Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 Contact: www.worldforestry.org/who-will-own-the-forest Episode 2: Developing Paths to Equity October 13, 2021, 10-11:15am PDT African-American land ownership peaked in 1910 at 15 million acres and then fell dramatically from that point, with land loss often due to heirs’ property complications. It is estimated that today there are some 3.5 million […]
The Umpqua SAF Chapter is hosting tour of DR Johnson Sawmill and Lam Plant in Riddle, Oregon, for their October meeting. Lunch will be included. **This will also likely be a masked event.** CFEs will be available for attendees.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 Contact: www.worldforestry.org/who-will-own-the-forest Episode 3: Implementing ESG Strategies: How Two Leading TIMOs are Responding to the Challenge October 20, 2021, 10-11:15am PDT Interest in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing has grown, but investors and managers continue to struggle to define it. What does ESG investing mean? What are […]
Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 Contact: www.worldforestry.org/who-will-own-the-forest Episode 4: Innovation and Disruption: An Update on the Dynamic Mass Timber Sector October 27, 2021, 10-11:15am PDT The mass timber industry, much like the rest of the construction and wood products sectors, has had a dynamic year – from the fall of early innovative firms to […]
This workshop is geared for technical assistance providers, extension staff, and anyone else working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to promote agroforestry in the PNW. This workshop was rescheduled from its original dates in April 2020 due to COVID-19. Presentations about agroforestry practices (alley cropping, forest farming, riparian buffers, silvopasture, and windbreaks), related topics (pollinators, […]
For the Portland SAF Chapter's November meeting, Paul Anderson, station director of the USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station will give a talk title "Forest Service Research: Informing natural resources management and policy." All foresters and their guests are invited regardless of SAF membership! Program agenda: 5:30 p.m. social time, 6:00 p.m. dinner ($20), 6:30 […]
For North Puget Sound's November chapter meeting, our guest speaker is Susan Prichard, research scientist at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington. Susan will share a presentation from her recent publication on climate change adaptation for western forests. You can read her comments confronting misinformation about the need for forest thinning […]
For the Umpqua SAF Chapter's November meeting, join us for a panel discussion on log marketing and buying. The panelists are Ryan Bronson, timber manager with C & D Lumber, Dave Sutton, marketing manager with Lone Rock Timber, and Toby Mills, log buyer with Swanson Group. There is an in-person and virtual option available for […]
South Puget Sound's monthly chapter meeting will feature some upfront news at the chapter level followed by a talk by Cam Brown about using LiDAR to manage forests. Cam Brown is a professional forester from British Columbia and a partner at Forsite Consulting. He earned a MSc in Forest Engineering at Oregon State University. CFE […]
For our November meeting, Christina Clemons will provide an overview of the Oregon Smoke Management Program, the policies that guide it, and how to apply best management practices to planning and implementing successful burning operations. CFE credits will be available. The meeting will be held in Zoom, and for a meeting link, email CoosSAFChapter@gmail.com.
For the December meeting, past OSWA Executive Director, Jim James, who will provide an overview and update of the Private Forest Accord. The Private Forest Accord is an agreement between forest entities and conservation groups, who have been working to find common ground and negotiate proposed changes to the Forest Practices Act since early 2020. Jim […]
For the Southwest SAF Chapter’s December meeting, Sen John Braun will provide an update on issues before the state legislature, including those of interest to foresters. Senator John Braun was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2012 to represent Southwest Washington’s 20th Legislative District, which includes most of Cowlitz and Lewis counties along with parts […]
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