N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Integrating Indigenous Traditional Practices into Bird-Friendly Forest Management
2021-11-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | virtual via WebEx
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forest Ecology Working Group (FEWG) and NCTC, working in collaboration with many FWS programs and partners, have developed a 12-part monthly lecture series to address the 50-year decline of 3 billion birds through partnerships, conservation science and forest management. The series tells a compelling story about forest bird population declines, partnership opportunities, and forest management actions that can support bird population recovery and sustainability.
Attendance at all presentations is recommended as each month’s topic builds upon the previous presentation. To register for any upcoming event, check the box next to the webinar(s) listed below and click register. Upon registration you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.
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Creating Wildlife Habitat with Native Plants
2021-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
In this webinar, N.C. Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will discuss guidelines for landscaping with native plants and highlight some favorite trees, shrubs, perennials, vines and grasses that benefit pollinators, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Debbie will share the plant lists she has developed over the years and discuss tools for selecting plants.

Fall Cankerworm in the Southeastern U.S.
2021-11-10 13:00 - 14:00 | NC
This webinar will provide a general overview of identification, impact and management strategies for fall cankerworm in the Southeastern United States.

An Environmental History of the American Chestnut
2021-11-03 13:00 | NC
Before 1910, the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. The natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than 400,000 square miles of territory, contributing to the American chestnut becoming an integral part of American environmental and cultural history. But then a blight fungus introduced during the late nineteenth century rendered the tree “functionally extinct.” Although its eradication caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, sentiment towards the iconic species continued unabated. Over the last several decades, considerable effort has been expended to try to restore this iconic species to the forest, but not without controversy.

N.C. Forestry and the Global Economy: Webinar
2021-10-28 13:00 - 17:00 | NC
NCFA invites you to a conversation about North Carolina forestry and the global economy. Learn about forest exports, marketing forest products and North Carolina’s national ranking, export challenges and the future of exporting for forestry in North Carolina.
Attendees are eligible for: 1 hour of Category 2 CFE.
Register HERE.

Managing Bottomland Hardwoods
2021-10-26 13:00 - 15:30 | NC
Bottomland Hardwood forests are critically important to conserving ecosystem biodiversity in the Southeast. They provide nature-based solutions for maintaining water quality as well as buffering us from natural disasters that increasingly threaten local communities with inland flooding. Can we successfully consider active habitat restoration and conservation while balancing the economic equation that family forest owners, consulting foresters, and small timber markets require?
Note: This workshop consists of two parts, a webinar (October 26) and a field tour (October 28 or October 29). Participants may participate in the in-person field tour on either October 28 or 29, 2021. Tour times are 9-12 or 1-4 PM on both dates. Attendance in the field tour is not required to participate in the webinar. The field tour will take place at Bladen Lakes State Forest near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Pre-registration is required.

Forest Landowner Conference
2021-10-26 - 2021-10-27 | NC
Learn about the role of conservation practices in forestry and agriculture to address the challenges of climate change.

Bird-Friendly Forestry on Corporate Lands: Forest Certification Programs
2021-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via WebEx

Manipulating Mesopredator Populations to Benefit Native Prey: Exploring Controversies and Potential Solutions
2021-10-12 14:00 - 15:00 | NC
Despite numerous studies evaluating mesocarnivore population reduction as a tool for managing wild prey populations, there remains mush more controversy associated with efficacy of the practice. This webinar will explore existing data to better understand this controversy. Important questions for determining when predators may limit a population will be discussed. Finally, the webinar will provided criteria that may be useful for predicting efficacy of predator population manipulations for increasing prey populations.
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Forestry for the Birds
2021-09-21 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via WebEx

Wildlife Enterprises on Private Lands
2021-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Learn the basics of establishing wildlife enterprises as recreational businesses. Such businesses benefit wildlife, forestry, and natural resources by providing landowners with income to reinvest in habitat and conservation practices. More broadly, these farm level decisions affect rural communities and income. Webinar topics include types of outdoor experiences for garnering income, and assisting landowners in deciding whether to invest their time, energies, and finances in an enterprise. Legal and liability issues are discussed briefly. An understanding of financial feasibility and marketing can contribute to success. A case study from 3D Duck + Deer Destination owned by Mr. Lacy of Newport, Arkansas offers insights about how financial factors play into wildlife enterprise decisions on the farm.

Advance Registration is required.

Assessing Storm-Damaged Pine Stands
2021-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | NC
Hurricanes and tornadoes stress, damage, or kill trees by uprooting, breaking, bending, leaning, wounding, and flooding stands. This webinar will provide landowners with assessment tools, preventative action strategies and management plans to mitigate long-term consequences and facilitate recovery. This webinar will cover such questions as: What kind of storm damage do individual pines and pine stands sustain? What are the ecological impacts of this damage? What management strategies are available?
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Cost Share Programs: Preparing Landowners to Make Application
2021-08-25 10:00 - 14:00 | NC
Learn about federal and state cost-share programs that reimburse landowners for various timber management activities. Learn how to apply for USDA, N.C. Forest Service cost share, and farm loans through USDA Farm Service Agency.
Register in advance.

Swannanoa Valley Bird Walk
2021-08-21 08:00 - 10:00, 2021-07-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Owen Park, 875 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC, 28778, United States
Offered monthly by Blue Ridge Audubon.

Stand Level Management: Desired Forest Conditions, Structure and Composition
2021-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via WebEx

Jackson Park Bird Walk
2021-08-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Jackson Park, 708 Glover Street, Hendersonville, NC, 28792, United States

Potential Impacts of Prescribed Fire Smoke on Air Quality, Public Health and Socially Vulnerable Populations in the Southeastern U.S.
2021-08-12 13:00 - 14:00 | NC
While prescribed fire is an essential land management tool in the Southeast, its impacts on air quality and public health remain uncertain. This webinar will cover a recent project that used burn permit records, air quality modelling, and epidemiological associations between fine particulate matter concentrations and multiple health endpoints to examine these impacts, with a focus on case studies in Georgia and North Carolina. Results show not only potential health impacts from prescribed fire, but call for greater attention to the characterization of prescribed fire impacts, potential air quality benefits of land treatment, and the communities most exposed to fire-related smoke. Following the presentations there will be time for audience Q/A with the speakers.
SAF CFE credits expected.

Blue Ridge Bird Walk
2021-08-07 08:00 - 10:00 | Beaver Lake, 1056 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28804, United States

North Carolina Hunter Education
2021-08-02 18:00 - 2021-08-03 21:00 | N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Headquarters, Centennial Campus, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, 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.
Classes are offered throughout the month at various locations across North Carolina.
Visit the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s website for dates and locations.

Passenger Pigeons: A Force of Forest Disturbance
2021-07-29 13:00 - 14:30 | NC
Join the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Manager and Scientists to learn how this extinct species impacted forests in the United States. Presentations by Dr. Ian Thompson (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and Dr. Ben Novak (Lead Scientist, Revive & Restore) will introduce the cultural and ecological significance of passenger pigeons. This webinar will consider what their disappearance means in terms of ecological disturbance processes and the implications for forest and fire management today.
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Tools to Avoid Unwanted Forest Conversion in the Southeast
2021-07-27 14:00 - 15:30 | NC
Learn about threats of forest conversion in the Southeastern U.S. and long-term approaches to conserving working forests. The webinar will detail activities that family forestland owners can take to avoid unwanted conversion, including family succession and estate planning, heirs’ property resolution, and available incentives programs and forest certification programs.

Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool Webinar
2021-07-27 09:00 - 12:00 | NC
Learn how you can use a web-based Oak Resiliency Assessment Tool to assess the resiliency of oak on land you manage.
3 SAF category 1 CFE credits

Canoe the Mayo
2021-07-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Mayo River State Park, 500 Old Mayo Park Road, Mayodan, NC, 27027, United States
This canoe float will start at the Anglin Mill access at Old Anglin Mill Loop Road and end at the public boat access on US 220 Business. Participants must provide their own transportation to the launch site and from the take-out site, which means you will need two vehicles with drivers or someone to pick you at the take-out. The float should take approximately four to five hours, depending of river current and water levels. Canoes, personal flotation devices (to be worn the entire time) and paddles are provided. All participants must wear shoes appropriate for wading. Flip-flops will not be allowed. Bring drinking water, a snack/picnic lunch, sunscreen and any personal items in a waterproof container. Dress for and be prepared to get wet. Nylon clothing is best as opposed to jeans or cotton fabrics.
Call 336-427-2530 to sign up or for more information and directions. Space is limited.

Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery for Forest Landowners in Eastern N.C.
2021-07-22 08:30 - 12:15 | 102 Lancaster Ave., Windsor, NC 27983, 102 Lancaster Avenue, Windsor, NC, 27983, United States
This workshop will educate landowners and natural resource professionals about how they should prepare for and respond to risk from natural disasters to maintain healthy forests. Both in-person and virtual options are available. Breakfast sponsored by the N.C. Tree Farm Program will be provided to all in-person participants.
Pre-registration is required.
Register here.

The Habitat Matrix -Stepping Down Bird Management from Landscape to Stand
2021-07-20 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual via WebEx

Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery for Forest Landowners in Eastern N.C.
2021-07-20 08:30 - 12:15 | Duplin County Extension Office, 165 Agriculture Dr., Kenansville, NC, 28349, United States

North Carolina Hunter Education
2021-07-15 18:00 - 2021-07-16 21:00 | Windsor Fire Department, 501 North King Street, Windsor, NC, 27983, United States

Birds and Bugs
2021-07-13 19:30 - 21:30 | virtual via Zoom
The relationships between insects and birds are complex and far-reaching. Without insects, not only would there likely be no birds, but life as we know it would be unrecognizable, if not impossible. Join Dr. Clyde Sorenson, entomology professor at NCSU, for a look at some of the ecological roles of birds and insects, and the ancient and intricate relationships between them. Dr Sorenson is the author of the book “Insects & People”.
Tuesday, JULY 13, 2021: Wake Audubon Society monthly meeting, 7:30-9-ish PM

Eagle Count
2021-07-11 07:00 - 08:30 | NC
Help New Hope Audubon with its quarterly eagle count at Jordan Lake. Beginners and experts are welcome. Contact Steve McMurray at steve.mcmurray@ncparks.gov for more information.
