At the beginning of 2018, North Carolina State University Extension Forestry welcomed two specialists to its team, Drs. Frederik Laleicke, a Wood Products Specialist, and Dr. Rajan Parajuli, a Specialist in Forest Economics.
On November 28-December 2, 2017, SREF Extension Associates Leslie Boby and Holly Campbell attended the 7th Association for Fire Ecology International Fire Congress in Orlando, FL. While the event was internationally-focused, the southern location this year offered participants an opportunity to highlight the southern United States. Forestry Extension personnel from across the country, including Holly Campbell, who presented on novel ways to engage landowners and communities in wildfire/prescribed fire education.
Resources, Photographs, and a full Summary Report from the 2017 Southern Extension Natural Resources and Forestry Retreats
FireVision 20/20, the 7th Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) International Fire Congress, to be held November 28-December 2, 2017 in Orlando, Florida, offers a number of opportunities for Extension professionals interested in or already involved in wildfire programming.
Around 60 Extension professionals gathered October 10-11, 2017 in Cheaha State Park for the 2017 Southern Extension Forestry and Natural Resources Advance Organized by the office of Southern Regional Extension Forestry.
In August, 2017, SREF staff traveled to two important meetings: the Annual Regional Program Leadership Network meeting in Fort Worth, Texas and a National Forest Tax Experts summit in Washington, DC. Both meetings provided an excellent opportunity for SREF to engage with its partners ,and to opened up possibilities for new collaborations.
Tropical Storm/Hurricane Harvey cut across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi this week. Our thoughts are with those afflicted by the devastation, but we are proud of the response we've seen from our Extension and forestry colleagues. We've gathered some links to illustrate the strength of that response and provided some some Extension resources to help forest landowners care for their land and trees in the storm's aftermath.
