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Contains 2 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 05/28/2025 at 3:00 PM (EDT)LIVE 5/28 - 3 PM ET
Join Society of American Foresters' leadership for an hour-and-a-half discussion in our mid-year debrief on the organization, the sector, and the exciting things to come in the rest of 2025.
Virtual Member Discussion Information
Join Society of American Foresters' leadership for an hour-and-a-half discussion in our mid-year debrief on the organization, the sector, and the exciting things to come in the rest of 2025. Formerly called Town Hall, SAF Connect is your opportunity to hear directly from Terry Baker, SAF CEO, Bettina Ring (President), Tara Bal, CF (Vice President), and Rebecca Barnard (Immediate Past President) on important messages and topics. This live virtual event offers an opportunity to submit your questions for consideration during the discussion. Members must sign in and register for the event to attend.
In order to maximize our time during this live webinar, we are collecting participant questions ahead of time. Please use the following form to submit your question(s).
Is this discussion for you?
All SAF members will benefit and be welcome to participate in this open discussion. If you have a question you'd like answered by SAF leadership, please enter your question into this form:
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the webinar title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, the webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.
For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.
Pricing
Registration is FREE ($0) for SAF members. Members still need to register to gain access to the webinar.
Join SAF today to access member-only discussions, Community of Interest webinars, and more for free as well as other growing member benefits.
Discussion access
The webinar-style discussion will be hosted on May 28 at 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET
The webinar is accessible within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
This webinar will be archived for future viewing through May 28, 2026 at 11:55 pm ET unless notified otherwise.
Discussion duration
This webinar-style discussion is scheduled for 1.5 hours.
Return to Webinar (live or archived)
Following the end of the webinar, the webinar will be accessible within the general listing of registered items of YOUR DASHBOARD.
Webinar Resources
Additional resources are available within the Resources tab and within the Contents tab.
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Terry Baker
CEO
Society of American Foresters
Terry Baker is a passionate and long-time SAF member, a seasoned leader, and a powerful advocate for forestry. His entire career has been intertwined with SAF (since 2002); in fact, Terry credits SAF with helping to develop him as a professional and he is paying it forward by mentoring students and young professionals.
Baker has a reputation for being a leader who values relationships, a leader who listens, and a leader who takes action. He has experience in building partnerships and strategic alliances to leverage outcomes and is expanding relationships with key partners and stakeholders to strengthen SAF’s voice and advance the profession as well as the members.
He has been involved in a number of external communication efforts to raise the profile of forestry and foresters. He was filmed for Colorado’s segment of America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell and interviewed for Tom Davidson’s young leader’s podcast series. Terry is working with Tom to develop a Leadership in Nature podcast series that focused on professionals of color.Terry has worked for the USDA Forest Service as a forester, supervisory forester, District Ranger, and Deputy Forest Supervisor, in Florida, Oregon, Nebraska, Arizona, and Colorado, respectively. He has a Master of Forestry from Yale University (2007), a Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources and Conservation from the University of Florida (2004), and a Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural Sciences from Florida A&M University (2004).
Baker believes that SAF has a powerful role to play in helping the public understand the valuable role that forestry professionals play in the sustainability of our nation’s forests, our local communities, and state’s economies.
Tara Bal
2025 SAF Vice President
Michigan Technological University
A professor at Michigan Technological University and SAF Certified Forester, Bal joins Rebecca Bernard who will be shifting into the Immediate Past President seat, and Bettina Ring who is the current Vice President, taking over the President seat in 2025.
Bal has been an SAF member since 2003 and has volunteered and held many roles within SAF Governance. She served as a board member from 2020-2023 and earned the SAF Fellow recognition in 2023.
“I’ve had many titles in my various roles, but always describe myself as a forester, first and foremost. I am passionate about forestry education as the foundation of our field, across all the disciplines inherent to promoting healthy, productive, sustainable forests. As a 20-plus year SAF member, being able to recruit and advocate for a diverse range of students and young professionals as successful, future leaders in our field has been inspirational and motivational for me to continue my work and collaborate across forest sectors,” Bal said.
Bettina Ring
2025 SAF President
The Nature Conservancy
Bettina Ring assumed her role as state director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia in April 2023. Based at the chapter's headquarters in Charlottesville, she comes to TNC from a long and distinguished career in conservation and public service. Her decades of leadership, proven management skills and passion for TNC's mission will propel the organization to deliver on its ambitious goals for people and nature.
She was elected the Vice President of Society of American Foresters in 2024. She is the acting president of 2025, and will be immediate past president in 2026.
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Join a team of seasoned urban wood professionals for a discussion about how Urban Wood Network (UWN) is helping to build markets, and how joining UWN can help increase urban wood sales and build brands.
Webinar information
Thanks in no small part to organizations like the Urban Wood Network, the urban wood (UW) supply chain is becoming more robust and steady every day. However, this presents a challenge to the UW industry: How do we use all this wood?
Join a team of seasoned UW professionals for a discussion about how UWN is helping to build markets, and how joining UWN can help to increase UW sales and build the UW brand. This webinar will also provide a “sneak peek” at a comprehensive set of marketing tools that will be available exclusively to UWN members later this year.
Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for arborists, wood workers, urban foresters, and urban wood businesses. Wood producers looking for pathways to enter new markets in urban or built environments may find special value in this webinar. Additionally, students or foresters interested in emerging urban wood markets are welcome, as their work may be touched by these new markets.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the webinar title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, the webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.
For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.
Pricing
SAF and UWN Member: $10
Non-member: $15
UWN Members will receive a promotion code through the UWN listserv, to use for registering at the SAF member price of $10.
Join SAF TODAY to take advantage of the growing member benefits, including course savings, free community of interest webinars, and more. Affiliate membership is now available!
Webinar access
This webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 1pm ET.
Webinar duration
The duration of this webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Outline the steps taken to build urban wood markets.
2. Identify useful knowledge to have in order to run a successful urban wood business.
3. Define the ways that Urban Wood Network facilitates the growth of urban wood markets.
Rubric
Successful completion of the webinar is measured by participating in the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help the presenters and webinar partner continually improve webinars for future programming.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
This program is eligible for 1.0 ISA CEU in the ISA BCMA Management, ISA Certified Arborist, and ISA Municipal Specialist categories.
For ISA pre-approved webinars, SAF will report ISA CEU completions on a monthly basis for ISA CEU approved programs.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning SAF CFEs. CFE certificates will only be available until April 29, 2026 at 12:00 am ET.
Return to Webinar
Once you are registered for the webinar, access this webinar within your MY DASHBOARD. Prior to the start time, the webinar will be listed under "Upcoming Live Events."
Following the day of the webinar, you can return to download your certificate accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD for 12 months following the webinar. The webinar product will become inaccessible on April 29, 2026 at 12:00 am ET.
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Jennifer Alger
Co-owner and President
Far West Forest Products
Jennifer Alger is CEO of Far West Forest Products and manages Wood-Mizer California. She grew up in a traditional forestry family, and for the last 25 years she’s worked specifically with urban and salvaged trees diverting them from landfills and converting them to lumber. Jennifer is on the Board of Directors for the Urban Wood Network, and led a team to develop the first ever Urban Wood Standards and pathway for certification for Urban Wood Network members. She provides many tools that help sawyers in their lumber businesses, and co-founded AncesTREE™ inventory management app and Urban Lumber Market as a solution to her own urban lumber business that is now helping many others to simplify and improve profits in their sawmill businesses regardless of their source of logs.
Carmen Rodriguez
Chief Marketing Officer
Eutree, Inc.
Carmen Rodriguez is co-owner and CMO of Eutree Inc., a boutique lumber mill that's revolutionizing the way flooring and other hardwood products are sourced, processed, and supplied through their unique sustainable, integrated Forest Free™ approach to wood products. She leads growth strategies and customer experience across all brand touchpoints and drives development and execution of a comprehensive marketing philosophy, business strategy, and direction of the organization. Carmen holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Entomology from the University of Georgia.
Dwayne Sperber
President
Wudeward Urban Forest Products
Dwayne is the President of Wudeward Urban Forest Products, a purpose-driven producer and supplier of urban lumber and architectural woodwork. He is a champion of the environment and has dedicated himself to advancing the urban wood industry across the United States.
Rick Siewert
Owner/Vice President
Wood From The Hood
Rick is the Vice President and Co-Owner of Wood From The Hood, a producer of reclaimed urban lumber and custom wood products from the Twin Cities urban forest. Today they process over 100,000 board feet of lumber per year, and ship products nationwide.
Kanami Otani (Moderator)
Urban Forest Planner
Dudek
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Read the collection of articles in this issue, take a quiz, earn CFEs, and get a certificate! Test your knowledge on 5 of the published articles spanning social sciences, harvesting & utilization, silviculture, and more.
Read the Journal of Forestry March 2025 issue and complete the 10-question quiz. Earn 3.5 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%.
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1. Click REGISTER. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, the quiz will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd. The online quiz is accessible within the Contents Tab.
3. Access to CFEs for this quiz and access to this quiz online is for 12 months following its availability date. Complete this quiz by 11:59pm ET on March 31, 2026.
4. Online access to Journal of Forestry articles may be free depending on membership type. If you're unable to access the Journal of Forestry online, check with Membership to confirm your membership type and available benefits. Full membership is available for only $115!
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Purchase price includes a single (1) quiz attempt.
Member: $30
Non-member: $45
View the Journal of Forestry March 2025 articles online - Member Access (free)* / Non-Member Access (additional fees)
To access the articles, visit the journal page, then click on the article you would like to access. If it is locked for you, click the "Sign In Via and Institution" button and then search in the prompt for "Society of American Foresters". Click on the link that is specific to "JOURNAL OF FORESTRY" and sign-in via the SAF sign-in process. You should then have full access.
There is also a PDF in the "Handouts" tab with a walkthrough for visual learners.
Prioritizing Opportunities to Empower Forest Carbon Decisions Through Strategic Investment in Forest Modeling Capacity
C.W. Woodall, H.L. Munro, J.W. Atkins, B.P. Bullock, T.R. Fox, C.M. Hoover, S.M. Kinane, L.T. Murray, S.P. Prisley, J.D. Shaw, E. Smith-Mateja, A.R. Weiskittel, W.R.L. Anderegg, G. Nabuurs, K.A. Novick, B. Poulter, A. Starcevic, and C.L. GiebinkThe Structural Diversity of Canada's Urban Forests: A National Summary and an Analysis of Street Tree Size Across Ecozones, City Sizes, and Within Cities
A.J.F. Martin, L.G. Olson, E.S. Bacon, A.D. Almas, A.K. Koeser, R.J. Hauer, and T.M. ConwayTree Planting for Climate Adaptation and Emerald Ash Borer in the Lake States, USA: Motivations and State of the Practice
L.A. Fitts, R.A. Montgomery, B.J. Palik, P.W. Clark, J. Kragthorpe, M.R. Reinikainen, G.J. Edge, S. Handler, B.M. Hutnik, and A.W. D'AmatoUnderstanding Passive Forest Management on Family Forest Owned Land in New England to Further Ecological Forestry
L. Denaroso, P. Catanzaro, and M. Markowski-LindsayVisitor Preferences and Human-Caused Wildfire Prevention: A Survey of Public Land Users in the U.S. Southwest
S.E. Devenport and C.M. EdgeleyOPTIONAL Downloadable quiz is available here. You will find it in the "Handouts" tab prior to registration, or in the "Contents" tab once registered.
Either register for and complete the quiz online here at ForestEd for instant results, or submit the completed downloaded quiz and payment to SAF.
CFEs
Earned CFEs will be added to your record at the end of the day after you pass the quiz. CFEs are available for this item once.
CFE Certificates are available until 11:59pm ET on March 31, 2026.
RETAKE QUIZ
If you are seeking to retake the quiz for improved results and to earn CFEs, contact ForestEdSupport@safnet.org. Your purchase includes a single quiz attempt. Retakes have additional fees.
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Sign up for all webinars in the 2020 RPA Assessment Webinar series held virtually from January 15 - February 11, 2025.
Webinar package information
Notice: As of 1/30/2025, this webinar series is postponed. The webinars previously aired (1/15, 1/16, 1/24, 1/25) have been recorded and are available for registration and viewing. All future webinars will be scheduled as soon as we can. Registration for the series as well as individual webinars will remain open during this indefinite postponement. If you have any questions, please contact us at ForestEdSupport@safnet.org.
This package contains all nine webinars from the 2020 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment Webinar series held from January 15 through February 11, 2025. The webinars contained in this package are briefly summarized below. All webinars are to be held at 2:00 pm ET on their date unless otherwise noted.
January 15, 2025: Evaluating the Change and Future of the U.S. Land Base with the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Land Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
January 16, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Forest and Rangeland Disturbances from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Disturbance Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support land management planning.
January 23, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Forest Resources from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Forest Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
January 24, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Forest Product Markets from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Forest Products Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
January 30, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Rangeland Resources from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Rangeland Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
January 31, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Water Resources from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Water Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight how The Pew Charitable Trusts are using Assessment products in program development.
February 6, 2025: Patterns in Wildlife and Aquatic Biodiversity from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Biodiversity Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
February 7, 2025: Recent and Future Trends in Outdoor Recreation from the RPA Assessment - This webinar will review results from the Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
February 11, 2025 - 1:30-3:00 pm ET: Expert Roundtable Discussion of the Resources Planning Act Assessment - This webinar is the culmination of the 9-part webinar series focused on the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment. This panel discussion includes both federal and non-federal users of the RPA Assessment to explain how this Assessment has been applied in land management and policy decision-making.
Are these technical sessions for you?
These webinar is intended for land managers, policy makers, and researchers—anyone interested in understanding how the U.S. land base has been changing over time and how it is likely to continue to change in the future. Changes in the land base can have significant effects on the resources these lands provide, so anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing resources would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.
Registration
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For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.
Pricing
This technical session package is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to these technical session recordings. To register for a free SAF account, click the 'Log In' button in the top right corner, then click 'Create a new account'.
Join SAF TODAY to take advantage of the growing member benefits, including course savings, free community of interest webinars, and more!
Webinar durations
The first eight webinars in this series are all one hour in length.
The final roundtable webinar will be one hour and thirty minutes in length.
CFEs
CFEs for each webinar are tracked through attendance and completion of those webinars, as well as in filling out an evaluation survey following completion of the webinar. View each session overview for more information on CFEs and certificates.
The first eight webinars are worth 1.0 Category 1 CFE each.
The final roundtable webinar is worth 1.5 Category 1 CFEs.
Return to webinar
Once you are registered for this learning product, access this package and these webinars within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through February 11, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
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This webinar will review results from the Forest Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
Webinar information
The forest resources of the United States have experienced significant changes because of both natural and human actions, and continual change is expected. This webinar will review results from the Forest Resources Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, summarizing recent trends and future projections of forest resources including forest carbon to 2070 based on RPA scenarios. To highlight the value of the RPA approaches, we will then hear about how investments in the RPA science and the RPA Assessment facilitate regional analyses that inform policy and management decisions.
Is this technical session for you?
This webinar is intended for land managers, scientists, and policy makers—anyone interested in understanding how forest resources in the U.S. have been changing over time and how they are likely to continue to change in the future. Anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing forest resources would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the technical session recording title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, this webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.
For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.
Pricing
This webinar is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to this learning product. To register for a free SAF account, click the 'Log In' button in the top right corner, then click 'Create a new account'.
Join SAF TODAY to take advantage of the growing member benefits, including course savings, free community of interest webinars, and more!
Webinar Access
The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Explain how forest resources have changed over recent decades.
2. Identify how forest resources are projected to continue to change in the future.
3. Identify ways in which projections of forest resources can be used in policy or management.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help us continually improve ForestEd offerings for future programming. Evaluations must be completed to receive CFEs.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the webinar and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to webinar
Once you are registered for the webinar, access it within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate by accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through February 11, 2026. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
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For ForestEd questions, visit FAQs, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org, or check out the registration quick tips in the Handouts tab. For technical assistance and questions about this technical session recording, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org.
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John Coulston
Supervisory Research Forester
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
John Coulston is a Supervisory Research Forester and Project Leader with the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Center for Integrated Forest Science. After working in both forest industry and academia, Coulston joined the Forest Service in 2006 as part of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. He has contributed to both the 2015 RPA Update and the 2020 RPA Assessment.
David Walker
ORISE Research Participant with the Center for Integrated Forest Science
USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
David Walker is a Research Fellow with the USDA Forest Service Center for Integrated Forest Science in Blacksburg, Virginia. He has a Master of Science in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Previously, he was a research associate at Virginia Tech. He has worked extensively on the RPA Forest Dynamics Model in support of the 2020 RPA Assessment.
Daniel McInnis
Shared Stewardship Coordinator
USDA Forest Service Southern Region
Daniel McInnis serves as the Shared Stewardship Coordinator for the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, located in Atlanta, GA. He is responsible for implementation of the agency’s Shared Stewardship strategy in the southern 13 states and Puerto Rico. Additionally, he serves as regional coordinator and liaison for several conservation initiatives and collaborations, including Keeping Forests.
Claire O'Dea (Moderator)
Resources Planning Act Assessment National Program Leader
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Kathy Broughton (Moderator)
Assessment Program Manager
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Tony Mazza (Moderator)
Interim Policy & Public Affairs Director
Society of American Foresters
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This webinar will review results from the Forest Products Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
Webinar information
The United States and the world have undergone economic, social, and economic changes over the 10 years since the last Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment, all of which have impacts on production and consumption of forest products. This webinar will review results from the Forest Products Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, summarizing recent trends and presenting economic projections of production, consumption, net trade, timber harvest levels, and timber prices. Projections are based on varying assumptions on plausible rates of change in population, aggregate income, climate, and technology, as well as on the evolution of bioenergy markets and international trade policies through 2070. To highlight the value of the RPA approaches, we will then hear from Dr. Justin Baker of North Carolina State University about the value of the RPA Assessments as a resource for educators and researchers. In particular, data and findings from the Forest Products chapter of the Assessment are an example of the application of economic principles to the forest sector, including how socioeconomic dynamics, climate dynamics, technology change, and policies lead to national and global outcomes today and in the future.
Is this technical session for you?
This webinar is intended for land managers, scientists, and policy makers—anyone interested in understanding how forest product markets in the United States and globally have been changing over time and how they may continue to change into the future. Anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing forest product markets would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the technical session recording title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, this webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.
For group registrations or registering someone other than yourself please contact membership@safnet.org or 202-938-3910.
Pricing
This webinar is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to this learning product. To register for a free SAF account, click the 'Log In' button in the top right corner, then click 'Create a new account'.
Join SAF TODAY to take advantage of the growing member benefits, including course savings, free community of interest webinars, and more!
Webinar Access
The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:
1. Explain how forest product markets have changed over recent decades.
2. Describe how forest product markets are projected to continue to change in the future across a variety of plausible futures for population, income, climate, technology, wood-based bioenergy, and trade policies.
3. Identify ways in which projections of forest product markets can be used in policy or management.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help us continually improve ForestEd offerings for future programming. Evaluations must be completed to receive CFEs.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the webinar and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
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Once you are registered for the recording, access this technical session recording within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate by accessing the technical session information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through February 11, 2026. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
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Jeff Prestemon
Senior Research Forester
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Jeff Prestemon is a Senior Research Forester with the Southern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service. His research focuses on forest product markets, international trade policy, and the economics of forest-based disturbances. Dr. Prestemon has a B.S. in Forest Management from Iowa State University, M.S. in Forest Economics from North Carolina State, and a Ph.D. in Forest Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Justin Baker
Associate Professor
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Justin Baker, Economist, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University. His areas of interest include market modeling, international trade, the economics of forest and wood-based carbon, and the forestry aspects of climate change.
Claire O'Dea (Moderator)
Resources Planning Act Assessment National Program Leader
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Kathy Broughton (Moderator)
Assessment Program Manager
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Tony Mazza (Moderator)
Interim Policy & Public Affairs Director
Society of American Foresters
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This webinar will review results from the Disturbance Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support land management planning.
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As climate, other biophysical factors, and management regimes change, disturbance regimes are being altered, with the possibility of some disturbance types becoming more frequent, severe, or longer in duration. These alterations have the potential to drive changes in the distribution, structure, species composition, or function of forest and rangeland ecosystems, putting those ecosystems at risk and presenting challenges for management. Identifying trends in disturbances on forests and rangelands enables examination of effects on forest and rangeland resources and can inform regional and national management and policy. This webinar will review results from the Disturbance Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, summarizing recent changes in forest and rangeland exposure to fire and drought, and presenting future projections to 2070 based on RPA scenarios. To highlight the value of the RPA approaches, we will then hear about the ways in which RPA information on disturbance, in particular projected trends in drought, were used to inform the Forest Plan Revision process for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in western North Carolina.
Is this technical session for you?
This webinar is intended for land managers, scientists, and policy makers—anyone interested in understanding how the exposure of forests and rangelands to disturbances in the U.S. has been changing over time and how it is likely to continue to change in the future. Changes in disturbances can have substantial effects on resources, so anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing resources would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.
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The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.
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Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:
1. Explain how the exposure of forests and rangelands to disturbances including fire and drought has changed over recent decades.
2. Describe how the exposure of forests and rangelands to fire and drought is projected to continue to change in the future.
3. Identify ways in which projections of disturbance exposure can be used in policy or management.
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Evaluation
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Jen Costanza
Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Dr. Jen Costanza is a Research Ecologist in the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Center for Integrated Forest Science in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Her research focuses on understanding how forests and landscapes have changed in the past, and the ways in which they may change in the future. Her recent and ongoing work includes quantifying the effects of climate and land-use change on forest disturbances and modeling the impacts of changing disturbances and management on forest ecosystems.
Shelley Crausbay
Climate Adaptation Specialist
USDA Forest Service, Office of Sustainability and Climate
Dr. Shelley Crausbay is a Climate Adaptation Specialist in the USDA Forest Service, Office of Sustainability and Climate. Her work focuses on getting climate considerations into the Forest Plan Revision process, developing drought vulnerability assessments, and engaging with Tribes in climate adaptation. Her areas of expertise include the role of drought in a changing climate, the likelihood of ecological transformation with climate change, and conceptual frameworks to aid natural resource management decisions.
Claire O'Dea (Moderator)
Resources Planning Act Assessment National Program Leader
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Kathy Broughton (Moderator)
Assessment Program Manager
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
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This webinar will review results from the Land Resources Chapter of the 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment and highlight an example of this information being applied to support policy or management decisions.
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Human activities and natural processes have significantly altered the land resources of the United States, and these changes are expected to continue influencing most landscapes into the future. This webinar will review results from the Land Resources Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, summarizing recent land use and land cover changes and their effect on landscape patterns including forest fragmentation. Future projections of land use to 2070 will be presented based on RPA scenarios of climatic and socioeconomic change. To highlight the value of the RPA approach, we will hear about how landscape pattern metrics developed for the RPA Assessment have been adopted in European and global assessments and learn how to access and explore RPA projection data.
Is this technical session for you?
This webinar is intended for land managers, policy makers, and researchers—anyone interested in understanding how the U.S. land base has been changing over time and how it is likely to continue to change in the future. Changes in the land base can have significant effects on the resources these lands provide, so anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing resources would benefit by learning more about ongoing trends and potential futures.
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Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this webinar recording, you will be able to:
1. Explain how the U.S. land base has changed over recent decades and the major land use drivers of forest area changes.
2. Describe how the U.S. land base is projected to continue to change in the future—specifically how certain land uses are projected to increase while others decrease.
3. Identify new ways in which land cover metrics can be used in policy or management.
4. Access and explore the 2020 RPA Assessment's land use change projections.
Rubric
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Evaluation
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CFEs
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
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Kurt Riitters
Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Kurt Riitters is a member of the Forest Health Monitoring Team within the Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center. He joined the Forest Service in 2000 after 15 years of research in quantitative forest ecology and inventory with Federal Agencies and forest industry. He has contributed to RPA assessments since 2000, focusing on the status and trends of landscape patterns.
Peter Vogt
Research Scientist
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Peter Vogt is a research scientist in the field of remote sensing applications focusing on the field of digital image analysis and program development for the exploitation of remote sensing data. He has worked in a variety of fields including the detection of burnt areas, forest fragmentation analysis, oil spill detection, and desert locust monitoring. He developed software that is employed in European and global forest assessments.
Chris Mihiar
Research Economist
USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Chris Mihiar is a Research Economist with the Forest Service’s Center for Economics and Social Science. He specializes in domestic U.S. land use modeling and led the development of the 2020 RPA county-level land use change projections. Recently, he has expanded his research to a global scale by utilizing cloud computing and machine learning algorithms to model the complex interactions between natural and human disturbances, such as climate change impacts and adaptation. His work plays a critical role in informing policy makers, land managers, and the public.
Shivan Gc
Assistant Professor of Forest Economics and Environmental Policy
Department of Forestry, Michigan State University
Shivan Gc is an Assistant Professor of Forest Economics and Environmental Policy in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University. She has a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Science and Policy. Earlier, she worked as an ORISE research fellow with the US Forest Service, Southern Research Station. Her research interest lies in understanding forest landowners’ management decisions, implications of forestry taxes on landowners, biomass and bioenergy, forest products industry supply chain analysis, economic contribution and impact analysis of forest products industry, and forest carbon.
Claire O'Dea (Moderator)
Resources Planning Act Assessment National Program Leader
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Kathy Broughton (Moderator)
Assessment Program Manager
USDA Forest Service Research & Development
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Read the collection of articles in this issue, take a quiz, earn CFEs, and get a certificate! Test your knowledge on 5 of the published articles spanning silviculture, social sciences, harvesting & utilization, and entomology.
Read the Journal of Forestry January 2025 issue and complete the 10-question quiz. Earn 4.0 Category 1 CFEs when you pass the quiz with a score of at least 70%.
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Loblolly Pine Growth and Competition Response to Varied Chemical Site Preparation and Release Treatments 14 Years After Establishment in the Piedmont of Virginia
A. Byers, D.R. Carter, R.L. Cook, B. Strahm, and J. CreightonPutting the Community in Community Forestry Enterprises: Overcoming the Challenges of Collective Decision-Making
M. Siegner, R. Panwar, R. Kozak, and C. SearcyThe Logging Sector in Minnesota and Wisconsin: Status, Issues, and Challenges in 2021
S.A. Bowe, J.M. Ballweg, C.R. Blinn, D.A. Nolle, and R.A. SmailTwenty-Two Year Study of the Spread and Impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Elongate Hemlock Scale in Southwest Virginia
T.J. McAvoy, R. Mays, M. Salem, L. Chamberlin, R. Rhea, C. Asaro, and S.M. SalomLocation, Location, Location: The Influence of Local Social Complexity on Risk Reduction Strategies in a WUI Settlement
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This webinar is centered on primary objectives of the Standards for Certification and Chain of Custody for Urban, Salvaged, and Reclaimed Woods pilot test and what the next steps are in the development of these standards.
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The Urban Wood Standards for North America have been created to help ensure traceability and credibility of urban wood products as well as the organizations providing them; they are intended to be easy to use, time saving and value adding. The insights gained from a pilot test of such standards will be instrumental for Urban Salvaged and Reclaimed Woods Inc. (USRW), helping them to deliver enhanced value to the sector. The pilot is intended to identify issues or obstacles in adopting the Standards for Certification and Chain of Custody for Urban, Salvaged, and Reclaimed Woods as well as any revisions that may be needed to the first version of these standards. The pilot process will aid in identifying strengths, weaknesses, and gaps, providing valuable insights on the most effective methods to implement the standards on a larger scale. Then, reviews and feedback from pilot testers will be taken into consideration when making revision recommendations. This webinar will review primary objectives of this pilot as well as speak to next steps in this pilot program.
Speaker
- Jennifer Alger, USRW Director and UWN Board Member, Urban Salvaged and Reclaimed Woods Inc.
Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for those looking for a co-beneficial approach to the utilization of urban wood in the built environment. Wood producers looking for pathways to enter new markets in urban or built environments may find special value in this webinar. Additionally, students or foresters interested in the development of new wood standards should attend, as it may affect their field in the near future.
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The recorded webinar is accessible through December 11, 2025.
Webinar duration
The duration of this webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Outline the Standards for Certification and Chain of Custody for Urban, Salvaged, and Reclaimed Woods.
2. Describe the pilot process for testing these standards.
3. Identify next steps for USRW Certified Urban Wood, the Standards, and the pathway for certification.
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Evaluation
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Jennifer Alger
Co-owner and President
Far West Forest Products
Jennifer Alger is CEO of Far West Forest Products and manages Wood-Mizer California. She grew up in a traditional forestry family, and for the last 25 years she’s worked specifically with urban and salvaged trees diverting them from landfills and converting them to lumber. Jennifer is on the Board of Directors for the Urban Wood Network, and led a team to develop the first ever Urban Wood Standards and pathway for certification for Urban Wood Network members. She provides many tools that help sawyers in their lumber businesses, and co-founded AncesTREE™ inventory management app and Urban Lumber Market as a solution to her own urban lumber business that is now helping many others to simplify and improve profits in their sawmill businesses regardless of their source of logs.
Kanami Otani (Moderator)
Urban Forest Planner
Dudek
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