Taking Action: Where to Start (Virtual ForestHer NC)

Register December 8, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time on zoom Join other ForestHer participants as we explore the process of going from “I have land!” to actively practicing conservation on your property. It can be tough to know where to start, so we’ll be breaking things down into a clear, step-by-step guide. You,…

Seeing the Forest for the Queers: December Gathering

Register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. December 8, 2022 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time This is our third gathering designed to create a safe space for community and empowerment among people who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community within the natural resource fields. We will share…

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Massabesic Experimental Forest

Full series website December 14 webinar 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for this webinar or entire series December 16 field tour 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Massabesic Experimental Forest Register for this field tour Details for this webinar and field tour pairing: Panelists: Mariko Yamasaki, USFS-NRS, Jon Janelle, USFS-R9-FHP, John Neely, USFS-R9-WMNF, Chuck Lubelczyk,…

Topic Forest-assisted migration in the context of climate change adaptation: Examples from the eastern USA

Register January 25, 2023 Noon Central Time Presenter: Dr. Brian Palik There is increasing momentum to implement conservation and management approaches that adapt forests to climate change so as to sustain ecosystem functions. These range from actions designed to increase the resistance of current composition and structure to negative impacts to those designed to transition…

Climate change and forest management 101

Register for this webinar Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Noon - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Alexandra Kosiba, PhD, will address how climate change and other stressors pose a threat to our forests and how we can think about and manage forests to bolster their resilience and adaptation to change. Kosiba will discuss how forests help us…

Engaging Private Forest Owners in Carbon Solutions and Markets

Register Webinar February 15, 2023 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time This Microsoft Teams webinar is for anyone interested in learning about carbon markets programs for private forest landowners: state forestry agency program managers, USDA Forest Service program managers, nonprofits, landowner associations, and others. Learn from three State and Private Forestry Landscape Scale Restoration Projects:…

Assessing the effects of Close-to-Nature Forestry on forest birds

Register February 21, 2023 Noon - 1 Eastern Time Europe’s Close-To-Nature Forestry (CTNF) that protects forest canopies has not been promoted to help avian abundance or diversity; however, forest bird populations in Europe have increased 7% over the last two decades. We posit whether similar forest management approaches in the eastern USA could benefit North…

Getting to the Core: Utilizing paleoecology to understand fire in the northeast

Register February 22, 2023 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern time In this hour-long webinar we will hear from Madi Landrum, a Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, as she explores the role of paleoecology in fire management decisions on the land in the…

Seeing the Forest for the Queers: February Gathering

Register (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting). February 23, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 pm Eastern Time / 6:00-7:30 CT / 5:00-6:30 MT / 4:00-5:30 PT The theme of this month's event is "Navigating Field Work." This event is designed to create a safe space for community and empowerment…

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar & Field Tour Series: Brown Ash

Full series website March 1 webinar 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register for the webinar series to participate in this webinar March 3 field tour 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location to be determined. Register for this field tour Topics in this pair of dates in the series: Species preservation goals in…