Wildlife needs to move across the landscape to find habitats for breeding, foraging, and raising young. Roads are barriers to wildlife movement. Come to the October CCP meeting to learn what state organizations are doing to facilitate safe passage of wildlife under roads in Chatham County and planning efforts to identify high priority wildlife crossing...
Western Carolina University, N.C. A&T and N.C. State Cooperative Extension are working together to educate the public about heirs property. Join us for a hands-on training session that will provide valuable materials and guidance to avoid involuntary property loss, and protect and preserve family land for generations to come.
To meet landowners' interests and objectives, new strategies are needed to either naturally or artificially regenerate commercially valuable timber. Picking the right management strategy before a harvest can save you money and provide an optimal future income for you and your heirs. This webinar will highlight examples in North Carolina from the coastal plain to...
The trails at Karen and Allen Plaster's Tree Farm in Trenton will be open to the public on Oct. 19 as part of a fundraiser for the Pollocksville Filling Station, a non-profit organization that provides nutritional, educational and spiritual support to residents of Jones County. The Down East Prescribed Burn Association and others will be...
Join Experts from silviculture, forest economics, forest management and operations, and geospatial disciples in a panel discussion on the potential opportunities and challenges for research and outreach related to hurricane disturbed forest. The panel will outline the needs and collaborations necessary for advancing current research and explore unknown and underappreciated issues related to the topic....
Theme: "The Role and Value of Private Consulting Foresters and Forest Industry Foresters" The purpose of Roanoke Cooperative's Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project Landowner Conference is to inform and educate landowners on strategies for estate planning and conflict resolution; on forest carbon programs; and on programs and technical assistance available through state forestry agencies,...
This webinar will provide an update of Hurricane Helene timber damage, strategies for capturing losses for tax purposes and an overview on various timber tax topics. Topics include timber basis, IRS distinctions between a business, investment or a hobby, what is a back cruise and when is it helpful in determining taxes, when to use...
Hear presentations about: How to Improve Wildlife Habitat on Your Land How to Engage With Citizen Science Projects What Equipment is Used in Managing Forests for Wildlife Meet other woodland owners from your area and learn what they’re doing for wildlife!
The world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history—from climate change to deforestation. Scientists, ethnobotanists, indigenous peoples, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying trees and their biology to understand how and why trees function individually and collectively in the ways they do. For his new book, Twelve Trees: The...
Penn State experts will explore forest farming, valuable non-timber forest products, market trends and the latest research benefiting landowners, foragers and related professionals. The agroforestry practice of forest farming is the production of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in forests to produce edible and medicinal crops for personal use and/or income. In this session, you will...
