Events

A half-day seminar on noxious weed control for vegetation management staff, restoration crews and anyone interested in learning about weeds.   Agenda 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Intro & Program Overview Hosted by Rahel Stampfer (KC Nox. Weeds) 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, & Vulnerability Nicholas Reo (Simon Fraser University) Nick Reo is […]

Mediterranean oak borer (MOB), Xyleborus monographus, is a novel and major concern for Washington’s urban forests and oak tree population. Learn how you and your community can become more prepared and stay in the loop about MOB by registering to attend the online workshop hosted by Washington State University. The workshop will focus on the biology, impacts, […]

This 12-part monthly webinar series tells a story about how small- and large-scale forest disturbance, such as fire, wind, ice storms, hurricanes, sea-level rise, flooding, introduced and endemic forest pests, and others, impact forest ecosystems. The series will also examine ecological silviculture and climate adaptation approaches to help inform forest and wildlife management. Webinars are […]

Changing Hydrology in Cities Keith Nislow, Northern Research Station Kimberly Grove, Baltimore City Department of Public Works Heavy precipitation events in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States have increased in frequency and intensity over the past century. These hydrologic deviations are projected to continue with climate change and will substantially alter the […]

Join us for our annual meeting and conference, held this year in Victoria, BC at the Pacific Forestry Centre. We are planning to build a session around wildfire and are encouraging submissions in the area around the economics of wildland fire at the intersection with forest carbon and climate change. It is WFE though so […]

Changing Hydrology in Agriculture and Agroforestry Anthony Buda, USDA Agricultural Research Service and Northeast Climate Hub Katherine Favor, National Agroforestry Center and USDA Climate Hubs Samuel Feibel, National Agroforestry Center Heavy precipitation events in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States have increased in frequency and intensity over the past century. These hydrologic […]

Evaluating Wildfire Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity Across Forest Management Techniques in Oregon's Cascade Region The 2020 Labor Day Fires led to diverse fire severities and varying effects on riparian ecosystems. The Sustainable Forest Initiative funded study used environmental DNA (eDNA) to examine aquatic biodiversity across 30 sites impacted by the 2020 wildfires. During our field […]

Women Owning Woodlands Webinar Series Spring 2024 - Abiotic factors impacting forest health in Washington State by Betsey Goodrich, Forest Pathologist with the USDA Forest Service To register: https://forestry.wsu.edu/women-owning-woodlands-washington/ For more information: Contact Dr. Molly Darr, Forest Health Extension Specialist with WSU Extension at molly.darr@wsu.edu