The Foundation recognizes the importance of legislative policies in shaping management decisions at broad scales and at the local level. To promote better understanding of policies influencing how forests in Maryland are managed, the Foundation hosts a free monthly webinar series to provide education and discussion on various aspects of forest and environmental policy. The Framing the Future webinars can be viewed live on the third Thursday of each month at 1 pm.
The April 2024 webinar topic:
Maryland's Big Tree Program
Date and time: April 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Registration: Click here
Topic Discussion: Since its establishment in 1925, the Maryland Big Tree Program has become a national model for documenting and recognizing exceptional individual trees and their contributions to our ecosystems and well-being. Join us to learn more about the program and the dedicated volunteers that make it possible.
Maryland's Big Tree Program
Thursday, April 18, 1-2 pm 2024
Speakers: Jim Bardsley, Dendrologist, Maryland Big Tree Program; Joli McCathran, Co-Chair, Maryland Big Tree Program, President, Maryland Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards.
Wood Vaults: Carbon Capture as Climate Strategy
Thursday, March 21, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Harry Huntley, Environmental Policy Innovation Center; Shaun Preston, Baltimore City Urban Forestry Division; Ning Zeng, Univ of Maryland Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.
Defining Urban Forestry
Thursday, February 15, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Mark Buscaino, Executive Director, Casey Trees; Fred Chalfant, Urban Forester, TreeBaltimore
Natural Resources Careers Camp
Thursday, January 18, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers : Dawn Balinski, Treasurer, Maryland Forestry Foundation; Marie Miller, Associate Professor & Forestry Program Direction, Allegany College of Maryland; Gabrielle Oldham, Director, Natural Resources Careers Camp.
Assessing the Health of Urban Green Spaces
Thursday, December 21, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speaker : Katie Lautar, Executive Director, Baltimore Green Space.
Seed Sources for Planting Future Forests
Thursday, November 16, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speakers : Rich Hallett, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Ashley Traut, Senior Advisor, Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
Bird-Friendly Forest Management
Thursday, October 19, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speakers : Joshua Rittenhouse Forest Program Associate, National Audubon Society, Audubon Mid-Atlantic
Emerging Issues Recording
Thursday, September 21, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Gary Allen President, Maryland Forestry Foundation
Accessibity of Forests and Nature Recording
Thursday, August 17, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Caleb Carlton Executive Director, Birdability Carleton Montgomery Executive Director, Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Spotted Lanternfly: Updates and Current Status in Maryland Recording
Thursday, July 20 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Kenton Sumpter Entomologist, Maryland Department of Agriculture Emily Zobel Senior Agent Associate, University of Maryland Extension
Urban Forestry, Citizen Science, and Redlining: Patterns and Processes Recording
June 15, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Dexter Locke, Research Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
The Mel Noland Fellowship Experience Recording
Thursday, May 18 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Damani Eubanks PhD Candidate, University of Maryland, Yazan Hasan Student, Story Teller, Activist, University of Maryland, Marilyn Yang Environmental Science & Philosophy Undergraduate, University of Maryland
Impacts of Data Sources in Understanding Forest Dynamics Recording
April 20, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Tonya Lister, Research Forester, USDA Forester, Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director, Spatial Analysis Laboratory University of Vermont
Defining Forest Stewardship Recording
Thursday, March 16 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Ben Larson, Mid-Atlantic Forest Conservation Director, Ruffed Grouse Society, Daniel Rider, Forest Stewardship & Utilization Program Manager, DNR Forest Service, Bryan Seipp, Director of Forest Management, Ecotone LLC
Environmental Priorities for the Moore Administration Perspectives from the Transition Team Recording
February 16, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Kim Coble Executive Director, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Hannah Polikov Managing Director, Advance Energy
Forest Preservation as a Priority in the Forest Conservation Act Recording
January 19 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Harry Huntley Senior Agriculture Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy Information Center, Erik Fisher Maryland Assistant Director and Land Use Planner, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Urban Wood Utitlization Recording
December 15, 2022-Speakers : Ben Crenshaw CEO, Cambium Carbon, Shaun Preston Recycling Coordinator, Baltimore City Foundation
Hughes Center Analysis of Maryland's Tree Canopy Cover Recording
November 17 2022, 10-11 am
Speakers : Aditi Dubey Research Associate, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Kathryne L. Everts Director, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Susan Minnemeyer Vice President of Climate Change Strategy, Chesapeake Conservancy
Strengthening The Role of Women in Forestry Recording
October 20, 2022 Speakers : Cheryle Francheschl Producer/Director/Writer, Por Eco Productions Anne Halraton-Strang Acting State Forester, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service Lydla Martin Ecological Design Consultant, Hidden Valley & Let's Go Outdoors
The Role of Biomass in Maryland's Clean Energy Recording
September 15, 2022
Speakers : Maura Ross Wood Energy Coordinator, Maryland Clean Energy Center Joe Hinston Forestry C
The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis FIA Study Recording
August 18, 2022 Speakers : Tonya Lister research forester USDA Forest Service, Mark Majewsky Supervisor Forester USDA Forest Service, Nancy Falxa Sonti research ecologist USDA Forest Sevice
Deer Management In Maryland Recording
July 21, 2022
Speakers : Luke Macaulay Wildlife Management Specialist, University of Maryland Extension, George Timko Deev Project Co-Leader, Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service
Forest Financing Innovations,
Policy Incentives, Programs & Challenges Recording
June 18, 2022
Speakers : Jason Y Lee, Director, Quantified Ventures & Michael Roberts, Deputy Director, Water Quality Financing Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment
Forest Management for Climate & Carbon
May 19 2022
Speakers : Elliott Campbell, Acting Director, Office of Science & Stewardship, Maryland DNR & Erin Gleeson, Director, Central Appalachians, Family Forest Carbon Program, American Forest Foun
The Policy & Practice of Stream Restoration
April 21 2022
Speakers : Reid Cook Director of Design, East Resource Environmental Solution (RES) & Rod Simmons Natural Resource Manager/Plant Ecologist City of Ecologist
Urban Planning & Zoning
Implications for Tree Cover on a Metropolitan Scale
Mar 17, 2022 Recording
Speakers : Michael Knapp Urban Forester Senior Permitting Specialist, Montgomery County DPS & Vincent Verweij Urban Forest Manager, Arlington VA, MWCOG Tree Committee
Regulating Non-Native Invasive Plant Species
Feb 17, 2022
Speakers : Eric Luedtke Majority Leader, Maryland House of Delegates & Jil Swearingen Invasive Species Specialist, In the Weeds Consulting
Policy Past and Present: Impacts on the Current Environment
Jan 20, 2022
Recording
Speakers : Dexter Locke, USDA Forest Service & Sacoby Wilson, UMD
The New State Five Million Tree Goal: Implications for Urban Communities
Dec 16, 2021
Speakers : Kim Coble Executive Director, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Hannah Polikov Managing Director, Advance Energy United, Sacoby Wilson Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
