North American Forest Insect Work Conference

Register May 26 at 8:00 a.m. - May 28 at 12:30 p.m. CT Program is available online Full event information is available at the conference website Theme: "Shaping Forests: Action in a Changing World." The future of forest entomology will be shaped by cooperation and collaboration among researchers and educators from all professional and personal…

Women on the Land Spring Webinar Series

Register All dates 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT May 5 - Forest Ecology & Forest Succession May 12 - Creating a Plan and Working with a Forester May 19 - Active Stewardship (recording available) May 26 - The Future of Your Woodland Women Owning Woodlands is hosting four…

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…

Fire Breaks: Fire Suppression, the “Light-Burning” Controversy, and the Return of Indigenous Flames (webinar)

Register Thursday, June 10, 2021 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET Historian Char Miller's talk “Fire Breaks” probes the varied forces advocating the suppression of wildfire in the United States, with a focus on California’s 250-year-long experience with this controversial effort to snuff out blazes, both wild and managed. Using primary sources dating back to the…

Northern Hardwood Conference 2021 (virtual)

Save the date! Conference title: Bridging Science and Management for the Future June 15 - 16, 2021 Full conference details will be online as they are available Northern hardwood forests occupy millions of acres in the eastern United States and Canada, representing one of the most economically important and ecologically diverse forests in eastern North…

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…

Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Workshop (hybrid online/in-person)

Register today (no charge). In-person attendance max of 20 people. Online attendees will receive join information for the meeting closer to the event date. July 27, 2021  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Optional on-site field tour for in-person attendees only: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET  Location: Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, 30 Peck Road, Wales,…

Tools to Avoid Unwanted Forest Conversion in the Southeast (webinar)

Register today After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. July 27, 2021 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET Agenda for download Eligible for 1 Category 1 CFE from SAF. This webinar aims to educate private forest landowners about the industry-wide threat of conversion in the Southeastern U.S. and will…

Passenger Pigeons: A force of forest disturbance

Register today! July 29, 2021 1:00 p.m. ET Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the U.S. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and…

A path forward: understanding and restoring degraded hardwood stands (webinar)

Register today September 22, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Agenda to download 2 Category 1 Continuing Education Credits through the Society of American Foresters This webinar will explore the complexities of forest degradation as result of poor forest management planning. We will gain a basic understanding of land-use history as it pertains to…