Beyond the “Illusion of Preservation”

Register April 17, 2024 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET This webinar will host a panel discussion of the new report Beyond the “Illusion of Preservation” with three of the seven authors (two are also Guild members). The report addresses the imbalance of wood production and wood consumption in New England and encourages taking regional responsibility…

Bird Communities of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado: A Citizen Science Project

Bluebird on a branch has caught an insect dinner Register Tuesday, May 7, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MT/1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT This webinar is one in a two-part series. See the full event flyer for details. Over the past 5 years, community volunteers from the Weminuche Audubon Society have conducted a study of…

For the Love of Trees: Orion bi-annual awards gala

Register May 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time Online Full event website Event will feature: Robin Wall Kimmerer, receiving the Orion Jane Goodall Award for Inspiring Courage in Action Maria Popova Richard Powers, receiving the Orion Barry Lopez Award for Achievements in Letters and Environments Ed Yong And many others....with their favorite trees!

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…

Bird Population Trends and Climate Effects in Southwestern National Parks – webinar

Rainbow over Southwestern National Forest mountain range. Full event title: Bird Population Trends and Climate Effects on Breeding-Season Densities Across an Elevational Habitat Gradient in Southwestern National Parks Register Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT / 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MT / 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CT This webinar is part…

Stewardship opportunities: Becoming an NRCS Technical Service Provider

Register Thursday, May 30, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET Peter Hoagland- Northeast Regional TSP Coordinator, USDA-NRCS In this webinar foresters and other natural resources professionals will learn about the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Technical Service Provider (TSP) Program. Technical Service Providers (TSPs) work on behalf of private landowners and land-managers to offer conservation planning…

Virtue and The Steward’s Mind – Communicating Forestry webinar series

Register June 4, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Join Guild member Marianne Patinelli-Dubay, a philosopher with the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, for a presentation focused on understanding Guild-style forestry in the context of virtue ethics. Following the presentation, participants will be encouraged to explore these theoretical…

Environmental Ethics in Running a Logging Business

Register June 13, 2024 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Join us for a discussion with Guild member Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle Farm to learn about logging for long-term sustainable land management while farming, what to consider for stand health and diversity, and Timberdoodle's environmental ethic. Timberdoodle Farm is a specialty logging & sawmill business based…

Old-Growth Forest Stewardship: New USFS Technical Guidance

Register for this webinar June 20, 2024 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT / 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET Please join Forest Stewards Guild members and colleagues for a discussion of the new US Forest Service Technical Guidance for Standardized Silvicultural Prescriptions for…