SAF Learning
Year in Review: Sustainability and Forests
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Webinar information
Professionals may approach sustainability and certification from various perspectives, but ultimately how do we move forward to create “better forests?” Join panelists as they discuss hot topics, innovative ideas, and smart solutions when discussing responsible forestry with various stakeholders. Digest these shared experiences with forest certification from the past year and the projections provided for the years to come to help inform your role in creating better forests.
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Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for professionals who are knowledgeable and interested about responsible forestry, curious about the ways various stakeholders can be informed about the sustainability of their forests, and those who need to know where forest certification is and where it's headed in the years ahead.
Registration
1. Click REGISTER to the right of the webinar title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.
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Pricing
Registration is FREE ($0) for SAF members. Members still need to register to gain access to the webinar.
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Webinar access
The webinar was scheduled for live viewing on December 6, 2023 at 12:30pm 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.
The webinar is accessible within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
This webinar will be archived for future viewing through December 6, 2024 at 11:55 pm ET unless notified otherwise.
Webinar duration
This webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Define responsible forestry.
2. Discuss shared values and share why certification matters.
3. Propose solutions to certification challenges.
Rubric
Successful completion of the webinar is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help the working group and presenters 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.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning CFEs. CFEs will be uploaded to participant CFE records by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
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Tamara Cushing
Extension Forest Business & Economics Specialist
University of Florida
Dr. Tamara Cushing is an Extension Forest Business Specialist at the University of Florida. Her expertise is in forest finance with an emphasis on taxation and succession planning and she works with private landowners and their advisors to provide information needed to make decisions related to forest management. Dr. Cushing holds a forestry degree from the University of Florida, two Master’s degrees – one in Forest Economics and one in Taxation from Mississippi State University, and a PhD from the University of Georgia in Forest Finance. Prior to joining UF in 2021, Dr. Cushing was on the faculty at Kentucky, Clemson and Oregon State and worked for F&W Forestry. Dr. Cushing is an SAF Fellow and served as the 2020 SAF President.
D. Stuart Hale
Forestry Program Manager - US & Canada Carbon Markets Team
The Nature Conservancy
Stuart Hale is the Forestry Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy’s US and Canada Carbon Markets Team and Co-Chair of the Forest Stewardship Council’s US Board of Directors, where he is also currently serving as Interim President. Stuart obtained his BS and MS degrees in Forestry from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with concentrations in Forest Resources Management and Forest Economics and Policy, respectively. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and the Forest Stewards Guild
Tom Kain
Senior Manager for Forest Management Certification Markets
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
I have been an SAF member since 1992. I earned my BS in Forestry and an MS in Natural Resources from Cal-Poly Humboldt in 1995 and 1996 respectively. I have worked in both the land management and wood procurement areas of forestry. My career started on the West Coast but I have lived and worked in Eastern Tennessee for the past 18 years. I was the Tennessee Tree Farm chair from 2007 through 2008, the Tennessee SFI SIC Chair from 2014-2017, KT vice-chair in 2018, KT chair in 2019, KT policy chair for 2020, and the working group 6 sustainability and certification vice-chair in 2022. In my current role for the Forest Stewardship Council US, I assist the forest management certificate holders in the US.
Jason Metnick
Senior Vice President, Customer Affairs
Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI)
Jason leads the standards pillar at SFI, with a focus on elevating the SFI standards as a proof point for sustainable forestry and responsible purchasing. His work advances the standards pillar through engaging and communicating the value of SFI’s standards to certified organizations, customers of SFI‑certified organizations, and others interested in the value of sustainable forestry. Jason has worked at SFI since 2001 and holds a Bachelor of Science in forestry from Northern Arizona University. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and sits on a number of committees related to forest certification, chain of custody, and eco-labeling. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife, two daughters, and Maple the wonder dog.
Robert Grala (Moderator)
Forest Science & Technology Board
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