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SUMMARY:Webinar: Permanent retention of exceptional trees can improve ecosystem integrity in managed forests
DESCRIPTION:Register \nDecember 3\, 2025\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PT / 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET \nPlease join us for a webinar with Drs. Stephen Sillett and Marie Antoine (Cal Poly Humboldt) as they share research on the contributions of exceptional trees—the most robust\, fastest-growing individuals—to stand-level productivity and biomass in managed forests. \nThe discussion will highlight recent work conducted across 20 locations where exceptional trees were paired with nearby co-dominant trees. Trees were climbed and cored at multiple heights for growth history reconstruction. The same areas were scanned with airborne lidar\, and new algorithms were developed for crown-level canopy segmentation. Lidar data were linked with direct measurements to allow precise estimates of landscape-level aboveground biomass. \nFindings show that exceptional trees grow faster than typical trees and contribute disproportionately to forest biomass\, yet are largely restricted to creek drainages protected by forest practice rules. If long-term carbon storage and forest resilience are management priorities\, then silvicultural approaches to restore more large trees across the landscape should be considered. Permanent protection for a subset of robust\, undamaged trees is a twist on retention forestry well-suited to all forests where tree longevity exceeds rotation ages used in timber extraction. Setting exceptional trees aside now offers a hopeful action for the future
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/webinar-permanent-retention-of-exceptional-trees-can-improve-ecosystem-integrity-in-managed-forests/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Guild Members FSC General Assembly Update & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Register (Limited to current Guild members) \nDecember 5\, 2025\n2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ET \nJoin us for a Guild member–exclusive online event as we dive into insights from the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) recent General Assembly (GA) held in Panama City from October 26–31. \nGuest Speaker: Richard Donovan \nRichard will share his firsthand experience and highlight the major takeaways from this important triennial gathering—one that plays a critical role in shaping the future of global forest certification processes. \nFollowing the presentation\, we’ll open the floor for a member discussion\, offering space for conversation\, questions\, and shared reflections.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/guild-members-fsc-general-assembly-update-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Guild Gathering,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Tree Planting Best Practices in the Northeast - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register \nDecember 18\, 2025 \n10:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m. ET \nJoin this webinar where Guild member Dr. Tony D’Amato and Dr. Peter Clark from the University of Vermont will describe a new tree planting guide developed for foresters and natural resources professionals working in the Northeast: “Reforestation Guide: Tree Planting to Enrich\, Restore\, and Adapt Northern Forests.” \nThis webinar is jointly hosted by the Massachusetts Ecosystem Climate Adaptation Network Forests Work Group\, the University of Vermont\, The Nature Conservancy\, and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science. This event has been pre-approved for SAF CFE credit.
URL:https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/tree-planting-best-practices-in-the-northeast-webinar/
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