The Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) is accepting applications for cost-share demonstration projects that assist the WERC in meeting its mission of facilitating interaction and information exchange with the forest products industry that will enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the eastern hardwood forest region. The funding available this fiscal year is approximately $1 million. Completed applications are due to the WERC on or before February 1, 2006.
It is our pleasure to announce the Call for Papers of the 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - From Research to Market Deployment - to be held from the 7th to the 11th of May 2007, at the International Congress Center (ICC Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, hosted by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) on the occasion of the German Presidency of the European Union.
The USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is pleased to announce the 2008 FIA Symposium, " Climate Change, Fire, and Other Hot Topics" October 21 - 23, 2008 in Park City, UT. The symposium will emphasize innovative uses of FIA data that shed new light on contemporary issues, such as carbon, climate change, fire, bio-energy/biomass, forest health, and other contemporary issues. Plenary and breakout sessions from a variety of disciplines will be presented.
The USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is pleased to announce the 2008 FIA Symposium. The symposium will emphasize innovative uses of FIA data that shed new light on contemporary issues, such as carbon, climate change, fire, bio-energy/biomass, forest health, and other topics. Plenary and breakout sessions from a variety of disciplines will be presented.
World Forestry Congress – Official Side EventBuenos Aires, Argentina18th – 23 October 2009Side Event:Tuesday, October 20 – 12:45-14:15
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities announced that it has partnered with The Conservation Fund to launch an online marketplace to benefit working forests and rural communities.
ASHEVILLE, NC - The Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) released today a new interactive website that offers consolidated information on a variety of threats facing forest land. The website, located at www.forestthreats.org provides information for landowners, researchers, land managers and policy makers on topics such as invasive species, diseases, wildland fire, loss of open space, and severe weather.
The North American Association for Environmental Education invites you to submit a proposal to present a session, roundtable, poster, or workshop at our upcoming conference in Virginia Beach, November 14-17, 2007. The conference is an excellent opportunity to share ideas with agency, university, community, and school-based environmental educators. Sessions on program evaluation, research findings, marine issues, technology, and service learning will be particularly strong this year.
SAF is putting together a cutting-edge program and is looking for top-notch presenters.
This dynamic conference is for professionals and partner organizations who coordinate, administer, or host training and volunteer programs in natural resource conservation, education, and outreach and for those interested in developing such a program. Enjoy a beautiful Appalachian setting as you learn from a diverse range of programs, network with colleagues, and obtain valuable tools to enhance your existing program or develop a new one.
