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American Forests 2012 Grants Available for Restoration Tree Planting: American Forests Global ReLeaf programs has grants available for 2012 restoration tree planting projects. The Global ReLeaf grant program provides private dollars to support reforestation efforts and help match other funding sources.
Bottomland Ecosystem Restoration 2011 Conference: March 8-10, 2011. Double Tree Hotel, Collinsville, IL. Two-day conference and field-trip. The seventh in a series of public conferences on river issues.
Woodland Steward Series Landowner Education Curriculum Training Webinar 1/25 and 2/1: This webinar session will discuss the learning outcomes of the Woodland Steward Series program, share what it means to participate in the program from a landowner's perspective, provide an introduction to and demonstrate the Woodland Steward Series curriculum, and introduce you to Woodland Steward Series web resources.
Shortleaf Pine to be topic of Second Annual Shortleaf Pine Conference: The Second Annual Shortleaf Pine Conference will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Monte Sano Sate Park in Huntsville, Ala.
Society of American Foresters Releases Forestry iPhone/Android App: The SAF mobile app is a provides you with instant access to common forestry formulas including interest calculations, basal area, growth percentage, relative spacing, log scales acres/hectare conversions and more. Just simply pick the formula and enter the numbers. $4.99 for members and $9.99 for Nonmembers.
Bradley/Murphy TRUST Announce the Availability of Grant Funds: Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Extension TRUST wishes to encourage, promote and develop through education and the free market system the stewardship of forest and related natural resources in the private sector.
U.S. Endowment Announces Work with Hardwood Industry: After months of deliberations and analysis, an ad-hoc group of U.S. hardwood industry leaders operating as the “Blue Ribbon Committee on Hardwood Check-off” (BRC) announced agreement to seek formal approval of a commodity marketing program for a range of hardwood lumber and plywood products.
Call for Presentations for the 8th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference: The 8th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference will be held at The Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia on December 11-13. The 8th SOFOR GIS Conference will encompass topics related to the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies in forestry and natural resource management. This year, we plan to expand the "practical" nature of the program and have about a 50/50 mix of these types of presentations and research presentations. The deadline for all abstracts is May 18, 2011. Please email your abstract electronically to Dr. Pete Bettinger, Program Chair, at: pbettinger@warnell.uga.edu. For more information regarding the submission of abstracts, please see the attached file.
First Call for Papers! IUFRO Conference on Small-scale Forestry: Synergies and Conflicts in Social, Ecological, and Economic Interactions
NUCFAC 2011 call for proposals for U&CF Challenge Cost Share grant program: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) has announced the posting of the 2011 USDA Forest Service 2011 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share grant program. The application may be downloaded from www.grants.gov, reference CFDA 10.675. Applications are due by November 29, 2010.
ArcGIS Short Course at Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Science: Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (SFWS) and The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Present: Introduction to ArcGIS for Forestry and Other Natural Resource Applications, May 12-13, 2011.
2011 Tax Tips for Forest Landowners Now Available: The USDA Forest Service has released a summary of Federal income tax provisions related to woodland property, for use by forest landowners in preparing their 2011 individual tax return.
USDA National Agroforestry Center Summary Report: FYR 2010: The 2010 National Agroforestry Center Annual Report
Registration for the National Workshop on Climate and Forests Now Open!
Online Course Offered for Virginia Forest Landowners: BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 3, 2011 – Virginia forest landowners looking to gain an understanding of how to keep their woods healthy and productive can do so in the comfort of their own home. Virginia Cooperative Extension (http://www.ext.vt.edu) and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program (http://www.cnre.vt.edu/forestupdate/) in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment (http://www.cnre.vt.edu) are offering an online course to help private landowners become better stewards of their land...
Webcast announcement- Deer Management Strategies Part 1: Event: WEBCAST: Deer Management Strategies – Part I: Deer Camera Census Techniques. Date: January 13, 2011. Time: 8:30am – 9:30am Eastern Time – LIVE BROADCAST (1.0 Hours CFE – Category 1). Cost: $20.00.
Members List SAF Certified Foresters: On-Line CFE Credit opportunity: Online Seminars for Arborists has just reached an agreement with the Society of American Foresters to let you earn CFE's when you visit the Online Seminars website....
InterfaceSouth Post: The Alliance for Community Trees Hosts a Webinar: Tapping Carbon Markets for Urban Forests: National Webcast. January 20, 2011. 1:00 - 2:00pm EST.
Recordings of the 2010 National eXtension Virtual Conference Now Available!
Landowners Honored by the Forest Landowners Association: Atlanta, GA—The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) honored families and distinguished members of the forestry community during the 2010 National Forest Landowners Conference, June 2-4, in Stevenson, Washington. The family with the most members present at the 2010 National Forest Landowners Conference, the Land family originally of Melvin, Alabama with nine family members present, was recognized. Family members included Dorothy Gunn of Waynesboro, Mississippi; Mary Alva and Bob Seymour of Leavenworth, Kansas; Anthony, Meredith, Amelia, and Alice Lang of Lawrence, Kansas; and Jackie and Harry Haney of Austin, Texas.
Woodland Steward Series Website: The Woodland Steward Series is an extension of the Biltmore Forest School, the first school of forestry in North America, begun by Carl Schenck in 1898 and commemorated by the Cradle of Forestry in America Historic Site in Pisgah National Forest. It is a series of workshops designed to equip landowners with the tools and resources necessary to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable manner....
Updated Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2010 Tax Year: This bulletin is updated as of December 20, 2010, to include the changes from Public Law 111-312 enacted on December 17, 2010. It provides tax tips for woodland owners and their tax advisors in the preparation of the 2010 individual tax return.
NIFA Grants Address Forestry and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2010 Tax Year: This bulletin provides tax tips for woodland owners and their tax advisors in the preparation of the 2010 individual tax return. It is current as of September 15, 2010, and supersedes Management Bulletin R8-MB 134. Please be aware that the information presented here is not legal or accounting advice. Consult your legal and tax advisors for more complete information.
17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference Announcement & Call For Papers: The 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference will encompass topics related to the research and management of forest ecosystems in the Central Hardwood Region in the eastern United States. We welcome contributions in the following areas, as well as any related topics: Forest Ecology and PhysiologySilviculture, Harvesting, and UtilizationForest Biometrics, Stand Dynamics, and ModelingGIS and Remote SensingForest Economics, Policy, and Human DimensionsForest Health and ProtectionInvasive SpeciesWildlife ManagementForest Soils and HydrologyUrban Forestry
17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings Available: The 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg has been a successful forum for information exchange in the field of bioenergy for all delegates and exhibitors from 77 countries around the world.
17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings Available: The 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg has been a successful forum for information exchange in the field of bioenergy for all delegates and exhibitors from 77 countries around the world.
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Dates and Location Chosen: The Conference Executive Committee announces that next year’s 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place in Lyon, France, from 3 - 7 May 2010.
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Dates and Location Chosen: The Conference Executive Committee announces that next year’s 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will take place in Lyon, France, from 3 - 7 May 2010.
18th European Biomass Conference, Lyon, France Conference Proceedings Available for Purchase
1910 Fires: A Century Later conference scheduled: The "1910 Fires: A Century Later" conference is scheduled for May 20-22 in Wallace, Idaho.
2003 National Urban Forest Conference Proceedings Are Here!: The latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Urban Forest Conference has just been published.
2005 Human Factors in Wildfire Workshop: In April 1995, less than 12 months after 14 firefighters died on the South Canyon Fire in Colorado, the US Forest Service Technology & Development Center in Missoula, Montana USA hosted a "first-of-a-kind" gathering of diverse and incredibly talented folks to look at the "Human Factors in Wildland Firefighting".
2005 Energy Bill Provisions of Relevance to Forestry: On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 at New Mexico's Sandia National Laboratories. The Act is 1,724 pages and contains 18 titles. I have identified 18 items that are germane to the woody biomass industry's production of biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts. These items have been organized into 7 categories based upon the type of financial incentives provided.
Scholarships for Minority and Underrepresented Individuals: The USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program offers scholarship funds for registration to attend the National Conference on Urban Ecosystems on November 17-18, 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This opportunity is available to individuals from minority and underrepresented groups. The application form asks the applicant to indicate the ethnic minority group they belong to (African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander) or other, if they belong to another underrepresented group, which could include individuals with disabilities qualified under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act (impaired vision, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing and other).
2005 NIPF Education Award: The award will be presented to the educational institution deemed to have delivered the most effective education program benefiting non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Any educational institution is eligible. The award will be presented to the administrative unit where the faculty involved in the education program are housed.
USDA Forest Service Seeking Nominations to Fill National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council: The Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of Agriculture on the urban and community forestry program.
ATFS Names Tom and Sherry Fox 2005 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year: Washington, D.C. The American Tree Farm System (ATFS), a program of the American Forest Foundation, named Tom and Sherry Fox of Lewis County, Washington, as the 2005 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. The Foxs received their award during the National Tree Farmer Convention held in Springfield, Mass. This annual ATFS award recognizes outstanding sustainable forest management on privately owned forestland.
2006 Harvest of Forest Products Report for Mississippi: 2006 Harvest of Forest Products Report
Call for Presentations - 2006 ANREP: Abstracts are being accepted from ANREP members and non-members for oral, poster, workshop, and roundtable presentations. The submission deadline is August 15, 2005. Visit the conference web site at www.ANREP2006.org for detailed submission information and other conference information.
5th Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference: Remember, the deadline for abstract submission is August 31st, 2005. Go to the conference web site at http://www.ANREP2006.org for submission details. Please pass this e-mail along to anyone who might be interested.
2006 Joint Fire Science Program Announcement for Proposals: The Joint Fire Science Program has just posted its announcements forproposals (AFP’s) on our web page (http://jfsp.nifc.gov). The JFSPGoverning Board has listened carefully to agency input, and has developedthe following four AFP’s. They believe that these AFP's reflect freshthinking and address many of the questions that your managers have posed.AFP 2006-1: two rapid response task statements requesting researchproposals on the biological, social, cultural, or physical effects ofwildland fires or evaluation of the effects of post-fire treatments forslope stabilization or rehabilitation. - One task statement that focuses on future wildland fires. - One task statement that focuses on past (2005) fires.AFP 2006-2: one task statement requesting proposals on local needs projects.AFP 2006-3: four task statements: - One task statement on fire regimes. - One task statement on cumulative effects of fuels treatments. - One task statement on maintenance of fuels treatments. - One task statement on post-fire management activities.AFP 2006-4: one task statement seeking pre-proposals on extending theresults of already-completed JFSP projects.AFP 2006- 1, 2, and 3 proposals must be received by the program office nolater than 5:00 pm December 14, 2005. AFP 2006-4 pre-proposals must bereceived no later than 5:00 pm November 14, 2005.Please forward this message to fire managers, fire and fuels researchers,and others who might be interested in submitting a proposal. Thanks foryour help!- Erik Berg_________________________Erik BergJFSP ManagerNational Interagency Fire Center3833 S. Development Ave.Boise, ID 83705-5354208-387-5349208-387-5960 (fax)Erik_Berg@nifc.blm.gov
SREF Awards Announced: Athens, GA - Congratulations are in order to several Extension Specialists for recently receiving recognition in the annual Southern Regional Extension Forestry Awards Program. Overall, 21 winning Extension pieces were chosen from numerous entries from the Southern region. The attached document provides more information on the winning projects. A certificate has been provided to the recipients as well as letters of recognition.Links to these publications and websites will be available on the Southern Regional Extension Forestry website shortly. Please contact the Southern Regional Extension Forestry office if you would like more information about these outstanding educational products or the Awards Program.Congratulations again to everyone involved! Look for the 2008 nomination packet in your e-mail soon!
Administration Releases Proposed Farm Bill: January 31, 2007. Washington, D.C. The Administration's Farm Bill proposal can be found at the following web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/07finalfbp.pdf . The conservation programs are listed in Title II, Research is Title VII, Forestry Title VIII
Live Forestry Satellite & Internet Program Announced: November 30, 2006, Athens, GA/Clemson, SC -- Cooperative Extension Service foresters in the Southern Region have recently completed coordinating the development of the 2007 Master Tree Farmer Satellite & Internet Mini-Series program.
NUFAC 2008 request for pre-proposals due date Extended: The 2008 request for pre-proposals for the U&CF NUCFACCCS grants has been extended to October 12, 2007. Attached is an electroniccopy of the RFP.
Georgia Forestry Commission 2008 Timber Estate Planning and Income Tax Conference: Education is the most powerful tool when it comes to fighting the frustration and fear of dealing with tax issues. As you encounteryour timber tax situations, let us help you. Our workshop has trained thousands of foresters, landowners, CPAs and logging professionals. Keeping up with current tax laws help protect your investment. Please click on the file below for more information about the conference.
2009 Atlantic White Cedar Symposium Online Proceedings Available: Please make note that the digital proceedings of the 2009 Atlantic White Cedar symposium are now online for your perusal. The digital proceedings of the 2009 Atlantic White-Cedar Symposium includes presentations from keynote and invited speakers, plenary sessions, poster presentations, field trip presentations, and notes from topical discussions. Submission of presentation materials was at the discretion of the presenters. Presentations are included as submitted; they are neither reviewed nor formally edited. Any unauthorized alteration, reprint, or other use of presentation files, beyond reference to the 2009 Atlantic White-Cedar Symposium is considered a copyright violation. To view, please click on the link below.
2009 SOFEW Proceedings Available Online
2009 SOFEW Proceedings Available Online
Announcing the 2009 National 4-H Forestry Invitational: Save the date! The 2009 National 4-H Forestry Invitational will be held on July 26-30! Has your state started preparing to send a team to the “Super Bowl of 4-H Forestry”? We’re inviting your state to send a 4-H forestry team to compete this summer at the Invitational. Once again, the Invitational will be held at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Conference Center in Weston, WV. You will find the “Intent to Participate” form attached with this e-mail. If your state has never competed in the Invitational, 2009 would be an excellent opportunity to get your state involved in this exciting event!
University of Alaska- Fairbanks to Host 2010 ANREP Conference: The ANREP Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2010 conference of the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska June 27 to 30, 2010. The call for abstracts is currently open.
“Your Woods Make All the Difference” Brochure Provides Assistance to Small Woodlot Owners and Service Providers: Virginia Tech and the Southern Regional Extension Forestry Office have developed a new brochure for use by natural resource professionals who work with small woodlot and forest owners. Owners of even a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple management practices. The brochure, available for immediate release, is a full-color, tri-fold publication and is designed to provide small woodlot service providers such as certified arborists, Extension agents, consulting foresters, landscape architects, and others with a short, visually pleasing, science-based message that can be personalized with their agency or company information and distributed to various audiences.Limited print copies are available while they last. To order, please contact info@sref.info. You may also download an editable .pdf of the brochure for professional printing.*Please note that the .pdf we have provided is designed for professional printing (includes printer’s marks and a bleed). You or your printer can edit the contact information fields in the .pdf to personalize the brochure. However, if your printer encounters any problems with the files, please put the printer in direct communication with Camilla Geniatulina (cg7685@uga.edu). Because different printers have different versions of Adobe, please make sure you ask for a color proof of the brochure before you okay the print job.
Second Announcement and Call for Papers: "Fire in the Southwest: Integrating Fire into Management of Changing Ecosystems": The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE), Geological Society of America, the University of Arizona, and Humboldt State University invite you to attend "Fire in the Southwest: Integrating Fire into Management of Changing Ecosystems" in Tucson, Arizona, January 28-31, 2008. The Fire in the Southwest conference offers some extraordinary benefits- outstanding speakers, FOUR fieldtrips, and the most sought-after wintertime location in the United States. Please note: the deadline for Abstract submission is October 19, 2007.
Final Call for Special Sessions, Oral and Poster Papers for the 2nd Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference: to be held at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Destin, Florida, March 26-30, 2007. The Conference is hosted by the International Association of Wildland Fire and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group - Fire Environment Working Team.
4-H Virtual Forest Now Available: We are pleased to announce the completion of the Virginia Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Forest
Working Paper: A Regional Comparison of Scholarship and Service in Cooperative Extension: In this study, U.S. Extension professionals were surveyed on their employment experiences and personal perceptions about scholarship and service. Please click on the link to view the paper.
American Forest Foundation 2008 Research Grant RFP Announced: The American Forest Foundation (AFF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to creating a future where North American forests are sustained by a public that understands and values the social, economic, and environmental benefits that private family forests provide to our communities, our nation, and our world.The American Forest Foundation is launching a new research grants program that aims to fill gaps in our understanding of forest ecology, the socio-economic dimensions of forest ownership and management, and the impact of public policies on forest sustainability, with an emphasis on family forests. The findings of this grants program will help develop and advance policies that improve the sustainability of America's family forests. For details, please click on the file below.
AFF Research RFP - Impact of State and Local Tax Polices on Family Forests - Due May 28, 2009: he American Forest Foundation seeks proposals from research professionals who are interested in investigating the impact of state and local tax policies on family forests. Timeline:Proposals are due by close of business Thursday May 28, 2009. Awardee will be notified by June 22. Awardees must be able to complete the project by December30, 2010.
4th Annual ANROSP Conference: Call for Presentations: Attached you will find the first call for presentations for the 2008 Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs annual meeting, September 9-11th, New Braunfels, Texas. This dynamic conference is for professionals who coordinate or administer training and volunteer programs in natural resource conservation, education, and outreach and for those interested in developing such a program. Enjoy a beautiful Texas Hill Country setting as you learn from a diverse range of programs, network with colleagues, and obtain valuable tools to enhance your existing program or develop anew one. ANROSP is a national alliance of adult natural resource education and stewardship programs, including Master Naturalists, Master Watershed Stewards, Coverts, Wildlife Stewards, Master Woodland Managers, and more. ANROSP facilitates networking and exchange of resources and information among coordinators of citizen-based environmental programs across the United States, helping create healthy ecosystems andcommunities through citizens who learn, teach, and practice natural resource stewardship. Details on the organization can be found at www.nralliance.org.
Arborist Certification Training offered: Five weekly classes beginning September 20, 2007 in Seffner, FL. Please see the attached file for more information.
Symposium on Ash Trees Scheduled: The USDA Forest Service and Purdue University are sponsoring a symposium to explore the value and preservation of ash (Fraxinus sp.) in North America.
Bioenergy 2007: International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition
"Bioenergy - Opportunities, Challenges, and Connections" Seminar Offered by Virginia Department of Forestry: Exploring Municipal Solid Waste & Wood for energy production in urban & exurban areas of Virginia's north.
CityGreen for ArcGIS: American Forests is pleased to announce the release of CITYgreen for ArcGIS. Contact Mike Lehman mlehman@amfor.org or 202-737-1944x212 for more information and to order a copy or update from a previous version of CITYgreen.
Carbon Market Opportunities Website Unveiled: The USDA Forest Service website delivers background information on climate change and forests and as well as information about how private forest landowners can engage in voluntary markets and the potential costs, benefits, risks and opportunities of doing so. Look for other updates, tools and resources on the website as well, including a link to CVal, a newly released forest carbon spreadsheet valuation tool designed for landowners and consulting foresters.
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners: What Will Become of Your Timberland: The USDA Forest Service has recently released an updated guide to Estate Planning for Forest Landowners. This Guide, published by the Southern Research Station is General Technical Report SRS-112.
Family Forestry article from The New York Times: Contributed by Stephen Whitfield of NCWoodlands
Endowment Announces Selection of Forest Investment Zones: The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced the selection of three areas as "Forest Investment Zones" under a multi-million dollar initiative designed to advance healthy working forests and vibrant forest-reliant communities across America. Please see the link below for details.
The Michigan Working Forest Carbon Offset Program: Michigan has launched an interesting Pilot project to develop a protocol to allow private forest landowners to trade their carbon credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Under this Pilot, the Delta Institute will serve as an aggregator (compiler/seller) of those credits. Attached is a brochure that describe the pilot effort.
Foresters Testify in Support of Family Forests: The Society of American Foresters (SAF) testified today before the House Agriculture Committee in support of continuing the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), a program designed to help family forestland owners manage their forests.
Funding Application for Regionally Significant Project: Projects will be selected that will satisfy identified priorities in the Southern Region Urban and Community Forestry Program Emphasis Areas Guide. These projects must be regional in scope and produce products that may duplicated and/or utilized in other states or, appropriate and relevant to technology transfer. Research projects will be considered but emphasis will be placed on practical or field-test research.
Second Announcement and Call for Papers for Small-scale Rural Forest Use and Management: Global Policies Versus Local Knowledge: Attached is the Second Announcement and Call for Papers for Small-scale Rural Forest Use and Management: Global Policies Versus Local Knowledge to be held in Gérardmer, France, 23-27 June 2008. Since the first announcement, the IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge led by John Parrotta has joined as a co-organiser of the conference. The other groups involved are IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry, IUFRO 6.12 Analysis and evaluation of forest policies and programmes and the European Forest Institute.Deadline for abstracts to be submitted for the 1st Call for Papers is 15 November, 2007. Presentation slots are very limited and potential participants are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts in response to the first call to have the maximum chance of receiving one of the available slots. A second call will be made in January but abstracts for that call will only be accepted on a space available basis.The conference website has been established at http://www.uq.edu.au/forestry/index.html and will be progressively updated as new information becomes available.
Extension & Technology Transfer: Emerging Concepts, Tools, and Practices - World Forestry Congress Event & Call for Papers: World Forestry Congress – Official Side EventBuenos Aires, Argentina18th – 23 October 2009Side Event:Tuesday, October 20 – 12:45-14:15
Presentations Available from International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge and Technology: Powerpoints can be viewed online at this url. A proceedings is planned in the near future.
Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium: The LSU AgCenter will be hosting the Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium on August 13-14, 2007 at the Lod Cook Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Louisiana State University. The theme of the symposium is Human and Other Impacts on Natural Resources – Causes, Quantification, and Implications.
New Website Launched - "Ties to the Land": There is a new resource for families facing the challenge of passing their properties and land-based businesses from one generation to the next. The Ties to the Land website will help guide family landowners through ownership transition. Developed to address the needs of forest landowners, the site has relevance for families with agricultural or other land-based businesses as well. The website includes streaming video clips, excerpts from the Ties to the Land workbook, a calendar of events and links to other relevant sites. The site will be expanded, and new features added, to meet users’ emerging needs.
Extension and Education Grants Available Through the Bradley/Murphy Trust: The Bradley/Murphy Trust announces that they are accepting grant proposals for Extension projects and educational programming in the South. They have also recently implemented changes in forms and guidelines.Please click on the link for updated forms and information.
Call for presentations - SOFOR GIS Conference: The 6th SOFOR GIS Conference will encompass topics related to the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies in forestry and natural resource management. We welcome contributions in the following areas:Digital image processing GPS Socioeconomic analysisEnvironmental planning Habitat analysis Soils / soil managementForestry inventory / management Landscape change Water resources managementGeodatabase management Landscape ecology Wildlife / Fishery managementGeospatial technologies Recreation management Urban forestrySubmission of Abstracts (due September 15, 2007)Please submit your abstract to the email address below:(We accept only electronic submission, thank you.)Program Chair: Dr. Songlin FeiUniversity of Kentuckysoforgis@gmail.comPlease put “SOFOR Submission - Your Last name” in the subject of your email,and include all the required information in the body of the email (not as an attached document).Include the following information in your submission: (1) the type of submission - Oral Presentation or Poster,(2) the title of the submission, (3) the author(s) and their affiliations, (4) the corresponding author’s mailingaddress, telephone number, fax number, and email address, and (5) the abstract in 250 words or less.Acceptance notices will be sent electronically to submitting authors by October 31, 2007.We hope that contributors making an oral presentation will develop a paper for the conference proceedings.Final version of the proceedings’ papers will be due March 28, 2008. Guidelines will be provided.Oral presentations will be given 25 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes allotted for questions.Posters will be displayed throughout the conference.A plaque will be given to the best student presentation and best student paper.Vendor-sponsored evening presentations will be considered. Please inquire.
New Website: Intergenerational Land Transfer/Estate Planning: Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry/USDA Forest Service personnel recently worked with AARP to publish a story on the importance of family discussions in preventing fragmentation and parcelization when land transfers from one generation to the next. As part of that article-related effort, a team of NA staff have created a web site that features a broad array of Estate Planning resources. Its an index of options and is linked from the NA home page under "News" and from the Stewardship page under "Resources".
International Conference on Technology Transfer Proceedings Published: The "International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge andTechnology" proceedings is now available on-line.
2008 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems: "Nature and the Network - Building a new framework for people and nature to work together" will be held May 28 - 30, 2008 at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, FL. The Conference will bring together members of the business, government and conservation communities, to solidify and expand partnerships, assess our progress and plan strategies for building communities of the future. For online registration and more information, please click on the link below.
Forest Service Adds New Online Resource: Brett Butler with the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Family Forest Resource Center would like to announce the launch of a new, on-line data access tool: the National Woodland Owner Survey Table Maker. This tool allows users to generate custom tables based on the 2002-2006 NWOS data. Users can select their state(s) of interest, the variable(s) of interest, and apply an optional size of forest holdings filter. There are over 50 variables that can be summarized including landowners' concerns, demographics, forest holding characteristics, future intentions, leasing, forest management practices, collection of nontimber forest products, owner type, program participation, ownership objectives, and timber harvesting. This tool can be accessed through the NWOS website (http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos) or by clicking the link below.
Arbor Day Foundation Conferences -Developing and Using Urban Forest Managment Plans: Developing an urban forest management plan is considered an important step in fostering a sustainable urban forestry program, however it appears the majority of communities do not have current or useable plans in place. Developing a plan can be a challenging undertaking depending on many factors including expertise of staff, the population of community, extent of the natural resources involved, inventory information available, the objectives desired, funds available, agencies and partners involved, and local politics. To help communities begin developing urban forest management plans, the US Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry and Arbor Day Foundation will be hosting training sessions in late summer, 2008. The sessions will be conducted in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas. Training will consist of a one-day workshop and three supplementary webcasts, conducted by consultants experienced in management planning.
Don ’t Move Firewood Web Site Goes Live: The role of firewood movement in the spread of invasive forest pests is aproblem that cannot be solved without a widespread change in publicbehavior, and the Northeastern Area has been actively promoting andsupporting efforts to accomplish this.On July 3, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the website went live to the public. The Web site is an initiative of theContinental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases, a projectof the Nature Conservancy and many partners from a broad spectrum oforganizations, private industry and government.Northeastern Area is providing financial assistance to the ContinentalDialogue to help further develop and market the site.Don’tMoveFirewood.org is making special outreach efforts to youth and young adults by targeting social networking Web sites such as My Space andFacebook with videos and other multimedia creations that are bothentertaining and educational and will bring home the ”Don’t Move Firewood”message to that crucial demographic.
Marketing Guide for Small and Medium Sized Primary Forest Products Processors: The Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management at Virginia Tech andthe U.S. Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center have a newpublication available online and in CD format.
First Announcement and Call for Papers: Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: This is the first announcement for Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees:New possibilities and expectations for products and services fromsmall-scale forestry to be held in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; June7-13, 2009. For details on the symposium, please visit the conferencewebsite at: http://ssf09.com/. This conference is being organized byDave McGill and colleagues on behalf of the IUFRO 3.08 Small-scaleForestry group.There will also be a pre-conference research training workshop offeredon quantitative and qualitative survey research methodologies. Thequantitative portion will be led by Dr. Don Dillman from Washington StateUniversity who is the author of "Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys:The Tailored Design Method". The qualitative portion will be led by Dr.John Bliss from Oregon State University who has extensive experiencecollecting information from forest owners. Detailed information aboutthis workshop will be provided shortly.Post-conference tour-detailed information will be provided shortly.
Emerging Issues in White-tailed Deer Management and Conservation Conference Slated: Please click on the link below for details.
New Content Added to Forest Products Markets and Marketing Website: In 2004, the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Products Markets and Marketing developed a “Current Issues” Website hosted by the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center/Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. Current categories are: Biofuels, Supply Chains, Global Market Enhancement, Responsible Trade, and Certification & the Environment. Content is segmented by type and global region as well. The site has again been updated and 200+ new documents have been added, bringing the total to over 650. In 2008, the site received just over 43,000 visits. Content will continue to be updated annually. Content submissions are also welcome, and may submitted at the website.
Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2010 Released: The Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2010, was released December 8th by the U.S. Forest Service. To see the report, click on the link below. Comments can be made thru April 10, 2009. Two pubic hearing forums are planned for February with more details to come.
11th Annual Southeast EPPC Conference Announced: The web site below announces the SE Exotic Plant Pest Council meeting (and the call for abstracts) which will be in Georgetown, SC, May 13-15, 2009.
Conference Announced - Ecosystem Services: Marketing Environmental Solutions: Balancing economic and environmental sustainability is the challenge for the 21st Century. This two day conference at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel will explore the design and implementation of ecosystem service markets and the development of tools to enhance landowner participation in these markets. For more information, click on the link below.
New Online USU Tree Browser Available: The new online Utah Tree Browser is now available. The USU Tree Browser is an interactive database containing information on 241 native and introduced trees growing in Utah and the Intermountain West. The browser contains 1073 full color photographs (numbers as of January 2009). Users can browse through a complete list of trees or narrow their choices by selecting from 21 general, growth-related, cultural, and ornamental characteristics, including whether a tree is native or introduced. For each species there is a fact sheet, usually including descriptions of the leaves, twigs/buds, flowers/fruit, bark, wood, general comments about the tree's native habitat, and a description of its uses in cultivated landscapes, including its USDA Plant Hardiness Zone designation. The new Tree Browser is available on the Web for free and is always up-to-date. It works on any computer that has an Internet connection and has Flash installed (nearly all computers do), and it works on Macs as well as PCs and with any Web browser. It is brought to you by USU Extension Forestry and was created by Extension Specialist Mike Kuhns and Box Elder County Extension Agent Lyle Holmgren, with programming by Scott McCallister and Robert Holloway and graphic design by Annie Jensen of USU. Partial funding was provided by U.S. Forest Service State & Private Forestry.The new Tree Browser works best with non-dialup (moderately fast) Web connections and with monitors sized at least 1100 pixels wide by 768 pixels high. A desktop version (on DVD) will be available soon for those with slower or no Internet connections. Check at http://extension.usu.edu/forestry/HomeTown/Select_TreeBrowser.htm for information on DVD availability.Contact Mike Kuhns at mike.kuhns@usu.edu for more information.
Directory of State Information on Wood Using Mills Now Unveiled to the Public: The web page "State Contacts on Wood-Using Mills" is now officially unveiled to the public. Please click on the link below to access.
4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Slated: The 4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology, will provide a forum on global wildland fire research and management. This event will be held at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront in Savannah, GA from November 30 through December 4th, 2009.For more information, please click on the link below.
Bradley/Murphy Trust Announces Grant Availability: The Trust wishes to encourage, promote and develop through education and the free market system the stewardship of forest and related natural resources in the private sector. Therefore, the Trust will offer modest Grants, up to $2,000.00, to publicly recognized and qualified organizations whose programs would fulfill the purpose and objective of the Trust. Please click on the link below for guidelines and more information.
Human Dimension of Urban Forestry Website: This website features research on peoples' perspectives and behaviors regarding nature in the city.
National Report on Sustainable Forests: The USDA Forest Service and many collaborating federal agencies are writing this draft report based upon the framework of the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators
Southern Forest Research Partnership Announced: The University of Georgia will host new regional partnership.
11th North American Agroforestry Conference Announced: The 11th North American Agroforestry Conference of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA), "Agroforestry Comes of Age: Putting Science into Practice", will be held May 31-June 3, 2009 at the Stoney Creek Inn and Conference Center located in Columbia, Missouri. The conference will be hosted by the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA) and the Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA). Please visit the UMCA website www.centerforagroforestry.org for more information about the conference and field tours, and instructions to authors who have oral and poster presentation abstracts accepted for the conference. The conference registration form is located on the UMCA website. To see the flyer, please click on the link below.

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