N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

Pollinator Habitat: Blooms and Beyond
2025-09-11 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | NC
Join biologists from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Federation in Mocksville to explore pollinator habitat and learn what native insects need as they prepare for the winter. Lunch will be provided.
Topics include:

Importance of pollinators to the ecosystem and our daily lives
Pollinator life cycles and habitat needs
How to improve pollinator habitat on your property
Pollinator capture techniques and identification
Invasive plant control

Hemlock Hike at Gorges State Park
2025-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Gorges State Park, 976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC, 28774, United States
Join state park staff as they hike along one of the Hemlock Conservation Areas in the beautiful Gorges State Park! Learn about the importance of hemlocks, what is threatening them and what you can do to help.
The 2.8 mile (total) out and back hike will explore only a small section of the park, but includes a dense patch of hemlocks crowded around a tranquil stream before climbing to a ridge that exhibits an entirely different environment than the trail’s streamside beginnings. There are a few steep sections, but this hike is only of moderate difficulty as it follows old logging roads and has less than 500 feet of total elevation gain. The hike will start out with exploring the streamside area and its many hemlocks, diving into details on hemlocks and their conservation then head up the Auger Hole and Heath Pine Ridge trails.
Gorges State Park is located about 5 miles southwest of Rosman, NC and is near the NC-SC border.
The back-up weather date for this hike will be on September 21st at 10:00 a.m.

Hot Topics in Pond Management
2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Dive into the Hot Topics in Pond Management webinar to learn essential strategies for a healthy aquatic ecosystem, covering everything from managing aquatic plants and algae blooms to understanding wildlife management, aeration benefits, and general pond maintenance. Discover how to effectively deal with sediment, leaves, and muck, address turbidity, prevent fish kills, and properly use chemicals and dyes for optimal pond health.

Virginia-North Carolina Woods & Wildlife Conference
2025-09-20 08:30 - 16:00 | Northampton County Cultural Arts, 127 West Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC, 27845, United States
This one-day event will consist of concurrent sessions and a tour of the nearby Roseburg Forest Products mill.

Landowner Forestry Workshop
2025-09-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Bullock Fire Department, 8677 U.S. Hwy. 15, Oxford, NC, 27565, United States
This free workshop will focus on forest management, timber evaluation and landowner resources. Hear from a professional forester, USDA representative, an agriculture mediation specialist and an attorney. The workshop includes a field tour of a local Tree Farm. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required.

Hemlock Treatment Demonstration
2025-10-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Corneille Bryan Native Gardens, 194 Stuart Circle, Lake Junaluska, NC, 28745, United States
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hosting a demonstration of chemical treatment methods to control the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of our forests. These trees have been suffering for over two decades from hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that can kill the tree in as little as four years.
Hemlock management is simpler and less expensive than ever before. This hands-off demonstration will be useful for landowners, natural resource managers and tree care professionals. We will use the trees on-site to practice assessing hemlock health to determine the best treatment options, and staff will demonstrate the chemical treatment methods used on national forest and state lands. These methods are available to all private landowners in North Carolina without obtaining a license or certification. We will also discuss applicator and environmental safety, special considerations and guidance for hiring a tree care professional.

Bradford Pear Bounty: Asheville
2025-10-04 09:00 - 11:00 | NC
This program encourages homeowners to remove their landscape Bradford pear or other planted cultivars of Pyrus calleryana (e.g., Chanticleer, Cleveland Select, Aristocrat) and replace them with free, native trees. Homeowners who want to participate in this event must pre-register and bring proof of tree removal to the event. Replacement trees are in 3-gallon containers, and there are many native species to choose from. Up to 5 pear trees can be removed for up to 5 free replacements. First come first serve for tree species selection.
This exchange is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to ensure tree pick-up runs smoothly.

Piedmont Forest Landowners’ Summit
2025-10-07 08:30 - 16:30 | Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, 1192 U.S. 64 Business, Pittsboro, NC, 27312, United States
N.C. State Extension Forestry and the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension encourage forest landowners in the Piedmont region to save the date for our upcoming Piedmont Forest Landowners’ Summit.
Topics include:

Timber Harvesting
Forest Markets
Intro to Agroforestry and Forest Farming
Forestry Invasives
Prescribed Burning
Forest Pests
Early Successional Habitat to Benefit Wildlife
Enhancing Bird Habitat in Forests

Bradford Pear Bounty: Fayetteville
2025-10-11 09:00 - 11:00 | NC
This program encourages homeowners to remove their landscape Bradford pear or other planted cultivars of Pyrus calleryana (e.g., Chanticleer, Cleveland Select, Aristocrat) and replace them with free, native trees. Homeowners who want to participate in this event must pre-register and bring proof of tree removal to the event. Replacement trees are in 3-gallon containers and there are many native species to choose from. Up to 5 pear trees can be removed for up to 5 free replacements. First come first serve for tree species selection.
This exchange is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to ensure tree pick-up runs smoothly.

Bradford Pear Bounty: Goldsboro
2025-10-18 09:00 - 11:00 | NC

Forest Landowner Conference
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-23 | Rocky Mount Event Center, 285 NE Main Street, Rocky Mount, NC, United States
This conference is held annually to educate landowners on sustainable forestry practices, on programs and technical assistance available through state and federal forestry and natural resource agencies, on the local timber industry and emerging markets and on strategies for estate planning including wills and trusts.

"Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic: The Archival Record and Resources to Dig Deeper into the Making of A Sand County Almanac
2025-12-04 13:00 - 14:00 | NC
While Aldo Leopold’s impact on the conservation movement is broad and deep, he is best known as the author of the now classic book A Sand County Almanac. Translated into sixteen languages, it is one of the foundational texts for those around the world who care about people and places. But becoming a classic doesn’t happen overnight; it requires great writing, and often a few twists of fate. Buddy will introduce Leopold’s writing and publishing journey as well as the online archival resources at the University of Wisconsin and elsewhere available to do your own deep dive into the making of an American classic.
Buddy Huffaker has served as Executive Director at the Aldo Leopold Foundation since 1999. During his tenure the foundation has grown the Leopold Community by protecting the Leopold Shack & Farm (the inspiration and setting for much of the A Sand County Almanac) as a National Historic Landmark, constructing the LEED Platinum Aldo Leopold Legacy Center out of trees planted by the Leopold family, producing the Emmy Award–winning documentary GreenFire, and supporting ten different foreign translations of A Sand County Almanac. The foundation continues the Leopold family’s commitment to stewardship through the restoration and management of the 4,400-acre Leopold-Pines Conservation Area and by using this experience to inform and inspire other landowners to adopt and implement their own land ethic.

Regenerative Forestry for Wildlife Habitat Workshop
2025-12-05 17:00 - 2025-12-06 15:30 | Gratitude Farm and Retreat, LLC, 3183 Fishing Creek Road, Enfield, NC, 27823, United States
Join Gratitude Farm and Retreat for a workshop on regenerative forestry for wildlife habitat. The workshop includes student’s story, hands-on walking tour with a wildlife conservation biologist and an immersive project to put knowledge to practice. The event includes a meet-and-greet dinner on Friday and a farm-to-table lunch on Saturday. Dry camping is available at Gratitude Farm and Retreat. For more information, contact call 307-690-4828 or email gratitudefarmretreat@gmail.com. Preregistration is required.
