N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Beyond Becoming an Outdoors Woman: Fly Fishing Weekend
2018-03-11 08:00 - 2018-03-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Whether you want to gain new skills or improve current techniques, this workshop presents a thorough review of the history and ethics of fly-fishing as well as the angler’s important role in wildlife conservation. In the stream ecology session, discover tiny aquatic species that support a much larger food web. Explore a mountain stream and search for aquatic organisms using nets and kick seines to help understand what types of flies work best on the water. Then learn to tie flies that mimic the natural fish food you find in the river. In Basic Equipment session, get the scoop on proper waders, wading shoes, vests and other items that make fishing fun. Finally, learn knot-tying, fly-casting and presentation. Our experienced instructors emphasize the importance of basic casting techniques and offer one-on -one instruction to help participants practice their moves.

Fly Fishing Course for Women
2018-03-10 09:00 | John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC, 28304, United States

Forestry and Wildlife Management Meeting
2018-03-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Scotland County Cooperative Extension, 231 E. Cronly Street, Laurinburg, NC, 28352, United States
This free educational program for landowners will focus on:

Basics of Estate Planning
Forest Management and Timber Markets Overview
Coyote Biology and Management

Register at 910-277-2422 by March 6.

Farmland Transition Workshops for Landowners and Families
2018-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Lee County Extension Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford, NC, 27332, United States
Learn About

Retirement planning tools for farmers and land managers
Asset management
Family decision making
Transfer of property to non-family members

Advisor available to assist at no cost

Farmland Transition Workshop For Landowners and Families
2018-03-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Moore County Extension Center, 707 Pinehurst Avenue, Carthage, NC, 28327, United States
Learn About:

Retirement planning tools for farmers and land managers
Asset management
Family decision making
Transfer of property to non-family members

Advisors available to assist at no cost

Prairie Tree Planting
2018-03-03

Timber Tax Filing for the 2017 Tax Year: Webinar
2018-03-02 13:00 - 14:00

Native Vegetation Investments Pay Conservation Dividends: Webinar
2018-03-01 14:00 - 15:00

NC Certified Burner Training
2018-02-15 - 2018-02-16 | Scotland County Extension, 231 E Cronly Street, Laurinburg, NC, 28352, United States
The effective application of Prescribed Fire is accomplished through a mix of science and experience. Blending these aspects by forestry burners is an involved endeavor. This two-day training includes classroom presentations and a field trip. Day one is spent in the classroom and covers such topics as NC Prescribed Burn Act, Weather, Fuels, Topography, Fire Danger Rating, Managing Your Smoke, Firing Techniques, and Preparing a Burning Plan & Evaluating your Burn. Day two includes a field trip to various burn sites and an in-class review and test on the information presented.
Registration to be open soon. Cost for the program is $25.00 per person to be paid by cash or check on the first day of class. Registration deadline is February 1, 2018.
Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits will be available.

NC Certified Burner Training
2018-01-23 - 2018-01-24 | Cumberland County Extension Office, 301 E. Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28306, United States
The effective application of Prescribed Fire is accomplished through a mix of science and experience. Blending these aspects by forestry burners is an involved endeavor. This two-day training includes classroom presentations and a field trip. Day one is spent in the classroom and covers such topics as NC Prescribed Burn Act, Weather, Fuels, Topography, Fire Danger Rating, Managing Your Smoke, Firing Techniques, and Preparing a Burning Plan & Evaluating your Burn. Day two includes a field trip to various burn sites and an in-class review and test on the information presented.
Registration to be open soon. Cost for the program is $25.00 per person to be paid by cash or check on the first day of class. Registration deadline is January 8, 2018.
Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits will be available.

Forest Land Transition Planning Workshop
2017-11-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Statesville Civic Center, 300 South Center Street, Statesville, NC, 28677, United States
Andrew Brannan, an attorney in private practice and Guido van der Hoeven, an Extension specialist and senior lecturer at N.C. State University will present about:
• Transferring and managing farm and forest assets at the retirement, disability or death of the principal managers and owners
• Wills and trusts
• Immediate and long-term use of business entities and agreements
• Decisions families should make prior to visiting legal and tax advisers
• Sample case studies
Andrew Brannan provides business and estate planning support to landowners who want to keep their farms, forests and other natural resource concerns growing and productive as they pass to the next generation.
Guido van der Hoeven has 30+ years of experience helping farm and timber landowners articulate goals for their businesses including a review of profitability, methods for transferring assets and management, tax issues and when landowners should initiate the transfer process. He works to blend the needs of the exiting generation with the needs of the incoming generation.
Registration deadline is November 8.

Forest Land Transition Planning Workshop
2017-11-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Duplin County Cooperative Extension Center, 165 Agriculture Drive, Kenansville, NC, 28349, United States

Project Learning Tree: Southeastern Forests and Climate Change
2017-11-15 09:30 - 16:00 | North Carolina State University Center, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC, 28557, United States

Forest Land Transition Planning Workshop
2017-11-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Northampton County Cooperative Extension Center, 9495 NC Highway 305, Jackson, NC, 27845, United States
Andrew Brannan, an attorney in private practice and Guido van der Hoeven, an Extension specialist and senior lecturer at N.C. State University will present about:
• Transferring and managing farm and forest assets at the retirement, disability or death of the principal managers and owners
• Wills and trusts
• Immediate and long-term use of business entities and agreements
• Decisions families should make prior to visiting legal and tax advisers
• Sample case studies
Andrew Brannan provides business and estate planning support to landowners who want to keep their farms, forests and other natural resource concerns growing and productive as they pass to the next generation.
Guido van der Hoeven has 30+ years of experience helping farm and timber landowners articulate goals for their businesses including a review of profitability, methods for transferring assets and management, tax issues and when landowners should initiate the transfer process. He works to blend the needs of the exiting generation with the needs of the incoming generation.
Registration closes November 8.

Longleaf Pine Resources for Private Landowners
2017-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Cumberland County Extension Office, 301 E. Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28306, United States
Come learn about the resources available to grow, manage and restore longleaf pine on your property. Participants will have an opportunity to hear and meet with representatives from the organizations and professionals available to help meet longleaf goals.
Specific topics include:
 Enrolling your land in Present Use Value
 Enrolling your land as a Voluntary Agricultural District
 Cost share funding for planting and burning longleaf
 How to get a forest management plan
 Enrolling in the Safe Harbor Program
 Controlling Ips Beetles
There is no cost for the event, but pre-registration is required. Please RSVP to jesse@sandhillslandtrust.org.

Bottomland and Swamp Forests Symposium
2017-10-31 08:00 - 2017-11-02 17:00

Longleaf Pine Resources for Private Landowners
2017-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Jackson Springs Community Center, 447 Mill Road, Jackson Springs, NC, 27281, United States

Western N.C. Sustainable Forestry Conference
2017-10-30 09:30 - 17:00 | N.C. Arboretum, 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC, 28806, United States
Natural resource professionals and forest landowners are invited to attend. Event includes:

Updates from the U.S. Forest Service, N.C. Forest Service and Haywood Community College
Discussion of N.C. Legislative Issues Impacting Forestry
Presentation on Upland Hardwood Silviculture for Multiple-Use Forest Management (U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station)
Field Tour at Bent Creek Research and Demonstration Forest With a Focus on Silvicultural Treatments

Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Program begins at 9:30.
Please note that you will not be able to access the meeting facility prior to 9:00.
Pre-registration is required.
6 hours CFE credits (estimated)
Lunch will be provided.

Managing Liability of Prescribed Burns
2017-10-27 09:00 - 14:00 | Pee Dee Electric Coop, 1355 E. McIver Rd., Darlington, SC, 29532, United States
This program is for anyone that is interested in or is currently conducting prescribed burns. Participants will learn how to better prepare themselves to manage the liability they face as a result of prescribed burning.
Topics will include:
– South Carolina Laws
– Writing a Burn Plan
– CPFM Certification
– Wildland Urban Interface
– Weather Conditions
– Smoke Management
– Legal Issues – “Protecting yourself from the flames”
Cost for the program is $10 to be paid at the door. Please RSVP to Ryan Bean by phone (803-840-6124) or email (rbean@clemson.edu) by October 25 so that necessary arrangements can be made.
There will be 4 Category 1 CFE credits available to foresters for an additional $40 fee.

Project Learning Tree K-8 Workshop
2017-10-25 09:30 - 15:30 | Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, United States

Longleaf Pine Resources for Private Landowners
2017-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Hoke County Extension Office, 116 W. Prospect Avenue, Raeford, NC, 28376, United States

Certified Burner Training
2017-10-16 - 2017-10-17 | Montgomery Community College, 1011 Page Street, Troy, NC, 27371, United States
The effective application of Prescribed Fire is accomplished through a mix of science and experience. Blending these aspects by forestry burners is an involved endeavor. This two-day training includes classroom presentations and a field trip. Day one is spent in the classroom and covers such topics as NC Prescribed Burn Act, Weather, Fuels, Topography, Fire Danger Rating, Managing Your Smoke, Firing Techniques, and Preparing a Burning Plan & Evaluating your Burn. Day two includes a field trip to various burn sites and an in-class review and test on the information presented.
Registration to be open soon. Cost for the program is $25.00 per person to be paid by cash or check on the first day of class.
Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits will be available.

2017 Annual Meeting:
2017-10-14 09:00 - 14:30
The N.C. Tree Farm Program is partnering with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Cooperative Extension to explore ways of integrating wildlife habitat into Tree Farmers’ land management goals and objectives. We will celebrate the accomplishments of Tree Farmers and volunteers as we recognize Tree Farm anniversaries, the 2017 Inspector of the Year and the 2017 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. Then we’ll tour McKay Farms, an intensively managed Tree Farm whose owners have successfully implemented a multiple-resource management program balancing row crop production timber management and wildlife habitat enhancement.
Click here for more information and registration form.
Registration opens at 8:15.
Lunch will be served after the tour.

2017 Sandhills Gamelands Tour
2017-10-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Hoffman BP Station, 3377 US 1, Hoffman, NC, 28347, United States
Join us for a tour of the Sandhills Game Lands and get a close-up look at longleaf restoration. The Game Lands Longleaf pine forest has examples of spectacular old growth trees, natural regeneration, & native wire grass groundcover. All are the result of many years of prescribed fire! The tour will be led by forest biologists who were directly involved with the restoration of this public amenity. You will get a hands-on look at restoration tools, ranging from mechanical means to prescribed fire and learn about the transition to growing season or “lightning season” prescribed burning.
This event is funded through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its supplemental funders.
RSVP to Jesse Wimberley, Sandhills Area Land Trust by calling (910) 603-1052.

The Offsets Workshop
2017-10-06 08:30 - 16:00
What: This one-day event will focus on the future of carbon offsets and markets in the Southeastern United States, with a goal of disseminating information and facilitating a discussion on the various obstacles facing carbon offset projects in the region.
Who: Forest landowners, industry, forest professionals, carbon offset project professionals, developers, land trusts, investors and anyone interested in learning about the role of the forest carbon offset market in the United States
How Much: Registration is free. $50 travel allowance provided for forest landowners from Western N.C.
Register by September 10.

N.C. Forestry Association Annual Meeting
2017-10-04 - 2017-10-06 | Hilton Riverside Hotel, Wilmington, NC, United States
https://www.ncforestry.org/events/ncfa-annual-meeting/

Longleaf Academy: Understory Restoration 201
2017-09-26 - 2017-09-28 | Lake Waccamaw State Park, 1866 State Park Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC, United States

Farmers and Landowners Conference: Eastern USA
2017-09-21 - 2017-09-23

Coyote Conflict Management Workshop
2017-09-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Brunswick County Cooperative Extension Center, 25 Referendum Drive NC, Bolivia, NC, United States
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with N.C. Cooperative Extension and USDA Wildlife Services, invites the public to attend our free coyote conflict management workshops offered across the state. Join us and hear from biologists about:
Coyote biology and behavior
Practical, non-lethal methods to prevent/reduce coyote conflicts
Laws and regulations regarding hunting and trapping coyotes
Each workshop will also feature a demonstration of basic trapping techniques to address problem coyotes and a Q&A session with agency biologists. These workshops are free, but space is limited. Preregistration is required. Contact Jessie Birckhead at 919-707-0068 or jessie.birckhead@ncwildlife.org

Tree Farmer Breakfast and Forestry Tour
2017-09-16 08:30 | Preston and Susan Floyd’s Tree Farm, 19 Beechtree Trail, Kittrell, NC, 27544, United States
Preston and Susan Floyd’s Tree Farm
19 Beechtree Trail
Kittrell, Vance County, N.C.
Meet and visit with other woodland owners who are passionate forest stewards. Share stories about your Tree Farm and learn from the experiences of other Tree Farmers. Tour the Floyds’ Tree Farm and learn about

Fertilization and herbicides
Hunting leases
Pond management
Access paths
Invasive species
Warm season grasses

Breakfast will be served. Dress for the weather.
More information.
Register at 919-917-8646 or nctreefarm@gmail.com
