ACT’s next environmental justice training will be held on Tuesday, July 9 from 10:30am to 12:00pm Central Time. This month's session is titled Community Outreach Using Lessons from Public Health Communication and will be facilitated by Dr. Christine Carmichael of Fair Forests Consulting. In this 90-minute training, Alliance [...]
The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) is sponsoring its inaugural Town Hall event on Thursday, June 27 from 12-1:30 pm Central Time. This free 90-minute virtual learning and networking session to bring urban and community forestry partners together. This first Town Hall will have a [...]
Grab your lunch or a late morning snack and join the Women's Forest Congress for a Lunch and Learn on March 21, 2024, 1:00-2:00pm ET to dive into U.S. forest sector workforce analysis and gaps in diversity representation. Hear from Jaana Korhonen, WFC Advisory Council member and Research scientist, Oak [...]
Ethical and Cultural Considerations for Corporate Volunteers in Underserved Communities This 1.5 hour training from Alliance for Community Trees will equip participants with real world examples, simulations and scenarios to prepare for conversations with corporate volunteers about how to approach community engagement ethically and with [...]
The Yale Forest Forum is continuing to present its Spring 2024 speaker series on the topic of “Tribal Forestry: Understanding Current Issues & Challenges in Contemporary & Traditional Management of Forested Landscapes.” Webinars take place on Thursdays through April 25 from 12:00-12:55 p.m. (ET): Feb 29 [...]
2 training opportunities: Saturday, February 17, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. in Voorheesville (in-person). Offered in partnership with Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension. Thursday, February 22, 5:00pm-7:00pm. Virtual Training for Volunteers. Why did the salamander cross the road? Have you ever witnessed large numbers of salamanders and frogs [...]
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard promotes sustainable urban and community forests based on sixteen objectives. This standard is appropriate for organizations that own, manage, or are responsible for urban and/or community forests. These organizations can come from all facets of the urban [...]
Join DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program for a virtual Women in Science Winter Speaker Series, four free webinars which take place January 10th, 17th, February 7th and 21st, 2024. Meet and learn from scientists, researchers and environmental educators who work at the intersection of conservation and environmental [...]
A free EPA IPM webinar – open to all on December 5, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET Diseases impacting beech trees are an emerging forest health threat. The iconic American beech has been prized for centuries by people for its dense, shady canopy, form, stature, [...]
Community Forest Management Plan Implementation in Disadvantaged Communities & Ash Tree Management in Disadvantaged Communities Grants DEC’s Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) program will hold a virtual information session on October 24, 2023 from 1:00–2:30 p.m. about an upcoming unique grant opportunity [...]