https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?RSS&L=FEMC&v=1.0 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=FEMC FEMC List Archives 2026-06-17T13:21:40Z https://www.lsoft.com/products/listserv-powered.asp https://www.lsoft.com/images/listserv_64x64.png https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;73f40e34.2606 Hi FEMC collaborators and friends,<br><br>**If you already received an email requesting you complete FEMC's strategic planning survey, you can disregard this message!**<br>FEMC is currently engaged in a strategic planning effort to ensure that our work is relevant, useful, and impactful for people working with and caring for forests across the Northeast. We are seeking input from current and potential collaborators and users of FEMC products to better understand how our work is experienced on the ground. [...] 2026-06-09T13:15:00+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;73f40e34.2606 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2c608aa6.2604 Hello,<br><br>I'm sharing two short surveys focused on tree seed and seedling supply for reforestation activities in the Appalachian region. The surveys are part of a project to better understand how seeds and seedlings are sourced, produced, and used-and to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen supply.<br><br>This work is led by Ecological Health Network&lt;http://www.ecohealthglobal.org/&gt; in partnership with New Leaf Climate&lt;https://newleafclimate.com/&gt; and The Nature Conservancy&lt;https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/appalachians/&gt;. [...] 2026-04-23T20:00:15+00:00 Murray McHugh https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2c608aa6.2604 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;85dc2a6a.2604 Dear FEMC friends and cooperators,<br><br>You're invited to join FEMC for a webinar summarizing the results from our 2025 forest health monitoring season! 2025 was our fourth year of region-wide monitoring, and 33rd year of monitoring in Vermont. Director Alison Adams and Monitoring Coordinator Ben Porter will share high-level findings and answer questions. As we add another year to our region-wide forest health dataset, we're looking forward to sharing some of the emerging trends we are observing. [...] 2026-04-15T18:00:25+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;85dc2a6a.2604 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;92c4d724.2601 Please see below and attached for details about a post-doc opportunity in forest health and soil biogeochemistry. Note: This is not with FEMC, please contact Eli Ward (contact information below) with questions.<br><br>Alison 2026-01-07T16:23:34+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;92c4d724.2601 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;62693d7c.2510 Hi all,<br><br>Registration for the 2025 FEMC Conference on November 20th at the UVM Davis Center 4th Floor is now OPEN! You can register at this link: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/cooperative/conference/2025/register<br><br>The conference will feature a plenary talk by Dr. Tony D'Amato focusing on the crossroads we face in forest science and stewardship, and how we can use our knowledge and experience to address future challenges. We will have more than 40 talks over three blocks of concurrent sessions covering topics ranging from introduced species to wildlife to forest management and more; a poster session (and Best Poster award!); and lunch is provided [...] 2025-10-16T19:33:17+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;62693d7c.2510 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;b115eeac.2510 See below for a UVM Extension job opportunity.<br><br>Best,<br>Elissa<br><br>Elissa Schuett (she/her)<br><br>Assistant Director<br><br>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative<br><br>https://www.uvm.edu/femc/<br><br>eschuett@uvm.edu&lt;mailto:eschuett@uvm.edu&gt;<br><br>[cid:69ab3e96-030f-4866-9675-44a154e07dee]<br><br>[cid:f8d27aa4-b71d-4b13-83f5-6a762a9f71f1]&lt;https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/200d82246470495b9240e4a9c989d45b@uvm.edu?anonymous&amp;ep=bwmEmailSignature&gt;<br><br>Book time to meet with me&lt;https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/200d82246470495b9240e4a9c989d45b@uvm.edu?anonymous&amp;ep=bwmEmailSignature&gt; 2025-10-08T13:23:13+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;b115eeac.2510 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;6d7ccd01.2508 Please see the attached flier about an upcoming panel discussion webinar hosted by the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service: &quot;Public Use, Recreation, and Management in Forested Habitats.&quot; FEMC Director, Alison Adams will be a panelist for this discussion, along with other program leaders and practitioners who explore the challenges and opportunities faced when managing for multiple uses in a changing environment. [...] 2025-08-12T21:01:19+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;6d7ccd01.2508 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;90f76bc4.2508 Hi all,<br>We are now accepting abstracts for the annual conference, which is scheduled for November 20, 2025 at UVM Davis Center and online.<br><br>You can submit abstracts on the conference page&lt;https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/cooperative/conference/2025/paper_call&gt;. The deadline for submitting is October 3, 2025.<br><br>Submissions are welcome for any topic relevant to forest ecosystems, including but not limited to: [...] 2025-08-07T13:34:24+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;90f76bc4.2508 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;ba27e281.2506 If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can see it online.&lt;https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/dLb4N1sdFQVXzqLNJQ4TwAh7oONPZhR3dFa0_Kx-zZ8=/fITKFEn9LOtdU5V8_BcWdzfrYesX-8SzgEWXcsf1fvs=&gt;<br><br>[https://forestguild.app.neoncrm.com/neon/resource/forestguild/images/GuildLogo2024.jpg]<br><br>Hello SAP-Ne Community,<br><br>We look forward to gathering in July virtually and in person for the future of ash. See below for details and register early!<br><br>Eyes on the Future of Ash: Incorporating Lingering Ash Detection and Breeding into Monitoring and Management&lt;https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/dLb4N1sdFQVXzqLNJQ4TwAh7oONPZhR3dFa0_Kx-zZ8=/fITKFEn9LOtdU5V8_BcWd9c_egkDDGKX4YesbT3QFsg=&gt; [...] 2025-06-25T16:40:28+00:00 Rachel Swanwick https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;ba27e281.2506 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e6a7712a.2506 Dear FEMC friends and cooperators,<br><br>You're invited to join FEMC for a webinar summarizing the results from our 2024 forest health monitoring season--our third year of region-wide monitoring, and 32nd year of monitoring in Vermont! Director Alison Adams and Monitoring Coordinator Ben Porter will share high-level findings and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity to discuss any analyses that FEMC cooperators would be interested in seeing in the 2025 report, which will summarize findings from the field season currently underway. [...] 2025-06-05T21:01:38+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e6a7712a.2506 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;35c6125d.2506 Hi all,<br><br>Just a friendly reminder that we'd love your input on what sort of content we should include in the 2025 FEMC Conference! The survey is here&lt;https://qualtrics.uvm.edu/jfe/form/SV_8dkHWakeZ1DUt9k&gt;, and will remain open until June 15th.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Alison and the FEMC team 2025-06-04T13:20:53+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;35c6125d.2506 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;56050b39.2505 Hi FEMC collaborators, etc.,<br><br>First, we'd like to inform you of a very important change to the FEMC conference this year: it will be taking place in November! Please save the date for Thursday, November 20th, at the UVM Davis Center for the 2025 FEMC Annual Conference.<br><br>Secondly, as we plan the conference, we'd like to make sure that FEMC-directed sessions address topics or questions you've been wanting to know more about (just like last year, we will also still have plenty of space for contributed talks and all the good stuff you're used to seeing at the FEMC Conference!). [...] 2025-05-14T19:02:03+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;56050b39.2505 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e1c4ab36.2505 Please see below for information about the NYS Invasive Species Expo, September 14-16, 2025 at Saratoga Spa State Park in New York. Abstracts are being accepted until May 15th.<br><br>Elissa Schuett (she/her)<br><br>Assistant Director<br><br>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative<br><br>https://www.uvm.edu/femc/<br><br>eschuett@uvm.edu&lt;mailto:eschuett@uvm.edu&gt;<br><br>[cid:ef7748e0-f871-470d-80bb-f43ec564b2e3]<br><br>[https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/bookwithme/misc/CalendarPerson20px.png]&lt;https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/200d82246470495b9240e4a9c989d45b@uvm.edu?anonymous&amp;ep=bwmEmailSignature&gt;<br><br>Book time to meet with me&lt;https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/200d82246470495b9240e4a9c989d45b@uvm.edu?anonymous&amp;ep=bwmEmailSignature&gt; 2025-05-09T15:12:34+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e1c4ab36.2505 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;cf53c221.2504 If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can see it online.&lt;https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/4BLv4dS8gr0B2Hwsq5FERh8cK1lxRNwPvQAZa_N39BI=/6dmyTbvxgCH0HIP5YNCqoxBSXAB1YZoYou8tgPPASYE=&gt;<br>[GuildLogo2024.jpg]<br><br>Greetings Guild community,<br><br>Join us for an upcoming hybrid event with Dr. Brian Donahue, Professor Emeritus of American Environmental Studies from Brandeis University, to explore his new book Slow Wood: Greener Building From Local Forests.<br><br>Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests event page&lt;https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/4BLv4dS8gr0B2Hwsq5FERh8cK1lxRNwPvQAZa_N39BI=/6dmyTbvxgCH0HIP5YNCqo4m6bUPDUp2Wp3MziNUYjh0=&gt; [...] 2025-04-23T14:01:48+00:00 Rachel Swanwick https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;cf53c221.2504 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;591fa30f.2503 Hello,<br>We had a great turnout for our webinar last week, but know not everyone could make it.<br>The recordings are now available for viewing. I split the session in two so you can easily view each presentation. They are available at the links below:<br><br>*<br>Recreation and Forest Ecosystems - Geospatial Products,&lt;https://streaming.uvm.edu/watch/57087/femc-webinar-recreation-and-forest-ecosystems-geospatial-products&gt; presented by Soren Donisvitch<br>*<br>Monitoring methods for recreation impacts&lt;https://streaming.uvm.edu/watch/57082/femc-webinar-monitoring-methods-for-recreation-impacts-on-forest-ecosystems&gt;, presented by Elissa Schuett [...] 2025-03-28T16:42:10+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;591fa30f.2503 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;25a04a7a.2502 Recreation and Forest Ecosystems Webinar<br>Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, March 19, 12:00 - 1:30 pm to learn about the products developed by FEMC to better understand the risks recreational activity poses to forest ecosystems.<br><br>Click here to register for the webinar&lt;https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a0978e46-22ad-4a67-8267-ed3c7d82b84f@1c177758-4d6b-43dc-aaeb-3b9c42562967&gt;<br><br>About the Project<br>FEMC developed geospatial layers available for download that provide a comprehensive analysis of recreational trail use, soil suitability, and wildlife impact. The products are available for download and can be used by land managers to inform trail management and recreation planning. Soren Donisvitch will provide information about how the analyses were conducted and [...] 2025-02-19T21:20:01+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;25a04a7a.2502 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;b58c0746.2501 If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can see it online.&lt;https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/RN0fmL3J3UQj6GCYgGTMkOIcpSIaufJcWttkcB7ZdUI=/afAJkJfG8OKthlTKg_dXORgBM7_POoOxBd37Uy6sy40=&gt;<br>[GuildLogo2024.jpg]<br><br>Are you interested in learning more about stewarding ash across the landscape and getting involved in seed collection efforts? Then join the Forest Stewards Guild and partners for our three-part series Pathways to Sustain Ash - Webinar and Field Tour Series. [...] 2025-01-31T19:22:27+00:00 Rachel Swanwick https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;b58c0746.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;cbfc3a2a.2501 New Timeline for Ecosystem Monitoring Fund Request for Proposals<br><br>We wanted to notify our cooperators that FEMC is shifting the timeline for our annual Ecosystem Monitoring Fund request for proposals to later in the year. This shift will allow us to more efficiently utilize available resources, and will provide awardees with more time to plan and hire staff for work taking place during the summer field season. [...] 2025-01-29T19:52:04+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;cbfc3a2a.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;466ecf88.2501 We'd Love Your Feedback!<br><br>Following feedback received following the 2024 Annual Conference, we are considering alternative dates for the 2025 Annual Conference. The conference will continue to be held at the UVM Davis Center. We will use this information to help guide us in our planning. Please take a moment to answer this one question (seen either as a link or polling block below). Feel free to respond to me with any other comments about the conference. [...] 2025-01-22T20:06:39+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;466ecf88.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;f6e13453.2501 Full message available at: <a href="https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;f6e13453.2501">Re: UVM Extension Forestry is hiring an outreach coordinator!</a> 2025-01-16T11:06:45-05:00 Lynn Levine https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;f6e13453.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2b831f63.2501 New outreach position with UVM Extension Forestry! See below for details, and please feel free to share with folks who may be interested.<br><br>Alison 2025-01-16T15:29:50+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2b831f63.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;8c604bfb.2501 Hi all,<br><br>Please see below for a job posting with RI DEM!<br><br>Alison 2025-01-10T17:49:51+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;8c604bfb.2501 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;7779806b.2411 Hi all,<br><br>Registration for the FEMC Conference at UVM on December 12th is now open! Please see more details below. For easy access, the link is also here: Register now!&lt;https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=814781&amp;&gt; 2024-11-11T21:35:26+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;7779806b.2411 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e104435d.2410 Northeast Region Coordinator, Forest Stewards Guild<br><br>The Guild is hiring a full-time Northeast Region Coordinator to join our team at the Forest Stewards Guild&lt;https://foreststewardsguild.org/&gt;. This is a fully remote position for applicants living in the Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NJ, MA, RI, CT, NH, PA). Applicants living in ME or VT are preferred. Compensation is $26.40 - $27.59 per hour depending on experience and qualifications. [...] 2024-10-24T14:11:42+00:00 Rachel Swanwick https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e104435d.2410 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e37a0a35.2410 Maine TREE is hiring a CLP Program Manager. Could you please post this job<br>posting on your list serve? Here is a link to the opening:<br>https://www.mainetree.org/careers<br><br>Thank you so much.<br><br>cj<br>Cathy Jo Herlihy<br>Office Manager<br>Maine TREE<br>535 Civic Center Drive<br>Augusta, ME 04330<br>(207) 621-9872 2024-10-24T09:57:22-04:00 CJ Herlihy https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;e37a0a35.2410 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;19be3b19.2410 Hi all,<br>As you may have seen in our newsletter, the FEMC Annual Conference will be held on December 12 at the UVM Davis Center. We are updating the conference webpage<https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/cooperative/conference/2024> as information becomes available. On the conference page, you can submit abstracts<https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/cooperative/conference/2024/paper_call>for contributed talks, posters, and working sessions - due October 25 (deadline extended!) - be a part of a great conference and share your latest work! Registration is not yet open, but the link will be added here when it is ready. Be aware that we will be closing registration on December 2, this is earlier than we [...] 2024-10-11T15:35:52+00:00 Elissa Schuett (she/her) https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;19be3b19.2410 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;7c907dbe.2409 You're invited to register for the Forest Steward's Guild's launch of the Sustaining Ash Partners Network (SAP-Ne) Kick Off Webinar on October 2nd from 9:30am-11:00am Eastern Time. &lt;https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/sustaining-ash-partners-network-sap-ne-kick-off-webinar/&gt;<br>[https://foreststewardsguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/footer-logo.png]&lt;https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/sustaining-ash-partners-network-sap-ne-kick-off-webinar/&gt;<br>Sustaining Ash Partners Network (SAP-Ne) Kick Off Webinar - Forest Stewards Guild&lt;https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/sustaining-ash-partners-network-sap-ne-kick-off-webinar/&gt;<br>Register for this webinar October 2, 2024 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. ET Event flyer for download Agenda You’re invited to register for the Forest Stewards Guild’s Sustaining Ash Partners Network…<br>foreststewardsguild.org [...] 2024-09-12T15:15:16+00:00 Rachel Swanwick https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;7c907dbe.2409 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;4af57e0d.2408 Hi FEMC collaborators, etc.,<br><br>As we plan the 2024 FEMC Conference (which will take place December 12, 2024), we are exploring potential new and creative session formats and considering directing more of the session content to address topics or questions you've been wanting to know more about (but of course we will still have space for contributed talks and all the good stuff you're used to seeing at the FEMC Conference!). [...] 2024-08-15T20:17:43+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;4af57e0d.2408 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;551d33f9.2408 Hi all,<br><br>Please see below for an invitation to two separate events related to lingering ash detection.<br><br>Alison 2024-08-06T14:25:18+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;551d33f9.2408 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;eff7ceb.2407 Hi all,<br><br>I wanted to bring your attention to two upcoming Monitoring and Managing Ash workshops. See below for details, and email any questions to outreach@MonitoringAsh.org.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Alison 2024-07-01T17:30:52+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;eff7ceb.2407 https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2a575b5.2405 Hi all,<br><br>Welcome to the new FEMC listserv! You are receiving this message either because you were on the old Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) list, or on our Mailchimp list.<br><br>In conversation with FEMC cooperators over the past year we identified that there is a need for a space where people can (1) pose questions about forest management/forest health issues to a group of like-minded and interested experts/peers, and (2) send announcements about jobs, conferences, events, etc. without having to go through us at FEMC. FEMC is a "Cooperative," but we had no online cooperative space; we're hoping this list [...] 2024-05-16T16:10:24+00:00 Alison Adams https://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=FEMC;2a575b5.2405