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Webinars Presented by Urban Wood Network, Inc.
All webinars at 1 PM ET. Webinar titles subject to change.
January 10 - We Are the Urban Wood Network Inc.
February 14 - Life of an Urban Tree - We All Play a Part in Urban Wood Utilization
March 13 - Developing and Improving your Urban Wood Business
April 10 - NHLA: An Urban Wood Resource
May 8 - How Anatomical Features of Urban Wood Create Unique Designs
June 12 - Building an UW Business: Where to start — and how to thrive
July 10 - Different Materials to Incorporate into Urban Wood
August 14 - Second Life of an Urban Tree - Work Competitively in Collaboration
September 11 - Urban Wood and the Climate
October 9 - Success Stories: How Do I Use My Tree?
November 13 - Funding, Grants, and Investors
December 11 - USRW Standards
How Anatomical Features of Urban Wood Create Unique Designs
This webinar explains urban wood anatomical features and how their beauty translates into marketing and sales.
Member: $10 // Non-member: $15
1.0 Category 1 CFE // ISA CEUs Available
LIVE on May 8, 2024 at 1 pm ET
Forest Pollinator Webinar Series - 3rd Thursdays at 3 PM ET
All webinars at 3 PM ET. Webinar titles subject to change.
February 15 - Forest Management Practices to Enhance Wild Pollinators in Southern Pine Forests
March 21 - The Role of Managed Conifer Forests in Supporting Native Bee Communities in the Pacific Northwest
April 18 - How Forest Restoration Diversifies Pollination Networks Across Multiple Systems
June 20 - Effects of Landscape Context, Tree Composition, and Fire History on Forest Pollinator Diversity across the Southeastern United States
July 18 - Pollinators in the Woods? The Place of Wild Bees in a Changing Forested Landscape
August 15 - Restoring Bee Communities in Harvested Forests
September 19 - Bringing Forest Ecology to Bumble Bee Conservation
The Role of Management in Structuring Pollinator Communities of Forested Landscapes in the Eastern United States
This webinar introduces a novel perspective of how to manage the natural landscape for robust pollinator communities that is derived through collaborations between land managers and academic researchers.
Member: FREE ($0) // Non-member: FREE ($0)
1.0 Category 1 CFE
LIVE on May 16, 2024 at 3 pm ET
SAF Community of Interest Webinar Wednesdays
Community of Interest Webinar Wednesdays - These are webinars hosted by SAF Communities of Interest. Keep checking back as new webinars are developed regularly.
February 28 - Exploring Cansiglio: 500 Years of Forestry in the Italian Prealps
April 24 - Decisions in Forestry: A Foundation from Indigenous Points of View
Decisions in Forestry: A Foundation from Indigenous Points of View
Hear from panelists about unique approaches to sustainable land management, the cultural importance with the ecosystem, and the role certifications play in their forest management.
Member: FREE // Non-member: $10
1.0 Category 1 CFE
LIVE on April 24 at 1:00 pm ET
On-Demand Virtual Learning
Take advantage of on-demand learning opportunities to fit your professional development into your schedule.
Recorded Webinars
How Forest Restoration Diversifies Pollination Networks Across Multiple Systems
This webinar analyzes how pollinators respond to various aspects of forest restoration.
Member: FREE ($0) // Non-member: FREE ($0)
1.0 Category 1 CFE
LIVE on April 18, 2024 at 3 pm ET
NHLA: An Urban Wood Resource
This webinar will present how the National Hardwood Lumber Association can be a valuable resource for urban wood manufacturers and users.
Member: $10 // Non-member: $15
1.0 Category 1 CFE // ISA CEUs Available
Accessible through April 10, 2025
The Role of Managed Conifer Forests in Supporting Native Bee Communities in the Pacific Northwest
This webinar will introduce attendees to native bees and their ecology, and discusses recent research findings aimed at understanding how they respond to wildfire and timber harvest.
Member: FREE ($0) // Non-member: FREE ($0)
1.0 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through March 21, 2025
Developing and Improving your Urban Wood Business
This webinar will provide attendees with guidance on how to establish (or refine) a business model in order to ensure a successful urban wood business.
Member: $10 // Non-member: $15
1.5 Category 1 CFE // ISA CEUs Available
Accessible through March 13, 2025
Exploring Cansiglio: 500 Years of Forestry in the Italian Prealps
This webinar showcases how forest management and forest science has changed over the past 500 years with shifting technology, demands, and management paradigms.
Member: FREE // Non-member: $10
1.0 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through February 28, 2025
First Life of a Tree - We All Play a Part in Urban Wood Utilization
This webinar features a panel of experts as they discuss how they collaborate to maximize urban tree benefits, share their unique perspectives on urban wood, and explain their roles in the various lifecycle stages of an urban tree.
Member: $10 // Non-member: $15
1.0 Category 1 CFE // ISA CEUs Available
Accessible through February 14, 2025
Forest Management Practices to Enhance Wild Pollinators in Southern Pine Forests
This webinar focuses on the multi-faceted interactions between forest management practices and wild pollinator populations and communities.
Member: FREE ($0) // Non-member: FREE ($0)
1.0 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through February 15, 2025
We are the Urban Wood Network Inc.
This webinar introduces UWN and urban wood utilization as a sustainable, resilient, and enduring environmental solution to ecological, climate-oriented, economic, and societal challenges.
Member: $10 // Non-member: $15
1.0 Category 1 CFE // ISA CEUs Available
Accessible through January 10, 2025
FIA's New National-Scale Modeling System for Predicting Tree Volume, Biomass, and Carbon
This webinar covers the new FIA national-scale modeling system for predicting tree volume, biomass, and carbon.
Member: FREE // Non-member: $10
1.5 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through December 13, 2024
Year in Review - Sustainability and Forests
This webinar recapped sustainability and forest certification success stories for 2023, provide lessons learned, and give projections of the year ahead.
Member: FREE // Non-member: $10
1.0 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through December 6, 2024
US Carbon Offset: Suppliers, Traders, and Buyers
This webinar will inform you about newly launched carbon projects, carbon financing, and key lessons learned from global clients.
Member: FREE // Non-member: $10
1.0 Category 1 CFE
Accessible through May 24, 2024
Short Courses
Forest Carbon Markets and Initiatives
Grow your understanding of the relationship between forests, climate, and carbon initiatives such as carbon projects and markets in this short course provided in partnership with Michigan State University.
$175 Member // $220 Non-member
4.5 Category 1 CFEs
Registration open from March 1, 2024 through April 8, 2024. Course opens April 2, 2024.
Physical Science of Forests, Climate Regulation, and Carbon Storage
Develop your foundational knowledge in the relationship between climate regulation, forests, and forest carbon in this short course provided in partnership with Michigan State University.
$175 Member // $220 Non-member
3.5 Category 1 CFEs
Registration open from March 1, 2024 through April 8, 2024. Course opens April 2, 2024.
Teaching Youth and Communities About Forests
Strengthen your outreach and education efforts to youth as well as adult audiences using Project Learning Tree (PLT).
$49 Member // $79 Non-member
4 Category 2 CFEs
Migrating to ArcGIS Pro for Foresters: Basic Short Course
Make the shift from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro with this course provided by Landmark Spatial Solutions.
$170 Member // $250 Non-member
4 Sections over 4 weeks, 50 registrant cap
7.5 Category 1 CFEs
Microcourses
A Forester's Ethics Guide to Aligning Community Good with Individual Virtue
Gain valuable knowledge on formulating questions and developing insights about whether a management decision serves the welfare of a particular group, and how to hold the needs of the community together with your personal values.
$39 Member // $59 Non-member
2.0 Category 1 CFEs
A Forester's Ethics Guide to Thinking About Rights and the Greatest Good
Dig into the hidden challenges within forestry’s primary directive including the sometimes-contested definition of what constitutes the good, how to think about harm, and exactly how long is the long-run?
$34 Member // $54 Non-member
1.0 Category 1 CFEs
Agroforestry: A Viable Land Management Option?
Establish new fundamentals in your agroforestry know-how with this microcourse provided by Clemson Cooperative Extension.
Registration open now!
$34 Member // $54 Non-member
1.5 Category 1 CFEs
A Forester's Ethics Guide to Striking a Balance Between Rules and Relationships
Learn to balance focusing on applying rational thought to moral and ethical problems with the relational landscape of a land management situation.
$34 Member // $54 Non-member
1.5 Category 1 CFEs
Conservation Districts as Forestry Partners
Learn from conservation districts in Colorado and Maine how they can be vital forestry partners.
Registration open now!
$15 Member // $27 Non-member
0.5 Category 1 CFEs
Understanding Hardwood Log/Lumber Grades for Foresters: In the Field & at the Mill
Get a crash course in hardwood lumber grading in this microcourse provided by Clemson Cooperative Extension.
Registration open now!
$24 Member // $39 Non-member
1 Category 1 CFEs
Virtual Workshops and Virtual Workshop Series
California Urban Wood Academy
Gain a broader understanding of the ways that urban wood is being used for good rather than waste.
Free for SAF Members and Non-Members
5.5 Category 1 CFEs
Accessible through December 31, 2024
Herbicides Best Practices
Equip yourself with best practices for using herbicides. Sponsored by Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI).
FREE for Members // $30 Non-member
7.5 Category 1 CFEs
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4 Sections, Self-Paced
Free for Members // $30 Non-Members