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…

Forisk's Applied Forest Finance Class will be held via live Zoom Webinar on March 4, 2021. The "early bird" registration discount is available until February 19th!  Attendees will engage with the instructor throughout the day through polls, case studies, and Q&A.   New Course Content: Forest Carbon Economics At Forisk, we added forest carbon to our research program and are looking at the economic incentives and cash flow implications that would or could change behavior in the forest industry. At…

Benefits of Forests for Drinking Water Source Water Collaborative Forestry Learning Exchange Webinar #2: This webinar will communicate how trees and forests are a critical component to solving the water-related challenges facing communities, utilities, businesses, and the environment, and that sustainable management are essential for providing a clean and continuous supply of fresh water for humans and the environment. Note: There will be a 30-minute Teams meeting discussion with the speakers immediately following the webinar (links will be provided in…

Team Safe Trucking is happy to announce we will be offering Virtual Training Presentations each month of 2021! March: Module Two:  Clearances, Distracted Driving, Preventing Rollovers, Speeding, and downloading the Talent LMS app (to access online courses and documentation). When: Mar 23, 2021, 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting:   Register Here ➝  

BIG NEWS The 2021 Conference Will Be 100% Virtual Yes, the world's largest mass timber event is going virtual in 2021 and we've got lots in store for our global attendees.   Why virtual? Since an in-person gathering of any reasonable size is increasingly unlikely by the date of next year’s conference (March 30–April 1), the move to virtual helps eliminate any uncertainty and allows us to produce the safest, most cost-effective, and most productive event possible. Even though we…

Join us for the Georgia Division of the Society of American Foresters Sprint Webinar "Optimal Timber Sourcing and Allocation to Reduce Carbon Emission from Electricity Generation in Georgia, United States", winner of Best Student Presentation Award at the 2020 National Society of American Foresters Annual Conference. Our speaker will be Farhad Hossain Masum, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.  His presentation was the Winner of the Best Student Presentation Award at the 2020 National…