Management Tools for my Woodland

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Rhode Island WOW Webinar: "You and Your Woods" and "Forest Management"

By: Guest author
Tue, Jun 7, 2022 - 5:30 pm
until 8:30 pm
JOIN US on June 7th, 2022 for TWO very special Women Owning Woodlands webinar topics ON ONE DAY, with two opportunities to watch!

 

“You and Your Woods”

5:30 PM and 7:00 PM EST, June 7th, 2022
A group of people gather in a building listening to a presenter.
Article

Maine Women Owning Woodlands at Hidden Valley Nature Center

By: Guest author
Written by Maddie Eberly, Forest Stewards Guild
Yellow flowers of Blooming coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Article

Anticipating Spring and Invasive Arrivals

By: Guest author
Written by Maddie Eberly, from Orono, Maine
Three women with chainsaws haul logs in front of a log pile and machinery.
Article

New Mexico Women Deliver Firewood to Seniors

By: Guest author
By Sarah DeMay
Five women gather around a felling demonstration.
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Women on the Land Chainsaw Safety Course

By: Maggie Mansfield
Sat, Nov 20, 2021 - 10:30 am
until 6:00 pm
The Massachusetts Women Landowner Group (Women on the Land), Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, North County Land Trust, and the Hubbardston Open Space Committee is offering a two-day chainsaw safety course to build proficiency for beginning women chainsaw users.
Gloria Erickson at the site of a controlled burn near Ely. Photo Sarah Whiting
Article

Gloria Erickson on Building Wildfire Resiliency

By: Maggie Mansfield
By Gloria Erickson, as told to Ashley McFarland. Reposted from Minnesota Women’s Press. See the original article here.
Chainsaws and personal protective equipment
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Chainsaw Safety for Women - Maine

By: Maggie Mansfield
Fri, Oct 1, 2021 - 9:00 am
until 3:30 pm
Register today for this 2-day comprehensive training. Work together alongside a small group of women and learn about safe use of this valuable tool. Topics covered include maintenance, sharpening, basic cuts, bucking, limbing and felling.
Carolyn Brown holding a pick in her meadow
Article

WOW Entomology: South Carolina Landowner Carolyn Brown Confronts Emerald Ash Borer

By: Maggie Mansfield
This is the second in a series of WOW Entomology publications. Each publication highlights a common insect impacting forests in a particular region of the United States, paired with an interview of a woman landowner who has had to address that insect in managing her forest.
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Women's Chainsaw Safety Workshop - Maine

By: Maggie Mansfield
Sat, Aug 28, 2021 - 10:00 am
until 6:00 pm
The Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association and the Lakes Environmental Association of Bridgton, Maine, are partnering to offer a Women's Chainsaw Safety Workshop in August.
Learning about Burning: An Introduction to Prescribed Fire for NC Landowners
Article

Learning about Burning

By: Guest author
By Dakota Wagner, Forest Stewards Guild and North Carolina ForestHer
Women on the Land webinar series
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Women on the Land Webinar Series - Active Stewardship

By: Maggie Mansfield
Wed, May 19, 2021 - 2:30 pm
until 4:00 pm
Women Owning Woodlands is hosting four webinars in May based on “Women on the Land: A Landowner’s Guide to Stewarding Her Woodlands.”

Register here!
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Invasive Trees: When Do Nonnative Trees Become a Problem?

By: Maggie Mansfield
Fri, Feb 26, 2021 - 1:30 pm
Nonnative is not the same as invasive. Trees have purpose in both the natural rural setting and the urban landscape. We’ll discuss the qualities (or lack thereof…) of invasive trees. Also, I’ll name some of the worst species in Arkansas and how they might be addressed in the future.

Presenter: Chandler Barton, Division Forester

Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division
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A vineyard on a sunny day.
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Snow Farm Vineyard Hike and Sip (Vermont)

By: Maggie Mansfield
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 - 2:00 pm
until 5:00 pm
June 13, 2023

2pm - 5pm ET

Snow Farm Vineyard

190 W. Shore Rd., South Hero, VT 05486
Group photo
Article

Learning About Burning in the Sandhills: A Photo Story

By: Guest author
Written by Dakota Wagner, Originally posted by ForestHer NC. Above Photo by Angela Gaskell (SPBA).
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Rhode Island WOW Chainsaw Workshop

By: Maggie Mansfield
Sat, Oct 14, 2023 - 8:00 am
until 4:00 pm
October 14 and 15, 2023

8am - 4pm each day

Saturday location: George Washington State Campground and Management Area (2185 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI 02814)

Sunday Location: Snake Den Farm (90 Brown Avenue, Johnston, RI 02819)

 

For more information or to register, Contact: Paul Dolan, RI RC&D Area Director, 401-500-0399, [email protected]

Please register early as the course is limited to 10 participants.
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ForestHer NC Statewide Gathering

By: Maggie Mansfield
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 - 8:00 am
until 5:00 pm
Aug 24, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Chatham County Extension Center

1192 US-64 Bus, Pittsboro, NC 27312, USA

 

Save the date for this exciting in person statewide celebratory workshop!

 

Learn more!

 
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Nature Journaling in the Gardens (SE Ohio)

By: Maggie Mansfield
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 - 5:00 pm
until 6:00 pm
July 27th, 2023

5-6 PM ET

Bishop Educational Gardens

13200 Little Cola Rd., Rockbridge, OH 43149

Hosted by SE Ohio WOW

 

Join us as we learn how to document different aspects of nature and dive into the phenology of plants. We will also be learning about cyanotyping also known as sun printing. All are welcome.

 

Space is limited and registration is REQUIRED for this FREE program.
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Wisconsin Women's Woodland Gathering

By: Maggie Mansfield
Fri, May 19, 2023 - 5:00 pm
until 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023 | Rosholt, WisconsinOptional Friday overnight for​ n​etworking and socializing​​