Changing Faces of Forestry – an online discussion

Register today! Panelist bios Revised event - details below.... All are welcome! The Forest Stewards Guild has been around for 25 years. As we celebrate this anniversary and look back, by the nature of the Guild’s focus we must also look to the next 25 years. This is a time for more than remembrance, it…

Tracking Shifts in Disturbance Regimes – online tool intro webinar

Register November 3, 2021 Noon - 1 p.m. ET The Forest Ecosystems Monitoring Cooperative of the University of Vermont is excited to announce the release of the new online tool “Tracking Shifts in Disturbance Regimes.” The tool allows users to track changes, explore trends, and look for shifts in causes of and responses to disturbance…

Southeast Virtual Guild Gathering

Register Tuesday November 30, 2021 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. EST Agenda for download The Forest Stewards Guild’s Southeast Office is hosting a Virtual Guild Gathering for Southeast Members. During the 90-minute meeting we will connect with fellow Guild members in Introduction Circles (a Guild member tradition), share results from the National Member Survey that went…

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…