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  • New Faces at the Forest Society

    Anna Berry
    January 17, 2023

    We've welcomed a few new faces to the Forest Society over the past few months and we're excited to introduce them to you.

  • What We Accomplished Together in 2022

    Jack Savage
    December 27, 2022

    Over the past year, we completed 12 land protection projects, encompassing nearly 2,200 acres.

  • The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm Kindles Nostalgia, Family Traditions

    Dave Anderson
    December 13, 2022

    This year, Dave Anderson was accompanied not only by his son, but also grandson for the first time.

Forest Society Welcomes New Land Stewards!

Volunteers complete 2022 Land Steward Training
Carrie Deegan
October 31, 2022
Volunteers
Volunteer land stewards and staff pose in front of logs at the Wilkins Campbell log landing
The group of volunteers poses at Wilkins-Campbell Forest in Deering during their training.

Forester Steve Junkin points out larval galleries left by emerald ash borer beetle larvae on an ash log
Forester Steve Junkin points out larval galleries left by emerald ash borer beetle larvae on an ash log

The Class of 2022 Land Steward volunteers wrapped up their training last week at the Wilkins-Campbell Forest in Deering.  The group of 19 new stewards hails from all over the state and will be stewarding forest reservations from Clarkesville to Chesterfield. During COVID, Forest Society staff developed virtual screencasted versions of the Land Steward training presentations, so a good portion of the training program is now done online at a volunteer's own pace and schedule. Over the past month, five group zoom events covered important topics and were opportunities for the new recruits to ask questions and get to know each other a bit. 

Photo showing rain pouring off of the Forest Society pop up tent
Downpours were frequent on the field training day, but everyone perservered!

The training culminated on a VERY wet field day last week at Wilkins-Campbell Forest.

"It couldn't get much wetter than that day," said Managing Forester Wendy Weisiger, "but I was impressed with everyone's great attitudes despite the terrible weather."

The group practiced compass navigation and pacing, learned about routine trail maintenance, and toured an active timber harvest happening on the property.

Reservation Stewardship staff are excited to work with and welcome this new class of Land Stewards to the organization, and we hope they find volunteering rewarding and educational.

If you are interested in learning more about the Land Steward Program, visit this page on our website. Contact Carrie Deegan at cdeegan@forestsociety.or for more information or to be added to a notification list for when next year's training is scheduled. 

A group of land stewards standing at the Wilkins Campbell log landing
An orientation to sustainable timber harvesting is required in order to become a Forest Society land steward

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