Welcome to the Forest Stewards Guild

WOWnet Webinar - Think like a facilitator: Designing programs that engage women woodland owners

Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 13:00 to 14:00

Join this Women Owning Woodlands discussion of facilitation insights and evaluation results from two Woodland Stewardship for Women workshops!

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Wicopy Woods Tree Farm Tour: 50 Years of Ecological Forestry Revisited

Friday, August 24, 2018 - 08:30 to 15:00

This tour will focus on silvicultural treatments employed during harvest operations conducted in 2017 and ongoing long-term bird research that is being conducted at this Forest Stewards Guild Model Forest. Hosted by Drs. Bob Seymour, Jessica Leahy and Amber Roth.

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Fall Forest Stewards Youth Corps

Summary
The Forest Stewards Guild is hiring for two crews based out of the Mountainair and Espanola U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts. Each crew will have 7 Crew Members and 1 Crew Leader. The program runs for 12 weeks from August 20th until November 9th. Crews will complete natural resoruce management projects and participate in prescribed fire operations when conditions and weather permit.

Crew Member Qualifications

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Educational Retreat for Women Forest Landowners

When: Thurs, September 6 – Sun, September 9, 2018
Location: Highlights Foundation Workshop Facility in Boyd’s Mill, Milanville, PA
Program: Women and Their Woods
More info at: Delaware Highlands Conservancy OR contact:
Amanda Subjin of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, 570-226-3164 ext. 2.

Apply here
Deadline: August 1, 2018

The biennial retreat is an in-depth, fun, engaging, and thought-provoking workshop on caring for your woodlands now and into the future. No matter the size of your woodlands or if you’re not yet an owner.

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Putting the Forest First

From Humboldt County, California, to Aroostook County, Maine, we are the stewards for America’s finest forests.

We invite you to join us.

From our beginnings over thirty years ago, the Forest Stewards Guild has recognized that maintaining healthy, productive forests is the best investment we can make in promoting the wellbeing of people and forest communities. Our work includes hands-on forest stewardship, education and training, research, policy advocacy, and promoting professional practice – all based on high ethical standards and our unique mission of “putting the forest first.”

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