About Silvicast
Produced by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Wisconsin Forestry Center and hosted by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources silviculturists Greg Edge and Brad Hutnik, SilviCast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, and many other platforms.
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2024 INNOVATIONS IN FORESTRY Award Winners
In recognition of the SilviCast podcast, co-hosts Brad Hutnik and Greg Edge were awarded the Innovations in Forestry Award by the Wisconsin Society of American Foresters in 2024. The Innovations in Forestry Award recognizes excellence in silvicultural innovation, transfer of knowledge, and/or outreach for the purpose of furthering sustainable forest management in Wisconsin.
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Greg Edge
Retired Silviculturist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Greg Edge was a forest ecologist/silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry. He worked for the DNR for more than 30 years in a variety of roles, including as a forester, forest geneticist and nursery specialist, and area forestry leader. Greg graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a B.S. in forestry administration and received an M.S. in forest genetics from UW-Madison. Greg has completed the National Advanced Silviculture Program (NASP) and is a Certified Silviculturist through the U.S. Forest Service. In his spare time, Greg calls Brad to debate their diametrically opposing views on silviculture.
Brad Hutnik
Silviculturist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Brad Hutnik is a forest ecologist / silviculturist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry. Brad previously served as the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway forester and worked as a staff forester at Clark Forestry, Inc. He received a bachelor’s degree in forest management at UW-Stevens Point. He has completed the National Advanced Silviculture Program (NASP) and is a Certified Silviculturist through the U.S. Forest Service. If you have a chance to have a nightcap with Brad and Greg, don’t think work ends when the drinks are poured. Silviculture never sleeps!
MEET SILVICAST’s EDITOR
Joe Rogers
SilviCast Audio Editor
Behind the scenes at SilviCast, Joe Rogers serves as the audio editor. Rogers graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 2006 with a degree in business administration and joined Sentry Insurance that same year. He was infected with the podcasting bug in 2009 and has been editing and producing podcasts and videos ever since. After 15 years with Sentry, he left in 2021 to pursue freelance projects. When he’s not spending time with his patient wife, Kelly, or curious 7-year-old, Dane, you can find him playing tabletop miniature games, cooking ethnic cuisines, administering Salesforce orgs, hiking (quite moderate) inclines, designing games, or reading just about anything.
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Continuing Education
Wisconsin Cooperating Foresters do not need to complete a quiz to claim continuing education units. For reporting purposes, please note the date viewed, episode number, as well as title, sponsor, and hours. Silvicast episodes are rated for qualifying continuing education hours on an hour-for-hour basis.
We are no longer offer Continuing Forester Education (CFE) through the Society of American Foresters for new SilviCast episodes published after September 2025.
However, CFEs are still available for episodes published prior to September 2025.
If you would like to earn CFEs for past SilviCast episodes, let us know which episodes you are interested in. We will send the registration links so you can take the quizzes. Upon completion, the system will automatically generate a certificate that you can submit to SAF.
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