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Mature and Old Growth Science Summit Technical Sessions
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Technical session package information
This package contains 5 technical sessions from the Mature and Old Growth Science Summit held from March 4-6, 2024 in Washington, DC. The sessions contained in this package are briefly summarized below.
Session One: How Culture, Ethics, and History Influence our Views of MOG - Hear from three speakers on philosophical, historical, and cultural considerations for how we approach forest policy and management of mature and old-growth forests.
Session Two: USDA Forest Service: Agency Update on the MOG Initiative - The USDA Forest Service provides an update on the latest science and policy developments shaping their ongoing Mature and Old Growth Initiative with an emphasis on the environmental impact statement anticipated for summer 2024.
Session Three: Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests - This presentation overviews an ecocultural state-of-knowledge report that brings together Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to support climate and wildfire adaptation strategies for forest landscapes.
Session Four: Balancing Carbon and Resilience on the Forested Landscape - These presentations seek to help us understand how to balance forest health and resilience with optimized carbon storage. They also present multiple narratives on forest carbon management as related to mature and old-growth forests.
Session Five: Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Regional Ecology and Management - In this session, we hear from experts representing their respective region to help us understand how we define, assess, and foster the conservation of old-growth forests.
Are these technical sessions for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the package title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
2. After checking out, this package 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 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'.
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Recording access
The archived recordings of these technical sessions are available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access each technical session within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information). From there you will be able to access individual recordings.
Recording duration
This package is comprised of five sessions.
Session One: How Culture, Ethics, and History Influence our Views of MOG - 62 minutes
Session Two: USDA Forest Service: Agency Update on the MOG Initiative - 54 minutes
Session Three: Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests - 36 minutes
Session Four: Balancing Carbon and Resilience on the Forested Landscape
(a) USDA Forest Service: Agency Assessment of Carbon Stocks and Forests - 48 minutes
(b) Strategies for Forest Carbon Management - 56 minutes
Session Five: Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Regional Ecology and Management
(a) Northern Forests - 50 minutes
(b) Southern Forests - 49 minutes
(c) Dry Western Forests - 47 minutes
(d) Pacific Northwest Forests - 40 minutes
CFEs
CFEs for each session are tracked through completion of those technical session recordings. The entire learning product must be completed to receive CFEs. View each session overview for more information on CFEs and certificates.
Session One - 1.0 Category 1 CFE
Session Two - 0.5 Category 1 CFE
Session Three - 0.5 Category 1 CFE
Session Four - 1.5 Category 1 CFEs
Session Five - 3.0 Category 1 CFEs
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Once you are registered for this learning product, access this package and these technical session recordings within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate accessing the technical session information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
Hear from three speakers on philosophical, historical, and cultural considerations for how we approach forest policy and management of mature and old-growth forests.
Technical session information
How do we define mature and old-growth forests? How do we place clear policy parameters around a system that is in a state of constant change and operates on cycles of decades or centuries? Is forest management a natural or unnatural phenomena, and how does our understanding of human history influence this question? We hear from three speakers on philosophical, historical, and cultural considerations for how we approach these questions and their influence on science and policy.
Is this technical session for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
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 learning product 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 technical session recording 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!
Recording access
The archived recording of this technical session is available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Recording duration
This technical session recording is 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:
1. Define mature and old-growth forests.
2. Describe policy parameters for a system that is in a constant state of change operating on long-term cycles.
3. Explain the role of human history influences of deciphering forest management as either a natural or unnatural phenomena.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by watching the entire technical session recording 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 viewing this recording and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to technical session
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 June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
Need Help?
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.
Refund
This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
The USDA Forest Service provides an update on the latest science and policy developments shaping their ongoing Mature and Old Growth Initiative with an emphasis on the environmental impact statement anticipated for summer 2024.
Technical session information
Stemming from language in Executive Order 14072 (April 2022), the Mature and Old Growth Initiative is an effort to conserve mature and old-growth forests across federal forestlands. The USDA Forest Service provides an update on the latest science and policy developments shaping this ongoing effort with an emphasis on the environmental impact statement anticipated for summer 2024.
Is this technical session for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
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 learning product 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 technical session recording is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to the 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!
Recording access
The archived recording of this technical session is available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Recording duration
This technical session recording is 54 minutes.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will be able to:
1. Define Executive Order 14072 and its effect on mature and old-growth forests.
2. Outline the goals of the Mature and Old Growth (MOG) Initiative.
3. Summarize how the USDA Forest Service addresses risk when managing mature and old-growth forests.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by watching the entire technical session recording 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 0.5 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 viewing this recording and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to technical session
Once you are registered for this learning product, 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 June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
Need Help?
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.
Refund
This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
This presentation overviews an ecocultural state-of-knowledge report that brings together Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to support climate and wildfire adaptation strategies for forest landscapes.
Technical session information
North American forests are experiencing unprecedented challenges due to extreme wildfires, pathogen and insect outbreaks, heat stress, drought, rapid development, and invasive species. Exacerbated by climate change, these threats collectively diminish cultural values, economic values, and habitat. Contemporary and historical management, including a long legacy of fire exclusion in many sites, are root causes of current forest conditions.
This presentation overviews an ecocultural state-of-knowledge report that brings together Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Western Science (WS) to support climate and wildfire adaptation strategies for forest landscapes. This report builds on federal directives to respectfully and intentionally braid IK and WS knowledge systems in a Two-Eyed Seeing approach that informs climate- and wildfire-adaptation strategies to conserve our public forests.
Is this technical session for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
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 learning product 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 technical session recording is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to the 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!
Recording access
The archived recording of this technical session is available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Recording duration
This technical session recording is 36 minutes.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will be able to:
1. Describe the Two-Eye Seeing approach.
2. Name at least two climate- and wildfire- adapted strategies to conserve public forests.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by watching the entire technical session recording 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 0.5 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 viewing this recording and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to technical session
Once you are registered for this learning product, 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 June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
Need Help?
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.
Refund
This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits
These presentations seek to help us understand how to balance forest health and resilience with optimized carbon storage. They also present multiple narratives on forest carbon management as related to mature and old-growth forests.
Technical session information
Among their many benefits, forests present an invaluable resource for carbon sequestration and storage in our efforts to mitigate climate change. Notably, forest density and carbon stock accumulation can exacerbate threats to forest health and resilience, prompting a need to understand how we can balance forest health and resilience while optimizing for carbon storage.
Is this technical session for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
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 learning product 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 technical session is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to the 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!
Recording access
The archived recordings of this technical session are available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Recording duration
This learning product is comprised of two recordings.
(a) USDA Forest Service: Agency Assessment of Carbon Stocks and Forests is 48 minutes long.
(b) Strategies for Forest Carbon Management is 56 minutes long.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will be able to:
1. Highlight results from the mature and old-growth threat analysis.
2. Describe forest carbon trends and how they relate to mature and old-growth forests.
3. Contrast the narratives and approaches to forest management with carbon- and climate-focused objectives.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by watching all included recordings 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 viewing this recording and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to technical session
Once you are registered for this learning product, access these technical session recordings 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 June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
Need Help?
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, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org.
Refund
This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.
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Contains 6 Component(s), Includes Credits
In this session, we hear from experts representing their respective region to help us understand how we define, assess, and foster the conservation of old-growth forests.
Technical session information
In one of its initial efforts under the Mature and Old Growth Initiative, the USDA Forest Service identified over two hundred old-growth forest types across the US. Each forest type presents unique combinations of species, structural components, and associated threats, among many other variables. In this session, we hear from experts representing their respective region to help us understand how we define, assess, and foster the conservation of old-growth forests.
Is this technical session for you?
These recordings are intended for students and professionals in forestry interested in federal forest policy, defining and conserving mature and old-growth forests, tribal forestry and traditional ecological knowledge, and climate-informed forestry broadly.
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 learning product 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 technical session is FREE ($0) for all viewers.
Members and non-members still need to register to gain access to the 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!
Recording access
The archived recordings of this technical session is available through June 20, 2025. Registrants will be informed if this changes.
Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Recording duration
This learning product is comprised of four recordings.
(a) Northern Forests is 50 minutes long.
(b) Southern Forests is 49 minutes long.
(c) Dry Western Forests is 47 minutes long.
(d) Pacific Northwest Forests is 40 minutes long.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:
1. Compare strategies to maintain old-growth across Northern, Southern, Dry Western, and Pacific Northwest forests.
2. List the threats to old-growth forests for Northern, Southern, Dry Western, and Pacific Northwest forests.
3. Outline the ecology and structural components for each old-growth forest species combination for Northern, Southern, Dry Western, and Pacific Northwest forests.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by watching all included recordings 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 3.0 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 viewing this recording and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
Return to technical session
Once you are registered for this learning product, access these technical session recordings 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 June 20, 2025. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.
Need Help?
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, email ForestEdSupport@safnet.org.
Refund
This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.
