Events

Forest History Society Events For centuries, Christian monks have embraced sustainable forestry practices to protect the land around their monasteries. Today, in the United States and elsewhere, monasteries face challenges to managing their lands similar to those of secular landowners, including feeling pressure to sell their lands and managing for climate change. But monasteries have […]

Join us for an upcoming land manager and public land partner-focused panel webinar dedicated to examining selective science use, some of the impacts to land management, and methods for reducing misinformation in collaborative forest management. Our panel will provide short talks on their perspectives, and address questions and issues provided by attendees. Discussion and Q&A […]

Women Owning Woodlands Webinar Series Spring 2024 - What's bugging you? A review of native and invasive forest pests in Washington State presented by Dr. Molly Darr, Forest Health Extension Specialist with WSU Extension. 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

Tribes and First Nations have been forest stewards since time immemorial on the land that is currently called North America. In the face of climate change, tribes and First Nations continue to work with institutions, NGOs, and federal and state agencies to support Indigenous sovereignty and resilient forested landscapes. This webinar will focus on the […]

Andrew Merschel and colleagues at the Pacific Northwest Research Station and Oregon State University have constructed dozens of new fire histories in the western Cascades of Oregon and Washington. These histories refine our understanding of historical fire regimes in Pacific Northwest rainforests. For the first time, this research pairs direct evidence of historical fires with precisely […]

Description How deep are your roots in Oregon forestry? Does your heritage have a rich history in the Tillamook forest area? Join the Tillamook Forest Center (TFC) as we invite Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center and the Vernonia Pioneer Museum to share their work that records and preserves the historic contributions foresters have made in Oregon. […]

  Changing Hydrology in Northeastern Forests John Campbell, Northern Research Station Georgia Murray, Appalachian Mountain Club Brian Austin, Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest 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 […]

We are excited to invite you to the annual Northwest Nature and Health Symposium! Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being. We work with the community and decision makers to translate our findings into programs and policies that promote equitable engagement with nature. Each year, we host a symposium to bring together researchers, […]

The Forests + Climate Learning Exchange Series (LES), co-hosted by the Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) and the Society of American Foresters (SAF), invites academics, practitioners, policymakers, and other experts to present innovative and important research, projects, and strategies relating to forest carbon. The series aims to develop and expand forest stakeholder knowledge and perspectives […]