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Women Owning Woodlands "Your Land" Webinar Series - Protect Your Land's Resources
2020-11-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | virtual via Zoom
Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) engages and educates women in stewardship of land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals, and a community of other women. Are you a woman who owns, cares for, or is interested in learning more about woodlands? Join us for this webinar series, which will highlight sustainable forestry, forest health, and management of non-timber resources.
Register here.

N.C. Hunter Education
2020-11-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Johnston County Wildlife Club, 1300 Swift Creek Road, Smithfield, 27577, United States
This course meets the hunter education requirement for all first-time hunting license buyers in North Carolina. Certification is accepted in every state and province in North America. Courses are provided free of charge in all 100 counties throughout the year. Pre-registration is required for courses.

NC VA Forest Landowner Conference - Session 3
2020-10-28 13:00 - 14:30 | virtual via Zoom
Forest landowners in northeastern North Carolina have the opportunity in late October to learn strategies to increase family wealth and conserve forestland and wildlife habitat. The North Carolina and Virginia Forest Landowner Conference will be held on Oct. 27 and 28.
The conference will be held as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is free to the public. It is being organized by the Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project, which is supported in part by Roanoke Electric Cooperative (REC), and by the Durham-based Black Family Land Trust. REC President and Chief Executive Officer Curtis Wynn is the conference’s keynote speaker
The conference will feature three 90-minute sessions as follows:

Financial Assistance. 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27
Landowners will receive information on state and federal services and programs available to forestland owners and farmers in the form of cost-share programs and technical assistance.
Taxation. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28
Landowners will receive information about Present Use Valuation and other programs with tax implications, as well as the role that Forest Management Plans play with regard to eligibility for these programs.
Economic Opportunities. 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28
Landowners will receive information about solar energy programs, recreational leasing and other ways to derive income from their property.

This conference is sponsored through a grant from the N.C. Forest Service Stewardship Program.
Register at: https://ncsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ezZqcIB5SvS7Jfp1n5obwA.
Forest landowners do not have to live in the region to participate. Phone charges and/or data rates may apply if participating via phone or over a mobile network.

NC VA Landowner Conference - Session 2
2020-10-28 10:00 - 11:30 | virtual via Zoom

NC VA Forest Landowner Conference - Session 1
2020-10-27 18:00 - 19:30 | virtual via Zoom

Pollinator Habitat Restoration: Planning and Contracting
2020-10-27 14:00 - 15:30 | virtual via Adobe Connect
In this second part of a two part series on pollinator habitat design and planning, learn what to consider in planning and contracting to help ensure the success of habitat plantings.
In this webinar, planners will learn how to plan and contract pollinator habitat plantings. Guidance will help planners improve the success of habitat restoration plantings with adequate site preparation, implementation, and periodic maintenance during the plant establishment period. We also will discuss how to assemble a suite of practices to make the process easier for landowners.
See the replay of Part 1 of this series (http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/inventory-and-design-opportunities-for-pollinator-habitat-on-working-lands) to learn about habitat inventory tools and whole farm conservation planning approaches to enhance pollinator and other wildlife habitat, as well as discussion of many examples of pollinator habitat and management contracted on farms and ranches across the U.S.

This webinar is presented by the USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center. Contact Jennifer Ryan, Science & Technology Training Library content manager, for more information about this webinar.

You do not need to pre-register for this webinar. Space is NOT limited. Please plan to join the Webinar 15 to 30 30 minutes so that you can register and successfully join the presentation interface. Approximately 30 minutes before this webinar’s start time, the ‘Join’ button will be activated on this page. Once the ‘Join’ button is available, you may click the join button and begin the registration process.
If you have not participated in one of our Adobe Connect hosted webinars before, please read the following instructions to find out how to setup, test and use Adobe Connect on your computer.
First Time Adobe Connect Webinar Attendees!
This Webinar uses Adobe Connect to host this webinar.
For Windows, MAC and Mobile Device Users: Click HERE for ‘how-to’ instructions on joining the webinar and for instruction on testing you device for compatibility with Adobe Connect.

Woods for Wildlife: Native Plants of the Longleaf Pine Forest and Active Management of Early Successional Plant Communities
2020-10-22 13:00 - 14:30 | virtual via Zoom
Join others in learning about the high diversity of plant species characteristics of the longleaf pine ecosystem and how it supports the many common and unique wildlife species in these open forests dominated by a single tree. Participants will also learn how to maximize wildlife management goals through active management of early successional plant communities. Commonly referred to as early successional habitat, these plant communities benefit a vast array of wildlife species including the northern bobwhite quail, monarch butterfly, and red-cockaded woodpecker. This webinar will address active management techniques and discuss some specific tips to reach one’s property objectives.
You do not need to pre-register for this webinar. Space is NOT limited. Please plan to join the Webinar 15 to 30 minutes early so that you can successfully join the presentation interface. Approximately 30 minutes before this webinar’s start time, the ‘Join’ button will be activated on this page. Once the ‘Join’ button is available, you may click the ‘Join’ button and begin the registration process.

Women Owning Woodlands Webinar Series - Manage Your Land
2020-10-20 19:00 - 20:00 | virtual via Zoom

Woods for Wildlife: Forest Management in Wetlands and Conservation Status Focusing on Rare and Endangered Species
2020-10-15 13:00 - 14:30 | www.forestrywebinars.net, United States
What does endangered mean? How about threatened? Are those different? What do I have to do? This webinar will describe the Endangered Species Act and define terminology for the categories of rarity and the general regulations for each. By participating in this webinar you will learn the rare species that occur in the 14-county NC Woods for Wildlife focal area. You will also become familiar with your responsibilities for those species, but more importantly your opportunities to benefit them.
Participants will also have the opportunity to put what they learn into context with a presentation focused on forest management with isolated wetlands, their ecology, and their broader connection with at risk wildlife like the Gopher Frog. Isolated wetlands are wetlands that are not directly connected to other water sources by creeks and streams. In the Southeast, isolated wetlands naturally occur as vernal pools, Carolina bays, clay-based depressions, and limesinks. The Gopher Frog is a rare species unique to the southeast that relies on isolated wetlands for its survival. The Gopher Frog’s ecology highlights the plight of isolated wetlands on the southeastern landscape and why they are important for biodiversity.
Approved for 1 hour SAF Category 1 CFE credit.
Join the webinar here. Pre-registration is not required.

Why Bats are so Cool!
2020-10-13 19:30 - 21:30 | virtual via Zoom
Halloween’s coming! Bats are collectively the second-largest order of mammal on Earth (after rodents). Why are they so feared and misunderstood? Dottie Brown (senior bat ecologist with VHB Engineering) will share unique information about bats and their importance, including a discussion of White-nose Syndrome and other threats to bats’ survival.
Zoom details will be provided soon on the Wake Audubon calendar. Zoom is free and you don’t need to install it in order to join. Any mobile device or desktop will support Zoom.

ForestHER NC: Invasive Plants & Their Impact on Wildlife and Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
2020-10-08 13:00 - 14:30 | virtual via Zoom
Join ForestHER NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the second of four interactive webinars about managing for wildlife! In this webinar we will discuss common invasive plants of North Carolina, how they adversely impact wildlife, and some of the challenges with invasive plant control. We will also introduce you to landscaping with native plants and highlight some favorite trees, shrubs, perennials, vines and grasses that benefit pollinators, birds, mammals, and other wildlife.
Register here!
If you need assistance with online registration contact Laurel Kays at lekays@ncsu.edu or 919-513-2573

Introduction to Monarch Biology and Conservation in the Southeast
2020-10-07 14:00 - 15:00 | virtual via Adobe Connect
In this first webinar in a three part series focused on monarchs in the southeast, NRCS planners and community conservationists will learn about monarch biology basics (food requirements, other habitat factors, natural enemies, migration, etc.), their phenology (when to find them in the southeast), their status (how monarchs populations are doing) and what we know about habitats that best support them regionally. This webinar will briefly highlight how diverse NRCS practices can support monarchs and other wildlife (Part 3 in December will include a deeper look at resources for NRCS planners c/o http://nrcs.usda.gov/monarchs.) Part 2 (in November) will focus more on specific habitat needs of larvae and adults, including details on host and nectar plants and their ecology. We’ll also briefly consider threats facing breeding and migrating monarchs and will review recent research on threats posed by various pesticides to monarchs. Part 3 (in December) is aimed primarily at NRCS planners, covering the Monarch Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guides and habitat creation and management using Farm Bill Programs.
Pre-registration is not required. Join the webinar here.

Pine Straw Webinar Series
2020-10-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-09-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-09-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-09-16 11:00 - 12:00 | virtual via Zoom
Pine straw is extremely popular as a mulch in the southeastern United States, and because of this pine straw harvesting is a strong industry in the region. Longleaf pine straw is the most desirable of the southern pines
because of its long and durable needles, but slash and loblolly pine straw can also be used.
Raking pine straw can be an attractive and valuable source of income for forest landowners, providing an opportunity to cover some of the costs associated with establishment and maintenance associated with longleaf
pine ecosystems. Commercial operators bale pine straw and sell it to contractors and garden centers who, in turn, sell it to homeowners.
The purpose of this webinar is to help landowners and resource managers balance harvesting operations while preserving desired wildlife benefits and stand health. While pine straw is valuable to homeowners as a mulch, pine
needles are also valuable to the forest, serving critical ecological functions, including helping to carry prescribed fires as a fine fuel, protecting soil and water resources, and recycling nutrients.
This webinar will take place on a series of 4 Wednesdays – September 16, 23, 30 and October 7.
Cost is $10 general admission and $45 for foresters who need CFEs.
Register here.

Women Owning Woodlands Your Land Webinar Series - Know Your Land
2020-10-06 19:00 - 20:00 | virtual via Zoom

Women's Virtual Lunch and Learn: Setting Your Forest Management Objectives
2020-10-06 13:00 - 14:30 | virtual via Zoom
Have questions about how to set and achieve objectives for your forestland? Join other women landowners and women forestry professionals to get those questions answered! This webinar will include brief introductions by each panelist, with the rest of the time devoted to answering your questions about setting forest management objectives for your land, achieving those objectives, and working with forestry professionals.
This event is unique in that it will not consist of presentations, but rather a chance to ask questions of the experts! We have developed a brief course called “Setting Objectives for Your Forest Management” to help you think through your management objectives and come up with questions for the panelists. It will take you roughly 1-2 hours to complete, and must be completed by October 5. To complete the course please go to http://campus.extension.org and search “Setting Objectives for Your Forest Management.” You can also find the course under the Forestry tab. You will need to create a free account in order to access the content. In the course, there is a link to submit questions and discuss them with other participants before the webinar. You will also be able to submit questions during the webinar.
Register here.
If you have any questions, please contact Laurel Kays at lekays@ncsu.edu

Conference on Heirs' Property and Sustainable Forest Management
2020-10-06 08:00 - 17:00 | virtual via Zoom
This virtual conference will bring together experts in heirs’ property, including forest landowners experiencing it firsthand. We will share ideas and perspectives, provide updates on legal developments regarding heirs’ property, and present results from two integrated research and outreach initiatives.

Though the main focus is on African American forest landowners located in the southeastern states, in general, and Georgia, in particular, we will also discuss heirs’ property issues nationwide. Our goal is to share insights and information that can be distributed among our networks to better serve forest landowners grappling with heirs’ property and to better inform policymakers about the social complexities in which heirs’ property is embedded and its consequence for sustainable forestry.

Click here to see conference agenda.

You do not need to pre-register for this webinar. Space is NOT limited. Please plan to join the Webinar 15 to 30 minutes early so that you can successfully join the presentation interface. Approximately 30 minutes before this webinar’s start time, the ‘Join’ button will be activated on this page. Once the ‘Join’ button is available, you may click the ‘Join’ button and begin the registration process.
If you have not participated in one of our Zoom hosted webinars before, please read the following instructions to find out how to setup, test and use Zoom on your computer.
First Time Zoom Webinar Attendees!
This Webinar uses Zoom to host this webinar.
For Windows, MAC and Mobile Device Users: Click HERE for ‘how-to’ instructions on joining the webinar and for instruction on testing you device for compatibility with Zoom.

Appalachian Cove Virtual Series - Invasives
2020-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | virtual via Zoom
This webinar is the third in a series that replaces an original event entitled Mountain Cove Forest Management and Conservation in the Central Appalachians. That original event will not be held due to Covid-19.
This webinar will talk about managing non-native invasive plants that threaten cove forests. Through interactive example scenarios, you will gain the tools needed to start the journey of implementing invasive species treatments on properties you manage or your own land.
Some questions we will answer:

What can I do if my property is overrun with invasives?
How do I identify invasives?
Are the treatments the same for every species?
What tools do I need?
When should I treat invasives?
I’m a forester and work with landowners. What should I tell them to do about their invasives?

Pre-approved for 1 SAF CFE credit
Register here.

Heirs Property: Standing on a Lot of Love, Part II. A Deeper Look at Strategies for Heirs Property Owners
2020-09-23 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via Zoom
In this follow up to Heirs Property: Standing on a Lot of Love webinar, we will take a look at one family’s journey with their heirs property to get much needed forestry and legal services for their land. Based on a fictional case study, this webinar will give participants a deeper understanding of the issues involved with heirs property such as owner conflicts and requirements to access services from government agencies and third parties.
After the presentation of the case study, participants will be able to ask questions. Plus, if you have any heirs property questions in advance that you would like us to consider discussing, please enter them here. The presenters will select a few questions submitted by registrants to discuss.
There is no cost to attend this webinar. You do not need to pre-register. Space is NOT limited. Please plan to join the Webinar 15 to 30 minutes early so that you can successfully join the presentation interface.
Join the webinar here.
If you have not participated in one of our Zoom hosted webinars before, please read these instructions to find out how to setup, test and use Zoom on your computer.

Woodland Owner Lunch and Learn - Seedling Genetics and Soil Fertility and how to care for it
2020-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | virtual via Zoom
During each rotation of a planted forest, landowners have a single opportunity to choose the appropriate genetics for their long-term investment. We encourage forest landowners to plant the best genetic quality seedlings possible. The benefits from establishing highly productive families, in combination with good silvicultural practices, will result in large financial returns. Nurseries grow loblolly pine seedlings that have a range in genetic quality. Information about the value of different seedling families can be sourced from seedling vendors as well as from tree improvement cooperatives. The cooperative provides a “third-party” assessment of the productivity, disease resistance, and stem quality of the many families that are available for purchase. Once decisions on seedling genetics are made, at-planting silvicultural decisions will determine the trajectory of the stand and if landowners will capture the potential of selected genetics. Appropriate chemical and/or mechanical site preparation, fertilization, timing, and spacing & density all play critical roles in ensuring the success of a new plantation.

There is no cost to attend this webinar. You do not need to pre-register. Space is NOT limited. Please plan to join the Webinar 15 to 30 minutes early so that you can successfully join the presentation interface.
Join the webinar here.
If you have not participated in one of our Zoom hosted webinars before, please read these instructions to find out how to setup, test and use Zoom on your computer.

Growing-Season Prescribed Fires & Ground-Nesting Birds
2020-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via Zoom
Millions of dollars have been spent over the past 20 years on reforestation of longleaf pine forests. Restoration will take time coupled with frequent and repeated application of prescribed burning. Burning is absolutely critical to restoration, but an appreciable number of individuals and groups now limit their opportunities to burn to a smaller and smaller burn window. The concern often voiced is that burning from April – July is detrimental to ground nesting/grassland birds and should be avoided. Restoration targets that require frequent burning and may not be achieved if the burn window becomes too narrow. This presentation will look at the science behind the use of fire during the “lightning season” (the months of April – July) and its effects on ground-nesting birds such as quail and Bachman’s sparrow. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speaker.
There is no cost for this event.
Register here.

Food Plots for Fall
2020-09-11 11:00 - 12:00 | virtual via Zoom
Participants will learn about the importance of soil health as well as the benefits and how-to of planting Fall supplemental food plots for wildlife.
This webinar is free.
Register here.

ForestHer NC: Identifying Birds by Sight & Sound
2020-09-10 13:00 - 14:30 | virtual via Zoom
Join ForestHER NC landowners, natural resource professionals, and others for the first of four interactive webinars about managing for wildlife! This first installment will feature a quick background on the ForestHer NC program followed by a presentation on bird identification from Aimee Tomcho, Conservation Biologist with Audubon North Carolina. There will be time for questions, as well as an optional, informal time to have more in-depth discussions about birds and other land management topics following the webinar.
Registration is free. Register here.
If you need assistance with online registration contact Laurel Kays at lekays@ncsu.edu or 919-513-2573.

Forest Management From a Landowner’s Perspective
2020-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via Zoom
Foresters often talk with landowners about the value of working with a professional in managing their land, but professionals frequently do not get candid feedback from their clients. What is the experience of taking care of a property and working with a forester, from the owner’s perspective?
Landowners Bet and Patrick Smith of rural northeastern Connecticut will share how they came to own and steward their woodland and will discuss their experiences and lessons learned from working with different private and public foresters. We will also be joined by Connecticut NRCS District Conservationist Bill Purcell, who has worked with the Smiths and many other landowners and is familiar with common issues that can arise.
This webinar presents an opportunity to hear from fellow landowners about ways to work effectively in partnership with foresters and allied professionals.
This event is free. Register here.

Carnivorous Plant Hike
2020-08-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC, 28428, United States
This workshop will take place every Saturday during March, April, May, June, July and August at 10 a.m.
Take a hike with a park ranger and learn about the fascinating world of carnivorous plants that grow at Carolina Beach State Park. See plants that “bite back” such as sundews, bladderworts, butterworts, pitcher plants, and the Venus fly trap.
Meet at the end of Nature Trail Lane at 10:00 a.m.
For more information, call 910-458-8206.

Tree Identification Procedures (webinar)
2020-07-27 10:00 - 11:00 | www.forestrywebinars.net, United States
This webinar will focus primarily on common growing season identification (ID) features, such as leaves, flowers, fruit and bark. The webinar will also include some dormant season ID characteristics, such as buds, branching, bark and habitat.
Presenters will be Jason Gordon, Assistant Professor of Community Forestry, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia (UGA) and Holly Campbell, Public Service Assistant, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, UGA.
You do not need to pre-register for this webinar. Please plan to join the Webinar no more than 30 minutes early so that you can register and successfully join the presentation interface. Approximately 30 minutes before this webinar’s start time, the ‘Join’ button will be activated on this page. Once the ‘Join’ button is available, you may click the ‘Join’ button and begin the registration process.
Space will be limited to 500 participants on a first-come first-serve basis so, please plan to join 30 minutes before the webinar’s scheduled start time.

Backyard Birding by Ear: For Beginners
2020-06-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Do you enjoy listening to birds in the morning? Learn how to identify common backyard birds by their calls and songs. We’ll start in the classroom with some listening quiz games and then move outside to put our skills to the test. Come prepared for light hiking outside. Ages 10 and up.
Register online at www.ncwildlife.org/pisgah/signup or call 828-877-4423.
