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Brown bag lunch talks at Bent Creek Experimental Forest

Join us at Bent Creek Experimental Forest for a series of free lunchtime talks by local foresters, botanists, wildlife resource managers, and other experts.

The talks will begin at 12:00 ET. Space is limited to 50 participants, and you must register to attend. Feel free to arrive a few minutes early to settle in before the talks. The talks will typically last 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questions. Talks are not recorded. Bring your own lunch - no food is provided. 

The events are listed below. Click on the event you'd like to register for to find the registration link. All talks are free and open to the public. 

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Upcoming Events

A mammoth woolly problem: dealing with an invasive insect on an ecologically foundational evergreen – the hemlock

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Join us at noon to hear USDA Forest Service scientist Bud Mayfield discuss the hemlock woolly adelgid. Please register to attend. Space is limited to 50 participants.

Past events

The History of the Cradle of Forestry in America

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Join us at noon to hear USDA Forest Service volunteer Bob Beanblossom talk about the history of the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Incredible but true tales of Appalachian forest fire from the last 250 years: Lessons for our future?

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Join us at noon to hear USDA Forest Service scientist Steve Norman talk about fire in the Appalachian mountains over the past 250 years.

Silviculture for American chestnut restoration in the Southern Appalachians

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Join us at noon for this brown bag lunch talk at Bent Creek Experimental Forest. Please register to attend. Space is limited to 50 participants.

Spring flowers of Southern Appalachia

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Margaret Woodbridge, a USDA Forest Service researcher, will discuss spring wildflowers in western North Carolina. Registration for this event is closed.

Hellbenders: Challenges facing the largest salamanders in mountain streams

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Join us at noon to hear from Forest Service fisheries biologist Lorie Stroup and to see the film “The Last Dragons,” which was produced by Freshwaters Illustrated in partnership with the Forest Service.

Wildlife, natural disturbance & forest management in the southern Appalachians - Brown Bag at Bent Creek EF

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Katie Greenberg, a USDA Forest Service research ecologist, will discuss forest disturbances, early successional habitat, and breeding birds, reptiles and amphibians. Join us at noon for this brown bag lunch talk at the Bent Creek Training Center. Please register to attend. Space is limited to 50 participants.

A Walk in the Woods: What’s there and why? Brown bag at Bent Creek EF

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The event is over. Registrants heard Joey Borders discuss local land management history and how it influences current conditions, as well as forestry trends and challenges. Borders is a certified registered forester at EcoForesters.

Emerging forest pests & diseases in North Carolina - Brown bag at Bent Creek EF

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Jacob Betzen, a USDA Forest Service entomologist, will discuss new and emerging pests and diseases threatening North Carolina forests. Join us at noon for this brown bag lunch talk at the Bent Creek Training Center. Please register to attend. Space is limited to 50 participants.

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