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SUMMARY:A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry
DESCRIPTION:Full presentation details \nJune 3\, 2024\n7:00 – 8:00 p.m. \nLocation: Northwest Nature Shop\, 154 Oak Street\, Ashland\, OR 97520 \nSeth Zukerman\, co-author of A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry\, will discuss forest management and ecological forestry. From those who own forested property already to those who dream of someday having a forest to call their own and everyone in between\, this presentation will explore  how to “read” a forest\, sustainable management\, wildfire risk reduction\, climate change adaptation\, ways to enhance wildlife habitat\, and watershed protection. \nAs a journalist\, Seth Zuckerman reported extensively on forests\, salmon\, and the human communities that depend on them. He is the executive director of the Northwest Natural Resource Group and author of several books\, including Saving Our Ancient Forests and Salmon Nation. \nThe presentation is at Northwest Nature Shop.  Seating is limited so arrive early to secure a seat. There is no charge for this event.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/a-forest-of-your-own-the-pacific-northwest-handbook-of-ecological-forestry/
CATEGORIES:Pacific Northwest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T203000
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SUMMARY:Virtue and The Steward’s Mind - Communicating Forestry webinar series
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJune 4\, 2024\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time \nJoin Guild member Marianne Patinelli-Dubay\, a philosopher with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry\, for a presentation focused on understanding Guild-style forestry in the context of virtue ethics. Following the presentation\, participants will be encouraged to explore these theoretical concepts in a facilitated discussion.  \nA forester is trained to understand and facilitate the necessary conditions for regeneration and flourishing. Through practice and careful observation over time\, your ability to recognize the natural limits of a forest stand is refined. You take an inventory and reach a conclusion about how to proceed with a harvest by inhabiting the slope and aspect of the land\, reading the ground for difficulties\, knowing your own limits and those of others to identify and then do the right thing.    \nAs your steward’s mind matures\, your approach becomes intuitive. Your familiarity with the land and your knowledge of what it wants in terms of optimal conditions becomes a matter of how you see more than how you see the land.  Is this forestry or virtue? Is there a difference? How and when do virtue and forestry coincide? To proceed with honesty\, courage\, and a clear understanding of need versus desire means living in the question of what good forestry means for the way we work and live on the land.   \nAs part of our Communicating Forestry Series\, this webinar recognizes that the more we understand what motivates Guild members to do good forestry\, the better we can communicate good forestry and its drivers to specific interested parties\, landowners\, and the general public.   \nWatch recordings of previous webinars in this Communicating Forestry Series\, by and for Guild members on YouTube. The full list of previous sessions is in the Guild’s webinar library.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/virtue-and-the-stewards-mind-communicating-forestry-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T160000
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SUMMARY:Learning to Identify Appalachian Cove Forests
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJune 12\, 2024\n12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nMeeting at Standing Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will walk a segment of the Mountains to Sea trail near Waynesville\, NC \nWe invite forest practitioners and others interested in forest management to a workshop about Appalachian Cove Forests with MountainTrue. This workshop is field-based and primarily focused on how to identify cove forests. We will also touch on ecological forest management and operations in cove forest sites. The workshop will be a “Walk & Talk”-style and include a 1.5-mile hike held at a segment of the Mountains to Sea trail near Waynesville\, NC. \nAgenda \n12:00 Check in\n12:15 Welcome and Introductions\n12:30 Hike \n\nWhat is a cove forest?\nHow to manage invasive species in coves\nTree and understory plant identification\nForest operations\nThe importance of best management practices for water quality\n\n3:30 Return to Overlook\n4:00 End of Workshop \nContact Dakota Wagner with questions: dakota AT forestguild.org
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/learning-to-identify-appalachian-cove-forests-2/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Southeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T170000
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SUMMARY:Forest Farming: A Climate Smart Practice
DESCRIPTION:Register \nThursday\, June 13\, 2024\n2:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nSmokey House Center\n426 Danby Mountain Road Danby\, VT 05739 \n2.5 category 1 continuing forester education credits (CFE) through Society of American Foresters \nFull event webpage \nJoin us at Smokey House Center for a field session on forest farming – a USDA-recognized agroforestry practice that involves cultivating and stewarding shade-tolerant non-timber forest products in the forest understory. Learn the fundamentals of forest farming such as site selection\, species selection\, and different production models while we visit different sites across Smokey House’s property. We’ll also discuss how forest farming can fit into broader forest management strategies to increase economic and ecological resilience as part of a diversified forest and farm planning. \nLearning Aims: This workshop will improve your knowledge of forest farming principles and increase your familiarity with different production practices as well as providing you with a handy site assessment tool to take home. The session will also enable knowledge sharing and group inquiry about how we can meet climate mitigation and resilient goals for working forests and farms. \nWho should come? Foresters\, beginning and experienced forest farmers\, forest and farm owners and managers\, agricultural and forestry service providers including NRCS staff\, Extension\, and others working with climate smart practices. To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this session\, please contact leila.larosa@uvm.edu at least two weeks before the event so that we may assist you. \nThis event will include touring various forest farming sites across Smokey House’s 5\,000 acre forested property and will discuss how forest farming fits into other forest management objectives.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/forest-farming-a-climate-smart-practice/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T190000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Ethics in Running a Logging Business
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJune 13\, 2024\n7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time \nJoin us for a discussion with Guild member Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle Farm to learn about logging for long-term sustainable land management while farming\, what to consider for stand health and diversity\, and Timberdoodle’s environmental ethic. \nTimberdoodle Farm is a specialty logging & sawmill business based in Strafford\, New Hampshire. Owners Miles and Katrina Amaral began custom sawmilling on a homemade chainsaw mill in 2010\, operating out of their landlord’s driveway in Madbury. With backgrounds in mechanical engineering and conservation biology\, Miles and Katrina found that they weren’t satisfied by commercial timber offerings – they believe in locally-sourced\, ecologically responsible lumber. Timberdoodle Farm has been featured in NPR Marketplace\, Fast Company\, Northern Woodlands\, The Northern Logger magazine\, and various podcasts. \nKatrina and Miles are members of NH Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA) and the Northeast Loggers Association (NELA). In addition\, Katrina serves on the Board of NELA\, as a member of the Forest Society’s (SPNHF) Forestry Committee\, and a professional member of the Forest Stewards Guild.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/environmental-ethics-in-running-a-logging-business/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T200000
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SUMMARY:COC Forestry and Conservation Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:No registration required\, open to public. \nAll talks located at: Craftsbury Outdoor Center\, Touring Center\n535 Lost Nation Road\, Craftsbury Common\, VT\, 05827 \nTalk #1: Understanding old forests\, and what makes them unique \nOccurred on May 28th. A recording will be available soon…\nSpeaker: Liz Thompson (Independent Ecologistand Co-author of Wetland\, Woodland\, Wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont). Old forests capture a special place in our imagination\, and they provide important ecological functions. Join a discussion to learn more about what old forests look like (it’s not always what you expect!)\, why they matter\, and where they are found in our state and region. \nTalk #2: Understanding ongoing conservation efforts \nTuesday\, June 18\, 2024\n7:00 –  8:00 p.m. ET\nSpeaker: Bob Zaino (Natural Community Ecologist with Vermont Fish and Wildlife\, and Co-author of Wetland\, Woodland\, Wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont). Learn about ongoing efforts to find\, map\, and conserve old forests in Vermont. Take a virtual tour of some of Vermont’s most fascinating old forests. Finally\, learn about efforts to enhance old forest representation as part of broader conservation vision for Vermont. \nTalk #3: Wildlife and Old Forests \nTuesday\, July 16\, 2024\n7:00 –  8:00 p.m. ET\nSpeaker: Jill Kilborn (Nongame Bird Project Leader\, VT Dept. of Fish and Wildlife). Learn about wildlife and old forests in Vermont. What old forest characteristics are important for wildlife\, and what species are more likely to be found in these places. \nTalk #4: Management strategies to develop old forest conditions \nTuesday\, August 6\, 2024\n7:00 –  8:00 p.m. ET\nSpeaker: Guild member Anthony D’Amato (Professor and Director of UVM Forestry Program and UVM Research Forests). Learn about ecological silviculture and forest management strategies to promote old forest development. Discussion will include old forest structural characteristics and active strategies to enhance both the health of your forest as well as promote the development of old forest characteristics. \nTalk #5: Ecological silviculture in action at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center \nTuesday\, October 1\, 2024\n7:00 –  8:00 p.m. ET\nSpeaker: Guild members Rick Morrill (Northern Forest Conservation Services) and Jared Nunery (Orleans County Forester) will introduce the landscape setting of the COC trail network and discuss the local application of ecological forestry and silviculture. We will explore how practices and strategies discussed during the summer lecture series are being applied right here in Craftsbury. There’s more going on in the woods than you might realize skiing over the trail system – come learn how you might integrate some of these practices into the management of your forest.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/coc-forestry-and-conservation-seminar-series/
CATEGORIES:Old Growth Forests
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T143000
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SUMMARY:Old-Growth Forest Stewardship: New USFS Technical Guidance
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar \nJune 20\, 2024\n10:30 – 11:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MT / 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET \nPlease join Forest Stewards Guild members and colleagues for a discussion of the new US Forest Service Technical Guidance for Standardized Silvicultural Prescriptions for Managing Old-Growth Forests. This is an informal chance to share and learn together. Dr. Zander Evans will facilitate a conversation about the Technical Guidance and what can be useful for stewards of Tribal\, private\, and conservation lands.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/old-growth-forest-stewardship-new-usfs-technical-guidance/
CATEGORIES:Intermountain West,Lake States,Northeast,Pacific Northwest,Southeast,Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240626T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240626T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165714
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Field Day: Forestry for the Birds
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJune 26\, 2024\n8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. \nCorvallis\, OR (location details will be provided to attendees) \nJoin us for a discussion and forest tour featuring the Forest Stewards Guild’s Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide (take home a copy for your $5 registration fee). \nThis Guide was developed to assist woodland caretakers including landowners\, loggers\, foresters\, natural resource managers\, or practitioners\, to identify\, assess\, and support a healthy forest with birds in mind. We will review the guide while walking through various habitats and forest stages. Learn more about the focal birds within the Guide\, bird habitat preferences\, identifying understory plants\, and forest structure and variability that make appealing habitat for different bird species. \nEvent agenda: \n8:30 – Early birds get coffee & pastries\n9:00 – Welcome & introductions\n9:45 – What is Forestry for the Birds?\n10:00 – Forest tour applying the Guide\n12:30 – End workshop
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/wildlife-field-day-forestry-for-the-birds/
CATEGORIES:Field event,Forestry for the Birds,Pacific Northwest
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