[PCA] WEBINAR: Ecological Site Descriptions (August 23, 1-2pm ET)

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series:

“Ecological Site Descriptions - A helpful tool for managing healthy and
diverse ecosystems”

*Thursday August 23, 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT*
(please see attached flyer for more information)

What will you learn?
*Ecological Site Descriptions* (ESDs) are being developed by USDA Natural
Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for all lands within the U.S.  ESDs
are a repository of information designed to help landowners and resource
managers make informed decisions about managing land within an ecological
context.  They describe land with similar physical and biological
characteristics at scales suitable for natural resource planning and
management.  National Wildlife Refuges in the northeastern United States
are working collaboratively with NRCS to develop ESDs
. USFWS Refuges
 are starting to use them to assess biological diversity, guide management
actions, and make informed decisions about how refuge lands can contribute
to landscape conservation goals.  At Umbagog N
ational Wildlife
R
efuge
, forest management is designed to restore, rehabilitate, and maintain
native plants on appropriate ecological sites.

Presentation Objectives:
(1) Introduce Ecological Site Descriptions, their purpose, the scope of the
NRCS program, and collaborative partnerships in the northeastern US Forests.
(2) Describe Ecological Site concepts, definitions, and scales.
(3) Describe how ESDs are developed and the information they contain.
(4) Describe how ESDs are useful to improve management, how to access them,
and how to assist in developing them for your region.

Presenters:

Jamin Johanson, Ecological Site Specialist
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

Thomas LaPointe, Forest Ecologist,
USDOI Fish and Wildlife Service, Umbagog NWR, Errol, NH

Webinar Info (Please call in for audio; at the phone number below)

1. Go to:  http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=742287910&p=2222&t=c
2. Select "Enter as Guest"
3. Provide the requested information and check the privacy information box
and 'proceed."

Audio Call In:* 888-603-6971*
Participant Code:  *6962258*

Please join the Webinar at least 10 minutes prior to webinar start time.


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Webinar presented by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Forest Ecology
Working Group

For more information about the Forest Ecology Working Group or the Webinar
Series please contact: Jeff_Horan at fws.gov
or 413-253-8228
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