Calendar of Events & Registration

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May 21, 2013. WEBINAR: "Integrating Landscape Stewardship Approaches in MN"

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am

Description: The threats facing our forests don't recognize property boundaries. So, in developing a shared vision around forests, we must also be willing to look across property boundaries. In other words, we must operate at a landscape-scale by taking an 'all-lands approach.”  U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Secretary Vilsack could not have been any clearer.  Declining budgets coupled with increasingly complex challenges, the need to collaborate effectively across and within landscapes of the nation has never been greater.  Restoring and sustainably managing the nation’s forests requires more coordinated investments through landscape stewardship approaches.  Minnesota is recognized as a national leader in landscape management through the efforts of the MFRC and its partners.  This presentation will share approaches and principles being developed to guide landscape stewardship practices in Minnesota. 

Instructor: Lindberg Ekola-Landscape Program Manager, MN Forest Resource Council
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative and MN Forest Resource Council
SAF CFE: 1 Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC)

Registration available. 

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May 30, 2013. "Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the North Woods"

Cloquet Forestry Center
10:00 am-3:00 p.m.

Program objectives: Participants will learn from Larry Weber’s fascinating book entitled "Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods" and International Conservation Consultant Roy Hagen’s experience with collecting edible mushrooms on trees near the Cloquet area. Both individuals have extensive experience with identifying and collecting mushrooms and fungi of the North Woods. You will learn common and uncommon fungi including mushrooms identification. The morning classroom session will show visual identification of these species with the afternoon field component being a hands-on ID session. Participants will be able to identify many fungi and mushrooms species common to Northeastern Minnesota by the end of the session.

Instructors: Larry Weber-Author of "Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods" & Roy Hagen-Natural Resource Management & Conservation Consultant

Fees: $40

Agenda (.pdf)
Informational flyer (.pdf)

Registration available

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June 6, 2013. (Rescheduled from May 2, 2013.) 

ECS Silviculture-Class 3: "Silviculture Applications/Mixed Species" (Field Day)

 

Meet at 1300 E Highway 169 (The Lakes Inn Parking Lot)
Grand Rapids, MN
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

ECS Silviculture Certificate Information (.pdf) 

Workshop objectives: Participants will learn about the application of Native Plant Community (NPC) Classification to guide the use of silvicultural methods and treatments for managing mixed species stands, including mixtures of white spruce, balsam fir and aspen, on MHn44 & FDn43 NPCs. You will see examples of traditional and nontraditional uses of intermediate stand treatments and regeneration methods for these NPCs in the Grand Rapids Area of Minnesota. This field day will provide technical and operational aspects of individual types of treatments for promoting species mixtures on these NPCs. The program will assist participants in understanding and using silviculture terminology when working on management objectives and treatments in the above named native plant communities.

Instructors:Tony D’Amato- University of Minnesota Forest Resources Professor, Cheryl Adams- Forest Ecologist, UPM Blandin Paper Co., John Almendinger MnDNR ECS,  Dan Hanson- MnDNR ECS, and Jodi Provost-MnDNR Wildlife

Agenda (.pdf)
Flyer (.pdf)

Sponsors: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative, UMN Dept of Forest Resources, UPM Blandin Paper Co, MnDNR ECS, MnDNR Wildlife
SAF CFE:  4.5 Category 1 CF
Fees:   $140 ($75 SFEC)

Note: This class is full although there may be selected openings. If you wish to register for this class and are not already a Group 6 participant please contact Mike Kroenke at mkroenke@umn.edu, 218-726-6404. If you wish to be placed on a waiting list for Group 7 (2014-2015) please contact Kathy-SFEC Program Asst. at sfec@umn.edu, 218-726-6403 or Mike Kroenke, 218-726-6403. The current Group 6 participants must register for each individual SFEC ECS Silviculture class separately.

Registration available.

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2013 MnDNR Stewardship Plan Writer Review Workshops
 

Stewardship Plan Writers are invited to participate in one of two Stewardship Plan Review Workshops in 2013.  The purpose of the workshops are to provide a quality peer review of stewardship plans that are being written, and to provide comments to plan preparers about the way they are preparing plans.  The plan preparer’s names will not be displayed during the review process. Qualified plan preparers are required to take this training once every three years to maintain their status as an approved plan writer in the State of Minnesota.  CFE credits will be available. 

  
Registration is paid for by the MN DNR Division of Forestry.
Break food, lunch with coffee and beverages will be provided.

June 5, 2013. "Stewardship Plan Writer Review Workshop" 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
8:45 am -3:00 pm
 
Instructor: Gary Michael, MN DNR Forestry Program Coordinator
Sponsor: MN DNR and Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE: 4.5 Category 1-CF

Agenda (.pdf)
Flyer (.pdf)
 

June 12, 2013. "Stewardship Plan Writer Review Workshop" 

Cabala's (Northwoods Conference Room)
Owatonna, MN
8:45 am - 3:00 pm

Instructor: Gary Michael, MN DNR Forestry Program Coordinator
Sponsor: MN DNR and Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:4.5 Category 1-CF 

Agenda (.pdf)  
Flyer (.pdf)

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June 18, 2013. WEBINAR: "Wood Utilization-the Zero-Waste Revolution" 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am

Description: In 1939, when a load of logs was brought to a sawmill, less than half of the material was made into useful products. Today, the estimates are that no more than 1.5% of a harvested log ends up as a waste product. How did the industry so dramatically increase its wood utilization and what are the impacts of our zero-wood-waste revolution?

Instructor: Jim Bowyer, PhD, Dovetail, Inc.
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE: 1 Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC).

Registration available.
 

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June 27, 2013. ECS Silviculture-Class 4:  "Pine Field Day" Silviculture Applications

Location: St. Louis Co.
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

ECS Silviculture Certificate Information (.pdf) 

Description: Participants will learn about silvicultural methods and treatments of red and white pine and associated native plant communities. You will see examples of traditional and nontraditional uses of intermediate stand treatments for these species in the North Central Area of Minnesota within St. Louis County. Individuals will learn about the ecological classification and plant ID of the associated native plant communities, the related soils/topographic features and the economics of doing treatments from short-term to long-term perspectives. These more extensive field days provide more technical aspects of individual types of treatments for red and white pine. The program will assist participants in understanding and using the same terminology when working on management objectives and treatments in the above native plant communities.

Instructor: Jason Meyer, Area Land Manager St. Louis Co. Land Dept. Mark Pannkuk, Forester III, Bill Berguson, Program Manager NRRI, John Almendinger, MnDNR ECS, Michelle Martin, MnDNR, and Dan Hanson, MN DNR ECS or Art Norton, wildlife specialist and (retired) The Nature Conservancy 

Sponsors: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative, MnDNR ECS, MnDNR Forestry, St. Louis County Land Dept.,, and UMD NRRI
SAF CFE: TBD
Fees:   $140 ($75 SFEC)

Note: This class is full although there may be selected openings. If you wish to register for this class and are not already a Group 6 participant please contact Mike Kroenke at mkroenke@umn.edu, 218-726-6404. If you wish to be placed on a waiting list for Group 7 (2014-15) please contact Kathy-SFEC Program Asst. at sfec@umn.edu, 218-726-6403 or Mike Kroenke, 218-726-6403. The current Group 6 participants must register for each individual SFEC ECS Silviculture class separately.

Flyer (.pdf)

Registration available.

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July 17, 2013. ECS Silviculture-Class 5:  "Northern Hardwoods Field Day"  Silviculture Applications

Location: Aitkin County
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

ECS Silviculture Certificate Information (.pdf)

Workshop description: Participants will see examples of traditional and nontraditional uses of intermediate stand treatments for northern hardwood forests in the Aitkin County area of Minnesota. Individuals will learn about the economics of doing IST treatments from short-term to long-term perspectives and view examples of equipment used for these treatments.  These more extensive field days provide more technical aspects of individual types of treatments and will assist participants in understanding and using the same terminology when working on intermediate stand treatments.

Instructors: Mark Jacobs, Aitkin County Land Dept. Dan Gordon-Forester, and Bob Kangas, Forester
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE: TBD
Fees:   $140 ($75 SFEC)

Registration available.

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July 23, 2013. WEBINAR: "Differences between the FSC and SFI Forest Management Certification Standards"

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am

Description: Forests through Minnesota and around the country have been certified to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards. In recent years, both programs have released updates and revisions to their programs and standards. So, what are they key differences between what they require forest managers to do?

Instructor: Kathryn Fernholz, Executive Director-Dovetail, Inc.
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC)

Registration available. 

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August 7, 2013. "SFEC Annual Executive Committee and Education Advisory Committee Meetings" 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN

The SFEC Executive Board will meet at 10:00 am-12 noon.
The SFEC Education Advisory Committee will meet at 1:00 pm-3:00 pm.
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative

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August 21, 2013. ECS Silviculture-Class 6: "Black Ash Field Day" Silviculture Applications

Location: Lost River Road, Aitkin County
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

ECS Silviculture Certificate Information (.pdf) 

Instructor:  Paul Dubuque, MN DNR-Forestry and Tony D'Amato, UMN
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE: TBD
Fees:   $140 ($75 SFEC) 

Registration available. 

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September 17, 2013. WEBINAR: "Forests of the U.S.-Is the Glass Half-full or Half-empty?"

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am

Description: Data for the United States shows that by many measures our forests are growing, expanding, and in great shape. However, by other measures there is reason for concern, including increased mortality and wildlife risks. So, what do the data tell us about our forests – past, present, and future?

Instructor: Steve Bratkovich, PhD, Dovetail, Inc.
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC)

Registration available. 

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*Note: The date change for this workshop.*

October 2, 2013. "Forest Products Utilization and Marketing Workshop". 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Workshop Description:
A one day workshop focusing on utilization and marketing of forest products as a tool to help accomplish forest management and provide revenue to landowners and land managers. The morning session will include updates on current resources and markets for traditional forest products, biomass, carbon credits and agroforestry. Also included will be industry and forestry practitioner panel discussions of timber sales marketing successes and challenges. The afternoon will consist of a field session at logging sites to discuss utilization & marketing items such as timber sale terms, assimilation of new technologies; logger decisions on marketing and sorting, and how to get full value for timber from your forest management operation in light of current market conditions & emerging biomass markets.

Instructor: Steve Vongroven-Forest Products and Utilization
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees:  $140 ($75 SFEC) 

Registration available. 

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October 15, 2013. WEBINAR: "Wood Recycling-How Far We've Come and What's Happening Next"

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am

Description: Recycling is widely recognized as an environmentally preferable behavior. Diverse forest products such as paper and packaging already contain high amounts of recycled content and have well-established collection programs. What about solid wood products? What is the current state of recycling for dimensional lumber and other wood products like pallets, railroad ties, or consumer goods?

Instructor:  Steve Bratkovich, PhD, Dovetail, Inc.
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC).

Registration available. 

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October 28, 2013. "Adaptive Management in the Face of Climate Change" Silviculture Applications with Field Day Component

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Workshop Description: The workshop is designed for the practicing forestry and natural resource land managers of Minnesota and the Midwest and Canada. Leading applied scientists, university professors and practitioners will provide on-the-ground perspectives of how climate change may be addressed within managed forests. The program will begin with a context for future management and then move on to potential desired future conditions and adaptive management strategies to address these desired future conditions. This will be a really interesting workshop for anyone interested and concerned about the ramifications of climate change and potential scenarios due to climate change.

Instructor: Tony D'Amato, UMN; Brian Palik, USFS Northern Research Station; Stephen Handler, USFS Northern Research Station and Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science; and Mark White, The Nature Conservancy
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees:  $140 ($75 SFEC) 

Agenda for 10-28-13 (.pdf)

Informational Flyer (.pdf)

Registration available.
 

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December 4, 2013. ECS Silviculture--Class 7: "Participants' Sharing Project" 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
8:30 am - 3: 30 pm

ECS Silviculture Certificate Information (.pdf) 


Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
Fees:  Free for ECS Course Participants 

Registration available. 

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December 10, 2013.WEBINAR: "Forest Applications of LiDar". 

UMN Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN
9:00 - 10:00 am


Description:  LiDAR data are currently available for the forested southeast of Minnesota, and should be available for northeast Minnesota in January 2012. A year later, data will be available for the north central region. LiDAR data, combined with ground plots, will allow for desktop estimates of woody vegetation, biomass, productivity, structural elements (height, density, type, leaf area), and when combined with image data, the mapping of species and functional groups by landform. In this webinar, learn about the limitations and potential applications of LiDAR and what is required to use the data. This overview will be targeted at professional forestry land managers. Hands-on training for GIS technicians will be offered later in the year and will be announced during the webinar.

Instructor: Paul Bolstad-Professor, UMN Dept of Forest Resources
Sponsor: Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative
SAF CFE:TBD Category 1-CF
Fees: $30 ($20 SFEC)

Registration available.
 

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Other Events and Workshops
 

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May 8-9, 2013. NCASI Northern Regional Meeting

Location: Wausau, WI

Description: NCASI Northern Regional Meeting Location: Wausau, WI Description: The NCASI Northern Regional Meeting will be held May 8th & 9th, at the Jefferson Street Inn in Wausau, Wisconsin. The meeting will continue a tradition of bringing together people from the forest products industry, regulatory agencies, and academic institutions to review technical and regulatory developments of interest to the forestry community in the region. The meeting will officially open on May 8 with a general session which will include highlights of regulatory and other developments of regional interest made by NCASI staff and industry representatives, and will feature a presentation on historical and contemporary perspectives of Great Lakes water quality issues. Immediately following the general session, concurrent technical sessions will be held on water quality protection and forestry environmental issues. The forestry session, titled Environmental Issues Surrounding the Use of Forests for Products and Energy, will include the following presentations and a panel discussion on forest management costs and benefits.

Instructor: NCASI Staff, Jim Hoppe, Gordon Mouw, Prakash Nepal, Mark Kubiske, Tim O'Hara, Henry Schienebeck, Darrell Zastrow, Jane Severt, Robert Froese, Chris Woodall, and Grant Domke.

Sponsors: National Council for Air & Stream Improvement, Inc.
SAF CFE: 7.5 Category 1 - CF
Fees: $150 ($75 for academia)

Note: There will also be a pre-meeting workshop (May 7) on quantifying emissions from forest products industry sources for its members. In addition, on the morning of May 9, a discussion breakfast on Company Experiences with the Changing Nature and Costs of Constraints on Forest Management will be held. Later in the day on May 9, another technical session will convene focusing on climate change and environmental sustainability - note: this afternoon session has also been approved for 3 additional (Category 1 CF) credits from SAF.

Registration available.

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Sustaining Healthy Forests & Landscapes through Best Planting Practices
Northeast Community Forestry Workshop

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 7:40 am – 3:00 pm
Cloquet Forestry Center, Classroom
175 University Road, Cloquet, MN

Map at http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/AboutUs/Maps/index.htm

Cost: $60, Pre-registration before Thursday, May 16 requested

Whether you are involved in growing and planting trees as a forester, community forester, garden center, nursery, landscape company, or landowner this workshop will increase your success. The workshop will transform how you look at tree planting and root structure. Learn about tree planting best practices by attending lectures and demonstrations, viewing displays and practicing tree planting in the field. Our goal is to ensure mature and healthy community forests and landscapes through thoughtful and fiscally sustainable practice.

For more details and registration information see the attachment [Tree Planting Best Practices May 21].

 

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Online Training for Minnesota Biomass Harvesting Guidelines!

It’s Simple: Simple and self-paced - This training is user-friendly and self-directed. Study as much as you need to know, at the pace you learn!

It’s Fun: Have fun learning with interactive slides and questions.

It’s Official: After answering the quiz questions correctly and completing the training, you will enter your name, address and email. This information will be recorded by the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative (forest resource managers) and the Minnesota Logger Education Program (loggers). You will also receive an email confirming your completion of the training.

This training is free for members of the Sustainable Forests Education Cooperative and the Minnesota Logger Education Program. The cost for others wishing to receive credit for this training is $45.

SAF CFE: 1.5 in Category 1-CF.
Click here to go to the online training page: Online Biomass Guideline Training 

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