Natural Resources Events Calendar
Sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Forestry and the California Department of Forestry Forest Stewardship Program
Reach as many natural resource professionals as you can by announcing your meetings in the Natural Resource Events Calendar. Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp to receive e-mails about updates. Send your event information--title, dates, location, sponsor, contact, cost, target audience, and geographical region to: Sherry Cooper, UC Cooperative Extension, 530-224-4902, fax 530-224-4904, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu.
Forest Stewardship for Landowners
Workshops are in the planning stages for summer/early fall 2008. If you would like more information please contact Sherry Cooper at slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu or (530) 224-4902.
California Forest Pest Council Insect and Disease Tour
July 31, 2008
Location: Shasta and Siskiyou Counties
Sponsor: California Forest Pest Council
Contact: Donald R. Owen, 530-224-2494, don.owen@fire.ca.gov
Region: California
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost:
Notes: Bring a sack lunch to eat in the woods. Bottled water will be provided.
Forest Stewardship Workshop - Forest ecosystems and creating defensible landscapes
August 1, 2008
Location: Paradise-Magalia, Butte County
Sponsor: UCCE, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: Forest landowners and the general public
Cost: $15 if received one week prior to the workshop, $20 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Fee includes materials, lunch and snacks.
Forest Stewardship Workshop - Forest ecosystems and creating defensible landscapes
August 16, 2008
Location: Shingletown, Shasta County
Sponsor: UCCE, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: Forest landowners and the general public
Cost: $15 if received one week prior to the workshop, $20 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Fee includes materials, lunch and snacks.
August 20, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture A: Elements of Forest Sustainability, Robert Powers, USDA FS, PSW (retired)
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
Oak Stewardship Workshop in Monterey County - To Protect and Conserve
August 26, 2008
Location: Salinas, Monterey County
Sponsor: UCCE and California's Oak Woodland Conservation Program
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public, ranchers, farmer, private land managers, conservation organizations and public agencies
Cost: $10 if received 3 days prior to the workshop, $15 if received if not received 3 days prior. On-line registration at http://danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp
Notes: Fee includes materials, lunch and snacks.
August 27, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture B: Wildfire and Forest Health, Carl Skinner, USDA Forest Service, PSW
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
September 3, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture C: Watersheds, Water and Forest Healthy, Lisa Thompson, UC Davis, and Rene Henery, Upper Sacramento River Exchange
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
Forest Stewardship Workshop - Forest ecosystems and creating defensible landscapes
September 5, 2008
Location: McArthur, Shasta County
Sponsor: UCCE, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
Who Will Own the Forest 4 - What Next? - A World Forest Institute Conference
September 8-10, 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Sponsor: University of Georgia's Center for Forest Business as well as many others.
Contact: Michelle Docy, (503)-226-4562
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost: $650 in registered by August 8, 2008. This includes all meals and events.
Notes: To reserve your Sponsorship benefits please contact WFI Director Sara Wu at swu@worldforestry.org or 503-488-2130.
September 10, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture D: Natural Resource Economics, Bill Stewart, UC Berkeley
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
Forest Road Risk Assessment and Management Workshop
September 13, 2008
Location: Weaverville, Trinity County
Sponsor: UCCE, CALFIRE Forest Stewardship
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: Forest landowners and the general public
Cost: $15 if received one week prior to the workshop, $20 after one week prior. On-line registration at: http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
NotesFee includes materials, lunch and snacks.
Timberland and Neighbors: Sooner or Later There Will be Issues
September 23, 2008
Location: Village Green, Cottage Grove, OR
Sponsor: Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Contact: Michele (888) 722-9416, (503) 226-4562, Michele@westernforestry.org
Region: California
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost: $145 if received by September 17, $185 if received after September 17.
Notes: SAF CFE credits are available.
Website: www.westernforestry.org
September 24, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture E: Wildlife and Wildlife Management, Tom Rickman, USDA Forest Service, Lassen National Forest
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
Western Stewardship
September 24-26, 2008
Location:
Sponsor: Sustainable Northwest
Description: Restoring Community and the Land. Tools for small-scale biomass development session on September 25
Website: http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/wss
Sustainable Ranch Management:Spanish Dehesa & California Oak Rangeland
September 26, 2008
Location:
Sponsor: UCCE &
Contact for more infomation: Jim Zingo (805) 781-5938 jzingo@co.slo.ca.us
Cost: $10 by September 23, 2008, $15 late registration, includes snacks & lunch
Contact for registration: Sherry Cooper,
October 1, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Healthy Forest Ecosystems Lecture Series
Lecture F: Climate Benefits of Forest Management, Fred Tornatore, TSS Consultants; Tom Christofk, Placer County; Bill Stewart, University of California, Berkeley; Eric Holst, Environmental Defense Fund; John Bernstein, Pacific Forest Trust
Location: Shasta College's University and Healthy Sciences Campus Community Room, 1400 Market Street, Redding
Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension and The Center for Forestry, CDF Forest Stewardship and Shasta College
Contact: Sherry Cooper, 530-224-4902, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu
Region: California
Audience: General public
Cost: $5 if received one week prior to the workshop, $10 after one week prior. On-line registration at http://ucanr.org/foreststewardship or http://groups.ucanr.org/Forest/
Notes: Seating is limited, so reserve early! 7 lectures over a 3-month period in fall 2008.
California Invasive Plant Council - Wildland Weed Field Courses
October 1, 2008
Location: Bidwell Park, Chico, California
Sponsor: California-IPC
Contact: http://www.cal-ipc.org/symposia/index.php#registration
Region: California
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost: $125 if attending Symposium, $145 if not.
California Forestry Challenge
October 1-4, 2008
Location: Sly Park Environmental Education Center, Pollock Pines, CA
Sponsor:
Contact: Diane Dealey Neill, dianedealeyneill@sbcglobal.net
Region: California
Audience: High School students, teachers, resource professionals, general interest
California Invasive Plant Council 16th Annual Symposium
October 2-4, 2008
Location: Chico, California
Sponsor: California-IPC
Region: California
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Community Forestry Conference
October 2-4, 2008
Location: Arcata,
Contact: Greg Giusti, (707) 463-4495, gagiusti@ucdavis.edu
Cost: $35
Sierra Solutions Conference
October 3-4, 2008
Location: Mammoth, CA
Sponsor: Sierra Business Council & Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Description: Tools for Sustainable Communities, Economies and the Environment, Biomass utilization and stewardship contracting session on October 4th. There will be an opportunity to register for this session only if you do not wish to attend the whole conference.
Website: http:/www.sbcouncil.org/2008SierraSolutions
California Biodiversity Council
October 8-9, 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Sponsor: California Biodiversity Council
Contact: Sherry Cooper, slcooper@nature.berkeley.edu, (530) 224-4902
Region: California
Audience: Professionals, academics, and general interest
Cost: No charge except for optional meals
Notes: Field tour, dinner and meeting;
Website: http://biodiversity.ca.gov/
National Tree Farmer Convention, Where Tall Trees Grow
October 16-18, 2008
Location: Hilton Hotel, Portland, OR
Sponsor: American Tree Farm System and others
Contact: Dick Courter (503) 297-1660
Region: Nationwide
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost: TBA
Website: www.treefarmsystem.org
California Licensed Foresters Association Fall Workshop
October 24, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn, Redding, CA
Sponsor: CLFA
Contact: Hazel Jackson, (209) 293-7323; Fax: (209) 293-7544; Email: clfa@volcano.net;
Cost: $170-$195
Website: www.clfa.org/workshops.htm
Society of American Foresters National Convention
November 5-9, 2008
Location: Reno-Tahoe, Nevada
Sponsor: SAF
Region: National
Audience: Professionals, academics, general interest
Cost: Varies
Notes: Michael J. Walsh from Chicago Climate Exchange, to be keynote
Walsh is Executive Vice President of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only active, voluntary, legally binding integrated trading system to reduce emissions of all six greenhouse gases.
Walsh is Executive Vice President of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only active, voluntary, legally binding integrated trading system to reduce emissions of all six greenhouse gases.
Praise for the 2007 Convention in Portland, Oregon
California Licensed Foresters Association RPF Exam Preparation Seminar
November 21, 2008
Location: Hilton Hotel, Sacramento
Sponsor: CLFA
Contact: Hazel Jackson, (209) 293-7323; Email: clfa@volcano.net;
Cost: $170-$195
Website: www.clfa.org/workshops.htm
The CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions
January 17-19, 2009
Location: Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento, California
Sponsor: California Native Plant Society
Region: California
Audience: Researchers, practitioners, students, and professionals and the general public
Contact: Josie Crawford jcrawford@cnps.org, 916-447-2677