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Tour of Georgia Fuller Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area – Winthrop/Readfield

The Two Rivers Chapter of Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM) will be hosting a tour of the of the Georgia Fuller Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area on Saturday, August 16, from 9 a.m. till noon.  Tours will consist of  a current harvest operation and a review of past harvesting activities as well as a talk and tour of the Chestnut seed orchards on the property.

The property is in Winthrop/Readfield.  Directions:  from the intersection of Route 17 and 202, travel 2 miles west on 202.  Take a right onto Old Village Road, followed by another right onto the Case Road.  The entrance to the property will be 1/2 mile in on the left.  Signs will be posted.  Hope to see you there!

For more information contact:  Bill Williams at 626-0005 or bill@swoam.org

Training for Climate Adaptation in Conservation - Brunswick

DATE:
December 8-10, 2014

LOCATION:
Brunswick, ME

QUESTIONS?
Contact Erika Rowland
erowland@wcs.org or
Maria Janowiak mjanowiak02@fs.fed.us

The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science are hosting this two-day training for climate adaptation. Apply soon—this opportunity is limited to only 12 teams!  Apply by September 15, 2014 - Download Application

This unique opportunity provides hands-on training to participants in how to consider climate change information and identify adaptation actions for conservation planning and activities. It will also furnish participants with feedback and coaching on their own real-world climate adaptation project. At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Identify climate change impacts that pose the greatest challenges and opportunities for achieving current conservation goals with existing actions
• Describe whether and how conservation goals and actions may need to be adjusted in light of climate change
• Design a “climate-informed” on-the-ground conservation project that aims to address the effects of climate change on a focal ecosystem
• Tell a clear and compelling story of how their conservation project is designed to achieve climate adaptation outcomes
• Prepare a stronger application for future project funding to sources like the WCS Climate Adaptation Fund

There is no registration fee for the session, thanks to a generous grant to WCS from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional support from the U.S. Forest Service.