Events

The forests of the Pacific Northwest provide more than timber. Our forests store carbon, provide ecosystem benefits, enhance community resilience and environmental justice. Innovations in forest management and policy are a unique opportunity to mitigate climate change and to ensure healthy community and forests for the future. The Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference is our signature […]

These monthly meetings bring together education, private industry, government, non-profits, and tribes for conversation and connection. These opportunities provide space for those working in the forest sector to discuss specific topics, learn from each other, and identify ways to address workforce challenges. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month from 10am-12pm PT. Contact Pathways Program […]

FTF 2025 Annual Meeting On the agenda: •A delicious breakfast buffet •Summary of accomplishments in 2024 •Appreciation of one outstanding volunteer •High school student testimony - the first ever to participate in our summer immersion program! •Keynote address by a representative of the Workforce and Talent Development Board of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission sharing […]

Join us for an afternoon workshop focused on forest sector workforce development and communications. The workshop will be followed by a multi-event social, which will include attendees for the Mapping the Course and the Business of Forest Products workshop. To learn more, visit: https://www.westernforestry.org/events/pathways-workforce-communications-workshop/

In this webinar from the Forest Stewards Guild and Southwest Fire Science Consortium, attendees will hear about insights from the recent paper "Building Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptive Capacity: a Systematic Review of Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest" (https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxad004). The speaker will highlight the threat to aspen ecosystems posed by climate change, chronic ungulate […]

Agroforestry Northwest is hosting a new Agroforestry Networking Forum through the Center for Technical Development. On January 23rd from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. we will be hosting Dr. Mark Batcheler from the National Agroforestry Center. Mark has done research on silvopasture in Washington in both the eastern and western regions of our state. He […]

ATTENTION! Washington and Idaho Foresters You’re invited to attend a forum for information exchange between service providers on behalf of family forest owners. • Washington State University Extension • University of Idaho Extension • Washington Department of Natural Resources • Idaho Department of State Lands • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Washington and Idaho Tree […]

On January 26, the GHC Student Chapter is planning a STIHL products demonstration and hands-on equipment testing of new equipment that the STIHL’s regional sales support team is generously supplying. Attendees will see and use the latest in professional series saws, electric saws, and various other tools relevant to a professional forester’s potential careers. This […]