Friday, January 24, 2014

Forest Pest Workshop - Port Jervis, NY

The workshop focuses on identification of various invasive species, with a NY Ag Inspector to discuss with. The workshop will include a field session in a stand infested by Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, the prevalent invasive in the area. Contact NYLT for more details.

Date: April 4, 2013
Location: Port Jervis, NY Library
               138 Pike St
               Port Jervis, NY 12771

Cost: $50
Info/Registration: contact NYLT at (518) 463-1297

Instructor: Rebecca Hargreaves
                 Former CCe Agent and not P/T Instructor at SUNY Morrisville

This workshop is approved for  PA SFI and NYLT Continuing Education (C.E.) credit.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Advanced Logger Rescue - NTHA

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Each training has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. YOU CAN ONLY ATTEND ONE SESSIONS FOR 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.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Community Training Workshops


Where / When?
                           March 18, 2014 - West Chester University (Chester County)
                                                                           Register by March 14, 2014
                           April 16, 2014 - Greenwood Furnace State Park (Huntingdon County)
                                                                           Register by  April 11, 2014
                           May 14, 2014 - North Park Lodge, Allegheny County (near Pittsburgh)
                                                                           Register by May 9, 2014
                           June 18, 2014 - Mansfield University (Tioga County)
                                                                           Register by  June 13, 2014
                           (8:30 am to 4:00 pm) - Refreshments will be provided

Cost:                 Free

Register:          Phone (717) 783-2066
                          Email cshafer@pa.gov

For more information: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/insectsdisease/eab/index.htm

Each workshop has been approved for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. YOU CAN ONLY ATTEND ONE SESSIONS FOR 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.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

20th Annual Northeast Regional Contractors & Engineers Workshop

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This workshop counts 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.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Attracting Wildlife with "Weeds"

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: Attracting Wildlife with "Weeds"
Date: March 11, 2014
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:

Many landowners are interested in creating habitat in their backyards to attract wildlife.  However, many of our ecologically important native plants are perceived as weeds when in actuality they are beneficial to wildlife. In this webinar we will discuss the need to create wildlife habitat in your backyard and will draw the distinction between native and non-native weeds.

Presented by:
Katie Ombalski, Conservation Biologist, ClearWater Conservancy

*** 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.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

ESM Dirt and Gravel Roads Workshop

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This workshop counts for 8 hours (2 years) of PA SFI® Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking C.E. credit must submit a completed Non-PA 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.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

First Aid & CPR Training - NTHA

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First aid and CPR is a core training requirement of the PA SFI Professional Timber Harvester Training Program. Therefore, individuals who are working to attain their PA SFI Training card are required to complete this training. However, recertification in first aid and CPR training does NOT qualify for continuing education (C.E.) credit. Individuals seeking core training credit for this course 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 and/or certificate of completion, and a $20 administrative fee (Check made payable to “PA SFI SIC”) to the PA SFI office. Please refer to the PA SFI Training Policy for a complete description of the program requirements.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Free Game of Logging Courses Offered in NY


If Game of Logging courses, now is your chance to do it - for FREE! This incredible class, taught by timber wizard Bill Lindloff of BLProcuts, covers tree-felling techniques, chainsaw safety/maintenance, and performance optimization.
you haven't already taken one of our

This is our 3rd year partnering with NYCAMH to offer these grant-funded courses (regularly $155+) in the Mid-Hudson region. We find landowners to host, and then mark trees whose removal benefits the their management or agricultural production goals.

Monday 2/17 - LEVEL 1 - Tuthilltown Distillery in Gardiner, NY
Wednesday 2/19 - LEVEL 1 - Dan Fin Farm in Delhi, NY
Monday 3/3 - LEVEL 2 - Tucker Farmstead in Warwick, NY (Level 1 required)

For more information and/or to register, email Erika Scott erika.scott@bassett.org

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.

 

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Should Your Business Do More Website Marketing? - NTHA

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Northern Tier Hardwood Association is proud to announce the upcoming FREE short seminar February 15, 2014. Is a website what you need? Brad Zehr, owner of Zehr.com will be giving a short talk on websites and how it could help your business. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the registration form below and send it back. You can also find the registration on the NTHA website at www.nthardwoods.org.


This seminar counts for 2 hours of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. You must complete 2 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 (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.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Clean Water, Healthy Lands

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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.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Electric Hazard Awareness Seminar

When: January 23, 2014, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Farm, Home, & Youth Foundation of Montgomery County (formerly known as Montgomery Co 4H Center), Collegeville, PA 19426 

Featuring: David McQuaid, OSHA Outreach Trainer and Head Instructor of Apprentice Classes, IBEW Local 1919, Pittsburgh, Certified Tree Care Ind. Prof. #00624

This seminar addresses OSHA 29CFR  Part 1910.331—.335, which requires that employers of residential/commercial tree workers who may be exposed to energized electrical conductors during normal tree care or urban forestry operations, document that they annually provide appropriate electrical hazards training for their employees. Completion and documentation of this training satisfies that requirement.

The training is a component, but by itself does not meet levels required for line clearance tree worker certification. OSHA Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution  Standard 29 CFR 1910.268, or .269 requires that training and certification for telecomm-unications workers and line clearance tree workers meet more stringent rescue and work standards. OSHA may assess penalties for non-compliance as great as a $70,000 fine, a year in jail, or both. Training standards are stated in Appendix B of ANSI Z133.1-2000. The training covers the following topics:
-Electricity and the Utility Industry
-Electrical Hardware
-Recognizing Electrical Hazards
-Tree Work Near Electrical Conductors
-Rescue Logistics
-The Worker Safety Standards

Cost: $100 per person includes materials, lunch and breaks

Please register online by January 16, 2014 at http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/forests/courses
Or contact: Penn State Extension at 610-489-4315 or jxs51@psu.edu

ISA Certified Arborist Credits available

Thanks to our partners: Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry, Penn State Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, and USDA Forest Service, State & Private Forestry

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.


Online mapping tools for the natural resource professional - Part 4: Google Earth (GE) Part 2 (Intermediate)

Session Details:
Jan 22, 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 section review GE basics and then extends to details about creating and editing data. Importing sources of data such as shapefile (ArcGIS) format will be covered. Another important way to enter data is your own aerial images; this section covers the image overlaying process. The free version of GE does not calculate acreages and this section will cover how this may be accomplished using third party software (EasyAcreage). Last, we will cover exporting you maps and inclusion in your management plan documents. 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.