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May 2020
Southern Fire Exchange Webinar
QUIC-Fire - A Fast-Running Simulation Tool for Prescribed Fire Planning A free one hour webinar from the Tall Timbers Research Station, Los Alamos National Lab, USFS Southern Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida. Recent advances in wildland fire behavior models (e.g. FIRETEC) utilizing high spatial and temporal resolution fluid dynamics calculations have facilitated complex modeling of fire-atmospheric feedbacks. Unfortunately this fire modeling approach requires exceptional computational resources that are unlikely to be available to most…
Find out more »June 2020
Georgia Prescribed Fire Council North Georgia Meeting (Virtual Meeting)
The first North Georgia Prescribed Fire Council meeting was held in 2019 at North Georgia Technical College in Jasper Ga with 200+ in attendance. The Council had plans to hold the 2020 North Georgia Prescribed Fire meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2020 but due to the COVID 19 restrictions on large groups, the 2020 meeting will be a virtual meeting using ZOOM technology. There will be a normal full agenda of speakers with live interaction from the audience available for…
Find out more »Mass Timber is Here! Catch the Trends (Webinar)
As mass timber construction continues to expand across the country, there are still challenges when it comes to building and specifying with mass timber. Neal Clemens and Matthew Winston from Hilti North America lead a discussion around the rise of mass timber, how firestopping plays a role, and what it means for the future of building construction. Learn more and register at greenbuildermedia.com
Find out more »Georgia Society of American Foresters Webinar
Addressing Challenges and Growing Opportunities for the Forestry Sector in 2020 The Georgia Division is excited to announce its inaugural webinar featuring guest speaker Andres Villegas, President & CEO of the Georgia Forestry Association. Andres is a leading advocate for the practice of modern forestry within our state and has a unique perspective regarding the resources we manage within the context of an uncertain political and economic environment. The Georgia Forestry Association has also announced its first-ever American Forestry Conference,…
Find out more »Forisk Applied Forest Finance Webinar
Hosted by Forisk Consulting, this class details the step-by-step financial analysis required to answer key investment and forest management questions. Learn how to identify, value, and rank timber and forestry investments. This one-day course is ideal for forestry consultants and investment analysts, timberland owners and investors, and anyone else who needs to understand the identification, valuation, and ranking of timber-dependent and forest-related investments. This course will qualify for 6.0 hrs of Continuing Forestry Education Credits (CFE), 6.0 hrs of Georgia…
Find out more »July 2020
The New Wood: Carbon, Technology, and Craft
Wood, one of the oldest construction materials, is undergoing a high-tech makeover. Architects are increasingly looking to timber for its ability to store carbon, but also for its compatibility with digital design, sophisticated engineering, and precision fabrication. Join Architectural Record and a panel of experts to explore timber projects making the most of these techniques to push structural limits, create unexpected forms, and reinterpret craft. Learning Objectives: Outline some approaches for creating hybrid systems that combine timber, steel, and concrete…
Find out more »American Forestry Conference
America’s working forests and forest product industries are poised to play a critical role in fueling the recovery of the U.S. economy – and, once again, fortifying our great nation. On July 27-30, 2020, join national leaders and experts in forest business, economics, and public policy to gain critical insight into the current state of America’s forestry economy and the outlook for forestry investments. 4 days +35 Speakers 16 Education Credits Visit www.americanforestryconference.com for more information.
Find out more »Growth Responses and Financial Returns from Silvicultural Treatments in Southern Pine Plantations Webinar
With the persistent low stumpage prices for southern pine products since the Great Recession, many landowners and managers question the wisdom of spending money on silvicultural treatments. If we evaluate the cost of treatments required to get an expected response along with the timing of resulting cash flows we can objectively decide whether the treatment is worth the cost. Budgets, markets, site quality and personal objectives are important determinants of the best mix of treatments for a particular property. This…
Find out more »August 2020
Logging Cost Analysis
This course will cover both principles and applications of logging cost analysis techniques from the perspective of wood dealers, procurement foresters, and independent logging contractors. Course content will focus on methods for evaluating historic production and cost records within the context of the evolving wood supply chain. Spreadsheet models will be reviewed and provided to participants for hands-on training involving modifications necessary to assess and simulate a range of harvesting systems, techniques, and equipment mix variations. Upon completion of this…
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