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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests
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. As authors consider the importance of future forests, they acknowledge the influential past, present, and future role of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge in shaping forest ecosystems, in combination with Western science for recommendations to restore resilience to our nation’s forests.
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National Pollinators and Great Outdoors Month
June is National Pollinators Month and Great Outdoors Month. It's a
time to celebrate pollinators, spread the word about what we can do to protect them, and a reminder to explore our nation's natural beauty! Improve your woodlands for pollinators with pollinator-friendly plants and conservation practices.
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NC's First Forestry Course with an Industry-Aligned Credential for High School Students
The
North Carolina Forestry Association and NC FFA Association have partnered to create NC's First Forestry Course with an industry-aligned credential for high school students: AN53 Natural Resources II-Forestry! The new curriculum, available this fall, aims to foster the next generation of forest workers in NC.
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The Woman Landowner Academy
Many women find themselves owning land
unexpectedly, without the tools and knowledge for doing what's best for the land and their family. The Woman Landowner Academy is a six-week program that meets every Tuesday at 11:30am EST starting July 16th and ending August 20th, 2024. It is meant to provide you with all your landowner foundational needs. You'll get the tools and resources to ask the right questions, find the right resources, and have the right plans developed for your land and your goals.
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Send Us Your Suggestions!
We want to know what you want to know! Please send your suggestions, comments, and concerns to our email. If you want more information on economics, forest management, education opportunities, estate planning, or any other topic, let us know and we are happy to work to include it.
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
June 15th, 2024 (Sat), 9:30 - 4 PM ET, Trees and Me! Project Learning Tree for Early Childhood Educators. Join other early childhood classroom and nonformal educators at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Trees and Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children activity guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of the guide. Register for $20 by Friday, June 7, at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT NC Botanical Garden event page.
June 21st, 2024 (F), 8:30 - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators in Greenville, NC as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Register for $20 by Friday, June 14 at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT Pitt County event page.
July 16th, 2024 (Tu), 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET, The Woman Landowner Academy. When you join The Woman Landowner Academy, you'll be enrolled in the next Academy training (Starting July 16th, 2024) where you'll start your transformation from anxious and uncertain to confidently empowered landowner! Included is group coaching on highly anticipated landowner topics, printed workbook with action steps for each
section, private Facebook Group connections, Land and Ladies Forest Landowner Certificate, lifetime access to all materials. Cost is $349. Get more information and register on the Land & Ladies webpage.
July 17th, 2024 (W),
9 AM - 3 PM ET, Heirs Property Summit (Union County). Attend our hands-on, practical workshop about heirs property in Monroe, NC! Learn about the origin and history of heirs property and estate planning and legal strategies to secure their land. Come to connect with resources and other technical assistance including some potential opportunities to listen from a panel who are dealing with heirs issues.
Registration is free and open to all in surrounding counties. Get more information with the NC A&T Heirs Property Summit page. Register now using the July sign-up form.
July 25th, 2024 (Th), 8 AM - 5 PM ET, 2024 Youth STEAM Summit. Meet and mingle with STEAM professionals who received their academic degrees at North Carolina institutions. Dive into other STEAM-related topics and careers like natural resources and water quality. All this, door prizes and more during this full day of activities and learning for rising 9th- to 12th-grade students, their parents, school counselors, educators and youth leaders. Exhibitors will include natural resources and agricultural agencies, STEM vendors, forestry companies, and
colleges and universities. Lunch and refreshments provided free of charge. At the end of the day, registered students can spend up to 90 minutes (at no cost!) enjoying the Rocky Mount Event Center's recreation area featuring an arcade, a rope course and an indoor rock climbing wall! Registration deadline is July 15. Learn more and register on the Sustainable Forestry & Land Retention Project Eventbrite page.
September 7th,
2024 (Sat), 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Forestry Landowner Summit. If you own forested property or are interested in forest ownership in the mountains of North Carolina, this workshop will provide you with essential knowledge on a variety of forestry and wildlife topics that you can apply to your forest. You will learn about current issues impacting our forests and practices you can implement to improve and keep your forest for generations. You can choose from a wide selection of topics including forest farming, basic forestry terms, wildlife, forest succession, and private land recreation. Registration is $25. Get more information and register on the NC State Reporter 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
2024 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Electric 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, NCSend Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
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