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SUMMARY:SFE Webinar: Fire Suppression and Mesophication of Upland Oak Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Historically pyrophytic and open-canopied upland oak landscapes across the central and eastern U.S. are shifting to closed-canopied forests dominated by shade-tolerant\, often fire-sensitive species. Mesophication\, a hypothesized process initiated by intentional fire exclusion by which these encroaching species progressively create conditions favorable for their own persistence at the expense of pyrophytic species\, is commonly cited as causing this structural and compositional transition. While many forest ecologists and land managers accept the mesophication hypothesis as evidence for these shifts\, the reason for these changes is not clear and many questions remain. In this presentation\, we will consider current evidence for mesophication plus knowledge gaps and potential future research that considers which tree species and tree traits create self-perpetuating conditions and under what conditions tree-level processes might affect forest flammability at broader scales. The goal is to promote research that can better inform restoration and conservation of oak ecosystems experiencing structural and compositional shifts across the region. \nPresenter:\nDr. Heather Alexander\, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology\, Auburn University \nRegister here. \nSociety of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/sfe-webinar-fire-suppression-and-mesophication-of-upland-oak-landscapes/
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SUMMARY:Partner Webinar: Working Lands for Wildlife - The Long View: Sustaining Our Oak Forests
DESCRIPTION:This FREE working lands webinar hosted by Ruffed Grouse Society &American Woodcock Society and the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife program will educate landowners and natural resource professionals on working lands conservation programs intended to benefit wildlife species and promote forest diversity. \nThis webinar has been approved for the following. Please register here to receive credit. \n\n2 CFE credits (category 1) with the Society of American Foresters\n2 CEUs (category 1) of the Certified Wildlife Biologist® Renewal/Professional Development Certificate Program for participation in the webinar\nUSDA-NRCS Conservation Planner Certification\n\nRegister here. \nThroughout history\, oak forests have been appreciated for their enormous ecological\, economic\, and social value. These benefits are widely acknowledged by foresters\, wildlife biologists\, hunters\, conservationists\, and landowners. \nHowever\, successfully managing oak forests is no easy task. It requires knowledge\, forethought\, and patience. Due to land-use history\, fire suppression\, and poor or lacking forest management we are gradually losing our oak forests throughout the Central Hardwood Region and Eastern United States. \nIn this webinar\, we will take the “Long View” by looking back in time to see how human history has influenced the oak forests we have today. This historical grounding will allow us to look forward and consider how our actions today can ensure we restore and sustain oak forests into the future. \nTo do this\, we must first gain a comprehensive understanding of the history of our oak forests in the Central Hardwood Region and learn about their widespread value to people\, deer\, grouse\, songbirds\, and pollinators. We will then look more closely at current research and how these dynamic forests grow and change in the face of natural and human disturbances. Speakers will then share practical examples of far-reaching\, thoughtful forest management on family land and how those examples can be replicated to perpetuate our oak forests throughout their range.
URL:https://southernfireexchange.org/calendar/partner-webinar-working-lands-for-wildlife-the-long-view-sustaining-our-oak-forests/
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