July 2024

Everything You Need to Know About Windbreaks Workshop Join Savanna Institute and partners for a full-day of learning windbreak history, benefits, planning, design, and implementation. This workshop is designed for farmers, landholders, land managers, and advisors who are interested in planting windbreaks to protect and enhance their farmlands. Presenters will also cover how windbreaks, shelterbelts, and hedgerows can improve soil health, build wildlife habitat, produce edible crops, beautify the landscape, and protect communities from dust storms.

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Northeast Agroforestry Road Trip Part 1

Northeast Agroforestry Road Trip Part I: Sven Pihl, Seva Water, and Joe Orefice

It’s summer road trip time! Last fall, a couple of Savanna Institute staff members got to go on a road trip to visit some of the leading agroforesters in the northeastern US. They also recorded interviews with several of them.

Canopy Compass: A New Tree Crop Suitability Mapping Tool – with Monika Shea and Kevin Wolz

This month, our partners at Canopy Farm Management are releasing Canopy Compass, a new web-based crop suitability mapping tool that can hopefully help us overcome one of the first barriers to agroforestry: figuring out what crops can even grow on the land we have.

Twilight Tailgate with the Trees
July 18 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Urbana, IL
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Northern Nut Growers Association/Chestnut Growers of America Annual Conference
July 21 – July 24
Syracuse, NY
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Everything You Need to Know About Windbreaks Workshop
August 2 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Urbana, IL
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Perennial Bioenergy Crops Technical Assistance Workshop
August 7 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Waunakee, WI
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Savor the Summer Feast
August 10 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Spring Green, WI
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Stream Monitoring at Lowery Creek Watershed
August 13 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Spring Green, WI
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Finance Manager Manages the majority of the organization’s financial operations and accounting practices, including oversight of accounts payable and receivable, program budgeting, payroll allocations, and the preparation and presentation of financial reports.

2024 Award Nominations

The Savanna Institute is seeking nominations for the 2024 Deep Roots Award and for the 2024 New Shoots Award. These awards are our way to recognize the accomplishments of, and express our deep appreciation for, those who have worked to advance the science, practice, and adoption of agroforestry. Awards will be presented at the 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering in October. Submit your nominations here!

Spring Green Campus Open House