Thursday, May 13th, 2010, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

K.C. Irving Theatre, Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre, Fredericton

David Mazerolle, Botantist, Mount Allison University: Invasive Plant Species
Kathryn Collet, Dept of Natural Resources: Aquatic Invasives
Edward Hurley, CFS, Atlantic Forestry Centre: Invasive Insects
ALL WELCOME

3 CIF Continuing Education Credits, 9 ARPFNB CFE Credits

The 2010 Spring Meeting of the Canadian Woodland Forum will be held April 7th and 8th at the Ramada, Crystal Palace Hotel, Moncton. I have attached an agenda for the event.

Also please be aware of two other events taking place at this location:

NBFTA Executive Meeting April 7th (evening) at the Ramada, Crystal Palace, Moncton – time and room number to be determined.

NBFTA AGM will be held at 1 PM on April 8th – at the Ramada, Crystal Palace, Moncton – room number to be determined.

AGENDA: click here to view

I was informed of a conference next Thursday and it is an excellent opportunity to earn CFE credits. The workshop is titled “Implications of Intensive Silviculture and Mixedwood Dynamics on Forest Management” and is being held on January 28, 2010 from 9:30 AM – 4:15 PM at the KC Irving Theatre in Fredericton.

There is no cost for this workshop and lunch is included. There will be 6 credit hours awarded for members. Although this event is free you must register for it by sending an email to info@fundymodelforest.net or calling 1-506-432-7365 or 1-800-546-4838.

You can read the agenda by clicking here.

Tara Croft
Canadian Woodlands Forum/Forum canadien des opérations forestières
20 Coupar Terrace, Truro NS B2N 5L3
Tel.: (902) 897-6961
Fax: (902) 897-6976

Plan to attend our Fall Meeting being held October 7-8 in Fredericton. Watch for more information in the coming weeks.

Mark your books! The CWF Spring Meeting will be held April 7 & 8, 2010 at the Ramada Plaza Crystal Palace in Moncton.

Click here to download/view agenda

The webinar will cover the following topics and will provide a comprehensive update of SFI Program progress:

* Provide an overview of forest certification
* Provide an overview of the SFI® program including the draft revised SFI Standard
* Present and discuss SFI labels and Claims
* Summarize the key marketing initiatives of SFI in North America, including consumer & customer research to date
* Present technical and marketing resources to support your company and certification
* Q&A session

This webinar is free of charge.

Feel free to forward this notice to anyone who may be interested.

SFI Webinar Series

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Masthead

March 17, 2009

Sustainable Forestry Initiative® 101 Webinar
Friday, April 24, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative(SFI) program represents a growing community of foresters, landowners, wood product and paper manufacturers, distributors and conservation organizations, among others, who are committed to improving forest practices globally. Over the past few months, we have had a growing interest among our program participants and certified companies for SFI Inc. to host a webinar to:

* Provide an overview of forest certification
* Provide an overview of the SFI® program including the draft revised SFI Standard
* Present and discuss SFI labels and Claims
* Summarize the key marketing initiatives of SFI in North America, including consumer & customer research to date
* Present technical and marketing resources to support your company and certification
* Q&A session

SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow will lead this webinar and Q&A period on the basics of SFI. Attending this live, online session will enable participants to:

* explain the value of SFI to their customer and
* leverage the SFI brand into marketing plans.

The SFI 101 session – the first in a series of webinars coming in 2009. We invite you to please forward this invitation to all relevant staff, sales teams and training coordinators in your organization, and RSVP individually to lisa.fox@sfiprogram.org by April 10th, 2009. The webinar access information is found below.

Future topics in SFI Inc.’s 2009 webinar series will include Green Building, labels & claims, and the revised SFI Standard, among others. Please send suggestions for future webinar topics to karen.brandt@sfiprogram.org.

Webinar Access Details:

Topic: SFI 101
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Meeting number: 598 974 417
Meeting password: (This meeting does not require a password.)

Web conference link:

Please click the link below to see more information, or to join the meeting.

https://intercall.webex.com/intercall/j.php?ED=114359752&UID=0

Audio conference information: Provide your phone number when you join the meeting to receive a call back. Alternatively, you can call:
Call-in toll-free number: 1-866-5536252
Call-in number: 1-650-2514440
Conference Code: 8556904433

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Karen Brandt
Vice-President, Market Affairs
SFI Inc.

Contact Info and RSVP to:

Lisa Fox
Coordinator, Marketing

SFI Inc.

Lisa.Fox@sfiprogram.org

Peter Hall
Export Development Canada

Wednesday, April 1st

“Getting Back to Balance”

“The global recession is now more serious than anybody expected, and will be
deeper than any downturn we have seen in our careers. No industry is exempt,
and surviving the downturn will be a shared challenge. But as the world economy
strives to restore a sense of balance, there are still opportunities that the
Canadian forest industry can take advantage of.”

Peter Hall joined Export Development Canada (EDC) in November 2004. He has 20 years of experience in domestic and international economic analysis and forecasting. Mr. Hall is responsible for overseeing economic and political risk analysis at EDC and the company’s information centre. In addition to advising senior management at EDC, Mr. Hall is a featured speaker at conferences across the country, and is a member of an international
roundtable on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region.
 

Attend the CWF Spring Meeting on April 1 – 2, 2009

at the Delta Beauséjour in Moncton , NB to learn about
 ”Getting Back to Balance” as well as many more exciting educational topics

DON’T FORGET TO BOOK YOUR ROOM EARLY!

Discount rates have been extended to Friday, March 13

Call the Delta Beauséjour in Moncton , NB at (506) 854-4344 and mention the Canadian Woodlands Forum

For more information, contact:

Peter Robichaud

902 897-2568  •  902 893-8434 (fax)  •  902 899-6420 (cell)
e-mail: probichaud@cwfcof.org

or

Tara Croft

902 897-6961 (office)  •  902 897-6976 (fax)

e-mail: tcroft@cwfcof.org

506-452-6933

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, New Brunswick Chapter ( CPAWS NB ) is organizing a day-long workshop on the topic:

“Wildlife, Woodlands and Habitat Connectivity in the Chignecto Isthmus Corridor”

Date/Time: November 29, 2008 (9am – 4:00pm)

Location: Room DUNN 108, Mount Allison University , Sackville NB

Cost: $20 (lunch included) 

The session will discuss how woodlots can contribute to wildlife habitat conservation, and techniques landowners can use to conserve wildlife on their property and aid in the movement of wildlife through the landscape.  The content is suitable for any landowner or woodlot owner with an interest, and also land managers and planners.

Presentations include:

·         Woodlots and their Contribution to Regional Habitat Needs and Wildlife Corridors (Dr. Karen Beazley and graduate students, Dalhousie University )

·         Connectivity on the Chignecto Isthmus (Chris Miller, CPAWS NS)

·         Pollet River (NB) Private Woodlot Watershed Management Program (Nairn Hay, Fundy Model Forest NB )

·         Wildlife Habitat Restoration Options for Owners of Acadian Woodlands (Bob Bancroft, Wildlife Biologist)

Continuing Education Credits for Foresters:  ARPFNB members earn 18 CFE credits, NBFTA members earn 6 CFE credits

*Pre-registration is required – space is limited*

For more information and to register contact Robin Musselman (902-455-2202), r.musselman@ns.sympatic.ca or visit www.cpawsnb.org

Bio-energy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities or a Changing Forest Industry”

The Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF) and the Canadian Bio-Energy Association (CANBIO) have teamed- up in 2008, and are pleased to announce one of Canada’s leading edge conferences on today’s hottest topic, “Bio-energy”. In cooperation with the Canadian Wood Fiber Center and FPInnovations, the conference will also feature special Science Technology session.

This two day event will take place on September 16-17, 2008 in conjunction with the Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event DEMO International® 2008 scheduled for September 18-20, 2008.

The “Bio-energy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities for a Changing Forest Industry” conference will provide:
Ÿ
-Updates on the availability of biomass across the country, and the opportunity in Atlantic Canada;
Ÿ-The challenges in meeting supply and demand from both Crown Lands and private woodlots;
Ÿ-The ‘latest-thinking’ on the impacts of biomass harvesting on forest ecosystems;
Ÿ-The need to work towards a comprehensive policy framework and development of practical biomass harvesting guidelines;
Ÿ-The economics of biomass harvesting and capital investment in bio-energy processing;
Ÿ-An update on the latest bio-energy processing technologies;
Ÿ-The opportunities to meet current demands for both domestic and commercial use, and an update on emerging market trends.

The program will be of interest to woodlot owners, forest product companies, suppliers and manufacturers of equipment, logging and silviculture contractors, financial investment firms, government, research organizations and academia.

The program is slated to also include field excursions to existing facilities and woodlands operations, as well as the opportunity to see some of the latest technologies and equipment at the DEMO International® 2008 show, September 18-20, 2008.

For more information, please contact:
Bruce McCallum, CANBIO canbio@xplornet.com
Peter Robichaud, CWF probichaud@cwfcof.org

Download conference details by right clicking and saving this link:

CWF Bio-energy Conference