Date/Time
Feb 19, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Campus Center at Vermont State University
124 Admin Dr.
Randolph, VT 05061
Join the Green Mountain Division of SAF for our annual winter meeting! 4.5 Cat 1 SAF CFE Credits have been approved for this meeting.
Registration
Please register online in advance to secure your space. The option to purchase lunch is no longer available, but online registration will remain open until the day of the meeting. Please note, for those who wish to walk-in and register on the day of the meeting, only checks or online payments will be accepted- no cash payments please!
A map of the campus with directions on where to park (Lot K) can be found here.
All SAF Members & Non-Members- $25
Students & Presenters- Free but must register
Lunch Ticket- $17 (available until Feb 9 only)
Program
9:00-9:45am – GMD Business Meeting
9:45-10:00am – Registration and Coffee
10:05-10:05am – Welcome and Agenda – Emily Meacham (SAF GMD Chair)
10:05-10:15am – From the NESAF Chair – Paul Szwedo (NESAF Chair)
10:15-10:45am – UVM Forestry Program Updates – Dr. Tony D’Amato and Dr. Jess Wikle (UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources – Forestry Program)
10:45-11:15am – VT Forest Sector Update (Forest Management & Policy) – Oliver Pierson (VT FPR Director of Forestry)
11:15am-12:00pm – Conservation is about People. People are Weird. – Dr. Brendan Fisher (UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Gund Institute for Environment)
12:00-12:45pm – Lunch (optional meal available for $17 – select option during registration)
12:45-1:00pm – UVM Forestry Student Updates & Wilkinson Award
1:00-1:30pm – UAS Work in NH – Bill Davidson (NH Division of Forests and Lands Forest Health Specialist)
1:30-2:00pm – Forest Farming – Walker Cammack (Smokey House Program Manager)
2:00-2:30pm – UVM Spatial Analysis Lab Forest Projects – Dr. Paige Brochu (Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Director of Spatial Analysis Lab)
2:30-3:00pm – VT Fish & Wildlife Update – VT Fish and Wildlife Biologist
3:00-3:30pm – USFS GMNF Wildland Fire Season Review– Joshua Shanto (USFS GMNF Assistant Engine Captain)
3:30-3:35pm – Wrap up – Emily Meacham