Lake States
Southern Michigan Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
Apply by end of the day January 30, 2024 May 6 - 15, 2024 Fort Custer, MI Full information can be found in the Training Announcement This TREX will provide prescribed fire training opportunities to local and regional fire practitioners while supporting management of natural resources on state, federal, and private lands. Target Group: Prescribed…
Forestry for the Birds in Michigan and Minnesota – webinar
Register May 9, 2024 10 - 11 a.m. Central Time The Northern Forest Birds Network presents Michael Paling (Michigan Forester with American Bird Conservancy) and Christian Nelson (Lakes States Coordinator with Forest Stewards Guild) who will give an overview of Forestry for the Birds in Michigan and Minnesota! Forestry for Birds initiatives are built on…
Lake States Guild Gathering – Old-Growth, Birds, and More!
Register here (includes Wednesday meals and Thursday breakfast) $60 for Guild members, $75 non-members, $30 for students This event will be nearly all field tours, with minimal classroom lectures, so bring your boots and sunscreen! (and bug spray). Location: We are basing the lodging, social time, dinner, and carpooling from the University of Wisconsin –…
Boreal Forest Birds and Climate Change – webinar
Register Thursday, September 12, 2024 10:00 a.m. CT This Northern Forest Birds Network webinar features Janelle Taylor, PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin Madison from the Zuckerberg Lab. This webinar will feature Janelle’s research on declining boreal bird species and winter climate refugia in Northern Wisconsin!
Wisconsin SAF Annual Meeting
Register October 16 - 17, 2024 Lake of the Torches Casino Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin Flyer for download Topics will include some close to the Guild's heart and focus, in the context of trends and projects in ecological forest management in Wisconsin. Field tour on the second day.
Minnesota Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
Registration is closed Please follow the MN Prescribed Fire Council on Facebook or our website: https://www.mnprescribedfire.org/ January 8, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central Time Location: 2150 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake, MN 55372 Agenda for download Join us for Minnesota Prescribed Fire Council updates, presentations and discussions about the Minnesota and Wisconsin Certified…
Lingering Hemlock Project (webinar)
Register (no charge) January 15, 2025 Noon ET / 11:00 a.m. CT / 10:00 a.m. MT / 9:00 a.m. PT 90- minutes Join 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). This project…
Forestry for Minnesota Birds
Registration is closed June 18, 2025 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT Cloquet Forestry Center, 175 University Rd, Cloquet, MN 55720 Join us at the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) to learn about the recently published Forestry for Minnesota Birds Conservation Guidebook and how to use it. The guidebook is the culmination of several years of…
NCFPW 2025: Application of Digital Technology for Forest Health
Register Save the date! September 29 – October 2, 2025 Wright Forestry Center on the Martell Forest West Lafayette, Indiana Full event details Please see the meeting website for more information, including hotel reservations, and to stay updated on upcoming details regarding registration and a draft agenda. Meeting Coordinators: Phil Marshall (Indiana Department of Natural…
Northern Forest Birds Network Conference 2025
Register today October 7, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC), 175 University Rd, Cloquet, MN 55720 October 8, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. carpooling from CFC for the day at Sax-Zim Bog (limited to 40 people). Draft agenda Forests across the Midwest are facing unprecedented threats from a rapidly changing…