A note from the Director

The Guild isn’t known for taking the easy road. We have always been an organization that focuses on trying to do the ‘right’ thing even when it’s the difficult thing. For example, responding creatively and effectively to climate change isn’t easy, but it’s what we need to do. We’re bringing fire back to forests that need it even though it would be easier to focus elsewhere. Thankfully, we have new help to make it happen: Carlos Saiz joined the staff in the Southwest, we have great participants in our mentorship program, and we’re hiring in the Lake States!  Thank you for being part of this path – it may not always be easy, but it is rewarding.

NEWS FROM THE FOREST

A return to burning as usual after everything has changed

Glorieta Adventure Camps (the Camps) is located on over 2000 acres of forested land that has thousands of visitors each summer and is home to 100 full-time residents. It is located just to the southwest of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon (HP/CC) Fire of summer 2022. With so much at stake, The Camps chose a proactive approach to wildfire resilience, including thinning, masticating, and creating burn piles.   Read More

A Guild mentorship in the Southwest 

I’m from Ribera, a rural community in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. Working for the Forest Stewards Guild, first as a Forest Stewards Youth Corps (FSYC) crew member, then a FSYC crew leader, and now a mentee, has furthered my interest in conservation and forestry and taught me a wide range of knowledge and skills, from plant ecology to GIS, ecological monitoring to networking, fence repair to team building.  Read More

Upcoming Events

Want Forest Stewards Guild members to know about an event? Have a webinar or project idea? Let us know! Email colleen@forestguild.org. Also, check out our webinar library of recorded webinars you may have missed!

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Notes

A reminder that the Cross Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop registration deadline is March 1st! This will take place in May in Fort Collins, CO. Secure your spot now!

The Guild is deeply engaged in this 2-3-2 Cohesive Strategy Partnership. Watch for news regularly about our efforts and those of partners during this multi-year initiative. This project is one example of increased support and funding nationwide for collaborative restoration efforts, as outlined in a recent press release is available here.

Farm Bill Recommendations for Community-based and Collaborative Capacity. The Guild is making recommendations, developed as part of the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC), for effective use and delivery of Farm Bill programs and authorities: the capacity of community-based entities and locally led collaboratives and partnerships.

Climate smart-er forestry is highlighted in a blog from our Guild member at Hyla Woods in Oregon titled "Starting and Ending with Forests." Check out the events listed above for webinars related to climate smart-er forestry too! And if you missed them, there is one about carbon projects on family-owned forests and another about forest assisted migration research from recent weeks linked in our webinar archive too!

The Guild joined 13 other groups to create the Wildfire Resilience Coalition to advocate for transformational change in how wildfire risk is managed in the United States. A critical component of this work will be to leverage the investments and authorities for wildfire resilience in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Advancing Fire Science through Collaboration is the first in a series of 6 videos on the DoD Wildland Fire Science Initiative (WFSI) campaign at Fort Stewart last March. Watch for all the Southern Fire Exchange videos at this hosting site. 

Dovetail Partners celebrates their 20th anniversary this year! Strong research and community engagement partners of the Guild's, we are grateful for our relationship and collaborative efforts!

We are happy to share member and partner news, celebrations, requests for help or collaborations. If you have notes to share with our readers, please send them to membership@forestguild.org.

Publications and Research

Protection of North American ash against emerald ash borer with biological control: ecological premises and progress toward success. New research gives hope for ash trees in the face of EAB.

Jobs

Check out the Guild's jobs page today and return often for updates. There are three Guild positions open right now and one is an internship!