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SUMMARY:Forestry\, Birds and Recreation at the Hinesburg Town Forest
DESCRIPTION:Registration not necessary. Just meet at the trailhead at 1o a.m. on Sept 19. \nSeptember 19\, 2021\n10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET \nMeet at Hayden Hill Road East Trailhead\, Hinesburg Town Forest\, Hinesburg\, VT \nJoin Fellowship of the Wheel\, Audubon Vermont\, and the Chittenden County Forester for a free\, public walk and discussion of forest management\, recreation\, and forest bird conservation on the site of an upcoming forest management project at the Hinesburg Town Forest. \nFrom warblers and thrushes to vireos and flycatchers\, Vermont provides summer breeding habitat for some of the greatest diversity of neotropical migratory songbirds found anywhere in the lower 48 states. Many of these species are at risk due to loss of suitable habitat\, forest fragmentation\, introduced species\, incompatible forest management\, and climate change.  Bird conservation in the 21st century requires a proactive\, multi-disciplinary approach. \nOver the past decade Audubon Vermont has been working closely with landowners\, foresters\, maple syrup producers\, legislators\, and others to raise awareness of the important role our state’s forests play in hemispheric bird conservation. At this event\, Steve Hagenbuch\, Audubon’s senior conservation biologist and forester\, will help us assess current forest habitat conditions and consider opportunities for future management. Ethan Tapper\, the Chittenden County Forester\, will also discuss forests\, forest management\, and how the management of the Hinesburg Town Forest will be done with both forest birds and recreation in mind. \nMore about the project
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forestry-birds-and-recreation-at-the-hinesburg-town-forest/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210910T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210910T151500
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SUMMARY:Mesophytic Cove Forest Management in the Central Appalachians: Learning Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Important changes have occured for this event as of mid-August. Please read details below. \nRegister today!  \nCredit: Samuel H Austin\, USGS. Public domain. \nSeptember 10\, 2021 (now one day only)\n9:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. ET \nLocation: WVU Natural Resources Center\n1397 Chestnut Ridge Rd\, Bruceton Mills\, WV 26525 \n5 Cat 1 SAF Continuing Education Credits \nIf you previously booked lodging when this was planned as a two-day event\, consider whether you still need your reservation. \nAgenda for download \nBackground: The Central Appalachian ecoregion spans the Appalachian\, Allegheny\, and Blue Ridge mountain ranges in northwestern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. This ecoregion consists of many geologic variations\, contains the largest drainage divide in the eastern US between the Atlantic Slope and Mississippi Valley rivers\, and  consists of FSC-identified Critical Biodiversity Areas. This region is characterized by several different forest types\, as species composition varies with geology and/or elevation. One forest type of special interest is mesophytic coves. Mesophytic cove forests are highly diverse hardwood forests in the Appalachian region that occur on sheltered\, low- to mid-elevation valleys and ravines. While mesophytic cove forests are not particularly rare\, sites that exhibit later successional characteristics and still retain a dense canopy and high overstory and understory species diversity are quite rare. In the last two centuries over 95 percent of this forest type has been converted or degraded to some degree. \nEvent: Join us for one day of information exchange and outdoor learning as we delve into the ecology and silviculture of mesophytic coves\, how to identify them\, and opportunities for enhancement of these sites through responsible forest management. Responsible forest management techniques include identifying hydrologic impacts of operations\, managing invasive plants\, and emulating natural disturbance regimes in harvesting techniques. \nLogistics \nPlease bring: \n\nfootwear that can get muddy\,\ninsect repellent (optional)\nSunscreen (optional)\n\nLunch provided \nSites: One field site\, listed in the agenda. The trail is less than 2 miles. \nCovid considerations: Unfortunately\, we are still amid a global pandemic. Fortunately\, much of this event is being held outdoors. The recent climb in case counts has led to some fresh public health guidance.  For this event\, regardless of vaccination status: \n\nMasks must be worn when we are in shared\, enclosed spaces\, including classrooms and vehicles.\nWindows in classrooms and on vehicles must be cracked or fully opened to allow for the flow of fresh air.\n\nWe ask you to respect these safety measures for the benefit of yourself\, your fellow participants\, and our families\, which include loved ones who may be immunocompromised or children who are too young to receive the vaccine.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/mesophytic-cove-forest-management-and-conservation-in-the-central-appalachians-learning-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T150000
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SUMMARY:Forestry Field Day\, Maine Woodland Owners
DESCRIPTION:Register today \nSeptember 12\, 2021\n8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET \nLocation: Wicopy Woods Tree Farm – North Rd.\, Sebec\, Maine\nDirections and coordinates for download \nFull event website \nThe Annual Forestry Field Day\, co-hosted by Maine Woodland Owners and Maine Tree Farm\, will be held at a Guild Model Forest! The Wicopy Woods property is that of the 2020 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year winners\, Jessica Leahy and Bob Seymour\, in Sebec\, Maine. The event will celebrate their achievements and host tours\, education programs\, and exhibits. Thank you to the Maine Forest Service for all of the support they have provided for this event.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forestry-field-day-maine-woodland-owners/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T170000
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SUMMARY:North Atlantic Prescribed Fire Science Workshop 2021
DESCRIPTION:Register ($55 per person per day or $165 for the entire three-day workshop) \nSeptember 14 – 16\nAll day each day \nLocation: YMCA of the Pines in Medford Township\, New Jersey \nNAFSE is are hosting this workshop to reset\, recharge\, and reimagine the future of fire science co-production. The last year has posed unimaginable challenges to fire scientists\, managers\, and wildland firefighters. We are thrilled to have a plan to reconnect in person! \n​Field trips to New Jersey Pine Barrens sites will stimulate discussion about regional prescribed fire science challenges and solutions. The workshop day will build a structure for region-wide prescribed fire science co-production and post-workshop coordination. \nJoin us for a three-day experience in a camp environment outdoors. Spend time in the field with fellow fire science stakeholders. Get your thoughts working in the amazing classroom of New Jersey’s prescribed fire landscape. Registration includes meals\, refreshments\, and on-site lodging (with payment arranged by August 27). We recommend registering for all three days of this workshop but full registration is not required. Travel cost assistance is available; please email NAFSEhelp@gmail.com for details. \n​Agenda: \n\n\nRegistration closes Thursday\, August 26 at 11:59 p.m. EDT \n\n\nDay 0\, Mon 9/13: Arrival\, optional dinner (not provided) with other participants at a local restaurant \n\n\nDay 1\, Tues 9/14: NJ Pine Barrens field trip\, including Silas Little Experimental Forest\, Coyle Airfield\, and other local spots of interest \n\n\nDay 2\, Wed 9/15: Workshop day\, including facilitated discussion of prescribed fire science needs and solutions in the North Atlantic region \n\n\nDay 3\, Thurs 9/16: Field trip to “Small Timbers\,” a fire-managed private forest on part of a cranberry farm \n\n\n 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/north-atlantic-prescribed-fire-science-workshop-2021/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210918T080000
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SUMMARY:Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nSeptember 18\, 2021 \nFull conference information will be available and updated at the website linked above. \nThe Foundation for Sustainable Forests invites you to attend this 9th annual event (the 2020 event was cancelled). \nA spotlight on Keynote Presenter Doug Tallamy’s presentation\, “Nature’s Best Hope”: \nRecent headlines about global insect declines\, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide\, and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us.  Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we\, ourselves\, are nature’s best hope. \n 
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/loving-the-land-through-working-forests-conference/
LOCATION:Thompsons’ Wood\, Centerville\, PA
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210921T160000
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SUMMARY:Alternative forest managment practices in southern New England: Yankee SAF
DESCRIPTION:To register ($15 for SAF members\, $25 non members): email Christopher Riely: christopher AT sweetbirchconsulting.com \nSeptember 21\, 2021\n8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET \nLocation: North Madison Block – South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority\nMaps on agenda for download \n2.0 CT Forest Practitioner CEUs approved and 5.5 Category 1 SAF CFEs pending approval \nA meeting of the Yankee Division\, New England Society of American Foresters\, co-hosted by South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (SCCRWA)\, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES)\, and University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension (UConn).
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/alternative-forest-managment-practices-in-southern-new-england-yankee-saf/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T071134
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SUMMARY:A path forward: understanding and restoring degraded hardwood stands (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register today \nSeptember 22\, 2021\n11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET \nAgenda to download \n2 Category 1 Continuing Education Credits through the Society of American Foresters \nThis webinar will explore the complexities of forest degradation as result of poor forest management planning. We will gain a basic understanding of land-use history as it pertains to forest degradation and how misconceptions of forest ecology have led to poor land management practices. Then\, we will learn how forest products markets (or lack thereof) can perpetuate the mismanagement of forest resources. Once we grasp these basic concepts\, we will learn from applied research on conditions of degraded forests and what we can do to restore them. \nHosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/a-path-forward-understanding-and-restoring-degraded-hardwood-stands-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T140000
DTSTAMP:20260408T071134
CREATED:20210922T040314Z
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SUMMARY:Curious about LANDFIRE? Get familiar with this Public Reference Database
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nSeptember 30\, 2021\n1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET \nLANDFIRE delivers 20+ vegetation and fire datasets\, and a state-and-transition model for every ecosystem in the United States. Have you ever wondered how others in the scientific community use these products? \nGrab that third cup of coffee and join a LANDFIRE team member (on Zoom) for an informal\, back and forth open office hours session. These 1-hr open office hours are designed to provide quick feedback\, troubleshoot common LANDFIRE questions\, familiarize users with the best (and worst) uses of LANDFIRE data and provide an opportunity for the LANDFIRE user community to get quick help with their LANDFIRE questions.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/curious-about-landfire-get-familiar-with-this-public-reference-database/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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