Climate-Smart Forestry Webinar Series
Building Resilient Forests in a Changing Climate
Vermont’s forests are facing new and evolving challenges—from rising temperatures and shifting species composition to more extreme weather and increasing pest pressures. As a landowner, you play a critical role in ensuring our forests remain healthy, productive, and resilient for generations to come.
What Is Climate-Smart Forestry?
Climate-smart forestry is a science-based, proactive approach to managing woodlands in ways that:
- Enhance resilience against extreme weather, pests, and disease
- Support biodiversity and promote native species
- Ensure long-term productivity for conservation and sustainable timber harvests
- Maximize carbon sequestration and storage while maintaining a working forest landscape
The Climate-Smart Forestry Series
In 2024, we launched the Climate-Smart Forestry Series—a webinar series designed to equip landowners and forestry professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to adapt. These educational sessions offer practical, actionable guidance for sustaining healthy, resilient woodlands in a changing climate.
2024 Topics Included:
- 12 Steps of Climate Resilience
- Implementing Forest Management in a Changing Climate
- Healthy Woodland Streams
- Invasive Forest Pests Updates
- Managing for Climate Resilience and Birds
- Fascinating Lives of Wood Turtles
- Meet Vermont’s Newest Natural Community: Northern Hardwood Seepage Forests
- Moose in a Changing Climate
Missed a session? Watch the full 2024 webinar series on our YouTube playlist
2025 Series- Kicks off in September
Planning for the 2025 series is underway! The series will kick off in September, with a new slate of webinars designed to help you take climate-smart action on your land. Stay tuned for updates.