Workshops, Training Sessions, Meetings

[Ron Scott]

Forest Management in Riparian Areas
A conference to acess the techniques for manageing forests in riparian areas

Sponsored by the Michigan Society of American Foresters

October 30-31, 2007

RAM Center, Grayling, Michigan

Contact: Doug Lee

[Ron Scott]

EARLY NOTICE -- GREAT LAKES FOREST ALLIANCE CONFERENCE

Crisis or Opportunity? Sustaining and Strengthening Forest-Based
Industries in the Great Lakes Region

June 23-25, 2008
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center; Madison, Wisconsin

A conference convened by
Great Lakes Forest Alliance, Inc.

Conference Objectives:

Raise awareness about the state of the industry … Learn about trends in markets, forest land ownership, investment dynamics, and the opportunities and barriers to global competition.

Draw attention to current industry initiatives … Understand how industry challenges are being addressed by state and provincial governments, the industry, and others in the region.

Highlight opportunities and challenges of emerging markets … Hear about
emerging markets associated with the growing bioeconomy, carbon trading, and ecosystem services.

Explore approaches to maintaining working forests … Learn about the role of
conservation easements and innovations in large land transactions in maintaining working forest lands.

Identify gaps and opportunities for collaboration … Help to identify gaps in
knowledge, activities, policy tools, etc. that will inform the development of a strategic action agenda to sustain and strengthen forest-based industries in the Great Lakes region.