Communicating Forestry Series: ways that work

Register July 11, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Online webinar. Zoom link will be sent after registration. 1.5 Category 1 SAF CFE credits approved. This webinar is the first in a Communicating Forestry series by Guild members. Part of putting innovation into practice is knowing what's important to share about our vision, and…

NIFS Webinar – From Experimentation to Innovation in the Forests of the PNW

This webinar is one of two Northwest Innovative Forestry Series events in 2023. The is a field tour in Washington on October 6th. This year's NIFS focus is experimental forests, traditional and non-traditional, and their efforts in facilitating innovation and community within forest management and research. Full NIFS series details are on the NIFS website.…

National Firewood Bank Summit

Register September 15, 2023 12:00 -4:00 p.m. Eastern Time Full summit website The Summit will be a chance for leaders and volunteers at wood banks to connect, share ideas and information, and to hear updates on the 2023-24 grant roll-out from the Alliance for Green Heat. We hope you will join the effort to create…

Seeing the Forest for the Queers: September Gathering online

Register (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting). September 20, 2023 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 2:00-3:00 CT / 1:00-2:00 MT / 12:00-1:00 PT The theme of this month’s event is “Queer Joy!” This event is designed to create a safe space for community and empowerment…

What Does Adaptive Silviculture Look Like?

Register (includes full series) Monday, September 25, 2023 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET This is one session, led by Guild member Maria Janowiak of USDA Forest Service, in the Yale Forest Forum's fall's speaker series titled: Understanding Climate Smart Forestry in Practice. Climate-smart forestry has become a buzzword across the forestry sector and beyond. In…

Restoring Old Growth Characteristics (webinar)

Register Wednesday, October 4, 2023 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. ET Online on Zoom Old-growth forests were once the predominant natural condition across New England and New York before European settlement. However, they are now one of the rarest. Though new old-growth forests cannot be created, there is an opportunity through both passive and active management…

Peer-to-Peer Forest Management: The Cold Hollow to Canada Woodlots Program

Recording October 10, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET Zoom webinar (join information will be provided after registration) 1.5 Continuing Forester Education Credits from SAF This is the second in the Guild's Communicating Forestry webinar series, by and for Guild members. Check out the previous installment with Ethan Tapper. As we all know, communicating the…

How Carbon Credits Influence Commercial Forest Management

Register (includes full series) Monday, November 13, 2023 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. ET This is one session, led by Guild member Kyle Burdick of Baskahegan Company, in the Yale Forest Forum's fall's speaker series titled: Understanding Climate Smart Forestry in Practice. Climate-smart forestry has become a buzzword across the forestry sector and beyond. In this…

Keeping Forests as Forests – Tax programs and other incentives for the Georgia landowner

Register Thursday November 16, 2023 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. ET Webinar on zoom (join information will be sent after you register) Join the Forest Stewards Guild for an evening of learning about ways to keep forests as forests. We will be joined by experts on tax incentive programs, conservation easements, and the Georgia Forest Legacy…

Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Fire History as a Bridge Between Ecological Knowledge Systems

Register November 16, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET Approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters. This panel discussion will explore how different types of fire history information (Indigenous Knowledge and physical archives), when considered together, provide improved context for understanding the ecologies and processes that are linked to…