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SUMMARY:Minnesota Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed \nPlease follow the MN Prescribed Fire Council on Facebook or our website: https://www.mnprescribedfire.org/ \nJanuary 8\, 2025\n9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Central Time \nLocation: 2150 Trail of Dreams\, Prior Lake\, MN 55372 \nAgenda for download \nJoin us for Minnesota Prescribed Fire Council updates\, presentations and discussions about the Minnesota and Wisconsin Certified Prescribed Burn Manager programs\, and a field trip to the Hocokata Ti’s public exhibit to learn about Dakota history\, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s prairie restorations\, and efforts to revitalize cultural burning. \nThere will be a field component to this meeting.  We do not anticipate any arduous hiking but it is January in Minnesota so please come prepared with appropriate clothes and footwear for short forest walks on uneven terrain. \nWe will not be seeking continuing education credits for this event. \nLogistics: \n\nLunch provided courtesy of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community\nWe will carpool to the field tour site\, about 10 minutes away from our meeting location\n\nPlease bring: \n\nWater bottle\nWarm clothes\nFootwear that can get muddy or snowy
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/minnesota-prescribed-fire-council-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Lake States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T130000
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SUMMARY:Guild Discussion on the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project
DESCRIPTION:Register (open to Guild members) \nDate: January 14th\, 2025\nTime: 1:00pm-2:30pm ET \nLocation: Zoom (Link will be provided upon registration) \nAgenda \nPlease join the Guild’s Northeast region and Membership and Policy Council to discuss the Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project (IRP) in Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest. The plan promotes an innovative approach to national forest management to enhance old forest conditions and climate-smart forestry principles\, which could guide national forests across the country. \nWe’ll discuss the proposed project\, guidelines for identifying and protecting old growth stands\, and standards for promoting ecological forestry on the Telephone Gap IRP. Our speakers include: \n\nJamey Fidel\, General Counsel & Forest and Wildlife Program Director\, Vermont Natural Resources Council\nBill Keeton\, Professor\, University of Vermont\nTim Duclos\, Forest Program Senior Associate\, Audubon Vermont\n\nFollowing the talks\, attendees will participate in a question-and-answer discussion with our project experts. \nThis Guild discussion is intended for Guild members only.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/guild-discussion-on-the-telephone-gap-integrated-resource-project/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Northeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250115T133000
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SUMMARY:Lingering Hemlock Project (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Register (no charge) \nJanuary 15\, 2025\nNoon ET / 11:00 a.m. CT / 10:00 a.m. MT / 9:00 a.m. PT\n90- minutes \nJoin Olivia Hall from The Hemlock Restoration Initiative to learn about the Lingering Hemlock Project\, which aims to support resistance breeding in hemlock trees for long-term control against hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). \nThis project is a subset of Tree Species in Peril\, a The Nature Conservancy project to further development of pest-resistant native northeastern tree species at risk from invasive pests. It focuses specifically on locating and breeding resistant hemlock trees. \nThe Lingering Hemlock Project is a coalition of academic institutions\, government agencies\, and nonprofit organizations. Each partner in the coalition plays a different role in the development of HWA-resistant hemlock trees\, an ambitious but promising goal. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction\, Tree Species in Peril overview: ~10 minutes\nEastern Hemlock Decline overview: ~5 minutes\nLingering Hemlock project details: ~10 minutes\nHow to ID a Lingering Hemlock: ~15 minutes\nWhat to do if you’re in an area that doesn’t have hemlock mortality yet?: ~15 minutes\nQuestions\n\nMore info: \nThe Lingering Hemlock Project\, a subset of The Nature Conservancy’s “Tree Species in Peril\,” aims to locate and selectively breed eastern and Carolina hemlocks with genetic resistance to the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). This insect is invasive in eastern North America and has already contributed to widespread hemlock mortality in much of the southeastern United States. As it continues to spread through the northeastern US\, research into how to save hemlock trees is ramping up. While strategies such as chemical control are effective in the short-term\, longer-term hemlock protection depends on biocontrol and selective breeding to promote hemlock woolly adelgid resistance. In this presentation\, Olivia Hall from the North Carolina Hemlock Restoration Initiative will share more about how natural areas can participate in the Lingering Hemlock Project. In the southeastern US\, project partners can locate and record data on hemlocks that remain healthy despite HWA infestations. In the northeastern US\, project partners can establish hemlock plots and monitor their health and decline annually. By detecting hemlock trees that are more resistant to the damage caused by HWA\, this project aims to identify HWA-resistant genotypes to support resistance breeding in eastern and Carolina hemlocks.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/lingering-hemlock-project-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Lake States,Southeast,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T183000
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SUMMARY:Ecological Forestry: Boots on the Ground with Alex Barrett
DESCRIPTION:Register (required and free) \nJan 16\, 2025\n6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ET \nNorth Branch Nature Center\n713 Elm Street\nMontpelier\, VT 05602 \nGoogle map \nEcological forestry is the practice of using logging to make forests healthier. As we ask more and more of our woods\, the field of ecological forestry has emerged to put forest ecosystem health first—without losing sight of other economic and resource goals. Guild member and Consulting Forester Alex Barrett of Long View Forest will provide a practitioner’s perspective on how ecological forestry works\, and how it is changing how we think about managing forests—from landowner perceptions\, to economics\, to our society’s reliance on the products and services that forests provide. About Alex: Alex Barrett is a Forester with Long View Forest based in Hartland and Westminster\, VT. There\, he leads the Forest Management Division which includes 4 other foresters and 4 field technicians. He is a licensed Forester in VT\, MA\, and NH\, and holds a Master of Forestry degree from the Yale School of the Environment. Alex is a member of the Forest Stewards Guild and the Society of American Foresters. His passion is growing\, and sometimes harvesting\, great trees. Read more about Alex’s work.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/ecological-forestry-boots-on-the-ground-with-alex-barrett/
CATEGORIES:Northeast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250122T120000
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SUMMARY:Building Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptive Capacity: Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Register \nJanuary 22\, 2025\n12:00 p.m. Mountain Time \nDr. Connor Crouch will share insights from his recent paper “Building Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptive Capacity: a Systematic Review of Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest“
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/building-ecosystem-resilience-adaptive-capacity-aspen-ecology-and-management-in-the-southwest/
CATEGORIES:Southwest,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
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SUMMARY:Guild Happy Hour in Santa Fe
DESCRIPTION:January 28\, 2025\n5:00 – 7:00 p.m. MT \nSecond Street Brewing\n2920 Rufina Street\nSanta Fe\, NM \nKick off 2025 and the Guild’s 30th year with us at a Santa Fe Happy Hour! Connect with friends\, partners\, and Guild staff for drinks\, nachos\, and conversation. We have so much to celebrate and so much work ahead to do together. Let’s pause to connect and inspire one another. \nMore details soon…
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/guild-happy-hour-in-santa-fe/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Southwest
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