The Foundation for Sustainable Forests will hold the 7th Annual Loving The Land Through Working Forests Field Conference on May 19 at the Floraroze Forest near 9201 South Creek Road, Girard in Erie County from 7:30 to 4:00.

The Conference celebrates sustainable forestry and showcases how active management can benefit both people and the land.

On the program are--

-- Opening Address: Jason Rutledge, Healing Harvest Foundation

-- Sustainable Forestry For Ecosystem Resilience: Troy Firth, Foundation for Sustainable Forests, President

-- Women & Working Forests: Amanda Mahaffey, Forest Stewards Guild; Allyson Muth, Center for Private Forests; Cecile Stetler, DCNR Bureau of Forestry

-- Restorative Forestry & Modern Horse Logging: Jason Rutledge, Healing Harvest Foundation

-- Legacy Planning For Woodland Owners: Thomas C. Hoffman II, Knox Law Institute

-- Practical Ways To Support Wildlife On Your Land: Josh VanBrakle

-- Children’s Programming: Diane Esser, I Am A Planet Kid

Click Here to register or for more information.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the Foundation For Sustainable Forests website.  Click Here to support their work.

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Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Field Conference May 19

[Posted: April 11, 2018]

4/16/2018