Pine nuts, mushrooms, and woodland pastures are just a few examples of the nontimber forest products that are increasingly part of the bioeconomy—an economic model that embraces forests as a source of food while prioritizing biodiversity and sustainability. Dr. Sven Mutke will discuss Mediterranean forest ecosystems and the goods they provide in his presentation “Non-wood […]
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, which has earned Kimmerer wide acclaim. Her first book, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, was awarded the John Burroughs […]
Edie Sonne Hall, Founder and Principal of Three Trees Consulting, will weave together a series of personal stories and lessons learned that demonstrate the importance of women having courage, confidence, collaboration, and compassion to harness the power of trees to create a world with global population living well within the limits of the planet. Registration […]
Dr. Richard Sniezko has been the lead Geneticist at Dorena for over 30 years. During those years he has led multiple successful disease resistance breeding programs and developed strategies for the successful “outplanting” of these resistant trees back into the natural environment. Richard will also talk about the current program to collect Oregon Ash seed […]
Forestry and natural resource managers, technicians, consultants, and students are invited to participate in the 2022 PNW SAF Leadership Conference “Growing Leaders.” This virtual conference is scheduled for November 1-2, 2022, and will take place over two half days. The conference will feature three 90-minute Leadership Nature Leadership Academy modules on trust, communication, and teamwork and conflict; […]
STARTING ANEW – REFORESTATION IN WILD AND URBAN FORESTS OF ALASKA Seedlings growing in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Forestry Greenhouse. Photo courtesy of Clay Hoyt April 26-28, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel and a virtual option is available. Reforestation is in Alaska presents a number of challenges and opportunities in both the natural and urban […]
Hosted by the North Puget Sound Chapter in beautiful La Conner, this meeting will be held in-person on May 3-5, 2023. We look forward to welcoming first-time attendees and catching up with friends and colleagues with an icebreaker mentoring event, a full day of speakers covering a variety of forestry topics, exhibitors, awards banquet, Forester's […]
After three years of virtual annual meetings, the Umpqua SAF Chapter is excited to host an in-person annual meeting. The meeting agenda features networking opportunities, general sessions, and field trips. The general session themes will include workforce development, wildlife, forest health, forest management, and policy. The meeting is scheduled on May 10-12, 2023, and will […]
Planning is underway for the 2024 PNW Leadership Conference that will be held February 1-2, 2024, at Wilsonville Conference Center in Oregon. This conference will be hosted by OSAF. To learn more and register, visit https://forestry.org/2024-pnw-saf-leadership-conference/.
Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Forest Practices Act. In recognition of this anniversary, the 2024 WSSAF Annual Meeting, hosted by the Southwest Washington SAF Chapter, will explore how this significant piece of legislation changed forest management in Washington State. Date and time: April 3-5, 2024 – Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA To […]
The annual meeting agenda will feature general sessions, a field trip, and networking opportunities. General session presentations will include topics important to the health and sustainability of forests and ecosystems in southeast Alaska such as timber harvest and forest products; insects and disease conditions; continued warming and changing precipitation patterns and how changes are expected […]
This year’s theme is “Forestry’s Changing Landscape: How Do We Meet the Challenge.” Forests are dynamic; shifts in the social, ecological, and the economic landscape provide unique challenges put new opportunities and solutions. Join us as we provide general and concurrent technical sessions, field tours to the Douglas-fir mortality in Southern Oregon and celebrate the […]
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