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…

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series event

Register February 16, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET Event flyer for download Title: New Applications for Terrestrial LiDAR Systems, Monitoring Forests, Fuels and Ecosystem Health Presenters: J. Kevin Hiers and Scott Pokswinski of Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida. Summary: Traditional forestry, ecological, and fuels monitoring methods are costly, error-prone and are…

Working Lands for Wildlife webinar

Register February 25, 2021 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Event flyer and agenda for download This webinar has been approved for 2.5 Category 1 CEU's by the Society of American Foresters. This free webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners…

Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network virtual workshop

Register Tuesday, May 18 & Thursday, May 20 9:00 a.m. - noon ET Agenda for download Join us to discuss and learn about starting a burn program and lessons learned from established programs. Hosted by ​Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network. 

Watching Out for the Little Ones: Conserving Southern Salamanders Within Working Forests

Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  June 2, 2021  1:00 – 2:00 pm ET  Agenda for download Pre-approved for 1 SAF Category 1 CFE credit. This webinar aims to educate landowners, loggers, foresters, and other natural resource professionals about the conservation value of endemic salamanders, threats…

Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop in Sandy Mush, NC

Register View the Sandy Mush Collaborative Forest Stewardship website Saturday, June 5, 2021 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Sandy Mush Community Center, 19 School Road Leicester, NC, 28748 Join us for a day of hands-on learning from local experts in non-timber forest product (NTFP) cultivation. We will learn about what NTFPs are, their general…

Bat Responses to Silvicultural Treatments (webinar)

Register (you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting) June 29, 2021 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Approval pending for 1, Category 1 CFE from SAF. Agenda includes one 45-minute presentation with time for questions at the end. Researchers have been studying bat responses to silvicultural treatments since the mid-1980s, but…