SilviCast: Bridging science and practice through podcasting

Friday, October 27, 2023

4:30pm - 5:00pm PST

Location: A6

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

Speaker(s)

Bradley M. Hutnik

Forest Ecologist / Silviculturist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Gregory Edge

Forest Ecologist / Silviculturist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Megan Espe, BA, MS (she/her/hers)

Outreach Program Coordinator
Wisconsin Forestry Center, UW-Stevens Point

Co-Author(s)

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Susan Barrett

Outreach Specialist
UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Forestry Center
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

What do “Woodlot Assassins,” “Climate Castaways,” and “Stocking Charts on Napkins” all have in common? If you listen to SilviCast, a podcast about all things silviculture, you know the answer. Learn how starting a podcast devoted to connecting researchers and forest management practitioners has created new avenues for continuing education.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will consider ways to make silviculture research and innovation easily accessible to the forest practitioner.
Participants will discover how SilviCast effectively and efficiently connects, informs, and inspires foresters.
Participants will learn how to harness this new and underutilized medium to educate forestry professionals.