Rain has come to the Tillamook State Forest, turning trickling streams into roaring rapids--but are you ready to go with the flow? Join us at the Tillamook Forest Center as we plunge into the world of surging rivers, spawning salmon, and the inner workings of watersheds to celebrate the ways in which rain transforms our […]
Welcome to the Oregon Tree Farm System 2024 Annual Meeting! Join us in person at the Oregon Garden located on West Main Street in Silverton, Oregon, USA. This event is a great opportunity for tree farm owners, professionals, and enthusiasts to come together to learn, network, and share ideas. Don't miss out on this exciting event where you […]
Foundation for California Community Colleges’ California Resilient Careers in Forestry project 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 […]
The USDA Forest Service will be releasing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Northwest Forest Plan amendment. This important document outlines proposals to address challenges like increased wildfires, climate change, and economic sustainability across 19.4 million acres in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. We invite you to join the Northwest Forest Plan DEIS […]
PANEL DISCUSSION Fire, whether naturally ignited or culturally conveyed, did not spread across eastern North America frequently or evenly enough for fire-dependent grasslands to be as ubiquitous as the forested landscape. But in areas where it could, there were open grasslands and grassy savannas and woodlands composed of a rich diversity of unique species assemblages. […]
Speaker: Jamie Barbour Executive Order 14072, Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, among other things, instructs the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to define mature and old growth forests, inventory them, conduct an analysis of threats to them, and develop a policy to conserve them. With considerable input from external stakeholders, […]
Save the Date — the PNW Forest Vegetation Management Conference will be held December 3rd-5th. Please note that this year’s event will take place in Hillsboro, Oregon (25 minutes west of Portland) at the Hidden Creek Community Center. This state-of-the-art facility, situated within a 20-acre park and forest, is the first mass timber community center in the country. Click here to learn more about […]
Connecticut Senator George P. McLean helped establish lasting legal protections for birds, overseeing passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, landmark environmental protection legislation still in effect today. Author Will Greeley, McLean’s great-great nephew, puts McLean’s victory for birds in the context of his distinguished forty-five-year career marked by many acts of reform during […]
The USDA Forest Service will be releasing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Northwest Forest Plan amendment. This important document outlines proposals to address challenges like increased wildfires, climate change, and economic sustainability across 19.4 million acres in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. We invite you to join the Northwest Forest Plan DEIS […]
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 […]
PANEL DISCUSSION Wetlands are the forgotten sibling of the prescribed fire world. While upland ecosystems across the Eastern U.S. have received significant attention for their fire-dependency, wetlands—characterized by their more episodic encounters with fire—rarely receive equitable fire management investments. Fire managers face unique challenges in these environments, where hydric soils, muck, and dense vegetation can […]
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 […]
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