Growing Resilience: Healthy Forests in the Chesapeake Watershed and Beyond

Healthy forests are essential to clean water, resilient communities, thriving rural economies, and a healthy environment. Mounting stressors, such as invasive species, pests, disease, and a changing climate, are threatening our forests. Even when stressed, a healthy forest is more likely to provide environmental and social benefits – so how can we manage our forests to maximize their resilience?

Join us on Wednesday, July 15th from 12-1pm to explore the latest recommendations from a Chesapeake Bay Science and Technical Advisory Committee workshop for keeping forests healthy for people, wildlife, and future generations.

Speakers:

  • Katie Brownson (US Forest Service)
  • Craig Highfield (Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay)
  • Matt Hurd (MD Department of Natural Resources Forest Service)
  • Jon Geyer (PA Department of Agriculture)

NOTE: This webinar will be recorded. By joining this webinar, you are consenting to such recordings. If you do not consent to being recorded, please discuss your concerns with the host or do not join the session. This event is free to attend, but registration is required. 

Register here: http://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable/

 

About CRC Roundtable

The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) comprises seven research and education institutions around the Chesapeake Bay, convening with the goal of using science to inform management. We launched the CRC Roundtable, a monthly virtual seminar series, to host targeted, inclusive, and informed conversations matching scientific advances and management needs in a way that moves us collectively forward toward decision-making for effective and sustainable management of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and its living resources. Learn more about what we accomplished in 2025 in our annual report and watch our 50th anniversary video.

The lunchtime seminars invite a diverse range of researchers, managers, and other professionals to have timely conversations around topics relevant to the Chesapeake partnership. The seminars also build connectivity across participating organizations and identify ways to increase our collective competency for decision making.