WPFC Webinar – Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin

Register December 2, 2021 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council is pleased to present our first ever webinar, Increasing Prescribed Burn Capacity in Wisconsin – Getting More Fire on the Ground Safely! This event is the first of a series of discussions focused upon increasing prescribed burn capacity in Wisconsin! This event will feature…

American Ginseng (webinar)

Register December 6, 2021 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET Hosted by Dr. Jen Chandler and the University of Pennsylvania Presenter: Dr. Eric Burkhart (Penn State) Neither wild nor cultivated: American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) trade surveys in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., provide insights into an internationally traded, non-timber forest product.

Oaks in New England Forests (webinar)

Oaks in New England Forests: Keystone Trees for Biodiversity and Resiliency Register via email to Lisa Hayden (lhayden@newenglandforestry.org) to request the Zoom link and dial-in info. December 11, 2021 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET Hosted by the New England Forest Foundation, join the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership and two local experts to learn more…

Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Annual Conference

Register (hosted virtually, $28) December 16, 2021: 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET December 17, 2021: 8:30 a.m. - Noon ET Full conference info is online Some highlights: Full conference approved for 7.0 Category 1 SAF credits Two plenary sessions with presentations by Drs. Erika Svendsen and Julia Burton, Twenty-eight contributed talks held during two…

Management for Old Growth Characteristics

Register December 16, 2021 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time This webinar with Dr. Bill Keeton will focus on approaches and strategies managers can use to encourage the development of late successional or old growth characteristics. Because old growth forests are rare and many species depend on them, managers may seek to help younger forests…

Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop (webinar)

Register January 19, 2022 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET Approved for 1 Category 1 SAF CFE credit Join the Forest Stewards Guild to learn how you can use a web-based Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool to assess the resiliency of oak on land you manage. During the workshop, you will learn why this tool can provide…

Akinomaage: Teaching from the Earth (webinar)

Register January 20, 2022 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT Vern Northrup (Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe), artist and retired wildlands firefighter, will present his photographs and teachings that offer Anishinaabe perspectives on the place of humans in the world, the seasons, and more. An audience Q&A will follow. This event is one of…

Aquatic Health and Biodiversity of Central Appalachian Forests (webinar)

Register January 25, 2022 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET Draft agenda for download Approved for 1.5 Category 1 SAF continuing education credits (CFE) The Central Appalachian ecoregion spans the Appalachian, Allegheny, and Blue Ridge Mountain ranges in northwestern North Carolina to southern Pennsylvania. This ecoregion consists of many geologic variations and contains the largest drainage…

Accelerating the development of structural complexity

Accelerating the development of structural complexity: a case study from Ellsworth Creek Preserve, Washington. Register January 27, 2021 Noon - 1:00 p.m. PT Presenters: Dr Van Kane, Caden Chamberlain, University of Washington, and Michael Case, The Nature Conservancy. Restoration treatments can theoretically accelerate the development of structural complexity in simplified forest stands. New research provides…