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SUMMARY:The Family Forest Carbon Program: an opportunity for foresters
DESCRIPTION:Register \nFebruary 1\, 2023\nNoon Eastern Time \nJoin this webinar to learn more about the FFCP and if it could be helpful to landowners you work with. \nThe Family Forest Carbon Program provides an opportunity for small landowners to access the growing carbon market. Developed by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy\, the FFCP enables family forest owners them to help address climate change while earning income from their land. Foresters will play a key role in connecting landowners with the FFCP and then implementing climate-smart forestry practices that go above and beyond what is otherwise common practice.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/the-family-forest-carbon-program-an-opportunity-for-foresters/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T093000
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SUMMARY:Yankee Division SAF Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register \nFebruary 10\, 2023\n9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nThe Publick House\, Paige Hall\n277 Main Street\nSturbridge\, MA 01566 \nWe will gather in person again for the 2023 Yankee Annual Meeting\, which will be held in a forester-friendly timber framed meeting hall and include a gourmet hot buffet lunch. The program will feature presentations on the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Collaborative\, trends in building with (regional) wood\, and forest pests new to our region.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/yankee-division-saf-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T130000
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SUMMARY:Managing Forests for the Birds at the Westford Town Lands
DESCRIPTION:Register \nSaturday\, February 11\, 2023\n1:00pm – 3:00 p.m. Eastern time \nWestford Town Lands (Maple Shade Town Forest)\n146 Brookside Rd\, Westford\, 05494\, VT \nHow can responsible forest management help create vibrant habitat for Vermont’s birds? Join Ethan Tapper\, the Chittenden County Forester\, and Audubon Vermont for a FREE\, public walk of a forest management project at the Westford Town Lands. We’ll walk an area of the WTL which is currently being managed and talk about forests\, forest management\, birds\, and forest ecology. \nWe will meet at 1:00 PM at the Westford School on Brookside Road in Westford\, ~ 1 mile south of the intersection with VT-128. Be dressed for the weather and ready to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/managing-forests-for-the-birds-at-the-westford-town-lands/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T153000
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SUMMARY:Engaging Private Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets
DESCRIPTION:Register \nWebinar \nFebruary 15\, 2023\n2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time \nThis Microsoft Teams webinar is for anyone interested in learning about carbon markets programs for private forest landowners: state forestry agency program managers\, USDA Forest Service program managers\, nonprofits\, landowner associations\, and others. \nLearn from three State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Projects: \n\nEngaging Family Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets in GA\, LA\, & SC—Melinda Gable\, Executive Director\, Forest Landowner Foundation\nSecuring Northeast Forest Carbon Program in CT\, MA\, ME\, NH\, NY\, RI\, & VT—Charlie Levesque\, Executive Director\, North East State Foresters Association and President\, Innovative Natural Solutions LCC.\nAccelerating Improved Forest Management and Carbon Sequestration in NY—Brittany Wienke\, Forest Projects Manager\, The Nature Conservancy in NY and Chris Zimmerman\, Forest Restoration Strategy Lead\, The Nature Conservancy in NY\n\nNote: This is a MS Teams Webinar. Automated captions and keyboard commands will be available. If you have access questions or requests\, such as to request American Sign Language or other language interpretation\, contact Sherri Wormstead by Feb. 6. We plan to record this webinar and will send the link to the recording and the ppt to everyone who registered after the webinar.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/engaging-private-forest-owners-in-carbon-solutions-and-markets/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T224027
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SUMMARY:Treatment Demo at Hanging Rock State Park
DESCRIPTION:Register (by February 12) \nFebruary 15\, 2023\n2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern time \nThe Hemlock Restoration Initiative will host a demonstration of chemical treatment methods available for landowners and professionals to use in North Carolina to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). \nParticipants will practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options\, and HRI staff will demonstrate HWA chemical treatment. We will use the trees on-site to demonstrate and explain a variety of methods available to all landowners in North Carolina. We will also discuss environmental considerations and hiring a tree care professional. \nThe program is free\, but registration is required. Please sign up using this form by Sunday\, February 12. Email info@savehemlocksnc.org or call 828-252-4783 with questions about the event. NOTE: in case of inclement weather on 2/15\, we are reserving the following day as a back- up date.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/treatment-demo-at-hanging-rock-state-park/
CATEGORIES:Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T130000
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SUMMARY:Assessing the effects of Close-to-Nature Forestry on forest birds
DESCRIPTION:Register \nFebruary 21\, 2023\nNoon – 1 Eastern Time \nEurope’s Close-To-Nature Forestry (CTNF) that protects forest canopies has not been promoted to help avian abundance or diversity; however\, forest bird populations in Europe have increased 7% over the last two decades. We posit whether similar forest management approaches in the eastern USA could benefit North American birds. We sought to 1) assess the effects of forest structural characteristics on avian species richness in a CTNF managed forest; 2) compare our results to county-level eBird data to identify the challenges of assessing the impacts of forestry practices on birds at landscape scales; 3) highlight the ambiguities in current forest management guidelines for improving avian habitats and 4) suggest long-term direction for evaluating the impacts of alternative forest management practices on birds. Our case study provides preliminary evidence that CTNF-managed forests may support diverse birds of high conservation value that are normally drawn to different forest management extremes. We also provide recommendations for using eBird data to assess alternative forest management strategies at landscape scales and a synthesized look at the forest management guidelines provided by many of the major players in American ornithology.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/assessing-the-effects-of-close-to-nature-forestry-on-forest-birds/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230222T130000
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SUMMARY:Getting to the Core: Utilizing paleoecology to understand fire in the northeast
DESCRIPTION:Register \nFebruary 22\, 2023\n1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time \nIn this hour-long webinar we will hear from Madi Landrum\, a Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine\, as she explores the role of paleoecology in fire management decisions on the land in the northeast. \nThe need to understand long-term natural and human influences on fire is becoming increasingly important as global climate change increases the frequency and severity of forest fires in the northeastern United States. Meanwhile\, there is a growing appreciation for the role Indigenous peoples have played in maintaining ecosystems over millennia. While climate is largely thought to be the main driver of regional ecosystem processes in the northeast\, the role of fire\, including Indigenous fire management\, is actively debated. Historical accounts and Indigenous oral knowledge (e.g. place names) indicate that Native peoples have used fire to create mosaic landscapes throughout the northeast\, which is likely to have influenced local diversity and species composition\, altering overall forest structure. Read more at the link above…
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/getting-to-the-core-utilizing-paleoecology-to-understand-fire-in-the-northeast/
CATEGORIES:Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T160000
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SUMMARY:North Georgia Learn-and-Burn
DESCRIPTION:Register by February 17\, 2023 ($10) \nFebruary 25\, 2023\n8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET\nNorth Georgia Technical College\, Clarkesville\, GA \nLunch is provided \nEvent flyer for download \nJoin local experts to gain hands-on prescribed burning experience and learn the next steps to putting fire back on your land. You will learn about why we burn\, safety\, burn objectives\, planning\, liability\, smoke management\, and more! No prior burn experience necessary. \nCall Kim McCollum at 706-894-1591 or email info.ccrcd@gmail.com if you have questions.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/north-georgia-learn-and-burn/
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