Upcoming Continuing Forestry Education Opportunities
There is a wide variety of ways that Licensed Foresters can obtain a sufficient amount of Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits to maintain a license.
- Look here for information on the different types of Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits that are permissible.
- Look here for an example of the kinds of CFE credits that some foresters have attended in the past.
- Look here for information on options for maintaining a Massachusetts Forester License.
- Look here for possible offerings at Mt. Wachusett Community College.
- Look here for information on upcoming opportunities organized by the Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry program of UMass Extension.
- Look here for UConn's Geospatial Training Program workshop schedule and upcoming offerings.
- Look here for continuing education offerings from The Landscape Institute (Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University).
- Look here for SOLO (http://www.soloschools.com/) and Wilderness Medicine Associates (http://www.wildmed.com/) offer wilderness first aid and other wilderness medicine courses in our area.
American Tree Farm system now offers group certification auditor training. Contact Liz Yolin at 202 463-2421 or lyolin@treefarmsystem.org for information on regionally held classes.
SAF currently will award CFE credit for reading the latest issue of the Journal of Forestry and taking a brief on-line exam to show mastery of the content. Look here for more details.
First Aid and CPR classes are available from local chapters of the American Red Cross. See here for a listing of local chapter web sites by state. Local chapters will have a listing of upcoming classes. The American Heart Association also provides training courses in CPR and First aid. Look here for a description of their courses, and to search for nearby offerings by zip code.
The Highlands Community Initiative organizes educational opportunities, and announces others in the Highlands Region of western Massachusetts. See: http://hci.thetrustees.org/pages/1599_events_news.cfm for their listing of such opportunities.
The following are examples of some upcoming opportunities. Some may have been pre-evaluated for CFE credit, and some may not have, but may be eligible.
Date posted |
Date[s] of event |
event information |
|---|---|---|
| 18 July | July 30 August 6 August 27 |
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| 18 July | Wednesday, 6 August |
The USDA Forest Service presents: Forest Tax Update session from 10:00
am-12:00 noon on August 6, Wednesday, 2008 in the Yates Building of USDA |
| 18 July | September 10, 11 |
American Forest Foundation presents: Market-based approaches to private lands conservation Market-based approaches, such as payments for biodiversity offsets and
watershed services, provide effective incentives to turn private forests
into even greater assets, encouraging sustainable forestry, and combating
fragmentation and land use change. However, there are few positive examples
of functioning markets that involve family forest owners. To address this
issue, the American Forest Foundation is hosting a workshop on September
10th and 11th, 2008 in Ellicott City, MD, bringing together organizations
and individuals interested in developing strategies for increased family |
| 3 April | September 15, 16, 17, 18 | Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS) presents: Noxious & Invasive Vegetation Management Short Course (NIVM)Pennsylvania This course has evolved to meet the demand and need for training and instruction of professionals involved in the administration and/or application of management strategies for invasive plants here in the Northeastern United States. At the 2007 Northeastern Weed Science Society Conference in Baltimore, MD a group of stakeholders met to discuss the need for the short course and to review the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) history and success in conducting a similar activity for ranchers, federal and state employees and others involved in noxious and invasive weed management. The content of the NEWSS NIVM short course is modeled in part after the Western Course. The NEWSS NIVM Short Course will target public and private land managers (parks, conservancies, preserves, forests, private parcels and farms) from Maine to North Carolina who desire a better understanding of weed management. The course will stress ecologically-based plant management and include monitoring and assessment, prevention, cultural, mechanical and chemical plant management. Classroom, laboratory and field exercises will be utilized and the program will be designed to encourage interaction between instructors and students. Weed management professionals from throughout the Northeast will help conduct the program. To cover the cost of instruction, teaching materials and facility rental we are charging $300.00 for the 2.5 day terrestrial short course and $100.00 for the 1 day aquatic short course or $400.00 for the entire event. Students will have to cover travel, lodging and some meal expenses. At this time we request your assistance in circulating this announcement. The Society has posted the announcement flyer and pre-registration documents on the NEWSS Website www.newss.net. more program information here [pdf]. We appreciate your assistance in disseminating this important and exciting information to potential registrants. Sincerely, |
last updated: 21 July 2008
