Foresters are increasingly navigating the intersection of timber management and carbon markets.
The Society for American Foresters will hold a free Managing for More: Harvesting, Carbon Revenue, and a Resilient Forest webinar on September 10th from 1 to 2 pm EDT.
This webinar will examine how harvesting strategies affect carbon stocking and sequestration, which practices are recognized as climate-smart forestry, and how landowners can continue active forest management and earn revenue while participating in carbon programs.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of viewing this webinar recording, you will be able to:
- Define the relationship between timber harvesting and forest carbon outcomes.
- Identify the ways in which various harvesting strategies impact carbon stocking and sequestration.
- List climate-smart forestry practices recognized within carbon programs.
- Describe how landowners can balance active forest management with carbon revenue opportunities.
- Identify carbon program enrollment and participation requirements.
Rubric
Successful completion of this learning product is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
This webinar is a FREE webinar sponsored by Chestnut Forest Carbon Works, and costs $0 for both SAF Members and Non-Members.
You will need to have an SAF account to register for this learning product. To register for a free SAF account, click the ‘Log In’ button in the top right corner, then click ‘Create a new account’.
Upon successful completion of the webinar and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.
To register for this webinar, go to SAF ForestEd: Managing for More: Harvesting, Carbon Revenue, and a Resilient Forest