Hello- I wanted to pass on this educational opportunity to you all. This is a course that is self-paced and online that is suggested to take at least an hour. It may be of interest to you all for some novel continuing education. Have a great week, Natalie

 

By the way, there will be lots of live and online MG content coming up this year as well. We are tweaking our schedule right now and will share dates and as many of the topics as we can next week.

 

 

Sent on behalf of Dr. Stacy Clark:

 

An online, interactive course on the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) (use Edge or Chrome) is now available from the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. This free course is available to anyone through a simple registration process. Participants will be introduced to basic ecology and silvics, historic significance, and the demise of the tree species that once occupied 200 million acres in the eastern US. The course includes a glossary and links to dendrology tables, external webpages, and published scientific papers. A certificate of completion qualifies for 1 CFE credit with the Society of American Foresters.

The course, An Introduction to the American Chestnut, was developed by Stacy Clark, research forester with the Southern Research Station and adjunct faculty in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries at the University of Tennessee.

If you have questions regarding the course, please contact Stacy Clark at [log in to unmask] or 865-318-8391.