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Upcoming events

    • March 19, 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Church of God, Mount Carroll, Illinois
    Registration is closed

    The Northwest Illinois Forestry Association (NIFA) is delighted to host Matt Pustejovsky, Chairman of the Illinois Tree Farm Committee, at its annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, March 19th, at 7 pm. The event will take place at the Mount Carroll Church of God, 816 S. Clay Street, Mount Carroll, IL. Following a hearty dinner featuring Arnold Farm pork and beef, prepared by the local 4H group, Mr. Pustejovsky will present an overview of the Illinois Tree Farm Program, discussing the enrollment process and briefly reviewing the sustainability standards of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) used for program eligibility.

    Matt Pustejovsky, along with his family, serves as stewards of 48 acres of land in Mercer County, Illinois, primarily managing the property for merchantable native hardwood trees. While the forest historically comprised an oak/hickory ecosystem, it has been gradually transitioning to more mesic species. Matt utilizes overstory thinning, prescribed fire, and augmentation planting of oaks to reverse this trend. Additionally, he actively combats invasive plants such as bush honeysuckle, multi-flora rose, and barberry.

    To attend this insightful presentation and enjoy a delicious dinner, please make reservations by Tuesday, March 12th. The fee for the dinner and program is $20 for NIFA members and their guests or $25 for non-members. Without a reservation, the fee is $30. Conveniently register online by clicking on the REGISTER button on the event page. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into forestry and conservation practices from a knowledgeable speaker.


Past events

February 15, 2024 Regional Wildlife with Jeff Horn, District Wildlife Biologist
February 06, 2024 Timber Stand Improvement Tour
January 27, 2024 Carrying the Torch - Seminar and Interrelated Art Exhibit
January 09, 2024 Postponed: Regional Wildlife with Jeff Horn, District Wildlife Biologist
December 05, 2023 NIFA: NRCS Presents, Planning for 2024, & Election of Board Members
November 07, 2023 NIFA: Planning Meeting for 2024
September 28, 2023 Tour of Illinois Tree Farm of the Year
September 09, 2023 NIFA: Tree Identification
September 08, 2023 NIFA: Stihl Demonstration
August 19, 2023 NIFA: Tour of Eisbach's Wooded Wonderland
July 21, 2023 NIFA: Tour of Forest Products Lab
May 10, 2023 Extension Webinar: Forest Moths
May 03, 2023 Extension Webinar: Introduction to Tree Physiology
April 29, 2023 NIFA: Tree Planting
April 27, 2023 JDCF: Wildflower Walk
April 26, 2023 Extension Webinar: Invasive Species in Wetlands
April 12, 2023 Extension Webinar: Illinois' Native Oaks
April 08, 2023 WWC: Woodland Burn
April 05, 2023 Extension Webinar: Bats
March 28, 2023 NIFA Annual Dinner
February 07, 2023 NIFA: Solar Energy Options
January 10, 2023 NIFA: All About the IFA
December 13, 2022 (copy) NIFA Planning Meeting for 2022
December 13, 2022 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2023
November 19, 2022 Prescribed Burn Field Day
November 08, 2022 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2023
November 01, 2022 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2022
October 26, 2022 Extension Webinar: Trees on Farms and in the Landscape
October 15, 2022 NIFA: Status of CWD in Illinois
September 24, 2022 NIFA & JDCF: Tree ID Workshop
September 16, 2022 Illinois Forestry Assoc. Annual Meeting
August 27, 2022 Accessible Tree Identification
July 09, 2022 NIFA Tour of Dollinger Christmas Tree Farm
June 04, 2022 NIFA: Forest Management Plans
June 02, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Advanced
June 01, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Level 2
May 31, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Level 1
May 25, 2022 Webinar: Bat Responses to Management in Hardwood Forests
May 21, 2022 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
May 18, 2022 Webinar: Invasive Plants and Fire: Increasers, Decreasers, and Management Strategies
May 11, 2022 Webinar: Trees and Storm Damage
May 05, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Advanced
May 04, 2022 Webinar: History of Forest Pest Outbreaks in North America
May 04, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Level 2
May 03, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Level 1
May 02, 2022 Chain Saw Safety - Level 2
April 27, 2022 Webinar: The Effects of Forest Management on the Relative Abundance and Nesting Success of Forest-Breeding Birds
April 20, 2022 Webinar: Wetland Ecology and Restoration
April 13, 2022 Webinar: Ecology and Identification of Common Woodland Ferns in Illinois
April 09, 2022 Woodland Prescribed Burn (CANCELLED)
April 06, 2022 Webinar: Ticks of Illinois: Biology, Bite Prevention, and Management
March 30, 2022 Webinar: Pruning hardwood trees for future sawlog and veneer potential
March 29, 2022 NIFA Annual Dinner
February 28, 2022 NIFA: Woodland Birds
January 25, 2022 NIFA: Overview of Carbon Credit Programs
December 14, 2021 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2022
November 11, 2021 Extension: Nuisance and Invasive Plants
November 09, 2021 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2022
September 20, 2021 NIFA: Chainsaw Safety Training
September 11, 2021 NIFA & JDCF: Tree ID Tour of Schurmeier Forest
September 09, 2021 NIFA & JDCF: Tree ID Preview
August 07, 2021 NIFA: Tour of Clinton Saw Mill Museum
July 03, 2021 Carroll County: Lundquist Tree Farm Tour
June 12, 2021 Tour of New Melleray Abbey forestry operations
April 28, 2021 Extension Webinar: Providing Suitable Woodland Habitat for Secretive Animals – Bats, Snakes, and Salamanders
April 21, 2021 Extension Webinar: Safe Use of Herbicide in Natural Settings
April 14, 2021 Extension Webinar: Identification and Management of Herbaceous Invasive Plants
April 07, 2021 Extension Webinar: Get Lost: How to Navigate in the Backcountry
March 31, 2021 Extension Webinar: Tree Planting Basics
March 24, 2021 Extension Webinar: Crop Tree Management
September 21, 2020 Chain Saw Safety Training
July 18, 2020 Tour of Sawmill Museum
June 27, 2020 Tour of Christmas Tree Farm
March 24, 2020 NIFA Annual Dinner Meeting CANCELLED
March 14, 2020 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference Cancelled
February 11, 2020 Invasive Threats to Northern Illinois Forests
January 16, 2020 Extension Program: Managing Your Timber
January 15, 2020 Extension Program: Timber Sales
January 14, 2020 NIFA Meeting on Timber Markets
December 10, 2019 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2020
November 12, 2019 NIFA Planning Meeting for 2019
September 23, 2019 Chainsaw Safety Training
September 21, 2019 NIFA: Forestry and Sawmill Operation
July 20, 2019 Coppicing of Oak and Walnut
June 22, 2019 JoDaviess County: Aerial Spraying of Honeysuckle
May 04, 2019 Tour of Larry Priske Farm
April 20, 2019 NIFA: Forest Regeneration Tour
March 26, 2019 NIFA Annual Dinner Meeting
March 09, 2019 Sinsinawa Conference Cancelled
February 26, 2019 Forestry Consultant Experiences (Re-scheduled)
February 01, 2019 Dubuque: What Has Wandered Into Your Woods?
January 18, 2019 Jo Daviess County: Managing Forest Understory and Edges
January 08, 2019 NIFA: Oak Regeneration
December 11, 2018 Jo Daviess County: Planning Meeting for 2019
November 20, 2018 Jo Daviess County: Planning Meeting for 2019
September 08, 2018 Stephenson County: Tree ID Walk
August 17, 2018 Dekalb County: Kirkland Sawmill Tour
July 29, 2018 Walnut Council Annual Meeting
July 25, 2018 Jo Daviess County: Chain Saw Safety Courses
July 14, 2018 Jo Daviess County: Tree Planting
June 16, 2018 JoDaviess County: Aerial Spraying of Honeysuckle
May 05, 2018 Stephenson County: Tree Planting Methods
April 07, 2018 Jo Daviess County: timber harvesting and oak regeneration
March 27, 2018 NIFA Annual Dinner Meeting
March 18, 2018 Rockford: Native Oak Woodlands
March 10, 2018 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
February 24, 2018 Whiteside County: Chain Saw Safety Seminar
February 13, 2018 NIFA Meeting: NRCS Forestry Programs
January 09, 2018 NIFA Meeting: Wood Carving
November 18, 2017 Producing Maple Syrup
November 07, 2017 NIFA Planning Meeting
August 26, 2017 Tour of Aldo Leopold Foundation
July 22, 2017 Tour of Aldo Leopold Foundation
June 03, 2017 Tour of Mulvain Woodworks
May 13, 2017 Whiteside County: Tree Plantings
April 04, 2017 Carroll County: NIFA Annual Dinner
March 25, 2017 Jo Daviess County: Forest Regeneration Tour (CANCELLED)
February 17, 2017 Jo Daviess County: Forest Management Planning
February 14, 2017 NIFA Planning Meeting
January 24, 2017 NIFA Planning Meeting
December 05, 2016 NIFA Planning Meeting
November 07, 2016 NIFA Planning Meeting (Cancelled)
October 08, 2016 Carroll County: Johnson Creek Hardwoods Tour
September 27, 2016 Jo Daviess County: Chainsaw Safety Course
July 15, 2016 Madison, Wisconsin: Forest Products Lab
June 04, 2016 Jo Daviess County: Forest Management Planning
May 14, 2016 Lee County: Tour of Nachusa Grasslands
May 04, 2016 Jo Daviess County: Spring into Invasive Plant Species
April 09, 2016 Jo Daviess County: Emphasis on Wildlife
March 22, 2016 Carroll County: NIFA Annual Dinner Meeting
March 12, 2016 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
February 09, 2016 Hunting Leases
January 20, 2016 NIFA Meeting
December 12, 2015 Jo Daviess County: Prescribed Burn CANCELLED
December 08, 2015 NIFA Planning Meeting
November 10, 2015 NIFA Planning Meeting
October 17, 2015 Carroll County: Autumn Tree Identification
August 25, 2015 Jo Daviess County: Kick Your Bad (Chainsaw) Habits
August 08, 2015 Jo Daviess County: Furniture Restoration & Country Store
July 18, 2015 Jo Daviess County: Log Furniture Company (CANCELLED)
June 20, 2015 Stephenson County: Sawmill and Firewood
May 28, 2015 Champaign County: Illinois Invasive Species Symposium
May 09, 2015 Carroll County: Shimer Arboretum Tour
April 25, 2015 Carroll County: Forest Edge - Consumables,not Invasives
April 21, 2015 Webinar: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Horticulture
April 07, 2015 Webinar: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Horticulture
March 24, 2015 Carroll County: Climate is the Forest, Weather is the Tree
March 14, 2015 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference
February 26, 2015 McLean County: First Detector Training
February 19, 2015 Rock Island County: First Detector Training
February 18, 2015 McDonough County: First Detector Training
February 12, 2015 Coles County: First Detector Training
February 11, 2015 Jefferson County: First Detector Training
February 10, 2015 NIFA Meeting
February 04, 2015 DeKalb County: First Detector Training
February 03, 2015 DuPage County: First Detector Training
January 29, 2015 Madison County: First Detector Training
January 21, 2015 Jo Daviess County: Controlling Non-Woody Invasives
January 13, 2015 NIFA Meeting
December 12, 2014 Webinar: Forest Botanicals For Profit
December 09, 2014 NIFA Planning Meeting
December 09, 2014 Webinar: Legacy Planning: Where to Get Help
November 11, 2014 NIFA Planning Meeting
November 10, 2014 Webinar: Forest Cultivated Mushrooms
November 05, 2014 Society of American Foresters Fall Meeting
November 01, 2014 Putting Small Acres to Work
October 29, 2014 Controlling Exotic Invasive Species Workshop

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