University of Eastern Finland, in collaboration with the University of Maine and the Michigan State University, will present a four-part webinar series focused on Forestry in Finland and northern US.
- Environment and natural resources
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- Time:
- 16:00–17:00
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Online webinar
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Zoom
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In each 1-hour session, the speakers from all three locations (Finland, Maine and Michigan) will speak about the topic from their own locality specific perspective. At the end of the session, there is some time for questions and open discussion. The speakers are not only from the universities, but also from other institutes like Finnish Forest Centre, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Maine Forest Products Company and Michigan Department of Natural Resources, to be mentioned.
See full programme of the webinar series here and register each of them separately.
Webinar 2: Ecology and management – Thursday 24 February, 9 am - 10 am EST / 4 pm - 5 pm EET
In the second webinar, the discussion is more about ecology and management. Which species and forest types are the most important to each location and what kind of general management regimes exists? The speakers are Kari T. Korhonen (Natural Resources Institute Finland), Mike Walters (Michigan State University) and Ian Prior (Seven Islands Land Company).
Speaker biographies
- Kari T. Korhonen, Principal Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland, https://www.luke.fi/en/
- Mike Walters, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology, Michigan State University, https://www.canr.msu.edu/index
- Ian Prior, Inventory Analyst, Seven Island Land Company, https://www.sevenislands.com/
Please register by 20 February 2022.
