Southeast
Learn and Burn – Controlled Burning for Wildlife Habitat, Sewanee
University of the South Forest Sewanee, TennesseeEvent Flyer_UOS_LearnBurn The Forest Stewards Guild, Tennessee Wildlife Federation, and University of the South invite you to learn how to restore native habitat and promote wildlife species through the application of controlled fire in your woodland. We welcome you....this event is intended for participants with no fire experience to moderate levels of experience. The event…
Webinar: Engaging Women Landowners in Discussions of Silvicutlure (and Forestry!)
WebinarRegister today! We'll have more information and an event flyer to share soon! Webinar start time is: 1:00 ET/12:00 CT/11:00 MT/10:00 PT. Please allow extra time ahead of this if you have not used zoom before. Join UMN Extension Forester Angela Gupta for this web-presentation and discussion about communicating with women woodland owners. Learn some…
Bottomland Hardwood Learning Exchange
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Headquarters 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LARegistration closed ($25, dinner and snacks included) Agenda to download November 6: 11:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. with optional social and provided dinner from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. November 7 Field Tour: 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. This event qualifies for 9 SAF CFE category 1 credits. Meet day 1 at: the Louisiana Department of Wildlife…
Third Sandy Mush Forest Restoration Coalition meeting and FIRST Restoration Gathering
Sandy Mush Community Center 19 School Road, Leicester, NCRegister today Agenda to download The Forest Stewards Guild is partnering with EcoForesters and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) on a project in Sandy Mush to increase capacity for forest restoration activities. One particular focus of the project is increasing landowner access to resources for invasive plant control. As part of these efforts, we’ve…
Ecological Forestry in Mountain Coves of the Appalachian Region – webinar
Recording of the webinar is here May 26, 2020 2: 00 -3:00 pm ET This webinar qualifies for .5 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. This webinar precedes a field workshop scheduled for August on the same topic. Register for one or both of these events! Welcome foresters, land managers, natural resource professionals, and private forest…
Appalachian Cove Virtual Series – Ginseng webinar
Three-pronged ginseng. Photo by Jennifer Chandler. This webinar is the first in a series that replaces an original event that was scheduled for August 7, 2020 entitled Mountain Cove Forest Management and Conservation in the Central Appalachians. That original event will not be held due to Covid-19. This webinar was recorded The effect of timber…
Managing Forests for Carbon and Climate Change
Register November 12, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET Climate change, shifts in disturbance regimes, massive fragmentation and loss of forests, an increasing prevalence of non-native invasive insects, diseases, plants and animals have created considerable uncertainty around how to best care for our forests into the future. In response to these challenges, foresters, forest landowners…
Women’s Chainsaw Safety Q&A (virtual)
Register November 14 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. ET Download event flyer This Q&A session is intended to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for women who are new to chainsaws. We will answer your questions about: the fundamentals of women’s chainsaw safety including how to find well-fitting safety equipment, choosing the right saw for…
Bottomland Hardwood Stewardship and Conservation (webinar)
Register November 19 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Hosted by Enviva, U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, and the Forest Stewards Guild. The Guild and Enviva will describe their new partnership on wildlife-oriented forestry in bottomland hardwoods. Enviva and the U.S. Endowment will review the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund's progress for the first five years.…
Revealing historical fire regimes of the Cumberland Plateau through remnant fire-scarred shortleaf pines
Register December 1, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT (2 - 3:00 p.m. ET) Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society continuing education credit eligible Presenter: Dr. Michael Stambaugh, University of Missouri Hosted by the Forest Stewards Guild and the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium Vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau (USA) has undergone…