Gwen Beavens of the USDA Forest Service, along with illustrator Jack Elrod, has published a children's activity book titled "Living on the Wild Side...Responsibly: An Activity Book about Living Near Woodlands" through the USDA. This book is about the responsibilities, risks, and rewards of living where wildlands and urban environments meet, the area land managers refer to as the Wildland Urban Interface. It is designed for students in the third-sixth grades.
The Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach & Service Programs (ANROSP) is pleased to announce that the 3rd annual national conference of ANROSP (formerly National Master Naturalist Initiative) will be held from October 17-19, 2007 at the University of Minnesota Forestry Center in Cloquet, MN.
he American Forest Foundation seeks proposals from research professionals who are interested in investigating the impact of state and local tax policies on family forests. Timeline:Proposals are due by close of business Thursday May 28, 2009. Awardee will be notified by June 22. Awardees must be able to complete the project by December30, 2010.
January 31, 2007. Washington, D.C. The Administration's Farm Bill proposal can be found at the following web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/07finalfbp.pdf . The conservation programs are listed in Title II, Research is Title VII, Forestry Title VIII
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.
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:
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."
Organizers of the 2007 installment of the award-winning Master Tree Farmer Series will be preparing a special three segment program on intergenerational forestland transfer and planning issues.
The University of Florida and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation invite you to attend the 2008 Working Forests in the Tropics Conference (WFT) held in Gainesville, FL at the J. Wayne Reitz Union, October 5-7.
The Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) is soliciting Letters of Intent (Due July 10, 2006) for our competitive awards program. Application for the awards is open to everyone.
