Attendee Information - Canopy 2025 - Innovations in Practice

We invite current and future forest landowners, professionals, businesses, educators, and policymakers to join us on May 29, 2025, for the launch of Canopy 2025 - Innovations in Practice.

This annual event will take place at the UMass Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center. Canopy 2025 - Innovations in Practice will explore the many values of our forest land, as well as the stewardship that strengthens, supports, and sustains them. Our forests are powerhouses that boost our economy, conserve wildlife, and fight climate change across the Commonwealth. Whether you are concerned about applying new approaches to forest conservation due to climate change, implementing novel forestry projects, or advancing your forest-based business, step under the canopy where we can all be innovative. Come engage in a full day of forest-centric conversations at Canopy 2025. You can view more information on the Canopy website, linked here.

Participants can also visit Information Alley where organizations that practice or support the Forestry community in the Commonwealth will share their knowledge and expertise about this changing landscape and industry.

Note this is a rain or shine event: while cancellations and/or transferring of registration from one attendee to another will be accepted, any registration fees paid are non-refundable.

This event has been accredited for Continuing Education: Massachusetts Forester License (4.5 Category 1 Credits) and Massachusetts Timber Harvester License (4.5 credits).

Schedule of Events*:  
8:00am - 8:30am: Registration
8:00am - 9:00am: Information Alley
9:00am - 9:30am: Welcome
9:30am - 10:20am: What Does it Mean to Love a Forest? A Keynote by Ethan Tapper**
10:20am - 10:30am: Break
10:30am - 11:00am: Shades of Green: A Spectrum of Land Management Values - A Panel Discussion**
11:00am - 11:15am: Break
11:15am -12:15pm: Concurrent Breakout Sessions**
12:15pm - 1:15pm: Lunch, Information Alley
1:15pm - 2:15pm: Concurrent Breakout Sessions**
2:15pm - 2:45pm: Break, Information Alley
2:45pm - 3:45pm: Concurrent Breakout Sessions**
3:45pm - 4:00pm: Closing Remarks
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Optional Social Hour and Raffle 

*Subject to change. Please visit the program website for more information.
**Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits available for the sessions indicated above.

Participant - $25.00
INCLUDES: Admission to all sessions, access to Information Alley and demos, lunch, and free parking in the Campus Center Parking Garage (for oversized vehicle parking, please contact registration@umass.edu). If you were provided a coupon code, you will apply that during the checkout process.

Registration is accepted on an individual basis. To register multiple attendees, first provide the information for one attendee below, proceed through the form, and complete this registration. You can then add another registration by clicking "Home" at the top of the page and then clicking "Create Additional Registration" to the right of your registration summary. If applicable based on your registration type, the address below will auto-populate in the online payment gateway; please provide the billing address for the credit or debit card you will use to complete this registration. For assistance or to register a large group, please contact UMass Conference Services at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu.