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18th European Biomass Conference, Lyon, France Conference Proceedings Available for Purchase

 

Thousand Canker Disease (TCD) of Black Walnut Found in Knoxville, TN

Thousand canker disease (TCD) of black walnut was recently identified in the Knoxville, TN area. This find is significant because the disease had not been detected east of the Mississippi River and was originally thought to be limited to Colorado and a few other western states. It is believed that due to the severity of the disease in Tennessee that it has probably gone undetected in the trees for years. Foresters believed the declining walnut trees were dying due to drought stress. These same conditions exist throughout Georgia and many tree species are showing symptoms of stress....

Clemson to Host White Nose Syndrome Webinar

A White Nose Syndrome (WNS) webinar will be conducted by Clemson University and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) on August 3, 2010 for SCDNR and other wildlife professionals. The purpose of the seminar is inform professionals on the appropriate responses related to unusual bat behavior or dead and dying bats...

New Video Addresses Small Woodlot Management

University of Maryland Cooperative Extension in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Penn State, has just released an introductory video on small woodlot management.

Availability of Grant Funds Through the Bradley/Murphy Trust

The TRUST announces the availability of Grant Funds. The TRUST wishes to encourage, promote and develop through education and the free market system the stewardship of forest and related natural resources in the private sector. Therefore, the TRUST will offer modest Grants, up to $2,000.00, to publicly recognized and qualified organizations whose programs would fulfill the purpose and objective of the TRUST...

Organic Gardening: Urban Forestry and Your Home

Organic Gardening: Urban Forestry and Your Home. How homeowners can improve tree canopy. In 1969, Walter Cronkite announced on the CBS Evening News that Chattanooga, TN was the most polluted city in the United States. It was a harsh national indictment of a city already plagued by a faltering economy and racial tension, but it ultimately prompted the newly-founded EPA to allocate billions of dollars into downtown redevelopment. Part of the urban renaissance that followed over the next 30 years involved planting some 10,000 trees in the downtown area...

Action Plan for Damaged Timber and Woody Debris Management - Wind Wood Utilization

MSU Website helps prepare for and recover from hurricanes.MSU's Forest and Wildlife Research Center has created the web site www.windwoodutilization.org to help prepare for and recover from hurricanes and other large-scale wind storms that damage forests. The site is a hub for information specifically related to the preparation for, response to, recovery from major wind events and the utilization of downed and damaged timber and woody debris that can be generated. Funding for the website’s creation was provided by the federal Department of Energy through MSU’s Sustainable Energy Research Center. Since its debut in September 2009, the website has been accessed by about 3,000 individuals...

Virginia Forest Landowner Update

Spring is a great time to walk your property and check your boundary lines. You should also be completing any tree planting projects you have. When you need a break, take some time to read the spring edition of the Virginia Forest Landowner Update...

Landowners Honored by the Forest Landowners Association

Atlanta, GA—The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) honored families and distinguished members of the forestry community during the 2010 National Forest Landowners Conference, June 2-4, in Stevenson, Washington. The family with the most members present at the 2010 National Forest Landowners Conference, the Land family originally of Melvin, Alabama with nine family members present, was recognized. Family members included Dorothy Gunn of Waynesboro, Mississippi; Mary Alva and Bob Seymour of Leavenworth, Kansas; Anthony, Meredith, Amelia, and Alice Lang of Lawrence, Kansas; and Jackie and Harry Haney of Austin, Texas.

Ecosystem Markets Conference Announced

The conference, co-hosted by the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), will be held in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina on June 23rd and 24th, 2010.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, College of Natural Resources offer on-line course for Virginia landowners

Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources provide Virginia landowners the opportunity to gain an understanding of basic forest management principles and techniques through an online course. Targeted to private landowners, the course will teach participants how to become better stewards of their land.

The N.C. Energy Office Announces Seventh Annual Sustainable Energy Conference

The N.C. Energy Office’s Seventh Annual Sustainable Energy Conference, “Sustainability: Moving Beyond the Federal Stimulus,” (April 20 &21) will feature keynote presentations by Harry Wingo, Google policy counsel focusing on energy and cybersecurity; Nate Hurst, Walmart’s director of sustainability and Jörg Mayer, director of the German Renewable Energies Agency.

1910 Fires: A Century Later conference scheduled

The "1910 Fires: A Century Later" conference is scheduled for May 20-22 in Wallace, Idaho.

2009 Atlantic White Cedar Symposium Online Proceedings Available

Please make note that the digital proceedings of the 2009 Atlantic White Cedar symposium are now online for your perusal. The digital proceedings of the 2009 Atlantic White-Cedar Symposium includes presentations from keynote and invited speakers, plenary sessions, poster presentations, field trip presentations, and notes from topical discussions. Submission of presentation materials was at the discretion of the presenters. Presentations are included as submitted; they are neither reviewed nor formally edited. Any unauthorized alteration, reprint, or other use of presentation files, beyond reference to the 2009 Atlantic White-Cedar Symposium is considered a copyright violation. To view, please click on the link below.

First Call for Papers and Posters - 16th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (BSSRC)

Please consider presenting a paper or poster at the 16th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (BSSRC), including the special session, Southern Forest Science in Support of a Low Carbon Economy. Please visit our web page for conference details: http://www.ncsu.edu/feop/BSSRC.

NCSU Announces 11th Annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference

NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is proud to host the 2010 National Outreach Scholarship Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center. Mark your calendars for October 4 through 6, 2010 to join NC State in Raleigh for the 11th annual meeting as we explore how universities Sustain Authentic Engagement.

Short Course Offered for Landowners on Sustainable Timber Harvesting and Marketing

Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, in collaboration with the Tidewater Resource and Development Council and other partners, will hold a short course on Saturday, Feb. 6 in Gloucester, Va., for landowners interested in sustainably harvesting and marketing their timber.

Windham Named Associate Vice President for Agriculture and Director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

After a national search and pending USDA consensus, the University of Arkansas is pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Windham has agreed to serve as the Associate Vice President for Agriculture and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Arkansas.

Attention all Arkansas Foresters and Wildlife Professionals

If you work with private landowners, plan to attend the Wildlife Habitat Restoration on Private Lands Conference on February 2 - 3 at the Hilton Little Rock Metro Center.

New Event On-line: Forest Stewardship Videoconference: Technical and Financial Assistance for Small Farm, Forest and Wildlife Management

Finding financial and/or technical assistance for management practices is a challenge, especially for landowners pursuing assistance for the first time.