Conferences of Note in the Fields of Forest, Conservation, and Environmental History and
Calls for Papers, Chapters, and other Collaborations

Below are listed noteworthy conferences, workshops, meetings, publications and projects underway that have come to the attention of the Forest History Society (FHS). These listings are provided for informational purposes only; please follow the appropriate links or contact the organizers for further details. If you know of similar relevant events or projects, please contact FHS president Steven Anderson at 701 William Vickers Avenue, Durham, N.C. 27701; tel. (919) 682-9319; or fax (919) 682-2349.

• “Trees Beyond the Wood: An Exploration of Concepts of Woods, Forests and Trees”
  The Biodiversity and Landscape History Research Institute
  (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
  September 5-7, 2012

• "Agriculture and the State: The Politics of Farming and Rural Life across Space and Time"
  Agricultural History Society
  (Manhattan, Kansas)
  June 6-9, 2012

• "6th Symposium"
  Latin American and Caribbean Society for Environmental History (SOLCHA)
  (Villa de Leyva, Columbia)
  June 6-8, 2012

• "Islamic and Renaissance Gardens: A Case for Mutual Influence?"
  European Architectural History Network (EAHN)
  (Brussels, Belgium)
  May 31, 2012-June 3, 2012

• "Forests for People: International Experiences and the Vital Role for the Future."
  International Union of Forest Research Organizations
  (Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria)
  May 22-24, 2012

• "Cultural Values and Traditional Knowledge in the Context of Global Change”
  IUFRO Division 9 - Forest Policy and Economics (including history)
  International Union of Forest Research Organizations
  (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  May 9-11, 2012

• "George Perkins Marsh: An American for all Seasons."
  College of Arts and Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology
  (Hoboken, New Jersey)
  May 4-5, 2012

• "From the Local to the Global: Ethics, Environmentalism and Environmental History in an Interdependent World."
  American Society for Environmental History
  (Madison, Wisconsin)
  March 28-31, 2012

• "Frost, Ice and Now. Cold Climate in Russian History."
  German Historical Institute, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
  (Moscow, Russia)
  February 16-18, 2012

• Special issue on the environmental histories of the Mid-Atlantic region
  Pennsylvania History
  articles due by December 2011