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The Woodland School, which is run by the Aldo Leopold
Foundation, is offering a two-day seminar on Forest Certification. The course
hopes to present some of the nuts and bolts needed for active foresters and land
managers to consider certification as a management and marketing tool. Please
spread the word about this opportunity.
For more info contact Rob Nelson or Sarah Lloyd at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, 608 355 0279 or go to the web and check, www.thewoodlandschool.org
Forest
Certification: skills and standards for foresters and land
managers
June 12-13,
2003
Forest
certification has become an important tool for achieving excellence
in forest management along with providing commercial incentives for managers and landowners to adopt sustainable forestry practices. This two-day workshop will address the myths and realities of certification, with a particular emphasis on the Forest Stewardship Council's North Lakes Regional Standards. We'll present recent examples of certification in practice, both from a landowner and resource manager perspective, and discuss some of the key standards, including monitoring, silviculture, high conservation value forests, and development of management plans. The second day will take us into the field to examine forest tracts managed under certification guidelines and talk with the landowners and foresters who work the land. Time: 10:00 a.m. June 12 - noon June 13 Instructors: Dave Bubser, SmartWood; Fred Clark, Clark Forestry; Allen Waelchli, Consulting Forester. Location: Wausau Cost: $85 (includes meals and lodging) |