOption 2: There are 10 beds available at the Ford Center’s Ash House for the night of August 3rd only. These are twin beds in semi-private rooms for $35 per bed. Linens included. You can choose this option in your registration for the event until the max availability is met. \nWe are excited to get people back together in an enjoyable and safe setting. We will be tracking COVID-19 trends and following all local and federal safety guidelines.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/guild-gathering-in-lake-states-simultaneously-managing-forests-for-timber-birds-and-the-future/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Lake States
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the roots of Guild forestry - Guild birthday event in NC!
DESCRIPTION:Forest Stewards Guild’s 25th Anniversary National Guild Gathering  \nAugust 19 – 21\, 2021! \nAug 19 at 9:00 a.m. to Aug 20 at 5:15 p.m.\nOptional tour Aug 21 from 9:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nThis event is full. Registration is closed. \nCelebrating the roots of Guild forestry \nVenue: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm \nAgenda for download. Helpful details below. \nSAF Category 1 Continuing Education Credits: \nDay 1: 4.5 credits\nDay 2: 6 credits\nDay 3: 2.5 credits \nFood: \n\nThursday breakfast for those who stay on-site\, lunch for everyone\, dinner for everyone\nFriday breakfast for those who stay on-site\, lunch for everyone\nSaturday breakfast for those who stay on-site\nSnacks on all days (fruit\, granola bars\, cheap bulk food\, coffee) \n\nField sites: Bald Mountain Preserve and Bent Creek Experimental Forest’s femelschlag silviculture system (don’t know what that is? Come join us to find out!). \nCelebrate our 25th anniversary with us in our 26th year! Did you know one of the first “Guild Gatherings” happened at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina 25 years ago? A group of like-minded foresters banded together and talked about ways they wanted to see the forestry industry change…and the Forest Stewards Guild still shares these values today. \nWe will come full circle and host our 26th Anniversary National Guild Gathering in Asheville\, North Carolina in August 2021! Join us for two exciting days to celebrate the roots of Guild forestry. \nWe will hear from natural resource professionals from across the Southeast about how ecological forestry has changed and shaped the landscape\, get your boots on the ground and visit a handful of local forest sites\, and revisit and remember our history while sitting around a bonfire. Come share the spark of Guild forest stewardship with us! \nLodging: camping will be available on site for $20 per tent\, per night. Camping is limited to 25 tents. There are Air B&Bs nearby and the venue is 15 – 20 minutes from Asheville\, NC\, where there are plenty of lodging options. Just a few that seem to have good pricing are listed below (note: we do not have room blocks set up at these hotels and do not specifically recommend them. We just wanted to give you a few to narrow choices down): \nSleep Inn Asheville – Biltmore West\nCountry Inn & Suites by Radisson – Asheville West\nCrowne Plaza Resort – Asheville \nEvent pricing: \nStudent and Presenter Rate: $100 \nEarly-Bird Rates (by July 12\, 2021)\nGuild member\, $100\nNon member\, $125 \nNormal Rate:\nGuild member\, $150\nNon member\, $175 \nLodging: $20/tent/night \nMorning tour of Cradle of Forestry on August 21 has been cancelled due to flooding. We are working on alternative programming now!
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/celebrating-the-roots-of-guild-forestry-guild-birthday-event-in-nc/
LOCATION:SAHC Community Farm\, 24 Mag Sluder Rd\, Alexander\, NC\, 28701
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Southeast
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