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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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Identification of Common Trees of North Carolina
Need help identifying trees? Our recent publication will help you identify 21 of NC's most common trees. This publication is designed to teach the basics of tree identification by using your observation skills and a dichotomous key based on leaf characteristics. By examining different tree parts and using a simple process of elimination, you will be able to identify trees with confidence.
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Excess water and floods from major storm events can be very damaging to cropland and forestland. Nature-based solutions can help farmers and foresters be 'FloodWise' to reduce the impact of flooding in their community by collecting and storing water on farm and forest lands and reducing rapid downstream flooding by releasing storm flow naturally or through soft engineered structures.Learn More »
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NC Working Lands Website: Forests and Farms are Good for North Carolina
A new NC Working Lands Website is now available! This website, "Forests and Farms Are Good for North Carolina", provides outreach and evidence-based knowledge to landowners of eastern forests and farms in proximity to military installations and ranges. Get information ranging from wildlife stewardship on working forests & farms to innovative land management strategies and working lands tourism.
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NC Year of the Trail
2023 is the NC Year of the Trail! 2023 NC Year of the Trail celebrates our vast network of trails, greenways, and blueways which showcase our diverse landscapes. NC Year of the Trail is the largest statewide celebration of trails and outdoor recreation in North Carolina history. So get outdoors and explore local trails near you this new year!Learn More »
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
January 1, 2023 (Sun), All Day, NC First Day Outdoors. NC First Day Outdoors invites everyone in North Carolina to get outside and try a trail to kick off the new year. Look for organized events or find your own trail to explore! Check out the 25+ NC First Day Outdoors events planned across the state on the Year of the Trail event page!
January 9, 2023 (M), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop @ Belmont Abbey College. Join preservice teachers, K-8 classroom and nonformal educators at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide that includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Registration closes Wednesday, January 4th. Registration costs $20. Get more information and register in advance on the PLT event page.
January 28, 2023 (Sat), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Early Childhood Workshop @ Blue Jay Point County Park. Join other K-8 classroom and nonformal educators at Blue Jay Point County Park in Raleigh, NC as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Trees and Me Early Childhood activity guide and the Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of both guides. Registration closes Friday, January 20th. Registration costs $20. Get more information and register in advance on the PLT event page.
February 20-March 3rd, 2023 (M-Fri), 6th Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange. The 6th Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) was recently announced. This two-week training exchange is designed to increase diversity in the talent pool of fire. The training exchange engages all genders in building a support network for female fire practitioners working to advance their leadership in
wildland fire management. Though WTREX has a focus on women in fire, people of all backgrounds, genders, and professional affiliations are encouraged to apply. The 6th WTREX is planned for February 20th-March 3rd, 2023, in southeastern North Carolina. Applications are closed. Visit the NC WTREX event page for additional information. 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
2023 editors are:Mary Lou Addor, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
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
Rajan Parajuli, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, 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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NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.
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