As we witness the impacts of climate change, weather emergencies are occurring more frequently as bigger and more intense storms become more common.
Landowners, foresters, and managers cannot anticipate or prepare for every contingency, but they can rely on a set of best management practices (BMPs) to prevent soil erosion during extreme weather events. Increasing their knowledge of effective techniques and newer erosion control materials can prepare managers to mitigate problems and reduce their overall costs.
Cornell Forest Connect will hold two one-hour Forestry BMPs for Extreme Weather webinars on April 20th at noon and 7 pm.
With advance planning, managers can keep materials available to mitigate erosion during extreme weather events. Asking a few simple questions during a timber sale layout will help land managers anticipate potential problems and plan to prevent them.
University of New Hampshire Extension Forester Steven Roberge will lead this discussion about building a system of BMPs to mitigate the effects of severe weather during harvesting operations.
Register at: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5IRFqn7oSYm5D-Vyqb8-3Q If prompted for a password use “Cornell”.