Extension Foundation Online Campus
Listen to an update on current forest pests and diseases and how to manage for them.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Listen to some of the items being presented and discussed on the floor of the state legislature.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Listen about some of the research and testing that is occurring at the lab located on the University of Maine campus, and impacts
this may have on the forest products industry.
1.0 Category 1 ceu; $20
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
associated weather events have altered road & trail construction
and maintenance.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Discuss how the changing climate, and associated weather events,
have changed the design and management of stream crossings.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
1.0 Category 1 CEU; $20
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Listen about some of the cost-share programs offered to help landowners access and manage their forest properties.
1.0 category 1 CEU - $20
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Speaker: Charlie Levesque-Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, LLC
A discussion of the basics of forest carbon and what it might mean in future years for the forest industry. Specifically: how do forests capture and store carbon, how does the forest carbon market work, how might forest carbon programs impact timber harvesting, how do landowners access these programs, what does all this mean for managing our forests.
1.5 Category 1 CEUs; $30.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Jeremy Miller-Regional Technical Manager, American Forest Management
A case study of actual use of the software in forestry on-the-ground applications.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Amanda Lind-Technical Content Writer, Blue Marble Geographics
An explanation and demonstration how to use available software as a tool for foresters.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Alison Kanoti-Maine Forest Service
An update on what forest pests and diseases are still a threat to the health and vigor of our forests, and ideas on how to manage for them.
0.5 Category 1 CEU from State of Maine
1.0 Category 1 CEU from SAF
$10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Stephen Nicholas-Maine Forest Service
A walk-through of the new system, including how to access and what the requirements are.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Joel Slate-Corporate Director of Fiber Supply ND Paper
Discussion of markets for low-grade forest products and resources to support them.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Claire Kiedrowski-Executive Director, Maine Library of Geographic Information
A discussion about what LiDAR data is available to foresters, wher, and how to find and access it.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Mark Anderson-The Nature Conservancy
A discussion about the project and how it is being implemented in Maine with multiple partners and supporters.
1.0 Category 1 CEU; $20.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Speaker: Ivan Fernandez-Distinguished Maine Professor, University of Maine, School of Forest Resources and Climate Change Institute
A discussion of how we are developing adaptation strategies for managing ecosystem response to climate change, particularly as it relates to forested ecosytems and the freshwater resources they encompass.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2023 NER.COFE Workshop. Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine as described with each course.
The cost for each topic is $10.00/0.5 CEU which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.
Any questions may be forwarded to:
Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Vermont's Forest Pest First Detectors Program
Help protect Vermont’s forests against invasive forest pests. Learn to detect, report, and educate others on pests such as hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer and spotted lanternfly.
Who Should Join?
- Graduates of UVM Extension's Master Gardener program.
- Anyone interested in trees and forests.
- Beginners welcome; no prior knowledge required.
- Forest Pest First Detectors looking for a refresher.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand and explain the threat of introduced tree pests to forest health.
- Identify the host trees, signs and symptoms, and look-alikes of key forest insects and pathogens.
- Use resources like VTinvasives.org for information.
- Report suspected pest infestations.
- Volunteer to help in your community (optional)
Course Dates: March 8 – May 2, 2026
This free, course features 10 sections with videos,
articles, podcasts, and self-assessment exercises.
Questions?
Contact Ginger at ginger.nickerson@uvm.edu or 802-656-4831
Note: Continuing education credits are not available for this course.
- Teacher: Gwen Kozlowski
- Teacher: Ginger Nickerson
The Professional Loggers Program (PLP) is a voluntary certification program for New Hampshire's loggers. This program teaches basic silviculture, wildlife management, and improving forestland aesthetics. It also teaches forest professionals about laws that govern their work and regulations that need to be followed. Another very important aspect of this course is safety. Every participant receives instruction in basic first aid, CPR, AED and techniques for operating safely and productively. Certified loggers will have the basic understanding and knowledge necessary to improve their working relationship with New Hampshire's forestry community.
- Teacher: Cheri Birch
- Teacher: andrew fast
- Teacher: Deb Park
- Teacher: Jennifer Fawcett
- Teacher: Renee Strnad (she-they)
Maple Business Planning
Instructor: Mark Cannella (University of Vermont Extension Associate Professor)
This four session course will guide participants through key aspects of preparing a business plan. Each session will review concepts in strategic planning, analyzing risks, marketing and planning improvements. Students will prepare sections of their own plan over the four week time-frame of the course.
This course runs October 26th - November 16th 2021 (online archive closes 12/31/21)
Contact Mark Cannella via email with any questions: Mark.Cannella@uvm.edu
The Vermont Backyard Woods Course is designed for homeowners with less than 25 acres who want to learn more about the woods in their backyard: what’s in it, who (wildlife) uses it, and how they can become better caretakers of it.
The course explores the following themes: An Introduction to Your Backyard and Beyond; Getting to Know Your Woods; Backyard Woods Projects; Developing a Backyard Woods Action Plan.
About the Course
- This is an introductory course, designed to give landowners basic skills and connect them to resources available.
- The self-paced course is hosted online and is composed of 4 sections. Each section has videos and activities that are to be completed on your own schedule.
- Participants will be invited to join drop-in webinar sessions with experts.
- There will be two optional in-person walks.
Who should join this course?
- Homeowners who own 5-25 acres.
- Homeowners who want to become more active stewards of their land, but don't know where to start.
- Homeowners who want to learn general ecology in Vermont.
By the end of the program participants will:
- Understand why their backyard woods matter, the benefits it provides, and how it contributes to Vermont’s forest landscape.
- Identify natural history and cultural features in their backyard woods.
- Identify and rank stewardship goals and objectives for their property.
- Develop a stewardship action plan with a project schedule and plan for implementing stewardship activities.
- Increase awareness and connection to resources and organizations available to assist landowners in post-course activities.
Questions?
Contact Gwen Kozlowski at gwen.kozlowski@uvm.edu or 802-651-8343
- Teacher: Gwen Kozlowski
Forest Farming Online is designed to train technical service providers (e.g., service foresters with government agencies, Extension professionals, forest management consultants), but is freely available to the public. This course begins with one introductory module, which you must complete first. It includes information pertaining to the basics of forest farming and takes approximately one hour to complete. A series of video and webinar clips from the coalition’s YouTube and webinar library have been compiled to present key forest farming considerations such as, what is it?, how do you do it?, what crops are popular?, how do you add value?, etc. Questions are included for you to complete along the way. Module 1 is expected to take approximately one hour to complete and it guides users to videos that follow a specific list of topics in the curriculum. Questions are linked to specific videos or video segments within topics in the outline. You should plan on spending about 20 minutes per topic.
For more information contact:
John Munsell, Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension, jfmunsel@vt.edu
Brent Peterson SREF/UGA, bpeterson@sref.info
William Hubbard SREF/UGA whubbard@sref.info
- Teacher: Leslie Boby
The Introduction to Southeastern Prescribed Fire course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental basics of prescribed burning in Southeastern forested ecosystems. At the end of the course the student should have a working knowledge of fire law, fire terminology, fire prescriptions, fire safety, firebreaks, smoke management and a basic understanding of how to conduct a prescribed burn. This course is not intended to take the place of state Certification courses, workshops, or experience in the field. Rather, it is intended to give students a basic understanding of the principles of prescribed fire and fire effects.
- Teacher: Jennifer Fawcett
- Teacher: Dwayne Hunter
- Content Specialists: Elliot Nauert
eLearn Urban Forestry is a self-led, online, distance learning program geared speciifcally toward beginning urban foresters and those allied professionals working in and around urban and urbanizing landscapes, including service foresters, natural resource planners, landscape architects, city officials and public works employees. The program is comprised of ten learning modules: The Benefits and Costs of the Urban Forest; Tree Growth and Development; Urban Soils; Site, Tree Selection and Planting; Arboriculture; Assessing and Managing Tree Risk; Tree Disorder Diagnosis and Management; Trees and Construction; Public Policy and Urban Forestry; and Urban Forest Management.
For more information or to enroll, contact Leslie Boby, Southern Regional Extension Forestry, University of Georgia at lboby@sref.info.
- Teacher: Leslie Boby
Speaker: Amanda Lind-Technical Content Writer, Blue Marble Geographics
An explanation and demonstration how to use available software as a tool for foresters.
0.5 Category 1 CEU; $10.00
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
- Teacher: andrew fast
Listen to representatives from Robbins Lumber talk about current. Upgrades to their facility and new markets being developed.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Listen to representatives from Pleasant River Lumber talk about current upgrades to their facilities and new markets being developed.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume
Listen to an update on current and projected forest markets.
0.5 Category 1 ceu; $10
- Teacher: Raymond Berthiaume