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credits shown for a particular event, then each member should apply
credits as he or she sees fit, at 3 credits per hour. Starting
in 2010, credits will be applied at 1 credit per hour.
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the credits may not be shown, many of the agendas are, so member
assessments can be easily made by linking to each event.
The
presentations MUST be forestry-related but the credits may be applied
to indoor as well as field experiences. For further information about
credits please refer to the
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2011
September 18 to 21
Canadian Institute of Forestry - Annual Conference and AGM
Multiple Themes, including Biodiversity, Resource Inventaory and Climate
Adaptation - Keynote Speaker Dr. Ian Thompson
Link to conference registration and Program
August 15
to 19, 2011
Canadian Forest Genetics
Association, 2011 Conference
Forest
Genetics and Tree Improvement: New Knowledge, Challenges and Strategies
(abstracts are invited
for oral presentation or poster)
useful
Links: www.fgca.net www.ontariosnaturalselections.org
Past Meetings
2011
April 26
and 27, 2011
Soils and Urban Trees
presented
by: Urban Forest Innovative Solutions
At: The Toronto Botanical Garden
Introductory
Letter - PDF
Meeting
Attachment - PDF
Registration and Conference Info
Link
April 13 to 15, 2011
Ontario Professional Foresters Association
Annual Conference: "Who’s Minding the Forest?"
Day's Inn, Timmins, Ontario
Information
January
26, 2011
CIF/IFC Northern
Ontario Section Workshop
Taking Stock - Inventory Options for
Today and Tomorrow
Meeting
Attachment - PDF
Friday,
February 14, 2011
Ontario Forestry
Association - Annual Conference
Nottawasaga
Inn, Alliston
Theme: "Learning from the Land"
Link to OFA
Advertisement
2010
November
30 to December 2, 2010
Forest Pest Management
Forum (Includes EAB Day, December 2)
Château Cartier
Hotel, Gatineau, QC
Information /
Registration
December 9, 2010
Paleoecology of Canada's
Northern Peatlands
OFRI Seminar Series
Presentation
Program Flyer
(jpg format)
Wednesday,
December 1, 2010 “Utilizing
new survey technologies and canopy protection treatments for
controlling Emerald Ash Borer”
A Webinar Moderated by Gordon
Mann, Consulting Arborist, Mann Made Resources, Auburn, CA
Webnar
Information: Description, registration etc.
Thursday,
November 25, 2010 (7-9 PM)
"Competing Visions - what
is best for our forests.
University of Toronto,
Faculty Club, 41 Wilcocks St, Toronto
(also available on the
web at 7:00 at http://mediacast. ic.utoro .html
)
Program
Flyer PDF
September
15/16 (Kenora) and September 21/22 (Timmins)
Forest management
Training, Ministry of Natural Resources
Tentative Agenda
Course Description
CE Credits: TBA
September
27 to 29, 2010
Canadian Institute of
Forestry Annual Conference
'Regional Land
Use In The Global Economy "
Location :
Jasper Alberta
Information Page (pdf), more to come
CE Credits: TBA
October 5
to 8, 2010
Canadian Urban Forest
Conference 9
Location: Truro,
Nova Scotia
Link
to Conference: TBA
CE
Credits: Full Conference 48 credits (Oct 5: 18
| Oct 6: 18 | Oct 7: 12)
October 4
and 5 2010
Invasive Plant Symposium
Location: Best
Western Lamplighter Inn, London, Ont
Link to
Poster (jpg) : registration info etc.
CE
Credits: TBA
November 4 and 5
Ontario 2010 Urban Forest
Council Conference
Four Points Shereton, Ste
Catherines Niagara Suites
Thorold, Ontario
Preliminary
Conference Information
CE Credits: TBA
August
18th and 19th, 2010
Advanced Tree Appraisal Workshop
University of Toronto
Brochure, Registration
and Information
OPFA credits:
Member applied
June 2010
Forest Management
Planning (FMP) Update Sessions
Thunder Bay, Timmins,
Peterborough
Dates and Agenda
CE Credits: 36 (for
both days, 18 per day)
June 20
to 22, 2010
Forest Products Society
64th International Convention
Madison, Wisconsin
Link to Website
Credits: member assessed
June 1 to
4, 2010
Weeds Across Borders
Weeds
Across Borders is a biennial international conference covering the
interests of professionals and organizations involved in weed
management and regulation.
Link to Website
Credits: member assessed
April 6, 2010, 4:00 to
6:00
"Who
will speak for the TREES"
location:
University of Toronto Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks St., Toronto
note: this has been moved from
the Koffler Institute !
Link to ad
April 14
to 16, 2010
OPFA Annual Conference
and AGM
"Community Forests:
Practicing Forestry in Front of 13 Million People"
Location: Germania Club,
Pembroke, Ontario
Program Info and
Registration
CE Credits: 39 Total (Indoors=27,
Field Trip=12)
April 20
to 22, 2010
Smallwood 2010 Conference
"Bridges, Business and
Biomass"
Location: Hot Springs,
Arkansas
Program info and Registration
Credits: member
assessed
April 26
to 27, 2010
Course: City of
Kitchener
"Tree Risk Assessment in
the Urban Area and the Urban/Rural Interface"
Location: City
Hall, City of kitchener
Course Info and Registration
Credits: member
assessed
March 2
to 5, 2010
Aboriginal Leadership and
Management
"Establishing Effective
Aboriginal Relationships "
The Banff Centre, Banff,
Alta
Link
to Information
Credits: member assessed
February
3, 2010
OFRI Seminar Series
"Climaste Change and
Ontario's Forests"
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Advertisement
PDF
February
5, 2010
Ontario Forestry
Association Conference & AGM
"Ecological Goods and
Services in Ontario"
Location:
Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston, Ontario
Link to info: program and location
Full Conference = 12
credits
January 21, 2010
Carbon Budget Modelling
Workshop
Hosted by Lakehead
University
Thunder Bay,
Ontario
Informatrion
Poster PDF
Full Day = 18 credits
January
15, 2010
42nd Annual Lakehead University Forestry Symposium
A New Approach: Tenure and Reform in Ontario's Forests
Location: Lakehead University Campus
Link to document
CE Credits: Member
Assessed
2009
Event posting links provided by the Natural
Resources Program
of Vancouver Island University These
are mostly western Canada but may be
of interest to
some of our members. Submitted August, 2009
November
12, 2009 (Nov 11 evening icebreaker)
Ontario Urban
Forest Council’s Annual Conference & AGM
"Preserving
Trees in the Planning Process "
Guelph Arboretum, Guelph,
Ontario
OUFC Link = www.oufc.org
Conference
Information
December 1 to 3, 2009
2009 Forest Pest
Management Forum
Location:
Chateau Cartier Hotel, Gatineau (Aylmer), Quebec
The event
is in English with French simultaneous translation.
Link to FPMF Information
August 25
to 27, 2009
Midwest Jack Pine
Symposium
Location:
Odanah, Wisconsin (30 miles west of Michigan border)
Preliminary Advertisement
September
14 to 18, 2009
Ontario Tree Marker
Training Course
Information
and Application
September
20 to 23, 2009
Annual Conference and AGM - Canadian Institute of Forestry
"Stewardship:
Energizing forestry through new strategies and partnerships"
Nanaimo, BC
Link to
Conference Information and Agenda
CE Credits: Overal,
45 credits (includes all except post
conference tours (member assess))
day 1
= 12 credits day 2 (field trips) = 18
credits day 3 = 15 credits
October
22 to 23, 2009
Biomass
Innovation Centre
"Harnessing
Biomass: From the Forest to the Marketplace"
Link for More Information
Link to BIC website
July 15,
2009
CIF/IFC Electronic
Lecture Series
"Participatory
Monitoring of the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Resources in
British Columbia"
Link to http://www.cif-ifc.org/uploads//Website_Assets/FORREX3.pdf
for connection info etc.
FORREX
electronic lectures are free to CIF/IFC, ABCFP, OPFA and CAPF
members; $25 per lecture for non-members.
July 8,
2009
CIF/IFC Electronic
Lecture Series
"Community
Forestry in BC "
Go
To: http://www.cif-ifc.org/uploads//Website_Assets/FORREX3.pdf
FORREX
electronic lectures are free to CIF/IFC, ABCFP, OPFA and CAPF
members; $25 per lecture for non-members.
June 17,
2009
CIF-IFC
Electronic Lecture
Improving
the Integration of Forest and Stand Management
Refer to this link
June 22,
2009
FPS 63rd International
Convention
Expanding the Potential
of Wood: An Appeal from Architects
SESSION 10: Treated Wood Products
Link to Information
May 31 to
June 1, 2009
Biomass For Energy
Conference
Ban Righ, Queen's
University, Kingston
"Energy form biomass in
Ontario: getting beyond the promise"
Link to information and registration
May 11 to
13, 2009
10th International
Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites & Cellulose
Nanocomposites Symposium
Madison, Wisconsin,
U.S.A.
Link to Information
April 14,
29 and 30, 2009
"Ontario Endangered
Species Act: Out of Balance"
Seminars
Hosted by the Save Ontario Species Coalition
Link to
places and times
April 15,
2009
CIF-IFC Electronic
Lecture
"POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE ON HYDROLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY IN BC"
Refer to this link
April 22
to 24, 2009
Ontario Professional
Foresters Association, Conference and AGM
"Whose Forest is it
Anyway? The Role of Tenure, Pricing and Ownership in the Future of
Ontario’s Forests"
Link to Agenda and
Registration
CE Credits:
Full conference - 42 credits (Wed Field Trip = 15,
Thursday = 18, Friday = 9)
May 4, 2009
Ontario Biodiversity
Science Forum Workshop
"Identifying the State of
Science and Knowledge, and Critical Gaps"
Agenda
and Registration
CE Credits: 12 total
May 4 to
8, 2009
Ontario Tree Marker
Training Course
also in September
Information
and Application
May 6, 2009
FPS
Eastern Canadian Section Annual General Meeting Video-Conference
Innovations and Student Research - Growing the Future of the Forest
Products Industry
Link to Conference Info
March 31
to April 1, 2009
Joint SAF – CIF Spring 2009 Meeting and
Conference
“Today’s Forests
– Tomorrow’s Uses”
Location:
Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
Agenda
and ad:
PDF document
CE Credits: Both
Days: 25.5 credits (day1: 13.5) (day 2: 12)
February
6, 2009
Ontario Forestry
Association
Annual Conference and AGM
Nottawasaga Inn
March 11,
2009
CIF-IFC
Electronic Lecture: WILDFIRE
EFFECTS ON WATER QUALITY
Lecture
Series Information and Poster
Contact
for Registration: Michelle Nadeau email: mnadeau@cif-ifc.org or
tel: 705-744-1715 ext 609
March 18,
2009
CIF-IFC Electronic
Lecture: Mountain Pine Neetle and Watershed Hydrology
Lecture
Series Information
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2008
MNR Forest
Management Planning Courses: 2008
These are described on a separate page, from this link
December 10, 2008
Annual Christmas Forestry
Seminar
"Canada’s forest
fector, the green agenda"
University of Guelph,
Kempville Campus
Agenda
and Location: PDF file
CE = 9
credits
December
2 to 4, 2008
Forest Pest Management
Forum
Natural Resources Canada
Gatineau/Aylmer,
Quebec Website: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/pest-forum
October 30,
2008
32nd Annual Forest Health
Review
Highway Inn, Orillia,
Ontario
Welcome
Agenda
CE:
12 Credits
November
5, 2008
Ontario Invasive Plant
Council
2008 AGM
Horseshoe Resort, Barrie,
Ontario
PDF File
CE:
14 Credits
November
5, 2008
Short-Rotation Field Day
and Exhibition
NRCAN - Canadian Forest
Service - GLFRC
"Afforestation and
concentrated biomass for boenergy and bioproducts"
Claimont Ontario
Contacts,
Map and Registration form
CE:
Members' Responsibility
November
7, 2008
Forest Futures Project
Workshop Alternative Futures for Canada's Forests
and Forest Sector
Earth Sciences Centre, EC
4001, University of Toronto
Contacts
and Other Information: PDF File
October
7, 2008
Silvicultural
Prescription Reviewers Course
Ministry of Natural
Resources
OMAFRA Simcoe Resource Centre, Simcoe,
Ontario
Course
Ad Course
info and Agenda
CE
Credits: Total Overal = 21. Day 1 =
9. Day 2 = 12 (classroom = 6 field trip = 6)
October
16, 2008
Ontario Urban Forest
Seminar and AGM
"THE URBAN FOREST – AN EVOLVING ECOSYSTEM"
Toronto Botanical Garden,
Toronto, Ontario
OUFC Wesite http://www.oufc.org/
CONFERENCE
AGENDA CE: 16 Credits
September 7 to 10
2008 CIF AGM
and Conference
"Canada's Forests; Manage
For Change"
St. Johns, New Brunswick
Weblinks: Main Page
Agenda
CE
Credits: Total = 51 overal
[Day 1 (sep 8) = 15, Day 2 (sep 9) =
18, Day 3 (sep 10,
field trip) = 18]
September
23 to 26
Canadian Urban Forest
Conference
"Healthy Trees, Healthy
People"
Strathcona County, Alberta
Weblinks: Main Page Agenda
CE Credits: Total
overal = 60 [Day 1
(sep 23) = 6, Day 2 (sep 24) = 18, Day 3 (sep 25) = 18,
Day 4 (sep 26) = 18]
July 10,
2008
Forest Health Invasive
Species Workshop
Ottawa, Ontario
Weblink: PDF
File
CE Credits: 15
June 22
to 24, 2008
Forest Products Society
National Convention
See press release for a
similar event taking place in Vancouver
Press Release
May 28 to
30, 2008
National Conference on
Urban Ecosystems
Web
Link
May 19 to 23, 2008
Spray
Advisor Workshop
Canadian
Ecology Centre, Mattawa, ON
Web Link
Credits:
Total overal 54
Breakdown: 18 credits each full day
May 4 to May 16, 2008
Ireland and
Scotland Forestry Tour
Web
Link
May 2 to May 3, 2008
Saw Tech Log
Expo, Bancroft, Ontario
Web Link
April 23
to 25, 2008
OPFA Annual Conference
and AGM "Forestry, a Changing Climate
"
Airline Travelodge Hotel,
Thunder Bay, Ont
Conference Website Link
Credits Full
Conference = 42 credits Overal
Breakdown:
April 23 Field Trip = 14 credits Stephen Lewis
Keynote: 5 credits
April 24 = 14
credits
April 25 = 9 credits
April 22,
2008
Forest Co-Op Science Day
Traveelodge Hotel,
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Web
Connection
April
15 to 16
Sustainable
Forest Management Network - Workshop
"Landsape planning
and design: from science to implementaion"
http://www.sfmnetwork.ca/docs/e/MBwkshpAnnouncementDetails.pdf
April 2, 2008
OFRI Seminar Series
"Using new modelling
approaches for timber product inventories in Ontario, Michigan and
Nigeria"
Details:
PDF
File
CE
Credits: 3
March 26
to 27, 2008
L'Ordre des ingenieurs
forestiers du Quebec
"Diversifying Forest
Tenure Systems: Beyond Perceptions"
Details: PDF
File
CE
Credits: Day 1 = 15, Day 2 = 18 Total = 33
credits
February
25 to 25, 2008
A conference of the Great
Lakes Forest Alliance, Inc.
"Crisis or Opportunity,
Sustaining and Strengthening Forest-Based
Industries in the Great Lakes Region
Details:
pdf
file HTML
Link
February
18 to 21, 2008
Sustainable Forest
Management Biomass Workshop
"The scientific
foundation for sustainable forest biomass:
harvesting guidelines and
policy"
Web Connection
CE Credits Pending
February 8, 2008
OFA Annual Conference and
Auction
Nottawasaga Inn, Aliston, Ont
Final
Agenda
CE Credits: 12
2007
December
4 - 6
Forest Pest Management
Forum
Natural Resources Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario
Details: link to
Forum Website
Credits: Total
3 days = 45 credits (Day 1 = 18 credits Day 2 =
18 credits Day 3 = 9 credits)
December
6, 2007
"The
overlooked role of wood products in the carbon budget of Ontario's
forest sector"
OFRI Seminar
Series, Sault Ste. Marie
Details: PDF
File
November
27 - 29, 2007
Native Awareness Course;
Native History and Issues
The Canadian Ecology
Centre, Mattawa, Ontario
Details
/ Poster : jpeg
November
14 - 15, 2007
"Adapting to
Change: managing tree seed in an uncertain climate"
Convened by: Forest
Genetics Ontario and the Forest Gene Conservation Association
Holiday Inn, Sault
Ste-Marie, Ontario
Details:
PDF
Format
November 7 - 8, 2007
Timber Pricing and the
Competiveness of the Forest industry
(a short course for the
continuing education of forestry professionals)
Canadian Ecology Centre,
Mattawa, Ontario
Details: PDF Format
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October 18, 2007
"Can we help our urban
forests adapt to climate change?"
Ontario Urban Forest
Council - 2007 Seminar and Annual Meeting
Pioneer Village, Toronto
Details:
PDF Format
October
24, 2007
Watershed Mercury Cycling
and Fluxes: Implications for Mining Peat for Energy.
OFRI Seminar Series,
Sault Ste Marie
Details:
PDF Format
October 1
to 4, 2007
The 3rd Forest
Engineering Conference
"Sustainable forest
operations - the future is now"
Details:
Overview
in MSWord Conference
Guide in PDF
Credits:
51 (for full program)
October 9
- 11, 2007
Boreal Mixedwood;
Prescription Developers Worlshop
Northwest Region Natural
Resource Centre
Thunder Bay
Details:
PDF Format: Advert
Agenda
October
10, 2007: Date of First lecture
Lecture Series:
Woodland Caribou and Canadian Forest Management
CIF/NRCan lecture Series,
to take place electronically - 8 lectures
Details: PDF Format
Registration Form: Word
Format
October 11, 2007
2007 Forest Health Review
- Orillia, Ontario
10:00 to 3:00
PDF
FIle
Saturday, February 17,
2007 - Ontario Woodlot Association, Waterloo-Wellington Chapter
Forest
Certification Workshop and Annual Meeting
Location:KW
Optimist - Visitors Welcome: a small charge for lunch
Details:
PDF
February
28, 2007 - Forest Renewal Cooperative Workshop: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
"Co-op
Sustainable Forest Licences - Are they the future of our forest
management in Ontario"
Details:
MSWord PDF Also see
Website:
CE Credits: TBA
April 18
to 20, 2007 - OPFA Annual Conference and AGM - Huntsville
Details: OPFA conference Webpage
CE Credits: 38 full
conference (including field trip)
29 full conference (excluding field trip)
April 30,
2007 - OFRI Seminar Series Presents "Some Aspects of Ecological
Research
in Ontario Forests and Agroforests"
Department of
Environmental Biology - U of Guelph
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 3
April 30
to May 4, 2007 - Ontario Tree Marker Training Course
Ministry of Natural
Resources: Southern Science and Information
Details: Held at the Best
Western Muskoka Inn, Huntville
Contact Southern Science &
Information
To Page Top
May 10,
2007 - PricewaterhouseCoopers
20th
Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference
Westin
Bayshore Resort & Marina, Vancouver, Canada
Details: MSWord PDF
May 11, 2007 - Wood
Biomass Conference
Haliburton Forest and the
OMNR
Details: HalForest_Conference
Mailout
CE
Credits = 12
June
12 to June 27, 2007
Tree
Seed Crop Forecasting Workshop
Trees Ontario Foundation
5 meetings
- June 12, 14, 16, 22, 27
Details:
PDF
June 25
to June 29, 2007
Ecological Land
Classification Course for Southern Ontario
Potters
Creek Camp, Turkey Point Provincial Park, Ontario
Details: PDF
August 19
to 25, 2007 -
Canadian Institute of Forestry
Faculty of
Forestry, University of Toronto 100th Anniversity
" Forests
in Settled Landscapes "
Details: Conference
Website: http://www.event-horizons.com/fsl/
To Page Top
Communications
Workshops: Ed Shiller
Toronto September 18
Ottawa October 25
(also
Ottawa, Halifax, Regina, Winnipeg and Vancouver - see note)
Details: MSWord
PDF
September 23
to 29, 2007
National Forest Week
Theme "Canada's Forests:
Tradition and Transition"
More . . .
2006
October
23 to December 7, 2006 - OPFA
OPFA Regional Meetings
across the Province
Locations: PDF General
Agenda: PDF
CE Credits = 9 or 12
(depending on content of 3 or 4
hours new learning, respectively)
January
12, 2006 - Canadian Institute of Forestry - Central Ontario
"Careers in
Forestry" workshop, held at OFRI, S. Ste. Marie
Details: MSWord PDF
January
28, 2006 - Lakehead Annual Forestry Symposium
"The Kyoto
Accord, Where Does Forestry Fit"
Web Site CE Credits = 14
To Page Top
January
31, 2006 (2:30 to 4:00) - OFRI Seminar Series presents
" How the
Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duty Case Enhanced Stem Profile
Modelling in the Great Lakes Region"
OFRI
Lecture Pit, 1235 Queen Street East, S. Ste. Marie
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 5
February
10, 2006 - Ontario Forestry Association AGM
"Woods and
Waters - Exploring the Relationships"
Details: MSWORD PDF
February
20 to 24, 2006 - Canadian Ecology Centre, Mattawa
"The Art of
Professional Practice"
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE
Credits = 84 for full attendance
February
26, 2006 - OFRI Seminar Series
"Carbon
Cycling and Fluxes in a Boreal Mixedwood Watershed"
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE
Credits = 3
National
Forest Congress - Ottawa, Ontario
September 24 to 27, 2006
Details and registration
at http://www.nfc-cfn.ca/
CE credits pending
To Page Top
Forest
Guild: 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference - Boulder junction,
Wisconsin
"Forestry in the
Headwaters - Protecting Water Through Excellent Forestry "
September 27 to 30
Details: Word
PDF More Details: http://www.foreststewardsguild.org/FGAM06.html
CE credits
pending
Boreal
Conference - CIF/AGM Cochrane, Ontario
October 1 to 5, 2006
Details and
registration at http://www.borealconference2006.ca/
CE credits
pending
2005: Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep
| Oct-Dec
January - March
January 22nd, 2005 - Lakehead University
Forestry Association
37th Annual Symposium entitled "Moving forward: Enhancing Canada's Wood
Supply and Utilization" -
15 CE credits
To Page Top
February 7 to 10, 2005 - SERG International and Canadian Forest Service Workshop
Forest Pests and Sustainable Forest Management in Canada 1994-2014
Hugh John Fleming Forest Centre, Fredericton New Brunswick
Day 1 = 18, Day 2 = 18, Day 3 = 18,
Day 4 = 9 credits Total 63 credits
Feb 11, 2005 - Ontario
Forestry Association Conference and AGM
Kempenfelt Centre , Barrie, Ontario
Day 1 = 12 credits / Day 2 = 15
credits
Details: OFA
web site AGM Brochure Presentation Info
February 26,
2005
“Our Forests – Our Pride
and Responsibility” - Ontario Woodlot Association
Annual general
meeting and woodlot conference
A Conference for Ontario Woodlot Owners
to be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 15 Wright Street, Acton ON
More about event: WOA_AGM
March
18, 2006 - Ontario Woodlot Association
13th AGM
and Woodlot Conference - "Our Forests – Our Legacy"
Details: MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 12
April
4 to 5, 2006 - Regeneration Surveys Workshop
Clarion
Resort, Pinewood Park Dr, North Bay
Objectives
of the workshop: Review
why and how to conduct free-to-grow surveys after clear-cut and
shelterwood cut in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest – emphasis
on white pine. Identify, prioritize, and resolve problems that have
occurred in the last 2 years. CE Credits = 32
Contact: Aude Fournier, Extension
Forester, (705) 744-1715 ext 610,
aude@canadianecology.ca,
www.forestresearch.ca
April 10 to 13, 2006 - FSC Assessor Training
Workshop
Canadian
Ecology Centre, Mattawa
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 56
To
Page Top
April
19 to 20, 2006 - Westwind Conference
"Forest
Treasures" – Overlooked Tree Species
Deerhurst
Resort, Huntsville, Ontario
Details at
Westwind website
CE credits
= 33
March 18, 2006 - Ontario Woodlot Association
13th AGM
and Woodlot Conference - "Our Forests – Our Legacy"
Details: MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 12
March
18, 2006 - Ontario Woodlot Association
13th AGM
and Woodlot Conference - "Our Forests – Our Legacy"
Details: MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 12
April
4 to 5, 2006 - Regeneration Surveys Workshop
Clarion
Resort, Pinewood Park Dr, North Bay
Objectives
of the workshop: Review
why and how to conduct free-to-grow surveys after clear-cut and
shelterwood cut in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest – emphasis
on white pine. Identify, prioritize, and resolve problems that have
occurred in the last 2 years. CE Credits = 32
Contact: Aude Fournier, Extension
Forester, (705) 744-1715 ext 610,
aude@canadianecology.ca,
www.forestresearch.ca
April 10 to 13, 2006 - FSC Assessor Training
Workshop
Canadian
Ecology Centre, Mattawa
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 56
To
Page Top
April
19 to 20, 2006 - Westwind Conference
"Forest
Treasures" – Overlooked Tree Species
Deerhurst
Resort, Huntsville, Ontario
Details at
Westwind website
CE credits
= 33
April 4 to 5, 2006 - Regeneration Surveys
Workshop
Clarion
Resort, Pinewood Park Dr, North Bay
Objectives
of the workshop: Review
why and how to conduct free-to-grow surveys after clear-cut and
shelterwood cut in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest – emphasis
on white pine. Identify, prioritize, and resolve problems that have
occurred in the last 2 years. CE Credits = 32
Contact: Aude Fournier, Extension
Forester, (705) 744-1715 ext 610,
aude@canadianecology.ca,
www.forestresearch.ca
April 10 to 13, 2006 - FSC Assessor Training
Workshop
Canadian
Ecology Centre, Mattawa
Details:
MSWord
PDF
CE Credits
= 56
April 19 to 20, 2006 -
Westwind Conference
"Forest
Treasures" – Overlooked Tree Species
Deerhurst
Resort, Huntsville, Ontario
Details at
Westwind website
CE credits = 33
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April - June
April 5 ~
10 a.m.- 11:00 A.M. - OFRI
Seminar Series:
Forests and Climate Change in Ontario
(3 CE Credits)
Presenter: Steve Colombo, research scientist, OFRI.
This presentation will describe some potential impacts of climate
change on trees, species migration, and forest disturbance. The ways in
which forest management may be affected by the Kyoto Protocol and the
question of OMNR's preparedness for climate change discussed.
This seminar will be presented in the OFRI
Lecture Pit, 1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON. No reservations
are required. If you are coming from another location, plan to arrive
several minutes before the seminar begins, as all visitors to the OFRI
building must sign in at the reception desk and obtain a visitor pass.
April 8, 2005 "Changing Our Landscape -
How Much Is Too Much?"
April 8th, 2005 in Mississauga : This is a one-day conference on the
effects of human impact and climate change on forest biodiversity.
Register online
at: www.acer-acre.org
| PDF File | Word File
April 13 - 14, 2005 FERIC: Winning Solutions
April 13 - 14, 2005 (only
credits for 14th)
Two Concurrent Streams
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| Energy Efficiency in
Transportation |
15
CE credits |
| OR |
|
| Ground disturbance -
an Emerging Issue |
18
CE credits |
The Winning Solutions conference provides a
unique opportunity for forest managers, logging and transportation
contractors to make forest operations more profitable while respecting
the environment. The objective of the Ground disturbance technical
session is to raise the general awareness about soil disturbance issues
with field practitioners in Ontario by providing a overview of the
problem, what regulations are evolving, what are the best management
practices used by the industry and a look at training and educational
tools available.
The objectives of the Transportation
technical session is to offer contractors and fleet managers the latest
information available on reducing the energy costs of wood
transportation through the use of new and improved truck components,
appropriate equipment selection, the use of on board computers and
innovations in fuel management and fuel purchasing strategies.
See also special Ad and visit their website http://www.feric.ca/en/ed/html/ontario.htm for updates.
April 19
to April 21, 2005
Your Forest, Your Choice - Westwind
Meeting Files: MSWord(doc)
| Acrobat(pdf)
Under the Canopy - Exploring
Non-timber Forest Products April 19 to 21, 2005
Pre-conference workshop at Wahta Mohawks Community, Bala (April 19)
Main Conference and Field Tours at Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville,
Ontario (April 20, 21)
The twelfth conference in the "Your Forest
Your Choice" conference series, "Under the Canopy" examines non-timber
forest products, including: traditional First Nations knowledge and
uses; economic opportunities; sustainability, forest management and
regulation issues; management for timber and non-timber values; and
other topics. For updates on rates and program, please visit
www.westwindforest.ca, or contact Maxine Davidson at 705-746-6832 ext
29 (e-mail: bmdavidson@zeuter.com) or Susan Purves at 705-646-1364
(suspurves@sympatico.ca). This event will be registered for Continuing
Education Credits.
Total
both days - 54 credits
Day 1 - 18 credits
(Wahta First Nations Bala)
Day 2 - 36 credits
(Deerhurt Resort Hunstville)
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July - September
July 26-28, 2005
The Thin Green Line - A Symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation
Thunder Bay,
Ontario
To help advance the science and practice
of forest regeneration around the world, the Forest Renewal Co-op and
the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources are hosting. The Thin Green
Line, an international symposium on planting stock and stand
establishment practices to enhance forest productivity.
This symposium will bring together leaders
in the science and practice of reforestation and will provide a
synthesis and summary of state-of-the-art practices for regenerating
forests the world over.
CE Credits: Day 1 = 18
credits, Day 2 = 18 credits, Day 3 = 15 credits
September 7 - 8, 2005
Reducing Soil
Disturbance in the Great Lakes - FERIC:
St. Lawrence Region
Attend this one-day workshop
and one-day field tour to learn about the issues surrounding soil
disturbance and methods for reducing its impact. For more information,
including a preliminary program and registration form, please visit http://www.feric.ca/en/ed/html/huntsville.htm
or contact Shirley Smith at 514-694-1140 ext 332.”
September 19
- 21, 2005
Workshop; Boreal Mixed
Wood Silviculture & Prescription Development -
MNR NE Science and Information Section
Total
Conference = 39 credits
September 27 - 28, 2005
Silviculture
and Management of Eastern White Cedar -
MNR NW Science and Information Section
Totoal for
seminar and field tour = 33 credits
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October to December
October 3 - 7, 2005
"Ecological Land
Classification" Course - OMNR, OMAFRA, Ag Canada
Letter
Brochure
October 11 - 14, 2005
"Forest Hydrology" Course - Canadian Ecology Centre
Total for 3
days = 54 credits
October 12 to
14, 2005
Soils and Site
Evaluation Workshop - Trees Ontario
Full Conference = 48 CE
credits
Brochure: PDF File
Oct
22nd, 2005
Tour of the Algoma
Forest SFL
Vince
Strack(RPF) and Nathan Mudge(RPF) of Clergue Forest Mgm't Inc. will
lead us on a 6 hour tour of harvesting , renewal and Integrated
Resource Management activities on the Algoma Forest SFL, north of
Searchmont. The local chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association will
be partnering with the Central Ontario Section of the CIF to sponsor
this activity.
18 CE
credits
Nov 15th to
16th, 2005
Workshop on Native Cultural Values in the forests of
eastern Ontario - Eastern Ontario
MF
27 CE Credits
Details
in PDF file
Nov. 17th,
2005; 7 to 9 pm
Technical Presentation,
at the Ontario Forest Research Institute,
David Deyoe
of the OMNR will describe recent developments on producing Biofuels
from forest wastes. He will update us on an initiative to begin
commercially producing oils from forest wastes in Northeastern Ontario.
6 CE credits
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Nov. 23 to
24, 2005
Forestry
Futures-Investing in Our Future - Forest
Forestry Futures Trust Ontario
Holiday
Inn Waterfront, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
MSWord
File PDF
File
21 CE
Credits
December 6 to
7, 2005 - Canadian Ecology Centre, Forest Research Partnership
Focus on High Resolution
Digital Imagery and LiDAR derived DEM
Canadian Ecology Centre,
GIS Lab and Samual de Champlain Park
PDF File 27 CE Credits
December 8, 2005 - The
OFRI Seminar Series
“The Use and
Utility of Forest Biomass: Back to the Future”
The
OFRI Lecture Pit ~ 1235 Queen St. East
Wordfile
PDF File
3 CE credits
December 6th
– 8th, 2005 - Forest Pest Management Forum Annual
Conference Ottawa
Wordfile
PDFfile
48 CE credits
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2004:
Jan.-Mar. | April -
June | July-Sept. | Oct. - Dec.
January
- March
Feb. 6 - Ontario
Forestry Association Conference and AGM
Place: Kempenfelt Centre,
Barrie, ON
Feb. 6 - OPFA Private Land Forestry
Network Meeting
Place: Kempenfelt Centre, Barrie, ON
Time: 4 to 5 pm (at the Ontario Forestry Association 2004 Conference
& AGM)
Feb. 17 - Annual Woodlot
Conference
Theme: "Sustainable Management and Protection of
Hardwood Woodlands"
Place: Purvis Hall, Kemptville College, University
of Guelph, Kemptville, ON
For more information please contact: Dave Chapeskie, R.P.F.,
Tel: (613) 258-8302 Fax: (613) 258-8392
Email: dave.chapeskie@omafra.gov.on.ca
Feb. 28 - Ontario Woodlot Association Annual Conference
& General Meeting
Theme: "Our Forests - Our Heritage"
Place: Royal Canadian Legion, 132 Pinnacle Street,
Belleville, ON
This year's
conference will feature topics that are relevant to private woodlot
owners from all walks of life. Presentations will include discussions
on managing for red oak, landowner woodlot cooperatives, forest health
issues, the Algonquin to Adirondack initiative, a look at the Ontario
woodlot owner from a global perspective, and can forest birds cope in
managed woodlots? The conference is open to all interested woodlot
owners. Pre-registration is requested. To reserve your space and
lunch ($10.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members) contact the
Ontario Woodlot Association at 1-888-791-1103 ext. #221 (or by e-mail
at info@ont-woodlot-assoc.org) before February 18, 2004. More
information on the conference is available on the association's web
site www.ont-woodlot-assoc.org
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April - June
April 20-21 - Your Forest Your
Choice Conference
Theme - Our Changing Forests -
The Future of Forests and Forestry in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Place: Deerhurst Resort,
Huntsville click here for more information: Notice
April 28-30 - OPFA 47th Annual
General Meeting
Theme: The Boreal Forest,
Building Strong Communities
Place: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Guest Speaker: Rex Murphy, Host of CBC's Cross
Country Checkup
For more information: OPFA at 705-436-2226; opfa@on.aibn.com
Website: www.opfa.ca (see About OPFA &
Annual Meetings)
July - September
October - December
Oct. 2-5, 2004
Joint Annual General
Meeting/Conference of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the
Society of American Foresters
Edmonton, AB More information on the SAF - http://www.safnet.org
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