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Auburn University Extension Forester Adam Maggard is collaborating with the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) to launch the 2022 Costs and Trends of Southern Forestry Practices survey. This survey has provided valuable information to help forest landowners make informed decisions on their property since 1950. This year, they hope to not only expand the response rate overall but also the participation of the nonindustrial private forest (NIPF), state and Non-Government Organization (NGO) forest owners. If you are a forestry or natural resource professional, please share this survey with your landowner email lists to expand participation. The survey can be taken by anyone who owns forestland in southern states such as AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. State governments and NGOs who own forest land should also respond to the survey. The questionnaire is easy to use in web-based format with a breakdown of each table into separate, more easily digestible questions. The user can skip certain sections if they are not applicable to the respondent. If you have any questions, contact Adam Maggard, Alabama Cooperative Extension Specialist at adam0074@auburn.edu . It takes only 45 min to complete the survey.

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Texas A&M University have created a new index to analyze community vulnerability to the negative effects of climate change. Their index includes data on over 180 indicators of ‘baseline vulnerability’ and climate change risks. The data were divided into five categories: health, socioeconomic status, infrastructure, environment and extreme events such as hurricanes. The most climate-vulnerable communities in the United States are located along the Gulf Coast in industrial areas between Mobile, AL and Corpus Christi, TX. Climate vulnerability is higher for communities with high concentrations of poverty, poor health, and are more vulnerable to natural hazards. The goal of the index is to provide a science-based tool that provides the evidence necessary for communities to pursue help and investment from federal funding opportunities and more. To learn more about the Climate Vulnerability Index, click here.

Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension and the MSU Deer Lab in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture have produced a series of online deer management seminars that are available for Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) and Professional Logger credits. Each seminar has been approved and assigned credit hours by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) and the Mississippi Professional Logging Manager Program. An online user account on the MSU Extension website is needed to register for the webinars. After completing each webinar, participants are required to take a brief quiz and score a minimum of 70% to earn credit hours and receive the certificate. To learn more about the online CFE credits, or for further assistance, contact Bill Hamrick with the MSU Extension Service at w.hamrick@msstate.edu. To register for MSU extension online courses, click here.

North Carolina (NC) State Extension, University of Florida, Southern Fire Exchange, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed an online self-paced course covering the basics of wildfire and prescribed fire. “Cooperative Extension Service: Prescribed Fire” is designed to equip extension and other outreach professionals in the natural resources with the ability to educate and train their local communities on the basics of prescribed fire. Training covers basic knowledge of fire, implementation of prescribed fire, air quality and smoke, fire liability and risk reduction, prescribed fire and wildlife & forest management. The upcoming training will be held from May 1 to June 2, 2023. To learn more about the course and enroll in the May 2023 session, click here.

The University of Georgia (UGA) in partnership with North Carolina State University Extension and the Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn Association (SBR-PBA) organized a six-week online prescribed burn training Preparing for Wildfires with Firescaping which will be held May 8 to June 12, 2023. The training will include modules on the fire history of the southeast, plant flammability, firescaping (a landscaping technique that beautifies a property with selected plants while reducing its wildfire risk), home wildlife risks assessment, and how to combine firescaping with other forms of landscaping. Before the training start-date, participants must register online to receive a confirmation email with an invitation to participate. To register for the training click here. If you have further questions, contact Holly Campbell at hollycam@uga.edu. 

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in partnership with North Carolina Coastal Federation, is constructing its first-ever living shoreline along the causeway between Swansboro and Cedar Point to protect North Carolina Highway 24 (NC24), the primary state highway. A living shoreline is a protected and stabilized coastal edge made of natural materials such as plants, sand, or rock, an example of a nature-based solution. The NCDOT shoreline project is expected to be completed this summer. This is one of three being built along the causeway, with the other two are managed by the NC Coastal Federation. To learn more about the living shoreline project, click here. 

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) approved an extensive plan for the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve. This plan will conserve some waters off the state’s west coast. They will expand water quality monitoring, restore damaged seagrass, and encourage community groups to work together to address pollution and other problems. The preserve covers about seven hundred square mile area that hosts mangrove islands, salt marshes, oysters, sponges, corals, and more than 350,000 acres of seagrass—part of the largest seagrass bed in the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more, click here. 

Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) staff produced two videos which highlight a large 2022 interagency, collaborative DoD Wildland Fire Science Initiative (WFSI) research burn event at Fort Stewart, in southeast Georgia. Researchers across the US came together to study fire behavior, fuels, and smoke on three prescribed burns totaling ~3,000 acres. Collaborative research burns provide the opportunity for enhanced synergy and data sharing between research disciplines. At the 2022 research burns at Fort Stewart, eleven WFSI projects were represented including the Integrated Research Management Team (IRMT). The IRMT’s purpose is to assist with pre-fire planning, collaboration, and on-site management, serving as the primary facilitator and point of contact for the host agency (in this case Fort Stewart). Fort Stewart has the largest prescribed burn program at a military installation in the United States, burning up to 120,000 acres of forest land every year. Fort Stewart’s prescribed burn objectives include ensuring military installments’ access to prescribed fire, protecting key wildlife and reducing the risk of intense wildfires. To learn more about the collaborative research burn event and/or Fort Stewart’s burn program, watch the two videos produced by SFE here.

Wild pigs and White-tailed Deer are two common wildlife species in the State of Georgia. Managers are working hard to control wild pigs, while also working to increase the number of white-tailed deer in Georgia. Not only are wild pigs competitors of white-tailed deer for food and habitat, but they also kill fawns. On their website, the National Deer Association highlighted a recent University of Georgia graduate Dr. Sarah Chinn’s comparative work on wild pigs and white-tailed deerr reproduction and survival. Present-day wild pigs are descendants of the domesticated pigs brought from Europe to the United States in the colonial era, which escaped and bred with wild pigs. As a result, a new variety with high reproductive potential was established in the agroecosystems in Georgia. A female wild pig can give birth to up to twelve piglets at a time and may breed three times in 18 months. On the other hand, White-tailed Deer can give birth to one or two fawns at a time and have offspring only once a year. To learn more about wild pigs and white-tailed deer reproductive behavior and their implication for wildlife management in Georgia, click here.

The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) in partnership with the Southern Risk Management Extension Center, the University of Arkansas, and the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University (ASU) is offering a workshop to “train the trainers.” This training has been specially designed for Extension personnel who want to extend their understanding of private land inheritance in the United States. The training has a focus on “Understanding Heirs’ Property at the Community Level.” Funding for this training, which will be held June 6-7 in Texas, comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). To keep up with future training opportunities, click here. To learn more about this and other training events, please email Rachel Welborn at rachel.welborn@msstate.edu.

The National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA), in cooperation with the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP), is accepting nominations from educational institutions for the annual Family Forests Education Awards. Awards will be given to educational institutions that have delivered the most beneficial educational programming to forest owners within the past five years and include two categories: Comprehensive Programs and Individual Projects. This year’s awards will be presented at a joint event of the NAUFRP General Assembly and the Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention which will be held in Sacramento, CA from Oct. 25-28, 2023. Nominations are due August 25. To learn more about the awards and nomination process, click here.

The Society of American Foresters and Emily Huff from Michigan State University have partnered to launch the 2023 United States Forest Sector Grand Challenges survey. The survey's purpose is to identify the critical problems faced by the U.S. forest sector at all scales. Anyone working in the forest sector is invited to take this nine-question survey. Survey results will be published in a national report and will be used to inform political leaders, research funding agencies, and forest researchers where to direct resources to solve the most critical problems. This survey's questions focus on the participant’s perceptions of the grand challenges faced by the forest sector. To learn more about the survey or access it, click here. The survey link can be shared in your network and the deadline to complete it is May 5th.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) is funding 100 projects benefiting 22 states and 7 tribes as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Proposals were competitively reviewed by panels that included state forestry agencies and tribal representatives. Communities that fit into any of the three categories (impacted by severe disasters, high or extremely high wildfire hazard potential or classified as low income) were prioritized. Longer periods of drought, urban development in the wildland-urban interface and long-term exclusion of fire, have contributed to increasing risk for communities vulnerable to wildfire in recent decades. Funded projects in the South focused on creating or updating community wildfire protection plans in Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina, and a wildland restoration project in Oklahoma. To learn more about the locations of the projects being funded or project interventions, click here.

The Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently launched “BobScapes,” a web-based tool to track Northern Bobwhites, a ground-living bird native to Canada and the United States. BobScapes is the newest online tool to join the suite of decision-support tools hosted on the Landscape Partnership Portal (LPP). The goal of the app is to help researchers better understand Bobwhite population dynamics and help managers direct resources for habitat conservation to the areas where those investments will be most effective in recovering the species. The app will connect the landowners to technical experts who can make habitat recommendations and share information on voluntary cost-share programs. The data shared by the users will help wildlife biologists in creating a national habitat network, a “Bobwhite Landscapes” will ensure the survival of the species. To access the app, click here.

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) work with members to support and promote state source water protection (SWP) program planning and implementation across the nation. They have been doing this work since source water assessments were started under the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. ASDWA works by sharing information through meetings and webinars on updating source water assessments, water source protection planning/strategies, proposing projects, practices, and leveraging funding for new opportunities. ASDWA and GWPC developed a State Survey and information fact sheet that summarizes the responses of forty-one state SWP programs to a survey that ASDWA and GWPC conducted in the fall of 2022. Information from this survey was used to update the September 2021 Report and Fact Sheet that reflects state SWP program accomplishments since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill as well as state examples of potential solutions for making further progress in overcoming challenges. The state survey and information factsheets are primarily intended for ASDWA and GWPC members and their state SWP programs, coordinators and partners, but may have useful information for others. To learn more about ASDWA & GWPC’s work or 2022 state source water protection fact sheets, click here.

The Antioch University Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience presents the “2023 Local Solutions: Climate Migration” Conference on May 16-17, 2023 in Keene, New Hampshire. Participants will hear from housing experts and local officials regarding different tools, programs, and funding sources that communities can use to encourage housing (existing and new) that meets the needs of the community. The goal of the conference is to build capacity for socially just and equitable migration and enhanced regional climate resilience. This convening will be a culmination of the Northeast Safe and Thriving for All (NEST) project, funded by the NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships Program (formerly RISA) to convene stakeholders to create an upper Northeast region that can become a climate refuge that is resilient, revitalized, socially just, and decarbonized. To learn more about the conference agenda and registration process, click here.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has a $2 billion fund through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, to be used to restore the nation’s lands and waters and advance climate resilience. These funds will build on payment that builds on existing DOI programs and invests in the locally-led landscape, partner-driven restoration. The fund will address three restoration and resilience goals including addressing climate change impacts, restoring healthy land and waters, and enhancing communities’ quality of life by improving outdoor spaces and addressing legacy pollution. To learn more, click here.

The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, a coalition of federal agencies, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations was founded in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, and Department of the Interior, to advance sustainable land management practices around military installations and ranges. The partnership’s mission is to strengthen military readiness, conserve natural resources, bolster agricultural and forestry economies, and increase climate change resilience in more than 2.2 million acres of longleaf pine forest, working farmlands, saltmarsh, forested wetlands, and unbroken wildlife corridors which support immense biodiversity and provide training opportunities for three military installations. Over the past decade, the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership has achieved quite a handful of milestones and accomplishments. Join the webinar on April 26, 2023, 1:00-2.30 pm EST to hear reflections and case studies from key sentinel landscape partners. To learn more about the Sentinel Landscape partnership, click here, or register for the webinar here.

The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) are jointly hosting a webinar focused on Department of Defense (DoD)-funded research efforts to improve natural resource management by describing how disturbance and climate variability impact DoD lands on May 4, 2023, 12:00 pm EST. Specifically, presenters will cover modeling assessments to address flooding and rising water levels on DoD lands. To learn more about the webinar, click here, or register for this webinar here.

The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) in partnership with the United States Forest Services (SFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station, and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF IFAS) is hosting a free one-hour webinar on May 4, 2023, at 1:00 pm EST. Dr. Matthew Thompson from the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station will present themes of slack and scarcity and how they relate to strategy, performance, and analytics in wildfire. A Q&A session will follow the presentation where the audience can question Dr. Thompson directly. To learn more about the webinar, click here, or register here.

The United States Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the US Biochar Initiative and the Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) will be presenting its latest biochar webinar titled: "Biochar in Urban Vegetated Applications." This live webinar will be held on April 27, 2023, from 11:00-12:00 pm EST. The webinar is ideal for foresters, ag specialists and conservationists who want to extend their knowledge on biochar application in urban vegetation. Linnaeus University Senior Lecturer at the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology Dr. Ann Mari Fransson will present the keynote discussion. To learn more about the webinar, click here.

The Forest History Society (FHS) has been offering monthly webinars on forest history over the past year. Historian Jamie Lewis hosts online seminars with different guests in each episode. Videos of all presentations can be found on the FHS YouTube Channel. Joining a recent webinar, Jason Metnick, Senior Vice President of Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. discussed the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement in the forestry sector. ESG ratings aim to measure a company’s long-term management of financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities and represent more than $30 trillion in assets under management. To watch previous episodes of the webinars, click here.

The USDA National Agroforestry Center has been hosting a webinar series on agroforestry that started in September 2022 and continues this spring with three more upcoming webinars. Each month, a different topic is covered. For April 7th at 3:00 pm EST, the webinar focuses on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)’s specialty crop multi-state program. May’s webinar will focus on the US Forest Service’s Community Forest program and will be held May 5, from 3:00 pm EST. On June 2 at 3:00 pm EST, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will present information on conservation loans. Register for each webinar individually, but find information on upcoming and past webinars here. 

The US Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the US Biochar Initiative and Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) hosted a webinar on biochar in late Feb. 2023. Dr. Derek Pierson, a Research Soil Scientist at the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station presented information on the production and benefits of biochar and barriers to overcome for the extension of biochar use in forest soil. To watch the recorded webinar and learn more about the benefits and barriers to using biochar, click here.

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service announced more than $1 billion in grants to increase equitable access to trees and green spaces in urban and community forests. The grant funding is available to community-based organizations, tribes, state and municipal governments, nonprofit partners, universities, and other eligible groups as they work to increase tree cover in urban spaces and boost equitable access to nature. Currently, more than 84% of Americans inhabit urban centers. Along with the open grant funding opportunity, the United States Forest Service (USFS) is spending up to $250 million for states and territories to further their competitive grant efforts to support urban communities through equitable access to trees and the benefits they provide. This funding is made possible through investments from the Inflation Reduction Act. Applications for the competitive grant opportunity are being accepted from April 12, 2023, to June 1, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST. For information on how to apply for federal Urban and Community Forestry grants, visit the Forest Service website. For more information on funding to states and territories, visit the state allocations webpage. To learn how to apply for state or territory-administered subgrants, contact the respective local state forestry agencies directly. 

Find more information about the USFS Urban and Community Forestry Program Home page here. Find more information about the Inflation Reduction Act and opportunities in this guidebook.  

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have taken new initiatives to preserve land around military installations and improve access to outdoor recreation through a new Readiness and Recreation Initiative. The DOI’s National Park Service will provide $40 million in funding from unobligated Land and Water Conservation Fund (LCWF) balances to safeguard natural areas, protect water resources, preserve cultural heritage sites, and provide recreation opportunities for the public. The Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI) will provide a matching $40 million in funds to support these projects. The departments will work with states to identify and support REPI projects that fit the desired criteria that include abilities to provide recreational opportunities without compromising military operations. States can apply for funding, which could support projects on public, private, state or local lands, through a competitive process. To learn more about this initiative, click here. The deadline to apply for this request for proposals is August 21, 2023. To go directly to the grant application details, click here.

The Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) is accepting proposals under the State Fire Assistance for Mitigation (SFAM) Mechanical Fuels Reduction Grant from Central Texas Landowners to help reduce wildfire risks posed to their property. Fuel breaks are modified sections of vegetation that can decrease the intensity of fires and provide effective fire breaks to manage wildfire situations. Funding is provided to eligible public and private landowners for reimbursement of costs associated with hand-cut breaks using chainsaws or mechanical mulching. There are currently thirty-two counties in Central Texas that are eligible for this funding with costs not to exceed $750 per acre for hand-cut fuel breaks or $2,000 per acre for mulched fuel breaks. The maximum allowed reimbursement per landowner is $10,000 regardless of which method is used. Applications for this grant are due April 30, 2023. For more information on this grant and an eligibility map, click here.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to protect, conserve, and increase habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators through the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund. The fund will award up to $2.7 million in grants in 2023, which includes up to $600,000 for technical assistance for private working lands and up to $2.1 million for habitat improvement. The full proposal is due on May 11, 2023, by 11:59 pm EST. Interested parties can learn more here.

North Carolina (NC) Urban Forestry Council is accepting applications for the 2023 funding cycle for the “Legacy Tree Fund 2023,” which includes seven categories. Proposals need to be submitted under one or more of these categories: storm recovery planting, stormwater project, street tree planting, natural area planting, neighborhood planting, school projects and Arbor Day events. The preferred projects in these categories are storm recovery, environmental justice issues (e.g., establishing tree canopy in areas historically devoid of trees), significant volunteer engagement, and meaningful environmental education. The deadline for proposals is May 31, 2023, at 5:00pm. To learn more about the funding and application process click here.  

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking proposals under a grant program for Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings. Proposals can focus on conducting demonstrations, technical assistance, training, education and/or outreach projects that seek to improve public health protection against smoke from wildfires by enhancing preparedness in community buildings. It is expected that project activities will improve the capability and capacity of communities and buildings to effectively reduce indoor air pollutants concentration in wildfire smoke, especially particulate matter (PM). The proposal submission deadline is May 9, 2023.To learn more about the proposal preparation guideline and submission process, click here.

USDA National Institutes of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced a request for applications (RFA) for its FY23 Renewable Resource Extension Act (RREA), National Focus Fund Projects. They are soliciting applications in the following program priority areas: extension projects that ensure the adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices in forest systems and extension projects that ensure the adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices in rangeland systems. These program priorities are designed to support extension activities that involve stakeholders in developing and rapidly applying new knowledge or practices. This program also supports projects that will build on and expand existing extension efforts in forest and rangeland management that advance climate-smart technologies and practices, the application of technological innovations (e.g., artificial intelligence, virtual realities, etc.) to increase the adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices, and extension efforts that when adopted, provide social, economic, and environmental benefits including carbon credits and the delivery of commodities that support renewable energy development and new markets for wood products. For more details about the priorities of the RREA-NFF program, please refer to the RFA. The deadline for applications is May 8. For more information on the funding opportunity, click here. 

NFWF is soliciting proposals to take action to slow or halt the impacts of white-nose syndrome disease (WNS) in North America and promote the survival and recovery of WNS-affected bat populations and species. The Bats for the Future Fund will award an estimated $1 million in grants in 2023. The full proposal is due April 27, 2023. Learn more here.

Acres for America is NFWF's premier land conservation program and was established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through voluntary land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements. Up to $4 million will be available to support projects in 2023. Proposals are due May 3, 2023. Click here to learn more.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently accepting project proposals that envision improving outreach to underserved producers, underserved communities, and opportunities for students to pursue careers in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering up to $70 million for two-year projects that encourage underserved communities’ and urban and small-scale producers’ participation in NRCS programs. Proposals are due April 27, 2023. To learn more about the application procedure, click here.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Sustainable Agricultural Systems grant program is now accepting applications. Applications must focus on approaches that promote transformational changes in the US food and agriculture system. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking creative applications for projects that will significantly improve the supply of affordable, safe, nutritious, and accessible agricultural products and foster the development of rural prosperity. This grant program closes Thursday, July 13, 2023. A Letter of Intent is a prerequisite for application submission. For more information or to apply, click here. 

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is recruiting for multiple on-site and hybrid positions in various locations across the country. The vacant positions vary considerably in role and responsibilities and range from student trainee positions to Social Scientist, Forester, Natural resource Specialist, Botanist, and Ecologist positions. To learn more about the open positions, required qualifications for specific positions, application procedures and deadlines, click here.

Texas A&M Forest Service is recruiting a Staff Forester I for its Lufkin, TX location. Staff Foresters will provide scientific knowledge to partners and stakeholders related to the forestry industry on the establishment, growth, productivity, and sustainability of forest resources. A bachelor’s degree in forestry with an emphasis on forest management is one of the application requirements. Successful applicants should demonstrate a strong command of southern forestry and have strong skills in communication, problem-solving & project management. These positions require the ability to work independently and in outdoor settings. To learn more about the requirements, application deadline and submission procedure for the Lufkin position, click here.

Assistant Professor of Forestry Extension, Mississippi State University, Verona, MS (On-Site)

North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University at Verona, MS is seeking applications for a full-time 12-month tenure-track position of Forestry Extension Assistant Professor. The responsibilities of this position include teaching, advising graduate students, and building nationally reputed extension forestry. The minimum qualifications for submitting applications are a PhD in Forestry and proven practical experience in forestry and natural resources management. Candidates with a minimum of five years of extension forestry experience and working knowledge of forestry and natural resources management will be given preference for the appointment. To learn more details about the job description and application procedure, click here. 

Tennessee Division of Forestry (TDF) Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program seeking a Forest Inventory & Analysis Interim Forester I. Though this position is based in Knoxville, TN the incumbent will need to collect data from statewide FIA plots on tree measurements, health parameters, understory vegetation composition, habitat type, down woody materials, silvicultural practices, natural disturbances, and landownership based on the quality standard set United States Forest Service (USFS). The job responsibility of tree data collection might be challenging based on tree location and terrain conditions. The minimum requirements for application include graduation from college or university in forestry, natural resources, or related fields and a valid Tennessee driver’s license. To know more or apply, click here.

The Department of Forestry under Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi is accepting applications for full-time,12-month, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor with Extension (87.5%) and Teaching (12.5%) responsibilities. The selected candidate is expected to start on July 1, 2023. The minimum requirements include a Ph.D. specializing in forest productivity/forest ecology/forest ecosystem services; however, at least one forestry degree is required. The successful candidate will participate in and develop excellent regionally, nationally, and globally relevant forestry extension programs on forest productivity. The screening of applications will start on April 7, 2023. Mississippi State University is an R1 and land grant university located in Starkville, a beautiful college town in northeast Mississippi. To learn about the position and application procedure, click here.

Upcoming Events:  

Save the Date: 2023 Virginia Forestry Summit 

The 2023 Virginia Forestry Summit was recently announced. The Summit will take place April 26-28 in Williamsburg, VA. Registration and additional details will be available in February. Click here to view the Summit website. 

The Georgia Climate Conference aims to support and accelerate Georgia’s efforts to take practical steps to minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities associated with a changing climate. The conference will bring together attendees representing multiple sectors and areas of expertise to collaborate, raise awareness of work across the state, highlight progress, and identify opportunities to do more. The conference will take place May 15-17 in Athens, GA. Click here to learn more. 

May 16-18 | Tyler, Texas

The Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are hosting the 7th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference. The meeting will take place May 16-18 from 8 AM to 5 PM ET in Tyler, Texas. This event occurs once every three to five years, and more information will be provided at a later date. Click here to learn more.

The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is hosting the National Conference of Private Forest Landowners in Nashville, Tennessee on June 19-21. This event is structured as an opportunity to talk with other landowners with similar management ideas, questions, and concerns, and network with others. The conference includes all-day sessions, an awards lunch, and a Forest Family Business Transition Workshop. To learn more and register, click here.

This year’s GFA conference brings together the largest and most diverse gathering of forest stakeholders in Georgia including landowners, investors, professionals, and forest product manufacturers in the U.S. To learn more about the conference and stay up-to-date, click here.

The International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO) in partnership with University of Oulu and Biodiverse Anthropocenes (a program of University of Oulu) is organizing this congress.  A call for papers will be open on May 15, 2023. The conference details, panel and paper submission guidelines are available here.

The Southern Forest Products association is arranging the Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO 2023 from August 23-25, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. The association members, exhibitors, and staff are waiting for this august industry gathering. The registration and stall booking will start in April 2023. To learn more about the Expo, click here.

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and two universities from Canada are organizing the conference. The conference organizers welcome abstracts on environmental health epidemiology, global public health issues related to greenspaces, mental and public health benefits of exposure to natural spaces, urban forestry and more. Abstracts are due by April 30, 2023. To learn more about the conference, click here.

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Extension and Knowledge Exchange (EKE) is hosting a 2023 Working Party Meeting and Conference. To submit an abstract, click here. To access the IUFRO EKE page, click here.

The World Forum on Urban Forests (WFUF) is seeking presentation and poster abstracts for the second WFUF meeting. The 2022 WFUF meeting will cover three main themes: Healthy Cities, Inclusive-Cities, and Resilient Cities. The Forum is intended for a wide variety of participants, including foresters, urban planners, and policymakers. The Forum meeting will take place October 16-20 in Washington, D.C. Click here to learn more. 

The National Society of American Foresters (SAF) convention will be held October 25-28, in Sacramento, CA. The convention is a mix of presentations, lightning presentations, workshops, posters and more. For more information, click here.

The European Institute of Planted Forests and partners are organizing the 5th International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) for Nov. 7-10, 2023, at the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) campus in Nairobi, Kenya. To learn more about the congress, click here.

The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) in cooperation with the California Fire Science Consortium is hosting the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in Monterey, California on December 4-8, 2023. The event will include workshops, field trips, and three full days of presentations, group discussions around the theme, and networking opportunities. To learn more about the fire congress, and abstract submissions, click here.

The University of Georgia and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources is inviting researchers and professionals in forestry and natural resource management to a conference devoted to issues and advances in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and related mapping and spatial technologies. A call for presenters and posters is now available. Click here to learn more.

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