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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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Managing Trees Under Drought Conditions
North Carolina is facing drought conditions with many areas in severe to extreme drought. What does this mean for your forests?
The Forest Drought Response Index indicates some NC areas are abnormally dry or in moderate to extreme drought.
The good news is that drought alone usually does not kill mature trees. However, newly planted trees may require care. During drought, wildfire conditions remain high-risk; please take appropriate cautions.
Image: Drought Stress in Loblolly Pine. Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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NC Forest Service's Timber Loss Relief Program
Did you lose timber because of Hurricane Helene?
The N.C. Forest Service is offering a new disaster recovery program, the Timber Loss Relief Program, that will partially compensate eligible woodland owners in 39 disaster-declared counties for the value of timber loss because of Hurricane Helene. The deadline to apply is June 12th. Visit the N.C. Forest Service (TLRP) webpage to learn more and to subscribe to receive information about program eligibility, frequently
asked questions, the TLRP application process, and more.
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North Carolina Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) Map
Want to conduct a prescribed burn one day but don't know where to start? Join a prescribed burn association (PBA) of fellow landowners conducting burns on each other's land.
Find out which PBA you can join with our new statewide PBA map! Users can access county boundaries of each PBA, contact information for each PBA coordinator, and PBA website links.
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New Wildland Fire Extension Associate, Stephen Ruswick!
Please join us in welcoming Stephen Ruswick to the NC State Extension Forestry team! As a nationally qualified wildland firefighter with extensive prescribed fire experience across the U.S., Stephen is excited to mentor students in fire and coordinate prescribed fire at NC State. Keep an eye out for his work as he joins our outreach efforts!
Learn More »
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
May 4th, 2026 (M), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Piedmont PBA Women's Chainsaw Workshop. This all-day workshop is designed to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for women who have little to no experience using chainsaws and would like to get more hands-on instruction and practice. We will discuss personal protection equipment (PPE), chainsaw maintenance and training in basic chainsaw use and safety. This workshop is geared toward women, however, all are welcome! *Registration is currently full, but the waitlist is open.* Learn more and register for the Women's Chainsaw Workshop event page.
May 15th, 2026 (Fri), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, PLT For Summer Camps! Explore Your Environment K-8 Project Learning Tree Workshop. Project Learning Tree's flagship activity guide, Explore Your Environment, is often used in classrooms and for structured programming at environmental education centers. But what about summer camps when programming can be a bit more free-flowing and not as structured? Join PLT Facilitators at Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durhman, NC for a PLT workshop that will focus on PLT's use specifically in summer camps. Learn more and register for $20 by Friday, May 8th at 5pm on the PLT Piedmont Wildlife Center event page.
May 18th - May 21st, 2026 (M - Th), 8 AM - 12 PM, Dry Kiln's Operator's Short Course. This short course at NC State University in Raleigh, NC, provides practical instruction on how hardwood lumber is effectively kiln-dried. It is designed for kiln operators, supervisors, and yard personnel, whether they are new to the field or experienced. The course is built around "learning by doing" through hands-on exercises. Learn more and register for $350 on the Annual Dry Kiln Operator's Short Course event page.
May 21st, 2026 (Th), 9 AM - 4 PM, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop at Hardly Alpaca Farm. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals (and maybe a few alpacas!) at Hardly Farm in Castalia, NC, as we explore activities in Project Learning Tree's flagship activity guide, Explore Your Environment. Every participant will leave with a copy of the guide. Learn more and register for $20 by Friday, May 15th at 5pm on the PLT Hardly Farm event page.
May 28th, 2026 (Th), 9 AM - 4 PM, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop at Holmes Educational State Forest. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals at Holmes Educational State Forest in Hendersonville, NC, as we explore activities in Project Learning Tree's flagship activity guide, Explore Your Environment. Every participant will leave with a copy of the guide. Learn more and register for $20 by Wednesday, May 20th at 5pm on the PLT Holmes State Forest event page.
June 1st, 2026 (M), 9:30 AM - 4 PM, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop at Wilson Center for Nature Discovery. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals at the Wilson Center for Nature Discover in Linville, NC, as we explore activities in Project Learning Tree's flagship activity guide, Explore Your Environment. Every participant will leave with a copy of the guide. Learn more and register for $20 by Friday, May 22nd at 5pm on the PLT Grandfather Mountain event page.
June 16th, 2026 (Tu), 8:30 AM - 4 PM, Longleaf Pine Workshop for Private Landowners and Professionals. Join us for a full day of longleaf pine programming in Currie, NC, including expert presentations, catered lunch, and guided field tours. Topics will include the benefits of longleaf pine, establishment practices, prescribed fire, and current markets. The field tour will highlight a range of management approaches and landowner objectives across multiple sites. Learn more and register for $15 on the NC Forest Service Longleaf event page.
Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The 2026 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Nathan Gatlin, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilkesboro, NC
Jameson Boone, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Send Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, Savannah Moore, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
If you received this email as a forwarded message, and like what you see, please add yourself to our mailing list by subscribing below.
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