2024-25 Webinars & Film
2025 In-Person Events
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April - June: Saturday (10 a.m.) & Thursday (12:30 p.m.) barberry removal resumes. For more information contact info@friendsofwhiteswoods.org
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April 5th - Community Group Barberry Removal in White's Woods, 10-noon.
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April 22, 2025 - Earth Day Celebration hosted by IUP Students for Sustainability, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., IUP Campus, in the Oak Grove. (FWW will be there!)
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May 18, 2025 - WWNC Big Tree Walk, 12th St Entrance, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
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June 7, 2025 - A History of White's Woods: Walk with Dr. Kevin Patrick, author, Near Woods: A Year in an Allegheny Forest, Dr. Kevin Patrick. Meet at the WWNC 12th ST Entrance. 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m
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June 7, 2025 -National Trail Day - National Action to protect U.S. forests.TBD.
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June 14, 2025 - Making Barberry Jelly from Freshly-removed Barberry. Dana Driscoll, 12th St. Entrance 10:00 a.m.
2024 In-Person Events
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Weekly barberry removal, Saturdays 10:00 a.m - for more information contact info@friendsofwhiteswoods.org
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October 15, 2024, 6:30 p.m.FWW Member Annual Meeting, Zion Lutheran Church, 100 South 6th Street.
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September 21st - Community-wide effort: barberry removal in the WWNC.
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White's Woods Big Tree Walk, August 8, 5:30 p.m., College Lodge Entrance.
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July 13th - White's Woods Barberry Removal
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White's Woods Big Tree Walk, May 9, 2024, 5:00 .m.
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September, Artists in the Woods, TBA
Earth Day Short Films (stream)
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Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
https://burnedthemovie.com/streaming-and-screening/
(30 minute version)
Story of Stuff
https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
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Brazil's Women Warriors
https://www.womensvoicesnow.org/films/brazils-warrior-women
The Earth Day feature film, A Fierce Green Fire, can be rented online. FWW was one of 10 participating organizations 2024 Earth Day Indiana.
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It is easy to remove small barberry plants!
Upcoming Webinars​
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Predicting and Managing Pollinator Health in a Changing World. Dr. Christina M. Grozinger, Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Pennsylvania State University, September 28, 2025, noon-1:00 p.m.,
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Recordings of Past 2023-2025 Webinars
Public Land Priorities in the Latino Climate Justice Framework, Olivia Juarez, Public Lands Director, GreenLatinos, March 27, 2025, noon-1:00 p.m.
Webinar Recording: Passcode: Webinar#33
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“One Size Does Not Fit All: Complex Interactions Of Soil Chemistry and Deer-Browsing Explain Forest Plant Regeneration”, Daniell Begly-Miller, Ph.D., Post-doctoral Scholar Penn State University Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, February 27, 2025, 4:00-5:00 P.M.
Webinar Recording: Passcode: Webinar#32
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A Brief Tour of Some of Pennsylvania’s Big Trees and How to Measure Them, Dale Luthringer, DCNR Environmental Education Specialist, Cook Forest State Park, November 22, noon - 1:00 p.m.
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Forest-clearing to Create Early-successional Habitats: Questionable Benefits, Significant Costs, Michael Kellet, Executive Director, RESTORE: North Woods, September 25, 2024, noon-1:00pm
Webinar Recording Passcode: Webinar#30
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A Community/Webinar Screening: Crown Jewels
A film by Alex Hauras about remaining U.S. old growth & mature forests and what we need to do to protect them.Thursday, Aug., 22, 7:00 p.m.
Crown Jewels trailer​​
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Saving the Blackwater Canyon, Judy Rodd, Executive Director, Friends of Blackwater Falls, March 21, 2024, noon-1:00 p.m.
FOB Video: Almost Heaven - The Blackwater Watershed
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White's Woods Stewardship Plan and Ongoing Project Updates, Chris Anderson, White Township Manager, February 27, 2024, noon- 1:00 p.m. Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#28
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Living on the Hinge of History- The Moral Claim of the Climate Crisis. Rev. Jim Antal, Special Advisor on Climate Justice to United Church of Christ General Minister and President, November 16, 2023, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#27
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Braden Meiter, Lead Supervisory Park Ranger. Allegheny County Parks, October 26, 2023 4:00-5:00 p.m. Webinar Recording Passcode: Webinar#26
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"Caring for the Land, the Future, and Each Other," Curt Meine, Senior Fellow, Aldo Leopold Foundation, September 28, 2023, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#25
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Recordings of 2022-2023 Webinars
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"Tree diversity survey of Whites Woods Nature Center, Indiana County, PA." Marion Holmes, PhD, University of Pittsburgh,
May 25, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#24
Natural Heritage Inventories and Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Old Growth Project, Scott Schuette, PhD, Botany Program Manager, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, April 27, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#23
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"The Tree of Outdoor Recreation," Nathan Reigner, Director of Outdoor Recreation, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, March 23, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#22
"Natural Area Forests in US Cities: Opportunities and Challenges." Clara Pregitzer, PhD, Deputy Director of Conservation Science, Natural Areas Conservency, February 23, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#21
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"Climate Change - what past records of climate tell us about our future." Steven Hoven, Dean, John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, IUP, January 26, 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM.
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#20
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"Engaged Passive Management: Conservation Strategies of 23,000 acres of Massachusetts Forestlands." Tom Lautzenheiser, Central/West Regional Scientist, Massachusetts Audubon November 10, 2023.
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#19
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"Dead Wood & Fungi: Critical Parts of the Forest Ecosystems, with an Introduction to the Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art." Jerry Hassinger, Pennsylvania Game Commission, retired. John P. Booth, Executive Director Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art. October 13, 2023. "Climate Change and Penn’s Woods – What Does the Future Hold?"
Webinar Recording. Passcode: Webinar#18
"Climate Change in Penn's Woods: What does the Future Hold," Greg Czarnecki, Director of Applied Climate Science,
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
September 22, 2022
Webinar recording. Passcode: Webinar#17
"Current Research on Community Experience of and Preferences about White’s Woods." Dr. Susan Boser, Professor of Sociology, IUP & Adam Jones, doctoral student. July 28, 4:00-5:00 PM. W
Webinar recording, Passcode Webinar#16
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Recordings of 2021-2022 Webinars
"What Improves a Forest?"
Jess Riddle, Executive Director, Georgia Forest Watch,
April 7. 2022
Webinar recording, passcode: Webinar#15
"White's Woods Nature Center: Current Value & Future Care" Friends of White's Woods Board of Directors
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (noon)
Webinar recording, passcode: Webinar#14
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“Options to Restore Forest Cover in Indiana, Pennsylvania to Help Tackle Climate Change”​
Dr. Susan Cook-Patton, Senior Forest Restoration Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Webinar recording, passcode: Webinar#13
​“Preserving Town-Owned Forests” Dr. Joan Maloof, author and Executive Director of Old-Growth Forest Network Thursday, January 27, 2022
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#12)
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“Swallowed by the Trees: The Unremembered History of White’s Woods”
Dr. Kevin Patrick, IUP Geography and Regional Planning Department
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#11)
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“Invasive Plant Inventory and Management Report for White's Woods”
Dr. Sara Keubbing and Dr. Marion Holmes, the University of Pittsburgh Invasion Ecology Research Lab—October 21, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#10)
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“Carbon Offsets: Producing Income from Valuable Greenspace”
Alyson Fearon, Senior Director of Community Conservation and Resiliency for the Allegheny Land Trust—September 28, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#9)
2023-24 In-Person Events
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- Weekly barberry removal, Saturdays 10:00 a.m - for more information contact info@friendsofwhiteswoods.org
- Earth Day Indiana, Indiana Theater, April 22, 6:00 p.m.
- White's Woods Big Tree Walk, Msy 9, 2024, 5:00 .m.
- April 6th - White's Woods Barberry Removal
- September, Artists in the Woods, TB
- October 1, 2023, Walk in Penn's Woods, 1-3 p.m., 12th Street Entrance.
- October 2, 2023, FWW Annual Member Meeting, Zion Lutheran Church, 100 South 6th Street.
- October 11, 2023, Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk, Dana Driscoll, 5:30 .p.m., 12th Street Entrance
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Past Events
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April 22, 2023, Earth Day Walk to White's Woods-
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Event Photo
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November 19, 2022, noon-1:00 PM Native American Awareness Walk in White's Woods.October 1, 2022, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM A Walk in Penn's Woods
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October 27, 2022, 6:30 PM FWW Membership Meeting, Zion Lutheran Church Social Hall
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FWW Membership Meeting, Zion Lutheran Church Social Hall, Church & 6th Streets. June 27, 6:30 PM
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Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk, Dana Driscoll, 12th Street Entrance, June 13, 5:30 PM
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Spring plant walk, Cindy Rogers, Evergreen Conservancy, May 21, 10:00 am
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Spring bird walk, Margaret Higbee, Todd Bird Club, April 30, 9:00 am
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Multi-Organizational Earth Day Walk to White's Woods, April 22, 2022, 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Garlic Mustard Education, April 9, 2022, 11:00 am
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December 3, 2021, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Exhibition Opening:“Painting in the Woods: The White’s Woods Open Air Painting Experience.”
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October 2, 2021: Artists Painting in the Woods
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October 2, 2021: Penn's Woods Walk
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September 16, 2021: Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk,
Dr. Dana Driscoll
2020-21 Webinars
“Ecological Impact of Invasive Plant Species”
Dr. Sara Keubbing and Dr. Marion Holmes, the University of Pittsburgh Invasion Ecology Research Lab—May 20, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#8)
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“Restoration Project at Hartley Wood”
Shari Edelson Director of Operations, The Arboretum at Penn State—April 15, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#7)
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“i-Tree Analysis of White’s Woods”
Todd Sherbondy, Davey Tree Experts—March 4, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#6)
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“Comfortable spaces for uncomfortable conversations: The Climate and Rural Systems Partnership of Western Pennsylvania”
Dr. Bonnie McGill, Carnegie Natural History Museum—February 11, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#5)
“Community Forests: Benefits for Birds and People—Options and Challenges”
Dr. Margaret Brittingham, Penn State University—January 14, 2021
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Webinar#4)
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“The Role of Trees and Forests in Managing Stormwater”
Vincent Cotrone - Penn State Extension- November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.!
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Seminar#3)
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Forester Mike Wolf will present seminar on the health of White's Woods
Held on: October 22, 2020 - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Seminar#2)
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Allegheny Goatscape—Invasive Species Removal
Held on: Sept 24, 2020 from 4;00-5:00 p.m.
Watch recording of seminar (Password: Seminar#1)
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2020-21 In-Person Events
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May 1, 2021: WWNC Plant Walk, the Evergreen Conservancy
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April 17, 2021: WWNC Bird Walk, Margaret and Roger Higbee, Todd Bird Club
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October 20, 2020: The "heArts of Wood" Painting Exhibit and Photography Show
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October 2020: Walk in Penn's Woods
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