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Forest Landowner Support Webinar: Cost-Share Programs
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/21/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Webinar information
The Society of American Foresters is proud to partner with the USDA Forest Service and the US Endowment of Forestry and Communities to empower small landowners to maintain healthy and resilient working forests through Forest Landowner Support (FLS) grants. This webinar highlights the impact that FLS funding has had on various cost-share programs across the US. This webinar features professionals from various FLS awarded programs who will share information about their programs, challenges, and success stories. Panelists will discuss how they are using FLS funding to support existing or emerging cost-share programs.
This webinar will be live on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 pm ET.
Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for Forest Landowner Support awarded partners, professionals, landowners, and anyone who wants to learn about landowner assistance programs.
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.
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Webinar Access
The webinar will be live on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 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 and 30 minutes.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Define forestry cost-share programs.
2. List specific cost-share programs.
3. Identify how to access cost-share programs and their associated benefits.
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 1.5 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 recording, access this webinar recording within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate by accessing the webinar information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through April 21, 2027. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
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Tom Derr
Wildfire Resilience Program Manager
National Forest Foundation
Tom Derr is a Wildfire Resilience Program Manager with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) where he supports the development of cross-boundary efforts to enhance landscape resilience at scale. He works with an interdisciplinary team that collaborates with landowners and partners to coordinate partnerships, fundraising, and action on the ground. Prior to NFF, Tom spent several years working on a global collaborative promoting landscape restoration. His passion for landscape restoration and resilience stems from his time serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and a master’s in human geography from Utah State University.
Sadie Brown
Private Forestry Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry
Sadie Brown is the Private Forestry Specialist for the WI DNR Division of Forestry. In her role she leads program management and policy development for the statewide Private Lands Forestry program. She also oversees the Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program (WFLPG) which is a cost-share program designed to assist woodland owners in completing forestry practices on their property. Before starting her current role, Sadie started her career with WI DNR over a decade ago as a Forester and then a Staff Specialist. Sadie is a proud UW-Madison graduate who currently resides near her alma mater. In her spare time, she loves spending time in nature with her family, and training for a half-marathon when she needs a break.
Joe Rossetti
Hardwood Initiative Coordinator
Virginia Department of Forestry
Joe Rossetti has spent most of his career at the Virginia Department of Forestry as a field forester assisting landowners with planning and implementing projects, responding to wildfires, and inspecting logging operations for compliance with water quality laws. Now the first Hardwood Initiative Coordinator, Joe works to improve management of hardwood forests. With the addition of the Forest Landowner Support Cost Share, Joe also administers a new Growing And Protecting forests program to assist landowners with managing existing pine forests. Joe Rossetti holds a Forest Resources Management degree from West Virginia University.
Morgan Alexander-Mims (Moderator)
Community Engagement Specialist
Society of American Foresters
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