| News & Info Brief JOIN THE WOODLAND LEGACY PLANNING NETWORK A new web network provides a forum for landowners, forestry professionals, & legal/financial experts to network & share information about legacy planning. Join the network here: http://successionplanning.ning.com/ BARK & AMBROSIA BEETLE ACADEMY COMING IN MAY 2014 The Forest Entomology Lab at the University of Florida is pleased to invite you to a comprehensive workshop on bark and ambrosia beetles in May 2014. Details and sign up for updates at http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/academy/. FWC RELEASES LAST GROUP OF PLANS TO CONSERVE 60 IMPERILED SPECIES The fourth and final group of draft action plans to conserve dozens of Florida fish and wildlife species is ready for public inspection and input, including plans to protect pillar coral and the Southeastern American kestrel. The public is invited to go to http://myfwc.com/Imperiled to read and comment on the plans for these 13 species, with the last day for public comment being June 21. More on these and other stories on Florida Land Steward blog | | | EAST FLORIDA (Madison County, east and south) | | June 20 | National Wild Turkey Federation Habitat Management Field Tour at Straughn and Simmons Property, near Archer in Alachua County, FL. 8:30 am to 1 pm ET. Topics will include longleaf pine forest restoration and management, prescribed fire (demonstration planned), wildlife habitat management, pine thinning and more. Pre-register by contacting Ricky Lackey at (229) 378-0003, rlackey@nwtf.net or Derek Alkaire, (352) 262-2373, dalkire@nwtf.net. | | June 25 | Conservation Easements from All Angles: Issues and Strategies for Landowner Advisors, 10am - 3:30pm, UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Office Auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala, FL. Presented by Conservation Trust for Florida. Details and registration online: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6831893377/es2/?rank=2# | | August 2-4 | 2013 Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference, Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Details at http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/smallfarms/location.html | | August
12-16 | Natural Areas Training Academy: Basic Certified Wildland Fire Training, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm daily, Waccasassa Forestry Center, Gainesville (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri), Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Melrose (Thurs only), Registration: $100 for university students; $125 for all others (includes registration, materials, and lunch on the day of the live fire exercise) Registration at http://2013_s130-190.eventbrite.com | | August 22 | Invasive Exotic Species and Control Workshop (link to pdf flier) , UF-IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL. Presented by Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program, Treasure Coast CISMA, Osceola County Cooperative Weed Management Area. $15 covers lunch and materials. Details and registration online at
http://fsp-workshop082213.eventbrite.com/. | | WEST FLORIDA (Jefferson County and west) | | June 8 | FAMU Farm Fest 2013, 9 am to 3 pm, FAMU Research & Extension Center, 4259 Bainbridge Hwy, Quincy, FL. Topics include container gardens, horticulture, hydroponics, high tunnels, forestry, livestock, urban farming, vegetable plots, youth development, and more. | | August 24 | Annual Grape Harvest Festival, 8 am to 4 pm, Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, 6505 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317. Hosted by FAMU. For more information, call (850) 599-3996. | | September 19 | Invasive Exotic Species and Control Workshop, UF-IFAS Jackson County Extension Conference Room, Marianna, FL . Presented by Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program and Apalachicola Regional Stewardship Alliance. $10 fee. Register online: http://fsp-workshop091913.eventbrite.com/ | | WEBINARS, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL EVENTS, OTHER | | June 11 | Forestry Webinar: From the Raindrop to the River: The Basics of Forest Hydrology (link) 2 pm, ET. See link for details. | | June 12 | Conservation Webinar: Adopting Cover Crop Systems: Dollars, Sense and Other Considerations (link) , 2 pm, ET. See link for details. | | June 18 | Natural Resources Webinar: Sure, I'll Move Out of the Floodplain (link), 2 pm ET. Explores incentives for people to move out of flood-prone areas. See link for details. | | June 20 | Forestry Webinar: Climate Variability and U.S. Forests (link) , 1pm ET. See link for details. | | June 25 | Webinar: Woodland Legacy Planning: Love Your Land? Make a Plan (link), 1 p.m. EDT. See link for details | | July 9 | Conservation Webinar: Influence of Forest Cover Loss and Land Use Change on Water Quantity and Quality (link) , 12 pm ET. See link for details. | | July 11 | Conservation Webinar: Farming for Beneficial Insects: Pollinators, Predators and Parasitoids, 2 pm ET. See link for details. | | July 25-27 | 2013 National Tree Farmer Convention (link) , Minneapolis, Minnesota. See link for details. | | | | |
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