The LSU AgCenter will host the third Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium July 16-17, 2009 at the Lod Cook Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Louisiana State University.
Conserved lands are managed by private companies, conservationorganizations and public agencies to confer a variety of benefits tosociety and landowners. These forests offer unique opportunities fordiverse management strategies. Experts from around the country willdiscuss a wide spectrum of issues involving conserved forest landsmanagement. John Gray Lecture, May 2, 10:15 am ET, Mr. Larry Selzer,President and CEO of The Conservation Fund, "Building Bridges inConservation".
Dates: Washington DC, USA, 18th-19 th April 2007.In an era of globalisation for forest industry, challenges to sustaining the world's forests and the role of forest managers in making sound policy choices for forest research is of increasing importance. Join IUFRO president Don Lee and colleagues, Peter Mayer, Niels Elers Koch,… and others at an exciting conference for all those responsible for science development and management The goals of this conference, initiated by IUFRO unit 6/06, are to gather scientists and decision makers for managing forest research, including directors and deans of forest research institutes, universities and other related institutions in order to exchange views, share experiences and thus contribute to further improvement of forest research management globally. Confirmed speakers include: Abigail Kimbell, US Forest Service; Frances Seymour, CIFOR; Carlos Rodriguez, International Conservation; Lori Perine and invited speakers include Robert Watson, WB, and Wolfgang Pfarl, FTP.
You are cordially invited to submit abstracts and register for theCaribbean Fire Ecology and Management Symposium (CFEMS) that will takeplace April 17-19, 2007 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
About the SymposiumThe FAO1 defines plantations as “forests of introduced species and in somecases native species, established through planting or seeding, with few species,even spacing and/or even-aged stands”. There are approximately 109 millionha of plantations in the world that serve as important sources of wood and fibreto timber, pulp and paper processors. While these man made resourcescontribute significantly to the global forest industry they are often criticized fortheir impact on the natural environment.Plantations are included in global forest certification efforts and to date morethan 7 million ha of plantations have been certified by the Forestry StewardshipCouncil2 alone. More than 80% of South Africa’s 1.3 million ha of plantationshave for instance been certified3. Limited information, however, exists on theeffect of certification on the sustainability and environmental impact of plantationforest operations.The Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University andthe Southern African Institute of Forestry, in collaboration with the Programon Forest Policy and Governance, Yale University; the School of ForestResources, Pennsylvania State University; the School of Government,University of Tasmania; and the International Union of Forest ResearchOrganisations (IUFRO) Divisions 1 (Silviculture) and 5 (Forest Products), areproud to announce the presentation of an international Plantation CertificationSymposium 2007 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The aim of this symposium isto reflect on the effect that forest certification has had during the past ten yearson plantations, in terms of their social, operation (including environmental) andeconomic sustainability.Symposium ThemesThe symposium will address the following themes:• Impact of certification on the social aspects of plantations• Impact of certification on plantation operations• Impact of certification on plantation economics and markets
The University of California Cooperative Extension Forestry Program in conjunction with the UC Center for Forestry announces the release of the 24 part Forest Stewardship Leaflet series. The series has been in preparation for nearly a decade. Although designed for California landowners, people in other regions may find it helpful for their education programs. It is available for free download as follows:
The Appalachians of Virginia have seen many changes over the years. The forests in the mountains have been harvested numerous times, to supply wood to fuel the iron ore furnaces of yesteryear, and to provide the wood products that we continue to use today. Unfortunately, many of the harvests carried out on privately held lands in particular are not sustainable. By repeatedly harvesting only the best trees and leaving the worst, the ecological sustainability, wildlife habitat, and wood quality are severely degraded. What’s worse, this practice, which is called high grading, is still very common.
Bring your family to picturesque Amelia Island, Florida, Memorial Day week (May 27–29), and join your forestry friends and colleagues for the 2009 National Forest Landowners Conference, themed "Reality Check: Forestry Facts and Fantasies."
The 2009 Atlantic White-Cedar Symposium will be held June 9 - 11, 2009 at City Hotel and Bistro, Greenville, NC.
The 2008 NE U&M Meeting will be held June 2 - 5, 2008 in Blacksburg, VA.
