Posts Tagged ‘women’
2022 Women’s Forest Congress Experience and Camp Ripley Tour
Author and Photos by Candra Burns of Talking Forests People who identify as women within the forest community have been creating an in-person congress for two years. We finally came together in a 4-day event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our schedule had events towards a common goal of coming together and marching towards a better future…
Read MoreLandowners Who Rock – Fourtee Acres Tyrone and Edna Williams – Episode 75
This is a special in-person episode located in Enfield, North Carolina just off the I-95 with Tyrone and Edna Williams of Fourtee Acres. They lease out land for farming, own certified trees, and garden for local markets. They are proud of their legacy and have a great family to lean on at their multiple-use farm.…
Read MoreForestry People Who Rock – Elaine Springgay FAO Officer and ForYP Founder – Episode 74
Elaine and I had a conversation about global forestry challenges. I was impressed by her experience in the sector and global knowledge. She launched ForYP the only global forestry young professionals group at the World Forest Congress in Korea this year and I asked her what that is all about and how to get involved.…
Read MoreForestry Women Who Rock – Danielle Atkins – Land and Ladies ~ Episode 71
Danielle Atkins and I came together for a podcast episode and we talked about the importance of being an educated landowner. She has taken her past career and education to turn Land and ladies, her business, into a full suite of options to teach other people how to manage their forested land. She has provided…
Read MoreOregon Women in Timber ~ Quinn Allen ~ Episode 69
October is National Forest Products Month and National Forest Products Week is October 18th – 22nd this year! We are celebrating with Oregon Women in Timber episodes. See them here: www.orwit.org ~ Our second guest is Quinn Allen. ~She said “I am a recent graduate of Southwestern Oregon Community College, with a certificate in Forest…
Read MoreWomen Owning Woodlands ~ Molly Darr ~ Episode 67
Molly Darr and I sat down to talk about the Women Owning Woodlands up-and-coming events. Janet Watt-Steele, Women Owning Woodlands – South Carolina Janet is the founder of the South Carolina chapter of the national Women Owning Woodlands network. Janet works as an Area Forestry and Wildlife Extension Agent with the Clemson University Cooperative Extension…
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