Smoke Management in the Northwest Conference

This annual meeting, hosted by EPA Region 10 and a team of partners, provides an opportunity for air quality, land management, public health, academia, community, and other professionals to collaborate on wildfire smoke and related issues. The agenda will include information and discussion on the latest policies, tools, resources, and smoke management approaches, with a […]

Tree People: Trees, Forests and the Human Imagination (virtual retreat)

Virtual

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 […]

Forest Farming and Non-Timber Forest Products

Virtual

Come and talk to Patrick Shults, WSU Extension Forester and Board President of Agroforestry Northwest about forest farming in Washington State. Patrick will give an overview of forest farming efforts, research, and resources in our area, including promising opportunities to increase and supplement farm and forest owner income.  He will give a short presentation and […]

Tree People: Trees, Forests and the Human Imagination (virtual retreat)

Virtual

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 […]

Forestry for the Birds: Western Oregon Workshop

Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR, United States

Join us at the Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary for the Forestry for the Birds: Western Oregon Workshop. This event will gather landowners, land managers, and bird enthusiasts to explore practical ways to enhance bird habitat in Oregon’s forests.  Joe Liebezeit, expert birder from Bird Alliance of Oregon, and Jake Barker, OSU Extension Forester, will guide discussions […]

Forest Pub: Stories of the PNW Told by Tree Rings

McMenamins Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR, United States

What can the rings of trees tell us? Cutting edge research is revealing that tree rings hold more information than simply a tree’s age. Each ring can teach us something about the past climate, local cultures, ecosystems, and even help reconstruct the history of wildfire. Develop a shared understanding of the ecological and social history […]

Umpqua SAF Chapter Meeting – Reforesting Catastrophic Burn Scars on the Umpqua National Forest

Abbys Pizza Annex Building 1661 NE Stephens Street, Roseburg, OR, United States

Anna Wemple, Umpqua Reforestation Coordinator with the National Forest Foundation, will share a compelling story on the efforts being done to reforest the Umpqua National Forest post-wildfire. She will share how the National Forest Foundation is taking the lead on this effort to increase capacity and highlight the challenges faced and what is being done […]

Field Tour of Fire Histories in the central Oregon Coast Range

Hult Dam & Reservoir Blachly, OR, United States

Come along on an exciting forest field tour of three moist forests sites on BLM O&C and CTCLUSI lands northwest of Eugene, Oregon, where innovative dendrochronological (i.e. tree ring) studies -- are revealing new research insights on fire histories, forest conditions and Indigenous forest stewardship dating back hundreds of years. Date and Time: May 20, […]

8th Northwest Nature and Health Symposium

Intellectual House UW Seattle campus, 4249 Whitman Court, Seattle, WA, United States

Each year, we host a symposium to bring together researchers, community members, and decision-makers to learn about new discoveries, discuss new policies and programs, and advance partnerships in the field of nature and health. We strive to invite speakers who work hand-in-hand to understand the needs of communities who have borne the brunt of social and environmental […]

Umpqua SAF Chapter Meeting: Hinkle Creek Watershed Study Revisited

Roseburg Public Library 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Roseburg, OR, United States

This special joint meeting with the Umpqua Hydro Group features Dr. Dana Warren, OSU College of Forestry, who will present on wildfire effects on water quality, water quantity, aquatic ecology, and fish, results from the Hinkle Creek Watershed Study Revisited. This is a follow-up to the November 2022 SAF-Hydro Group joint meeting presentation with Dr. […]

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