| September 10–11, 2008 | Association for Fish and Wildlife Agencies' annual conference, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
September 10–11, 2008 |
Market-based Conservation Incentives Workshop, Ellicott City, Md. Hosted by American Forest Foundation’s Center for Conservation Solutions will focus on family forest owner participation in biodiversity and water markets. |
| September 15 thru October 15 |
Hispanic Heritage Month |
| September 16–18, 2008 | The Restoring the West Conference 2008: Frontiers in Aspen Restoration, Utah State University, Logan. The event will build on the foundation laid by a conference in September 2006, which covered aspen management and restoration efforts. |
| September 18, 2008 | World Water Monitoring Day. WWMD is officially observed on September 18, but the monitoring period extends to October 18. |
| September 20, 2008 | International Coastal Cleanup - the world's largest volunteer event of its kind. Last year, 378,000 volunteers from 76 countries and 45 states cleared six million pounds of trash from oceans and waterways and recorded every piece of trash collected. |
| September 20–21, 2008 | Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, Leavenworth, Washington. |
| September 22–27, 2008 | The '88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond, Jackson Hole, Wyo. Sponsored by The International Association of Wildland Fire in association with the 9th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. |
| September 24–26, 2008 | The Western Stewardship Summit at Sunriver Resort near Bend, Oregon. |
| September 24–30, 2008 | Take a Child Outside Week is an international internet-facilitated program that encourages all citizens (particularly children) to participate in outdoor activities. |
| September 27, 2008 | National Public Lands Day |
| September 28 thru October 2, 2008 |
National Association of State Foresters' Annual Meeting; Hyannis, Mass. |
| October | Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| October 4, 2008 | Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. www.imba.com |
| October 8–9, 2008 | |
| October 12–18, 2008 | Earth Science Week 2008 - the theme of Earth Science Week 2008: No Child Left Inside. |
| October 14–17, 2008 | The Natural Areas Association conference, Nashville, Tennessee. This will be a chance for Federal NA program folks to network, etc. The USFS will be a major sponsor of the conference this year. Questions? Call Steve Shelly at (406) 329-3041. |
| October 15–19, 2008 | Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, Roanoke, Va. |
| October 21–23, 2008 | The 2008 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium will be held in Park City, Utah. The symposium will emphasize innovative uses of FIA data that shed new light on contemporary issues. Plenary and breakout sessions from a variety of disciplines will be presented. |
| October 22–24, 2008 | 7th Annual International Summit of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Washington, D.C. |
| November | American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month |
| November 5–9, 2008 | Society of American Foresters 2008 National Convention: "Forestry in a Climate of Change," Reno-Tahoe, Nevada. Special Program: Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States. Register by Friday, August 15 for the best rates. Call (866) 897-8720 x 111. |
| November 6–8, 2008 | Mark your calendars for the best wildland/urban interface conference you can imagine. Backyards & Beyond, the National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Education Conference, will be held in Tampa, Florida. Watch www.firewise.org for information. |
| November 11–15, 2008 | National Association for Interpretation conference in Portland, Oregon |
| November 15–18, 2008 | 19th National Trails Symposium, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| November 20, 2008 | New Mexico Forestry and Climate Change Workshop, Albuquerque. The event will provide foresters and other natural resource professionals with information about climate change’s projected impacts on New Mexico’s forests that can be incorporated into management decisions. |
| December 5–7, 2008 | 2nd Annual Forecast Earth Summit for High School Students - Students submit a 200-word essay outlining what they are personally doing to combat climate change. |
| January 10, 2009 | Winter Trails Day |
Have an upcoming special event that you think the rest of the Forest Service should know about? Send your information to FS Today and we’ll consider it for “What’s Happening?” - a calendar of events that reaches the entire Forest Service community. Please submit in Word in the following format: · the inclusive dates · the region and/or forest or lab or station where it’s happening · in 25 words or less describe the event · a link to a web page that has more information about the event Be sure to submit at least a month in advance. As always, we reserve the right to edit your story for brevity and/or importance. |
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