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October 2020
Pine Rockland Working Group Virtual Symposium
Since 1998, people who manage, research and conserve pine rocklands have convened every other year to learn from one another about how to best manage this globally critically imperiled ecosystem. This year, in the interest of preventing COVID19 transmission, the Pine Rockland Working Group meeting will be a virtual experience. Invited talks will be scheduled over Week 1 of the conference (October 19-23 & 30). Week 2 of the conference (October 26-30) will feature virtual field trips to several pine…
Find out more »North Carolina & Virginia Forest Landowner Conference
The purpose of the North Carolina & Virginia Forest Landowner Conference is to inform and educate landowners on strategies for estate planning; on programs and technical assistance available through state forestry agencies, U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies, and local timber industry. Three 90‐minute sessions will focus on financial assistance, taxation and economic opportunities. The keynote speaker is Curtis Wynn, president and chief executive officer, Roanoke Electric Cooperative. This is a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Register here.
Find out more »National Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy Interactive Online Event
Presented by International Association of Wildland Fire in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Regional Strategy Committees, this event will provide leaders intent around the Cohesive Strategy moving forward and context for 2020 implementation to date. Speakers will include USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, DOI Office of Wildland Fire Director Jeff Rupert, and Washington State Forester George Geissler. Registration is free and those attending can submit topics and questions of interest…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: The Pyrocene: How Humanity Created a Fire Age
Acclaimed fire historian and author Dr. Stephen J. Pyne will deliver the Lynn W. Day Distinguished Lectureship in Forest and Conservation History on October 28, 2020, online. Registration is required. In his talk “The Pyrocene: How Humanity Created a Fire Age,” Dr. Pyne will be discussing how we are living in a Fire Age of comparable scale to the Ice Ages of the Pleistocene, and whether our relationship with fire is a mutual assistance pact or a Faustian bargain. Register here.
Find out more »Society of American Foresters 2020 National Convention
"From Metropolis to Wilderness: Foresters Rooted in Conservation" From the SAF website: The 2020 SAF Convention will explore how we play a critical role in fostering local and worldwide economies, vibrant communities, and thriving forests. In our world of shifting land use, changing markets, and external health pressures we all share a common role of responsible forest stewardship. We invite you to submit your proposal for presentations, science flashes, posters, and professional development seminars on a variety of topic areas…
Find out more »Connect Extension Virtual Chat: Prescribed Fire Education & Training
Devastating wildfires are a growing threat in the West and across the Nation, jeopardizing the health, safety and vitality of communities and people. Prescribed burning is an accepted land management tool utilized to meet landscape health objectives. Building prescribed fire education, with emphasis on training, will provide opportunity for advancement of skills to private, non-industrial and industrial landowners and public land/fire managers necessary for the safe and proper utilization of prescribed fire on the landscape. In this chat we’ll explore…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: How Both Short and Long Term Wildlife Research can Inform Management
Speaker Info Lora L. Smith, PhD The Jones Center at Ichauway Scientist lora.smith@jonesctr.org In this webinar, Dr. Smith will discuss management implications of a follow up survey of the alligator snapping turtle population on the Flint River, 22 years after eliminating harvest, the success of a forest restoration project in the eyes of pine snakes, and the unexpected added value of surveys of one threatened species (the gopher tortoise) for the conservation of another (the gopher frog). No registration required.…
Find out more »November 2020
Partner Webinar: Longleaf Topics for NRCS Professionals in South Carolina: Fire & Wildlife
This webinar is offered as part of a training partnership between The Longleaf Alliance (LLA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Lecture 1: "Introducing Fire to Young Longleaf Stands" Lecture 2: "Wildlife in the Longleaf Ecosystem" The first presentation, titled "Introducing Fire to Young Longleaf Stands" will familiarize viewers with the fire ecology of longleaf pine and the benefits of prescribed use of fire in young longleaf stands. Firing techniques, burn unit preparation and planning principles will also be introduced,…
Find out more »SFE Webinar: The Importance of Management for Stabilizing Long-term Carbon Under Extreme Fire Weather
Host: US Forest Service Southern Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange and the University of Florida. Presenter: Louise Loudermilk, Ph.D., US Forest Service Southern Research Station Abstract: Hardwood-cypress swamps, or ephemeral wetlands, that typically burned less frequently form a spatial matrix with their more frequently burned neighbors, pine flatwoods, causing unique patterns of low to high intensity fires, variation in smoke emissions and overall ecosystem carbon stores in these southeastern forests. At the Osceola National Forest in Florida, our group…
Find out more »Partner Webinar: How Both Short and Long Term Wildlife Research can Inform Management
Long term research plays an invaluable role in informing natural resource management, particularly for long-lived wildlife species. However, short term and even opportunistic research can also yield important and sometimes surprising results relevant to management. In this webinar, Dr. Smith will discuss management implications of a follow up survey of the alligator snapping turtle population on the Flint River, 22 years after eliminating harvest, the success of a forest restoration project in the eyes of pine snakes, and the unexpected…
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