NORTHERN WOODLANDS NEWS
NW Board Member Appointed Poet Laureate
Board member Syd Lea was recently appointed Vermont's poet laureate by Governor Peter Shumlin. He assumes the position officially at a ceremony on November 4 at the Capitol. Syd becomes the state's seventh poet laureate; the first was Robert Frost.
Community Forest Program Offers Funding
The USDA's Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, created to encourage the creation of community forests and foster rural economies through financial assistance grants, currently has $1.5 million in funding available. The overarching goal of the program is to keep the community involved in the establishment of the forest and long-term management decisions.
The grants are available to local governments, tribal governments, and qualified nonprofit entities.
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Land Conservation Workshop
New Hampshire-based land trust Bear-Paw Regional Greenways presents a land conservation workshop for landowners and their families, November 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. Phil Auger, a retired University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension educator specializing in land and water conservation, will lead the event. Pre-registration is recommended.
For more information and to register, click here.
Webinar Presents Timber Management for White-Tailed Deer
Matthew Roos from Quality Deer Management Association presents a webinar on sustainable forest management as it relates to even- and uneven-aged silvicultural techniques, as well as how managing hardwood and coniferous stands of trees may differ when considering a quality deer management program. The webinar is November 10 at 2 p.m. Participants are eligible for 1 category 2 SAF CFE, and 1 credit is available for CEU toward ISA credentials, if applicable.
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Webinar on Succession Planting
Wondering where to start planning the legacy for your woods? Log on to the webinar, Leaving a Legacy for the Next Generation: Tips on Successional Planning, November 15 and 17 at 3 p.m. Certified public accountant Clint Bentz presents the program, and participants are eligible for 1 category 2 SAF CFE.
For more information and to register, click here. |