July 2021
WSU 2021 Forest Stewardship Summer Webinar Series July 29th – August 26th 2021
All new webinars for 2021 Join WSU Extension Forestry for a series of live webinars on all new forest stewardship topics. The webinars are free, but preregistration is required. Each webinar is offered twice: one from 12:00-1:00 PM, and again from 7:00-8:00 PM. If you are interested in a webinar but are unable to attend, please register anyway so you can receive a link to the recording afterward. Visit the forest stewardship webinar website for details and registration: https://forestry.wsu.edu/nps/events/summerwebinars2021/ July 29th –…
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WA Tree Farm Program – Tree Farmer of the Year – Celebration August 17, 2021
To celebrate Chuck and Nan Higgins Tree Farmer of the Year award, an in-person award ceremony is scheduled on their Salzer tree farm. Following the ceremony, everyone is invited to a twilight tour of their tree farm. This is a wonderful opportunity to congratulate the Higgins family for their amazing tree farms and to tour a really special tree farm. When: August 17, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. at the Salzer Tree Farm located at 196 Reinke Road, Centralia, Washington. The…
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Fall Forestry Seminar – Eastside, September 9th, 16th & 23rd, 2021
Eastside theme: Disturbance fundamentals Please join us live via webinar presentations over three nights. Date: September 9th, 2021 Time: 6pm to 8:30pm Speaker: Jack Nisbett will discuss the natural history of Eastern WA and how disturbance changes things. Date: September 16th, 2021 Time: 6pm to 8:30pm Speakers: Melissa Fischer will discuss understanding biotic and abiotic disturbances. David Peterson will discuss salvaging timber considerations after disturbance Date: September 23rd, 2021 Time: 6pm to 8:30pm Speakers: Dr. Jessica Halofsky will discuss climate…
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Fall Forestry Seminar – Westside, September 10th & 11th, 2021
Westside theme: Stand Dynamics Friday September 10th, 2021, noon-2pm join our live via webinar presentation with Dr. Mark Swanson from WSU presenting on early-stage forests, how they form, their importance to plant and animal communities, and management strategies to create and protect them. He will be followed by Dr. Connie Harrington with the U.S. Forest Service, who will discuss thinning strategies in older stands, deciding between uniform thinning or alternatives like variable density thinning, and their impacts on the trajectory…
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Fourth Quarter WA Tree Farm Program Meeting, October 14, 2021
Fourth quarter meeting for Washington Tree Farm will be at noon. All members are welcome, please contact Elizabeth Ide at info@watreefarm.org or 360-602-1603, for more details
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