Williamsburg Forest: Forest Adaptation & Implementation, Women in Forestry

Piscataquis County Soil & Water District (PCSWD) Executive Director Sarah Robinson will lead a discussion on forestry, climate and research from the perspective of women practitioners (landowners, consulting foresters, logging contractors, researchers, and policy experts) with Molly London, licensed professional forester; Jessica Leahy, Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor of Forestry in the School of Forest Resources at the University of Maine; Julie Davenport, Maine Forest Service District Forester working with loggers and landowners in western Maine.
Discussion Topics:
Overview of PCSWCD and History of Williams Forest
Forest Management Planning: Soils, trees, climate impacts
Rehab management to help address climate change at the landscape level v. property level
Maine Forest Service: Outreach and engaging with women landowners
Engaging Women in Landowner Stewardship & Climate Change
Legacy planning to ensure future forests