N.C. Tree Farm Program, Inc.

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

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.

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...

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.

Offered monthly by Blue Ridge Audubon.

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...

Offered monthly by Blue Ridge Audubon.

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...

Offered monthly by Blue Ridge Audubon.

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.