Events

The Variable Probability Sampling course is offered as a service to foresters yearly at Oregon State University during their spring break. The course is suitable for relative beginners as well as those with experience who like to brush up on the principles and up-to-date computation techniques using hand calculators and microcomputers. Field exercises using both techniques are an important part of the course.  Two popular methods of timber cruising will be covered in detail: Variable-plot […]

The North American Carbon World (NACW) conference addresses the most pressing issues in climate policy and carbon markets to the largest gathering of climate professionals in North America. Since 2001, NACW has featured comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis, key thought-leaders advancing innovative climate solutions, and the best networking opportunities with colleagues in the business, […]

After trees are harvested, their carbon storage capacities continue through wood products, contributing to US carbon sinks alongside living forests. Strong markets for wood products can encourage reforestation and prolong the duration of carbon storage, but challenges to the viability of these markets and calculating carbon credits, especially in the face of increased wildfire intensity […]

Join us for this comprehensive look at Federal and State Labor Laws, and to ensure you are incompliance with the requirements. We will review the following: - US DOL Wage & Hour Laws including H-2B Visa Requirements, and the Service Contract Act - Oregon State Agricultural Laws - OSHA Safety in Forestry Work Day and […]

Join us for this comprehensive look at Federal and State Labor Laws, and to ensure you are incompliance with the requirements. We will review the following: - US DOL Wage & Hour Laws including H-2B Visa Requirements, and the Service Contract Act - Oregon State Agricultural Laws - OSHA Safety in Forestry Work Day and […]

This symposium is co-hosted by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Northwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration to provide continuing education for restoration ecology practitioners. Considering the climate crisis precipice upon which we stand, our ecological restoration efforts aim to have watershed, and even global impacts.  Fortunately, we can accomplish this […]

Mark your calendars! SAF's Annual Rising Professional Conference, cohosted by #forestproud, will take place in Madison, Wisconsin next April! The week will be full of enlightening sessions to advance your career and grow your skillset. Numbers will be capped for intimate networking opportunities, so be sure to check back for updates.

Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Paul Catanzaro, Forest Ecology and Conservation Professor at the University of Massachusetts & Massachusetts State Extension Forester! In this session, Paul will share findings from the recently published study he co-authored: Understanding Passive Forest Management on Family Forest-Owned Land in New England to Further Ecological Forestry (Denaroso, Catanzaro, and Markowski-Lindsay, […]

Speakers: Daniel Bowker Date: April 9, 2025 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: Starker Forests Classroom PFSC 117

Mark your calendars for Operational Lidar Inventory (OLI) and Growth Model User’s Group (GMUG) next two-day joint meeting. This event provides an opportunity for information exchange on the operational or near-operational usage of remote sensing technologies in forest inventory and mapping applications as well as all things growth modeling related. This year’s event will be […]

Synopsis: In this 3-part online-based participatory retreat/workshop we will explore the deep connection human cultures have forged with trees and forests and how these ‘arboreal’ cultures are expressed today. We will investigate the evolutionary past of tree-beings and explore their importance to the world’s religious and mythological systems. We will track the history of the modernist […]