Silvicultural Options for Degraded Woodlots

Penn State Extension; Pennsylvania Forest Online Seminar Series

Date: May 10, 2022                                                                                             Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes                                                                              Registration: REGISTER HERE FOR LIVE WEBINAR

Presentation summary: Forests may become degraded due to unplanned disturbance, damaging forest health events, or improper past management. Often, these disturbances result in variable and complex conditions within a forest that make it difficult to apply standard/common management approaches with predictable and successful outcomes. Therefore, some creativity by managers is needed in restoring function to these degraded forests. Pennsylvania Forest Seminar: Silvicultural Options for Degraded Woodlots will discuss factors to consider when making silvicultural decisions in degraded stands as well as some common scenarios and their corresponding recommended management approaches. 

Guidance shared in this program is formed by the collective experience of many different forest managers in the Allegheny Forest Health Collaborative who have cooperatively developed some common strategies for managing degraded forest stands.

 *** 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 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.