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- Emerging communication opportunities for natural resources professionals, January 10, 2012
- Webinar: Carbon and water balances of southwestern ponderosa pine forests, December 14, 2011
- Biomass Harvesting Guidelines: Forest Management Issues October 28, 2011 (requires registration)
- Fuel Treatment Effectiveness on the Wallow Fire, October 19, 2011
- Fire history and age structure patterns at landscape scales, July 28, 2011
- Fuels Treatment Practices for Mixed Conifer Forests in California, June 29, 2011
- Fuels Treatment Practices for Mixed Conifer Forests in the Southwest, May 18, 2011
- Ecology of Dead Wood in the Southeast, March 31, 2011
- Sustainable Harvest Guidelines for Biomass, November 9, 2010
- Forest Biomass Harvesting and Retention in Maryland, October 20, 2010
- US EPA Webinar: Biofuels and Sustainability, September 21, 2010
- Methodology for Improved Forest Management Carbon Storage Projects, August 26, 2010
- A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests, July 28, 2010
- Post-wildfire Seeding: Effectiveness, Trends, Manager Perceptions in Forests across the West, June 7, 2010
- Ecological Impact of Mastication, March 2, 2010
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Emerging communication opportunities for natural resources professionals, January 10, 2012
Natural resources professionals have long struggled to increase public
understanding of resource management opportunities and issues. Lately,
it seems like every time you turn around, somebody's gushing about the
marketing and communication opportunities from Google, Twitter,
Facebook, and the latest new network. But is new always better? Should
you be jumping on this bandwagon? What would that mean in terms of
workflow, time, and return on investment? During this focused,
practical session we'll define and deconstruct some emerging
communication tools in order to help you decide which, if any, should be
part of your toolkit and why. Our presenter is Eli Sagor of the
University of Minnesota Extension, manager of the website
www.MyMinnesotaWoods.umn.edu.
- Fuels Treatment Practices for Mixed Conifer Forests in the Southwest, May 18, 2011
Fuels Treatment Practices for Mixed Conifer Forests in California, June 29, 2011
The webinar covered the guide’s definition of mixed conifer, past land use and management activities, fire regimes and historic conditions, and impact of altered fire regimes in mixed conifer forests. Since Euro-American settlement, many mixed conifer forests have become more homogeneous and can therefore facilitate larger, higher-severity fires than those that occurred historically. Increasing heterogeneity in mixed conifer forests at the landscape scale to approximate historic conditions is important for achieving many management objectives, from fuel reduction to wildlife habitat. Dr. Evans also discussed effectiveness and impacts of different fuels treatment techniques such as prescribed fire, silvicultural treatments, and combinations of cutting and burning in mixed conifer forests. The Guide also draws on interviews with 75 managers and experts and the webinar included the synthesis of their insights into the impediments to management and ways of overcoming them. For example, smoke management and wildlife habitat protections are two common issues that can make treatments more complicated, though not impossible.
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Ecology of Dead Wood in the Southeast , March 31, 2011
Dr. Zander Evans will review the recent report produced by the Forest Guild and commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund in North Carolina. The webinar will cover the general topics of dead wood, water quality, nutrient conservation, and wildlife habitat in Southeastern forests generally as well as in specific forest types, including southern Appalachian hardwoods, upland hardwood and mixed pine-hardwood forests, bottomland hardwoods, and piedmont and coastal plain pinelands. Dr. Evans will also discuss the effect of disturbances, including wind storms, insect outbreaks, fire, and timber harvests on dead wood.
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Forest Biomass Harvesting and Retention in Maryland, October 20, 2010
Maryland's Climate Action Plan states that "All biomass will be sustainably harvested" and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation will soon release a new set of guidelines to help land managers do just that. In this webinar Brian Kittler, Project Director at the Pinchot Institute, will discuss the new voluntary guidelines which build upon the state's existing natural resource management policies. The guidelines are the product of a consultative process with state agencies, universities, private forest landowners, and foresters. The goal of the guidelines is to promote sustainable forest management should demand for woody biomass increase. The webinar will also cover the potential for sustainable wood-based bioenergy in Maryland.
A recording of the webinar is available here
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Sustainable Harvest Guidelines for Biomass, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST, Nov 9
Bob Perschel and Zander Evans of the Forest Guild will describe and explain their new Biomass Retention and Harvesting Guidelines for the Northeast. The guidelines include specific targets for retention of downed woody material, snags, live decaying trees, and offer data to tailor retention to forest type. The guidelines also provide suggestions for forest harvest operations, silvicultural practice, and carbon management. Join to discuss the policy implications of this work.
For more information click here.
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US EPA Webinar: Biofuels and Sustainability, September 21, 2010
This webinar will provide a national and regional perspective on sustainability indicators and best practices throughout the biofuel supply chain. In particular, we will look at the guiding principles of sustainability developed by the National Biodiesel Board, and examine policy mechanisms for managing biofuel concerns.
Other topics for conversation include the lessons learned while developing Indicators for sustainability, and how to use these indicators to assess biofuel production methods. Understanding indicators for sustainable practices will assist researchers and policy makers in assessing the long-term impacts of biofuels production and use.
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Methodology for Improved Forest Management Carbon Storage Projects
Ecotrust has developed a methodology for launching forest carbon sequestration projects that will make it easier for forest manager to participate in the voluntary carbon market. Ecotrust’s new methodology is the first Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) methodology to complete Voluntary Carbon Standard’s (VCS) double approval process. The methodology, entitled the Methodology for Improved Forest Management through Extension of Rotation Age, details how forest carbon projects to quantify the carbon sequestered through change in management practices. In this webinar, Steve Dettman, Forest Carbon Program Manager at Ecotrust, will explain the methodology and take questions from participants. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn about the voluntary carbon market.
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A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests
Dr. Mike Ryan, USDA Forest Service Research Forest Ecologist, presented a scientific synthesis of the forest carbon cycle. The synthesis covers the entire US, but Dr. Ryan focused on the western US for this webinar. Forests play a key role in the carbon cycle and their growth and harvested wood products currently offsets 12-19% of U.S. fossil fuel emissions. The cycle of forest growth, death, and regeneration and the use of wood removed from the forest complicate efforts to understand and measure forest carbon pools and flows. The synthesis explains these processes and examines the science behind mechanisms proposed for increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and using wood to offset fossil fuel use.
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Post-wildfire Seeding: Effectiveness, Trends, Manager Perceptions in Forests across the West
Dr. Pete Fule presented results from the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) project synthesizing existing information on post-wildfire seeding (JFSP ID 08-2-1-11). The webinar covered key findings from an evidence-based systematic review conducted to examine the effectiveness and effects of post-fire seeding treatments on soil stabilization and plant community recovery in forested ecosystems in the western U.S. In addition, Pete presented results from a review of U.S. Forest Service Burned Area Reports which the team used to determine overall trends in post-fire seeding from 1970-2009. The team’s work also covered the current perceptions of post-wildfire seeding decisions and activities based on interviews and telephone surveys of fire managers.
Click here for a recording of the webinar.
- Ecological Impact of Mastication, March 2, 2010
Please join us for a SW Fire Science Consortium webinar. We are happy to have Dr. Mike Battaglia present results from the Joint Fire Science Project on the Ecological Impact of Mastication. Mike will report on the impact of mastication on the chemical and physical conditions of the forest floor, vegetation regrowth, and fuel development. The study includes 18 sites across four ecosystems of the southern Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau: lodgepole pine, mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, and piñon– juniper. These sites were distributed Colorado and represent treatments across several federal, state, and other land agencies implemented between 2004 and 2006. Results from the study will help managers understand the impacts of the addition of masticated material on forest ecosystems so that they can evaluate the potential benefits and costs of these treatments.
View the powerpoint presentation from the webinar here.
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