Appalachian Cove Virtual Series

The Forest Stewards Guild's Appalachian Cove Virtual Series

(1) The effect of timber harvest on the growth of American ginseng
Date: August 7, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsduqqqDkuHNLLqit9VuYEEXE2vLgnMUaW
This webinar is approved for 1 hour (0.25 years) of PA SFI continuing education credit

Presentation Summary: Ginseng is the premier medicinal non-timber forest product in the United States. In this webinar, we will ask: “Do the traditional logging practices of eastern hardwood forests have negative side effects on the survival, growth, and reproduction of wild American ginseng?”

Presenters: Dr. James McGraw, and Dr. Jennifer Chandler (who is the Guild’s new Southeast Program Manager). More about them and this webinar are on the event page.



(2) Tom's Run Preserve Virtual Field Tour
Date: September 4, 2020 
Presentation Summary: Join us on a pre-recorded virtual field tour of Tom's Run Preserve in West Virginia,lead by West Virginia Land Trust.Recording will be made available on this day. Watch the event page (https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/appalachian-cove-virtual-series-tom-runs-field-tour/) and for an email with the link to access it then!



(3) Managing invasives in cove sites
Date: October 2, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdOCopzstGta6viqii29Q7hoa1sabnMr0
This webinar is approved for 1 hour (0.25 years) of PA SFI continuing education credit
 
Presentation Summary: Do you have problems with invasive plants in your forests? Join us for this interactive webinar to learn about techniques for managing invasives in coves from EcoForesters.



(4) Aquatic biodiversity in Appalachian coves
Date: Tentaively November 6, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
More details will be announced on the event site as we have them!


This webinar series counts for 4 hours (1 year) of PA SFI Continuing Education (C.E.) credit. Each session counts for 1 hour (0.25 years) of credit. 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 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.