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Women landowners across the eastern United States (and beyond) have an incredible new resource at their fingertips in the form of the Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding her Woodlands.

UW-Madison Extension Forestry is excited to announce upcoming women woodland owner events in the Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron County area! We are partnering with women natural resource professionals and local landowners to provide opportunities to:

Hosted by University of Illinois Extension, Missouri Women Owning Woodlands Network, and Iowa Women’s Woodland Stewardship Network. Sponsored in part by donations from Iowa Tree Farm and Illinois Tree Farm.

When

Friday September 9, 2022

Where

White Oak Campground - Shimek State Forest, IA

Schedule

Written by Maddie Eberly, Forest Stewards Guild

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.

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!

This is the first in a series of WOW Entomology publications by Molly Norton Darr and Leonora Pepper. Each publication will highlight 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.

Is your home ready for the next FIRE?

The ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills are a fire adapted ecosystem. This makes the question NOT IF a fire will occur, BUT WHEN will the next fire occur.

This Q&A session is intended to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for women who are new to chainsaws.

On this video call natural resource professionals and fellow WOW members will be there to talk about your forests, so come prepared with questions, stories, and of course, your preferred drink or snack!

By Nichole Henger, Forestry Program Coordinator for the St. Croix River Assocation

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET