This workshop will feature presentations on various topics of forest health by speakers from NC State Extension Forestry, US Forest Service, and NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division. Topics include invasive species, bark beetles, and forest health issues specific to the mountains and piedmont areas of NC. Learn more and register here. Agenda 9:00 am – Spotted lanternfly...
This is the fourth of four webinars in the 2021 Woodland Stewards Webinar Series. The four webinars will help landowners to narrow down their land management objectives, learn about tools that can help them, stay safe as they work on their land, and help them put their knowledge into action. Put your knowledge and plan...
Landowners will learn about steps they can take to establish an estate plan that fits their goals. This session will include a discussion of the potential use of trusts as an ownership vehicle, as well as other ways that landowners can ensure their forestland will remain within the family for multiple generations. Presenters are Mavis...
Landowners will learn about strategies and structures that can help them protect their property rights and effectively manage their land. Presenters are Margaret Conrad, capacity builder, resourceful communities for The Conservation Fund; and Peg Kohring, senior associate with The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit organization based in northern Virginia. This webinar is sponsored through a grant...
Silvopasture is an intentional, intensive, integrated, and interactive system that utilizes timberland for grazing within a managed rotational grazing system. This 5-part webinar series will include sessions on selection of forages and forage establishment, livestock selection and management, fencing, predator management, and how the timber component is integrated through stand establishment or by thinning an...
South Carolina Women Owning Woodlands (SCWOW)engages and educates women in stewardship of land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals, and a community of other women. Join us for this 4-part webinar series, which will highlight financial considerations of forest land ownership, as well as managing for forest health. In this session, Dr. David Coyle, Assistant...
NCFA invites you to join us in a conversation about creating and growing a culture of diversity and inclusion in the field of forestry. Speakers will share their stories working with diverse teams, advise the next generation of young professionals, and highlight strategies business can adopt to build inclusivity in the workplace. Attendees are eligible...
This webinar will discuss a variety of invasive grasses throughout the southeastern United States. Invasive grasses rapidly invade disturbed areas, including pastures, fallow fields, forests, and highway and powerline rights-of-way. Infestations can impact the diversity of native species, reduce wildlife habitat, and disrupt important ecosystem functions. Seeds are typically wind-dispersed, but the plant can spread...
Join ForestHER NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the third of three interactive webinars about enjoying your woodlands! In this webinar you will have an opportunity to learn about Citizen Science and how you can participate in it. Participants will also be able to learn safety considerations, such as preventing tick bites, encountering...
The ForestHer NC workshop series will teach you how to enjoy and protect your woodlands. One workshop will be held per month from January through July, at 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EST, with an optional half hour afterward for discussion. Check out the flier and the ForestHerNC Facebook page to learn more! Register here.
