Florida Land Steward Events and Webinars

Registrations, webinar recordings, and materials:

• 2022 Events

  Materials from 2022 Florida Land Steward and Partner Tours and Workshops:

  2022 Invasive Speciies Workshop with Six Rivers CISMA, August 25, 2022, Okaloosa County:
  Invasive Species Workshop Booklet, August 25, 2022

  2022 Forest Stewrdship Workshop, May 19, 2022, Taylor County:
  Forest Stewardship Workshop Booklet, May 19, 2022 

  2022 Florida Land Steward Tour at Ronnie Stephenson Property, April 29, 2022, Jackson County:
  Florida Land Steward Tour Booklet, Ronnie Stephenson Property, April 28, 2022

  2022 Florida Tree Farm Tour at Wetland Preserve, March 11, 2022, Putnam County:
  Wetland Preserve Tour booklet, March 11, 2022, Putnam County (PDF)

  2022 Wildlife & Invasive Species Education (WISE) Workshop, January 25-27, 2022, Sumter County
  WISE Workshop booklet, January 25-27, 2022, Sumter County (PDF)

• 2021 Forest Carbon Webinar

  Florida Land Steward Webinar: An Emerging Forest Carbon Market Opportunity for Private Landowners, presented and recorded on May 6, 2021 Provided by the University of Florida IFAS Florida Land Steward Program with support from the Florida Forest Service, National Wildlife Federation, Farm Credit Associations of Florida, and other partners. After many years in the works, opportunities are emerging for forest landowners to participate in forest carbon markets. Silvia Terra's Natural Capital Exchange (NCAPX) platform allows forest landowners monetize carbon stocks on their property. The link to the recording of this webinar is below.

  View the Recording of the Forest Carbon Webinar with SilviaTerra  Emerging Forest Carbon Market Opportunity for Private Landowners presentation sldies by Jeff Wright (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): New Carbon Market Article from WSJ - 4/20/21 Silvia Terra Natural Capital Exchange (NCAPX) website

• 2021 Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinars

  Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Recovering from the Storm August 26, 2021, 2:00 pm ET Provided by the University of Florida IFAS Florida Land Steward Program with support from the Florida Forest Service, Farm Credit Associations of Florida, and other partners. We’ll discuss key assistance contacts and strategies to minimize losses within a week and a month after a hurricane.
  View the Recording of the Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Recovering from the Storm Recover from the Storm presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Assessment and Management of Hurricane Damaged Timberland Hurricane Preparation & Recovery: Pine Forest Landowners Guide

  Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Prepare for the Storm June 3, 2021, 2:00 pm ET Provided by the University of Florida IFAS Florida Land Steward Program with support from the Florida Forest Service, Farm Credit Associations of Florida, and other partners. Hurricane season is upon us. Take some important precautions to prepare your property for the next storm.
  View the recording of the Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Prepare for the Storm Prepare for the Storm presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Prepare Your Forest Property For Hurricane Season Hurricane Preparation & Recovery: Pine Forest Landowners Guide

  Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Building a Resilient Operation Presented and recorded on April 15, 2021 Provided by the University of Florida IFAS Florida Land Steward Program with support from the Florida Forest Service, Farm Credit Associations of Florida, and other partners. We'll discuss a range of considerations and systems that landowners can put in place to increase their resilience to hurricanes. Topics include: assessing existing forest value and your basis, careful planning of new forests, maintaining good roads and infrastructure, monitoring forest health, planning thinning operations outside of hurricane season, building professional relationships, maintaining good records, and emergency planning.

  View the recording of Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar: Building a Resilient Operation Building a Resilient Operation presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Hurricane Preparation & Recovery: Pine Forest Landowners Guide Understanding Your Timber Basis (NC Cooperative Extension) National Timber Tax website Blowing in the Wind: Advantages of Longleaf Pine in Wind Storms

• 2021 Vegetation Management and Tree Farm Program Webinars

  Florida Land Steward Webinar: Forest Certification September 16, 2021 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET Join us to learn about forest certification: what it is, how it came to be, and the major certification programs operating in the U.S. The second half of the webinar will take a more detailed look at the American Tree Farm System and a landowner's journey to certification and involvement in the Florida Tree Farm Program. If you are new to owning and managing forest land this will be an important and informative presentation. See link below to register.

  View Recording of Florida Land Steward Webinar: Forest Certifcation, September 16, 2021 Forest Certification Webinar presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): 2021 Southern Group of State Foresters Forest Certification Report Forest Stewardship Council web site Sustainable Forestry Inititiative web site Florida Tree Farm Program web site

  Florida Land Steward Partner Webinar: Pesticide Recordkeeping Recorded April 21, 2021 This webinar is provided by the UF/IFAS Florida Land Steward Program in cooperation with the North Central Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, and Florida Tree Farm Program. We provide some guidance for landowners and land managers in keeping records of pesticide use. The American Tree Farm System's 2021 Standards of Sustainability include a new pesticide documentation requirement to meet the standards of forest certification. This webinar will help Tree Farmers understand the benefits of keeping pesticide (including herbicide) use records and meet the requirements of the certification standard.

  View Recording of April 21, 2021 Webinar: Pesticide Recordkeeping Tree Farm Program Standards, Stewardship, and Pesticide Recordkeeping by Ginger Morgan (PDF) Pesticide Recordkeeping Presentation slides by Brett Bultemeier (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Pesticide Recordkeeping Publications on EDIS FDACS Suggested Pesticide Recordkeeping Form FDACS Suggested Recordkeeping Form for Organo-Auxin Herbicides Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative Forest Herbicide Characteristics Florida Tree Farm Program North Central Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area

  Florida Land Steward Webinar: Advances in Herbicide Technology in Pine Management Recorded February 16, 2021 Provided by University of Florida IFAS and Florida Forest Service. Dr. Pat Minogue, UF/IFAS, shares the latest information on forestry herbicides. The recording of the February 16 webinar is below. If you are new to forestry, we recommend viewing the recording of the February 9 vegetation management primer - why use herbicides (next webinar listed below).

  View Recording of February 16, 2021 Florida Land Steward Webinar: Advances in Herbicide Technology in Pine Management  Advances in Herbicide Technology in Pine Management presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): A Guide to Using Imazapyr for Chemical Site Preparation in Southern Pine Plantation Establishment Forest Herbicide Characteristics Considerations for Developing Effective Herbicide Prescriptions for Forest Vegetation Management Cogongrass Publications

  Florida Land Steward Webinar: Vegetation Management Primer - Why Use Herbicides? Recorded February 9, 2021 Get a primer on forest vegetation management and why we use herbicides to help our forest stand become established, improve habitat for wildlife, combat invasive species, and more. The February 9, 2021 recording of this webinar is available below.
  View Recording of February 9, 2021 Florida Land Steward Webinar: Vegetation Management Primer - Why Use Herbicides? Vegetation Management Primer: Why Use Herbiicdes presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Forest Herbicide Characteristics Considerations for Developing Effective Herbicide Prescriptions for Forest Vegetation Management

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• 2021 Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site Webinar

  Florida Land Steward Webinar: Gopher Tortoise Recipient Sites - Conservation and Financial Benefits Recorded November 18, 2021 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET Provided by the UF/IFAS Florida Land Steward Program and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Want to help conserve the gopher tortoise and financially benefit from your efforts? Learn more about opportunities to generate additional revenue from your land while benefiting a threatened, keystone species. Private landowners’ contributions are essential to the conservation of this important ecosystem engineer and applying for a recipient site permit has never been easier. See link below to view the recorded webinar.

  View the recording of the November 18, 2021 Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site Webinar  Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site presentation slides by Katherine Richardson (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): UF/IFAS Gopher Tortoise fact sheet Florida Fish and Wildlife Conervation Commission Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site web page

• 2020 Florida Land Steward Short Course Webinar Series

  FLORIDA LAND STEWARD SHORT COURSE WEBINAR SERIES Recordings and links to presentations and materials below
  Recording of Webinar 1: How to Sell Your Timber October 15, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET  Scott Sager, Forester and Academic Programs Coordinator, UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation Florida Land Steward Short Course Webinar 1 Presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Steps to Marketing Your Timber Selecting a Consulting Forester Association of Consulting Foresters
  Recording of Webinar 2: How to Integrate Wildlife and Forestry  October 22, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET  Joe Vaughn and Megan Ellis, Landowner Assistance Program Biologists, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Land Steward Short Course Webinar 2 Presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Ten Tips for Increasing Wildlife Biodiversity in Your Pine Plantations Basal Area: A Measure Made for Management (AL CES)
  Recording of Webinar 3: Using Biomass Harvesting for Reforestation & Restoration November 5, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET  Jib Davidson, Certified Forester, Columbia Timber and Environmental Services Florida Land Steward Short Course Webinar 3 Presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Wood to Energy: Woody Biomass Basics Wood to Energy: Climate Change and Carbon
  Recording of Webinar 4: Prepare for and Recover more quickly from the next Hurricane November 19, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET (Resheduled due to Hurricane Eta) Chris Demers, Extension Program Manager, UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation Florida Land Steward Short Course Webinar 4 Presentation slides (PDF) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Florida Timber Recovery Block Grant web site UF/IFAS Blog Post on Block Grant and application tips Prepare Your Property For Hurricane Season (PDF link) Pine Forest Landowners Guide (PDF link) Blowing in the Wind: Advantages of Longleaf Pine in Wind Storms (PDF link) Selecting a Consulting Forester

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  Wildlife and Invasive Species Education Workshop (WISE) 2020, with Nature Coast CISMA, Sumter County, Februay 11-13, 2020
  WISE 2020 Booklet

  Longleaf Pine Restoration & Management Workshop, Marion County, January 23, 2020
  Longleaf Pine Restoration & Management Workshop, 1/23/20, Booklet

• 2020 Forest Recovery Webinar Series

  FLORIDA LAND STEWARD WEBINAR SERIES: FOREST RECOVERY Recordings and links to presentations and materials below
  Recording of Webinar 1: Hurricane Recovery Assistance and Timber Market Update Presented on September 10, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Daniel Stevens, Cooperative Forestry Assistance Supervisor, Florida Forest Service Elias Mathes, Block Grant Program Manager on behalf of Florida Division of Emergency Management Laura Bosworth, Director of Forestry and Regulatory Affairs, Florida Forestry Associatione Forest Recovery Webinar 1 Presentation Slides (PDF link) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Florida Timber Recovery Block Grant web site UF/IFAS Blog Post on Block Grant and application tips USDA Disaster Assistance Resource Prepare Your Property For Hurricane Season (PDF link) Pine Forest Landowners Guide (PDF link)
  Recording of Webinar 2: Which Pine is Right for My Property? Presented September 17, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Stan Rosenthal, UF/IFAS Extension Forestry Agent Emeritus and Forest Advocate, Florida Wildlife Federation, Natural Resource Planning Services Forest Recovery Webinar 2 Presentation Slides (PDF link) Links and Supplemental Reading (HTML or PDF): Common Pines of Florida Genetically Improved Pines for Reforesting Florida's Timberlands Ten Tips for Increasing Wildlife Biodiversity in Your Pine Plantations Ten Tips for Encouraging the Use of Your Pine Plantations by Game Species Chronology of Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration on a North Florida Site (Florida Wildlife Federation) Longleaf Pine Restoration Project video (referencing Florida Wildlife Federation project above)
  Recording of Webinar 3: Keys to Success with Longleaf Pine and Enviva Biomass Partnership Presented September 24, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Ad Platt, Vice President for Operations, The Longleaf Alliance Ben Larson, Director of Sustainability, Enviva Shawn Cook, Sustainability Forester, Enviva Billy Clark, Commodity Manger, Enviva Forest Recovery Webinar 3 Presentation Slides (PDF link) Supplemental Reading (links or PDF) Longleaf Pine Regeneration Keys to Sucessfully Regenerating and Establishing Longleaf Pine (PDF link) Enviva Forest Restoration Plan: A Longleaf Forest High Conservation Value Program and 5-Yr Ecosystem Restoration Plan (PDF link)
  Recording of Webinar 4: Invasive Species Identification and Control Presented October 1, 2020 | 2:00-3:00 pm ET Brian Pelc, Restoration Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy  Forest Recovery Webinar 4 Presentation Slides (PDF link) Supplemental Reading (links or PDF) UF/IFAS Extension Publications on Invasive Species UF/IFAS Extension Publications on Cogongrass Controlling Invasive Plants in North Florida Forests

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  Wildlife and Invasive Species Education Workshop (WISE) 2020, with Nature Coast CISMA, Sumter County, Februay 11-13, 2020
  WISE 2020 Booklet

  Longleaf Pine Restoration & Management Workshop, Marion County, January 23, 2020
  Longleaf Pine Restoration & Management Workshop, 1/23/20, Booklet

• 2019

  Grass ID and Invasive Species Workshop with East Florida, East Central Florida, and Osceola CISMAs, Orange County, October 29, 2019 (pdf)

  2019 Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Tour at Russell Brothers Farm , Escambia County, October 25, 2019 (pdf)

  Working Forests Tour at Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County, October 24, 2019 (pdf)

  2019 Forest Plant Identification Field Day, Alachua County, October 10, 2019 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship / Tree Farm Tour at Bill and Marcia Boothe's Crooked Creek Preserve, Gadsden County, October 3, 2019 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship / Tree Farm Tour at Robert and Frances McGranahan's RFM Farms, Suwannee County, September 19, 2019 (pdf)

  Invasive Species and Control Workshop with North Central Floida CISMA, Suwannee County, May 30, 2019 (pdf)

  How controversial is the glyphosate controversy?, Dr. Stephen Enloe, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (pdf)

  Maintenance intervals for invasive grasses, Dr. Greg MacDonald, UF/IFASDept. of Agronomy (pdf)

  Identification and treatment of key invasive plant species in the region, Andi Christman, Alachua County Parks and Conservation Lands (pdf)

  Exotic tree-killers: Present, approaching, and on the horizon, Jeff Eickwort, Florida Forest Service (pdf)

  Feral swine management, J.C. Griffin, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (pdf)

  Landowner assistance, Jessica Rodriguez, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (pdf)

  FISP Landowner Assistance Tool (web link)

  46th Annual SAF / SFRC Spring Symposium: Family Forests, April 30-May 1, 2019 (web page with presentation materials and links)

  Forest Stewardship Tour at Ben and Louann Williams Wetland Preserve, Putnam County, March 1, 2019 (pdf)

  Hurricane Recovery Workshop, Calhoun County, February 12, 2019 (pdf)

  2019 Flatwoods Fire and Nature Festival (map handout) January 26, 2019 (pdf)

• 2018

  2018 Forest Plant Identification Field Day, Alachua County, November 16, 2018 (pdf)

  Florida Tree Farm Tour at Price Farm, LLC, Santa Rosa County, October 24, 2018 (pdf)

  Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Tour at Doug and Teresa Moore's South Prong Plantation, Baker County, October 19, 2018 (pdf)

  Landowner Cooperative Associations Workshop, Madison County, September 28, 2018 (pdf)

  Invasive Species and Control Workshop with Heartland CISMA, Okeechobee County, September 20, 2018 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour at Crescent Lake Hunt Club, Putnam County, August 22, 20 Forest Stewardship Tour at Crescent Lake Hunt Club, Putnam County, August 22, 2018 (pdf)

  Wildlife & Invasive Species Education Workshop, Sumter County, May 23-25, 2018 (pdf)

  45th Annual SAF / SFRC Spring Symposium: Get Proactive in the Age of Disturbance, May 2-3, 2018 (pdf)

  Invasive Species and Control Workshop with Suncoast CISMA, Hillsborough County, March 21, 2018 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour at George C. Owens Farm Silvopasture, Washington County, March 14, 2018 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Landowner Short Course, Austin Cary Forest Campus, Alachua County, March 9, 2018 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Landowner Short Course, Austin Cary Forest Campus, Alachua County, February 23, 2018 (pdf)

  Conservation Easement Workshop, Osceola County, January 26, 2018 (pdf)

• 2017

  Tree Farm Tour at Pinkoson Property, Alachua County, November 15, 2017(pdf)

  Tree Farm Tour at Pinkoson Property, Alachua County, November 15, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Plant Identification Field Day, Alachua County, October 19, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Plant Identification Field Day, Alachua County, October 19, 2017 (pdf)

  Sandhills Farm photos by Eleanor Dietrich

  Forest Stewardship / Six Rivers CISMA Workshop: Invasive Exotic Species and Control, Okaloosa County, September 28, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Workshop: Sell Your Timber for what it's Worth, Gadsden County, May 25, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship / Big Scrub CIMSA Workshop: Invasive Exotic Species and Control, Marion County, April 21, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Workshop: Sell Your Timber for what it's Worth, Nassau County, March 16, 2017 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour at Lloyd Adams' Nu View Properties, Columbia, Lake County, March 9, 2017 (pdf)

• 2016

  Forest Stewardship / Tree Farm Tour at John and Margaret Jahreis Property, Lake County, November 2, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship / Tree Farm Tour at Bear Bay Timber Company, Clay County, October 26, 2016 (pdf)

  Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration and Management Workshop, Bainbridge, GA, October 25, 2016 (pdf)

  2016 Florida Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year Tour, October 14, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Plant Identification Field Day, Alachua County, October 6, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Workshop: Use Prescribed Fire Safely and Effectively, Santa Rosa County, September 27, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship / Apalachicola Regional Stewardship Alliance Workshop: Invasive Species and Control, Franklin County, September 15, 2016 (pdf)

  Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management, Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville, GA, June 2, 2016 (pdf)

  Aquatic Invasives Workshop, Orange County, May 13, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Workshop: Use Prescribed Fire Safely and Effectively, Alachua County, April 28, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Gould Tree Farm, Washington County, April 5, 2016  Forest Stewardship Tour: Gould Tree Farm, Washington County, April 5, 2016 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Arnold Tree Farm, Levy County, March 17, 2016 (pdf)

  Wildlife & Invasive Species Education Workshop, Sumter County, February 17-19, 2016 (pdf)

• 2015

  Forest Health Update, Polycom Workshop, December 10, 2015 (recorded presentations, materials and links)

  Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management, Alachua County, December 8, 2015   (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, Levy County, December 3, 2015 (pdf)

  Invasive Exotic Species and Management, Palm Beach County, November 17, 2015 (pdf)

  Forest Plant ID Workshop, Alachua County, October 29, 2015  (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Sparkleberry Farm. Alachua County, October 22, 2015  (pdf)

  Integrate Wildlife and Forestry Workshop, Jefferson County, October 15, 2015  (pdf)

  Cogongrass Identification and Control, Walton County, September 24, 2015 (pdf)

  Invasive Exotic Species and Management, Lake County, August 20, 2015 (pdf)

  Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management, Wakulla County, June 2, 2015   (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Spencer Family Property, Santa Rosa County, May 14, 2015 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Spring Canyon LLC, Gadsden County, April 23, 2015   (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Workshop / Tour: Klausner Lumber One, Suwannee County, March 31, 2015 (pdf)

  Forest Stewardship Tour: Yulee Tree Farm, Volusia County, March 20, 2015 (pdf)

  Integrate Wildlife and Forestry Workshop, Alachua County, February 26, 2015 (pdf)