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How to talk about Southern Forests with the Public

February 25, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Keeping Forests is a collation of multi-stakeholder partners committed to sustaining 245 million acres of southern forestland by 2060. There are major threats to this land and the solutions are largely in the hands of private landowners. Yet, to date, there has been limited research that reveals how the public understands the role of southern forests in their daily lives, the importance of them, and what the most critical solutions are.

Raising awareness and shifting public opinion is a key strategy for Keeping Forests to meet the 2060 goal. In partnership with New Bridge Strategy, Keeping Forests will share the results of qualitative and quantitative research that gets at the heart of these issues. They will provide key “dos and don’ts” for how to talk about southern forests that can be applied across a variety of contexts and audiences.

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS!

The first half of the webinar will focus on the research results and the second half will be dedicated to answering your questions. If you’re interested in learning more before you join, download the results below.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The results are broadly applicable to communication approaches in business, non-government, and government organizations. Anyone who engages with or develops communications for the public will find value in this webinar. CEUs for this webinar will be offered through Southern Research Extension Forestry.
SPEAKERS:
Kellyn Garrison  is the Senior Campaigns Advisor for The Nature Conservancy’s Global Conservation Campaigns Team is to work with state and country programs to create and implement strategies to increase public policies, funding, and support to accelerate conservation. She leads the Generating Critical Mass strategy for Keeping Forests aimed at building champions for responsibly managed forests in the South.
Lori Weigel is the Principal of New Bridge Strategy, a research firm based in Colorado.  Weigel has directed research efforts for hundreds of political and public affairs campaigns throughout the country, including assisting with efforts at the presidential level four times. With roots in Republican politics, she focuses on helping her clients bridge partisan divides and create winning majorities.

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Details

Date:
February 25, 2021
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://forestrywebinars.net/webinars/how-to-talk-about-southern-forests-with-the-public/?sr=wp~upcoming

Organizer

Keeping Forests
Email:
zach@gfagrow.org
View Organizer Website

Venue

Virtual Meeting