Pine nuts, mushrooms, and woodland pastures are just a few examples of the nontimber forest products that are increasingly part of the bioeconomy—an economic model that embraces forests as a source of food while prioritizing biodiversity and sustainability. Dr. Sven Mutke will discuss Mediterranean forest ecosystems and the goods they provide in his presentation “Non-wood […]
Pinus pinea is a Mediterranean species whose edible seeds are highly valued and demanded worldwide. The cones are harvested mainly from natural forests, and the pine nuts are considered nontimber forest products. Cropping of this species generates income from cone or pine nut sales, creates jobs, and provides multiple social and environmental benefits, contributing to rural […]
The Umpqua SAF Chapter is hosting an in person meeting on September 30 at Umpqua Community College in the Lang Center (Southern Oregon Wine Institute building.) A professional panel of three will be answering questions for the college of forestry students followed by dinner and mingling. **Though this is an in-person event, masks will be […]
Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 Contact: www.worldforestry.org/who-will-own-the-forest Episode 1: Investing Big in Carbon: Can Forests Compete? October 6, 2021, 10-11:15am PDT Global capital sources are mobilizing to address climate change at a scale not seen before. With forests representing nearly 75% of the total global natural climate solutions opportunity set, what do these new […]
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 […]
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