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SUMMARY:Audubon Forester Training Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nOctober 1\, 8\, 15 and 22\, 2021\n8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET \nProgram Flyer and details \nSummary of topics: \nOctober 1 – Audubon’s Forester Training and Endorsement Program and Introduction to the Healthy Forests Initiative: Information and details about Audubon’s new program for foresters\, including steps involved; forest birds experiencing population declines\, causes of declines; opportunities to mitigate threats and stressors to breeding habitat. \nOctober 8 – Forest Bird Habitat Management Planning and Assessments: Audubon’s approach to assessing habitat diversity for forest birds at landscape and stand levels; quick guide to assessing landscape forest cover and estimating age class diversity; applying forest habitat management while reducing threats to breeding birds. \nOctober 15 – Forest Management for Birds: Applying traditional\, hybrid and mixed systems silvicultural approaches to create desired habitat conditions for mature and young forest birds to meet their full breeding season needs; creating canopy gaps and patch cuts of varying sizes to benefit the most birds. \nOctober 22 – Resources for Audubon Endorsed Foresters\, Engaging Landowners\, and Current Audubon Projects: Overview of resources available for foresters (guides and examples of a variety of forest management plans that include birds and habitat; engaging forest owners and general public in forestry for birds; current Audubon projects that reach and engage forest owners; upcoming programs and webinars. \nOctober 29 – Using Carbon Programs to Achieve Forest Bird Habitat Management: Overviews carbon sequestration science; carbon sequestration and storage techniques for applications in both young and mature forests; how carbon guidelines can be used for forest bird habitat; current Audubon carbon program partnerships in the region.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/audubon-forester-training-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T091500
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Forestry in Bottomland Hardwood Forests Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nTuesday October 5\, 2021\n9:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET \nColleton County Parks and Rec Pavilion\n280 Recreation Ln Walterboro\, SC 29488 \nAgenda for download \n4 SAF continuing educaton credits are pending approval. \nJoin the Forest Stewards Guild\, Audubon South Carolina\, and other partners in an outdoor day of learning about bottomland hardwood forest management. We will start the day at an outdoor pavilion to hear from natural resource practitioners about the ecology and importance of bottomlands and the benefits of wildlife forestry practices.  \nThe second half of the day will be spent at two field sites\, looking at how differences of management history affects the composition of the forest. The first site is an old rice field that has grown back into forest and the second site has been experiencing natural floodplain succession.   \nLogistics: \n\nLunch is provided\nPlan to drive your own vehicle to field sites and park in designated parking areas\nTerrain is flat\, however places may be saturated with water and we recommend bringing tall muck boots.  We will not be on trails.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wildlife-forestry-in-bottomland-hardwood-forests-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T051410
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SUMMARY:Fire refugia: where and why do conifer forests persist through multiple fire events?
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nOctober 7\, 2021\n11:00 a.m. PT \nPresenter: Dr. Meg Krawchuk\, Oregon State University \nChanging wildfire regimes are causing rapid shifts in forests worldwide. In particular\, forested landscapes that burn repeatedly in relatively quick succession may be at risk of conversion when pre-fire vegetation cannot recover between fires. Fire refugia (areas that burn less frequently or severely than the surrounding landscape) support post-fire ecosystem recovery and the persistence of vulnerable species in fire-prone landscapes. Observed and projected fire-induced forest losses highlight the need to understand where and why forests persist in refugia through multiple fires. \nThis research need is particularly acute in the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion of southwest Oregon and northwest California\, USA\, where expected increases in fire activity and climate warming may result in the loss of up to one-third of the region’s conifer forests\, which are the most diverse in western North America. We model the key controls on fire refugia occurrence and persistence through one\, two\, and three fire events over a 32-year period. Refugia that persisted through three fire events appeared to be partially entrained by landscape features that offered protection from fire\, suggesting that topographic variability may be an important stabilizing factor as forests pass through successive fire filters. Results from this study could inform management strategies designed to protect fire-resistant portions of biologically and topographically diverse landscapes.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/fire-refugia-where-and-why-do-conifer-forests-persist-through-multiple-fire-events/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Northwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T140000
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SUMMARY:Oak Resiliency Learning Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Hagerville Station \nRegister for webinar\nOctober 7\, 2021\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET \nRegister for field tour (limit 30 participants)\nOctober 14\, 2021\n9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET\nMeet at Hagerville Station\, New Salem\, MA \nDraft agenda for download\nWebinar = 1 Category 1 CFEs\nField Tour = 3.5 Category 1 CFEs \nJoin the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for a learning exchange on oak forests at the Quabbin Reservoir. You may register for one or both of the sessions included in this learning exchange. \nThe exchange will begin with a one-hour webinar on October 7th. We’ll cover oak research and management\, featuring researchers from the Harvard Forest and managers from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Water Supply Protection. \n \nOn October 14th we will visit field sites impacted by Lymantria dispar (formerly known as gypsy moth). At each site\, you will hear about the insects’ impact\, management considerations\, and assess the current condition. Then\, during a working lunch by the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir\, you will work with a group of fellow natural resource professionals to recommend strategies for managing oak forests at an appropriate scale and intensity for New England’s largest public drinking supply watershed. \nLogistical notes: We will carpool and caravan to the field sites. Field sites may be difficult to access and will include walking off-trail through the forest and walking through recently harvested areas. Up to 1-mile of walking in these conditions throughout the event is expected.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/oak-resiliency-learning-exchange/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211012T130000
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SUMMARY:Forest Impacts of Climate Change: Monitoring Indicators web-tool (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nOctober 12\, 2021\nNoon – 1:00 p.m. ET \nOne Category 1 SAF continuing education credit is available \nJoin this FEMC webinar Forest Impacts of Climate Change: Exploring a new tool to monitor critical ecosystem indicators as The Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative announces the tool’s release. We’ll share more information about using the tool and results from an initial gap analysis of monitoring in the northeast. \nThis tool allows users to explore where forest monitoring is occurring of 24 expert-identified climate change indicators in the Northeastern U.S. Users can access protocols and visualize where monitoring studies are already being conducted with a focus on aquatic systems\, forest systems\, trees\, and wildlife. Landowners\, managers\, and researchers can then use these protocols to implement their own\, comparable monitoring programs that will be added to the database that already consists of 350 studies with 168 replicable protocols. Developing this network of monitoring sites provides critical information to help close spatial gaps in monitoring efforts and provides baseline data for further inquiry into how forest systems are shifting in response to climate change.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forest-impacts-of-climate-change-monitoring-indicators-web-tool-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20211012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20211116T193000
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SUMMARY:California Forest Stewardship Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nRegistration $60. More info online \nOnline portion: Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. PT from October 12 – November 16\, 2021\nIn-person event: October 23 and 24 \nLocation: Siskiyou County\, California \nJoin the workshop to better understand and protect your forests by developing a Forest Management Plan. Topics include: \n\nForest management objectives and planning\nForest health\, insects and disease\nForest and fire ecology\, wildlife\, watersheds\nFuels reduction and forest resource marketing\nMapping\, inventory and silviculture\nProject development & permitting\nGetting professional help and cost-share opportunities\n\nParticipants will use online resources on their own time to complete learning modules and short activities. Zoom meetings with all participants and presenters will take place once a week on Tuesdays\, 6-7:30pm. The in-person field days will cover silviculture\, forest inventory and mapping activities. Participants who complete the workshop will be eligible for a free site visit with a California Registered Professional Forester.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/california-forest-stewardship-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Online Course,Pacific Northwest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T163000
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SUMMARY:Bottomland Hardwoods Management Workshop\, NC
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nWebinar portion:\nOctober 26\, 2021\n1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST\n3 category 1 continuing education credits from TWS and SAF for webinar only.\nWebinar agenda for download \n  \nField tour portion at Bladen Lakes State Forest (choose one of the four below):\nField tour participation is not required to attend the webinar. \nOctober 28\, 2021 \n\n9:00 a.m. – Noon or\n1:00 – 4:00 p.m.\n\nOctober 29\, 2021 \n\n9:00 a.m. – Noon or\n1:00 – 4:00 p.m.\n\nThe Nature Conservancy\, NC Forest Service\, Forest Stewards Guild\, US Fish and Wildlife Service\, Audubon NC\, NC State Cooperative Extension\, and GFR Forestry have teamed up to present a workshop on bottomland hardwood management\, funded in part by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The workshop is designed for landowners\, land managers\, and consulting foresters who have a primary interest in enhancing wildlife habitat and water quality in bottomland forests\, while generating some revenue from management activities. The workshop will discuss the ecological and economic values of bottomland forests and present suggestions for management. \nThe workshop consists of a webinar for all on October 26. Participants can choose from one of 4 identical field trips following the webinar. Field trips are capped at 20 participants each and COVID safety protocols will be followed.  It is not required to attend a field trip in order to participate in the webinar.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/bottomland-hardwoods-management-workshop-nc/
CATEGORIES:Southeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T133000
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SUMMARY:Penobscot Experimental Forest Field Tour
DESCRIPTION:Register today ($20) \nOctober 29\, 2021\n9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. followed by lunch and informal discussions\, as conditions allow \nLocation: Penobscot Experimental Forest\, Bradley\, Maine \nCFE credits pending \nThis session 1 field tour\, in year two of the Science and Practice: Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine series\, will follow a webinar about the Penobscot Experimental Forest and Spruce-Fir on October 27. \nThe Penobscot Experimental Forest (PEF) in Bradley\, Maine is a site of a long-term silvicultural experiment and additional research jointly managed by the US Forest Service and University of Maine. More information. Field trips will include walking over woodland trails that may include uneven ground\, rocks\, branches and roots and may not be handicap accessible. \nHosts: Laura Kenefic (USFS)\, Keith Kanoti (UMaine)\, Alessio Mortelliti (UMaine).
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/penobscot-experimental-forest-field-tour/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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