Online mapping tools for the natural resource professional - Part 3: Google Earth (GE) Part 1 (Basics)

Session Details:
Jan 15, 2014 12:00 pm US/Eastern     Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. ***

Presenters/Authors:
James Jeuck, Forestry Extension Associate, NC State University

What will you learn?
This mapping tool is a must for all natural resource professionals. It is one of the best ways to develop and share map data with landowners as it allows visualization at the landscape level. You can create, save, and share project datasets freely, view historic aerial images, add GPS, photos and even your own aerial images. This section covers basic information about GE navigation, exploratory tools, searches, layers, and data creation in My Places. Data creation will consist of development of project folders and creation of points (placemarks), lines (pathways), and polygons. Importing GPS data will be introduced. Editing spatial data and descriptive information, saving and sharing data files will be covered. learn more here...

Webinar Access Instructions!
To participate, go to www.forestrywebinars.net, conservationwebinars.net or bioenergyenergywebinars.net on the day of the webinar, click on Upcoming Webinars, and find this one.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form  (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

 

The last bats in PA: bat ecology and white-nose syndrome

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: The last bats in PA: bat ecology and white-nose syndrome
Date: January 14, 2013
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration: Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars

Presentation summary:
Bats have been keeping insect populations in check for millions of years. By consuming June bugs, tent caterpillars, corn rootworm beetles, stinkbugs, and other agricultural and forest insect pests, they’ve been performing a valuable ecological service for free. In this webinar we will discuss the ecology of Pennsylvania’s only flying mammals and how the recent outbreak of white-nose syndrome has affected their populations.

Presented by: Richard Fritsky, Regional Wildlife Diversity Biologist, Pennsylvania Game Commission

*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Hardwood Log Bucking Workshop - NTHA

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This workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Utilizing Consumer-Grade GPS Technology on Your Private Forestlands

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: Utilizing Consumer-Grade GPS Technology on Your Private Forestlands
Date: December 10, 2013
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration:
Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars

Presentation summary: The dawn of the 21^st Century ushered in the era of accessible Consumer-Grade GPS receivers for private forest landowners.  Consumer-Grade, also known as Recreation-Grade and/or Civilian-Grade, GPS receivers have become reasonably priced, user friendly and capable of meeting the accuracy standards required for forestland management.  A Consumer-Grade GPS receiver paired with free software is a powerful solution that empowers a landowner to map, delineate, archive, analyze and navigate their forest.  Join me as I demonstrate how to marry Consumer-Grade GPS hardware with software technologies.  This webinar will provide participants a baseline understanding of how to purchase and use a Consumer-Grade GPS receiver.

Presented by: Brent A. Harding, Forester, Penn State Dept. of Ecosystem Science & Mgmt.

*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Online Mapping Tools for the Natural Resource Professional: My Land Plan

Session Details:Dec 4, 2013 12:00 pm US/Eastern     Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. ***

Presenters/Authors:
James Jeuck, Forestry Extension Associate, NC State University

What will you learn?
This section covers the new American Forestry Foundation / American Tree Farm System land planning tool, My Land Plan. This is a full service planning and information sourcing / sharing tool for private forest landowner. This tool creates forestland projects that include basic mapping of land features and goal development for those features. Important documents relating to the land plan can be loaded and a journal can be kept and shared with the My Land Plan Community. Throughout, there are numerous ways to obtain detailed information including an “ask the expert” where professionals may contribute in peer to peer information sharing. learn more here...

Webinar Access Instructions!
To participate, go to www.forestrywebinars.net, conservationwebinars.net or bioenergyenergywebinars.net on the day of the webinar and following the instructions.

Sponsored by: NCSU Extension Forestry, Southern Region Extension Forestry, Texas Agrilife Extension.


This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Game of Logging Training - NTHA

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Each Game of Logging workshop counts for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Additionally, Game of Logging 1 is a Core Requirement of PA SFI Training. Individuals seeking C.E. or Core training credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

GIS & GPS Mapping & Forestry Mapping Techniques

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This workshop has been approved for 4 hours (1 year) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Establishing Golden-wing Warbler Habitat - NTHA

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This workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Conservation and Management of Declining Bat Populations in Eastern Forests

Session Details:
Oct 25, 2013 1:00 pm US/Eastern Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. ***

Presenters/Authors:
Susan C. Loeb, U.S. Forest Service Research Ecologist
Who should participate?
Foresters
wildlife Biologist
Landowners
Loggers
Natural Resource Professionals

What will you learn?
Bats in the eastern U.S. are experiencing significant declines due to disease, wind-turbines, and loss and fragmentation of their forested habitats related to urban development. Climate change may also impact their populations and distribution. U.S. Forest Service Research Ecologist Susan C. Loeb, will discuss the plight of different bat species as well as the results of recent studies on the effects of forest management and other disturbances on their populations and how forest management can be used to create habitat. Loeb will also discuss a new plan to monitor bat populations at local, regional, and continental scales that will assist managers and policy makers in developing better conservation and management strategies for these important species. learn more here... 

Webinar Access Instructions!
To participate, go to www.forestrywebinars.net, conservationwebinars.net or bioenergyenergywebinars.net on the day of the webinar and following the instructions below:


This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Game of Logging - New York

The following programs are being offered at Cornell University’s Arnot Forest, 611 County Road 13, VanEtten, NY. Directions available at:  www.arnotforest.info. Attendees meet at the field campus parking lot, beyond the lodge at 7:45 AM, and conclude no earlier than 4:00 PM, often longer. Trainings are held regardless of weather, so please dress accordingly. Trainings are held regardless of the weather so please dress accordingly.

Level I on Wednesday, October 23
Level II on Thursday, October 24

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Participants should plan to bring: lunch, water, their own chainsaw and personal protective equipment, including: hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, and chaps.

Pre‐registration and pre‐payment are required:

Registration fees for NYFOA/NYSMPA members are $132 per day and non-members are $152 per day. Registration includes hands-on training, handouts, and a certificate of completion. Registration is limited to 10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Minimum of 6 participants required to hold class. Overnight accommodations are available for an additional fee, contact the Arnot at: 607-589-6095.

Each Game of Logging workshop counts for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Additionally, Game of Logging 1 is a Core Requirement of PA SFI Training. Individuals seeking C.E. or Core training credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Roach Bauer Forestry Forum

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This forum counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (will be available at the Forum), an agenda, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

How To Keep Your Logger Boots Clean Workshop

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This workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (this form may not be available at the training so you will need to print it out beforehand), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Forms will be made available at the workshop. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Chainsaw Safety

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: Chainsaw Safety
Date: October 8, 2013
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration:
Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars/previous

Presentation summary: This webinar will discuss safe operation of chainsaws in the woods, why chainsaws are dangerous, and how an operator can protect their self. The webinar will cover wearing proper PPE, assessing hazards, escape routes, and more.

Presented by: Evan Stover, Partner and Business Manager, L & E Stover Enterprises.


*** Please note: Continuing Education credits are not available for reviewing recorded webinars. You must participate in the live seminar to receive credit.

This webinar counts for 1 hour of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 3 additional hours of C.E. credit to add 1 year to your training card expiration date. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-SFI Course C.E. credit form (Please request that the webinar administrator send PA SFI confirmation of your participation), a course agenda or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Continuing Education credit can only extend your PA SFI Training Card expiration date by a maximum of 3-years from the current calendar year. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.