The Advice from the Woods: Ask Our Experts event involves a panel of Forestry and Wildlife Extension Educators and Faculty tackling participant-submitted or commonly-asked questions and scenarios as a team. This is an opportunity to meet your whole team of experts at once, and for a given issue, hear discussion between multiple informed perspectives to help you gain a better handle on the many complex factors involved in addressing or solving an issue.
Questions and issues related to forestry can sometimes be complicated. They may involve ecosystem science, past historical practices, economic factors, insect and disease epidemiology, herbicide applications, family dynamics, and even neighbor-relations to name a few--all at the same time!
The panel will be facilitated by a designated team member who pitches your questions or topics to the group and keeps the ball rolling. When possible, the discussion is kept general enough to apply to a wide audience of forest landowners and forest enthusiasts in Pennsylvania as well as the broader region.
How to Submit Questions and Scenarios
After completing registration, participants will be given the opportunity to submit questions or scenarios ahead of time to have answered by the team during the event. This is a unique opportunity to put our entire team of experts to work in discussing what you most want to hear about. We want to use your specific input to guide the live program! Here's how it works:
- Click on the View the Survey button found in your registration confirmation email to pitch a specific scenario to our team of experts or ask a particular question
- We will select questions and scenarios from your submissions (removing your identifying information) for our live discussion during the event
- We will also address new questions that come up during the live program - if time allows, but submit your thoughts in advance for the best chance to hear the team discuss them live
WHO IS THIS FOR?
- Forest landowners
- Forest enthusiasts
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
- Answers to commonly asked questions
- New perspectives on scenarios and issues raised by registrants