Wildfires in the western United States are becoming more frequent and more damaging to affected communities. Increased damages due to wildfire owe in part to a growing number of homes, businesses, and other structures in wildfires’ paths. The past several decades have seen a large increase in the number of US homes in areas known […]
Researchers from the disciplines of structural engineering, architecture and wood science discuss current mass timber research activities. Hosted in Corvallis, OR, at Oregon state University (OSU), the 2022 TDI Mass Timber Research Symposium is a half-day event dedicated to sharing the breadth of mass timber research projects and faculty expertise coming from TDI's faculty collaborators […]
This in person workshop will cover the scaling process, log rules, sorts, grades and accountability . . . all designed for non-scalers. The agenda includes: Scaling Bureaus operation What exactly does a log scaler do? Applying NW Log Scaling rules Understanding log grades and sorts Tracking the log from landing to mill This workshop will […]
Getting the most out of every log. That saying has long been the mantra of the forest products industry. Given high log costs and low sales margins on lumber, much of the past innovation in the industry has been driven by the need to maximize recovery. And of course, those pressures have not gone away. […]
Now that we are officially in the fall, Marys Peak Chapter will the meeting season with a MPSAF Social. The social is scheduled for October 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Block 15 Taphouse in South Corvallis. Students from the OSU SAF chapter are also invited! While the intention of this meeting is to bring […]
Help the Washington Tree Farm Program promote more sustainable forestry on more private forestland by becoming a volunteer inspector. Please fill out this Inspector Registration Form and send form to info@watreefarm.org along with mailing address. You will receive an email with the details for webinar and a training packet will be mailed to you. Sponsored […]
Timber theft has been dubbed “a problem in every national forest” because there is a strong market for poached old-growth timber and redwood burls, which enter our homes in the form of firewood, furniture, and building materials. But while poaching contributes to a lucrative trade, it’s also an ancient crime that’s deeply rooted in the […]
On October 26th, you can join NNRG and King County staff on a guided driving tour through Taylor Mountain Forest where you'll see a demonstration of climate adaptation techniques at work, along with other approaches King County is using to transition this former industrial plantation to ecological forest management. Since it acquired these lands from […]
The October meeting for the SW SAF Chapter will feature Kyle Lapham from WA DNR who will speak about their certified burn program. This is a hybrid meeting, and preregistration is required for the virtual option. To register visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcu-vqDwsH9EdrP8UtDZTczajtJOz60vy. CFE credits will be available.
Natural Areas account for the majority of urban parkland in the U.S. However, this type of parkland is not well described, or understood at a national scale. The Natural Areas Conservancy has worked with 17-U.S. cities to form the Forests in Cities Network to advance the science and practice of managing the vital forested natural […]
The Forest History Society’s webinar series Conversations in Forest History returns on Oct. 31, 2022, at 2 PM Eastern Time. This webinar has been approved for 1 hour of CFE credit from the Society of American Foresters. Timber theft has been labeled “a problem in every national forest” because there is a strong market for poached old-growth timber and […]
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; […]
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