Plan ahead to stay on top of the latest science, policy, and implementation innovations in Natural Climate Solutions. Events are sorted by date and color coded by pathway. See the legend below.
Upcoming Events:
AGROFORESTRY — REGULATORY ISSUES ABOUT FOOD CLAIMS: March 6 (12-1:30pm ET) — The Agroforestry Coalition: Legal Issues Around Food Claims: What To Know.
The Agroforestry Coalition invites producers, marketers, packagers, and growers of perennial food products together for a discussion and free training on legal claims in food marketing. Our guest speaker is attorney Jeffrey Glazer from Ogden Glazer + Schaefer. Jeff’s practice focuses on business and regulatory issues for companies in the food and beverage industry. Come with your questions, and network with other food marketers promoting perennial, regenerative, and agroforestry related goods. Register here.
RECIPROCAL RESTORATION & CULTURAL FIRE: March 11 (1-2pm ET) The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: Science (Tuesday) Webinar — Reciprocal Restoration & Culture Fire Revitalization.
This webinar will feature Ferin Davis Anderson, the Lead Environmental Scientist for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, who will discuss issues around reciprocal restoration and cultural burning. Register here.
EESI CONGRESSIONAL CLIMATE CAMP: March 13 (3-4:30pm ET) — Environmental & Energy Study Institute: Hybrid Briefing — The Process and Path Forward for a Bipartisan Surface Transportation Bill.
Room 2168 Rayburn House Office Building.
The surface transportation bill reauthorizes federal highway, transit, and rail funding and programs every five years. This final briefing of EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will provide a breakdown of everything decision-makers need to know ahead of the bill’s next reauthorization in 2026. Panelists will describe the transportation bill’s history, including bipartisan cooperation, climate-related provisions, and external stakeholder engagement. Looking ahead, the briefing will explain the general timeline for the reauthorization, the bill’s jurisdiction, and key issues across bill titles. The briefing will also share on-the-ground climate success stories from the most recent reauthorization—the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Speakers to be announced. RSVP here and view livestream here.
FOREST CARBON LEAKAGE: March 18 (3pm ET) — Michigan State University Forest Carbon & Climate Program: Webinar — 2025 Learning Exchange Series: Research Priorities to Reduce Forest Carbon Leakage.
This panel will discuss urgent research needs to address carbon leakage, an unintended consequence that may reduce forest carbon offset mitigation benefits. This webinar will discuss emerging concepts to better understand and quantify forest carbon leakage and ultimately improve the credibility of forest carbon offsets in support greenhouse gas emission reductions. Panelists TBA. Register here.
STEWARDSHIP OF NON-FEDERAL FORESTLANDS: March 20 (11:30am ET) — 9th American Forest Congress: Pathways Workshop — Stewardship of Non-Federal Forestlands.
The Steering Committee of the 9th American Forest Congress is hosting Pathway Workshops to develop the content for consideration at the Congress in July. These workshops are vital as key building blocks to shape the Congress agenda and resolutions. During these workshops, attendees will discuss what is currently working well in the field, examine challenges that need to be addressed, and identify the innovations, partnerships, and capacity needed to take advantage of opportunities and overcome obstacles. Register here.
Check out the entire series of monthly workshops here.
MANAGING FORESTS FOR CARBON & WOOD PRODUCTS: March 27 (3pm ET) — Michigan State University Forest Carbon & Climate Program: Webinar — Financial Trade-Offs of Managing Forestlands for Carbon and Wood Products.
Dr. Bin Mei, Professor of the Practice, Natural Resource Finance Initiative, will provide an overview of potential financial trade-offs of managing forestlands for carbon and wood product with a focus on understanding what opportunities or challenges may arise with shifting traditional forest finance pathways to new and innovative markets ultimately informing future management strategies with regards to forestland owner decision-making. Register here.
CONSERVATION GRAZING: April 3 (1-2pm ET) The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: Science Thursdays Webinar — Different Goals, Same Fight: How Cattle Grazing Can Be Used to Advance Grassland Bird Conservation Initiatives Through Empowering Cattle Ranchers in the Great Plains.
This webinar will feature an exploration of conservation grazing by Dr. Taylor Linder, PhD Candidate, University of North Dakota & Program Coordinator, North American Grouse Partnership. Register here.
MONITORING, REPORTING, & VERIFICATION FOR FOREST CARBON OFFSETS: April 22 (3pm ET) — Michigan State University Forest Carbon & Climate Program: Webinar — 2025 Learning Exchange Series: Advancing the Monitoring, Reporting, & Verification of Forest Carbon Offsets.
This installment of the Learning Exchange Series will feature experts to discuss both recent advances in MRV and how future research can address limitation and improve MRV capabilities to increase the integrity of forest carbon offsets. Panelists TBA. Register here.
SUSTAINABLE FOREST PRODUCTS: April 23 (11:30am ET) — 9th American Forest Congress: Pathways Workshop — Sustainable Forest Products.
The Steering Committee of the 9th American Forest Congress is hosting Pathway Workshops to develop the content for consideration at the Congress in July. These workshops are vital as key building blocks to shape the Congress agenda and resolutions. During these workshops, attendees will discuss what is currently working well in the field, examine challenges that need to be addressed, and identify the innovations, partnerships, and capacity needed to take advantage of opportunities and overcome obstacles. Register here.
Check out the entire series of monthly workshops here.
WILD RICE CONSERVATION: May 8 (1-2pm ET) The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: Science Thursdays Webinar — Conservation, Management, and Restoration of Wild Rice in Minnesota: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge and Practice
This webinar will feature an exploration of wild rice conservation and management by Kristen Blann, Lead Freshwater Ecologist, TNC Tri-State Chapter. Register here.
IMPLICATIONS OF FOREST CARBON OFFSETS FOR FOREST BIOECONOMY: May 13 (3pm ET) — Michigan State University Forest Carbon & Climate Program: Webinar — 2025 Learning Exchange Series: Forest Carbon Offsets: Implications for the Forest Bioeconomy.
The inclusion of carbon offset projects in the forest economy comes with a number of expected benefits but could also include unforeseen challenges. This webinar will feature experts to discuss around challenges with a view to designing research-based solutions to understanding challenges for existing forest industries, the cost-effectiveness of managing for carbon, and public perception influencing the price of carbon offsets.Panelists TBA. Register here.
REFORESTATION: May 21 (11:30am ET) — 9th American Forest Congress: Pathways Workshop — Reforestation.
The Steering Committee of the 9th American Forest Congress is hosting Pathway Workshops to develop the content for consideration at the Congress in July. These workshops are vital as key building blocks to shape the Congress agenda and resolutions. During these workshops, attendees will discuss what is currently working well in the field, examine challenges that need to be addressed, and identify the innovations, partnerships, and capacity needed to take advantage of opportunities and overcome obstacles. Register here.
Check out the entire series of monthly workshops here.
SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF FOREST CARBON OFFSETS: June 17 (3pm ET) — Michigan State University Forest Carbon & Climate Program: Webinar — 2025 Learning Exchange Series: Social and Ecological Impacts of Forest Carbon Offsets.
This panel will feature an expert panel to discuss ways to improve and ensure social and ecological safeguards for forest carbon projects. Additionally, they will provide recent advances to ensure positive impacts are promoted while simultaneously reducing negative effects. Panelists TBA. Register here.
FOREST CONSERVATION: July 15-18 (Washington, DC) — American Forest Congress: 9th American Forest Congress
The American Forest Congress is a proud tradition that has influenced the direction of forest conservation and management in America for more than a century. Since the first American Forest Congress in 1882 to the most recent in 2022, these seminal events have led directly to major outcomes in the forestry sector, including the creation of the U.S. Forest Service, the establishment of the eastern National Forests, new community-based and collaborative approaches to forestry, and efforts to ensure women and allies lead the way in diversifying leadership within the forest community. Submit nominations here.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: September 30-October 2 (St. Louis, MO) — Soil Health Institute: Soil Health Institute 10th Anniversary Meeting — Soil Health: The Foundation for Regenerative Agriculture
Leaders in regenerative agriculture will convene to exchange ideas, spark collaboration, and shape the future of the soil health movement at the Soil Health Institute’s 10th Anniversary meeting this fall. Farmers, ranchers, landowners, and those in academia, industry, government, nonprofit, philanthropy, CPG, and other sectors will benefit from a wide-ranging agenda sharing farmers’ experiences, cutting-edge research, and actionable information on soil health, the foundation for regenerative agriculture.
Along with poster sessions, hands-on workshops, networking opportunities, and farm tours, plenary sessions will cover topics like Recent Advances and Future Directions in Soil Health; Farmers’ Experiences with Regenerative Soil Health Systems; Qualities of Effective Soil Health Education Programs; Engaging Global Brands for Scaling Soil Health Systems; Measuring Progress; Accelerating Research & Development; Financial Strategies for Supporting Soil Health; and Soil Health Policies in Action. Register here.