Events

​Join us for a picnic in the woods:  FREE and Open to the public. • Main course: Prescribed Fire in NE Washington • Side dish: Elaine Oneil, ED will talk about all things from the State office. Bring your questions, comments and say yes when she asks for volunteers! • Dessert: Brent Haverkamp, DNR Fish & Wildlife Biologist. […]

The Washington Tree Farm Program's Westside 2022 Fall Forestry Seminar features "Vegetation Management." Friday September 16, 2022, 12:00 p.m. -2 p.m. - Join our live via webinar presentation with Dr. Rob Slesak, a researcher with the US Forest Service, on "Should it stay or should it go? Potential benefits of slash retention following harvesting in Western […]

This year's Convention will highlight the power of collaboration. We will explore the wide range of work done to manage forests and other natural resources in urban, suburban, and rural communities with a focus on innovation and cross-disciplinary engagement. Join us at the Baltimore Convention Center, September 20-24, to share your experience, learn from the practice of others […]

After a successful debut as a virtual summit in 2021, Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit is returning in 2022 — this time in person — at the University of Washington’s Pack Forest! The Pacific Northwest region benefits from a long, deep, and often underappreciated history of experimentation and innovation in its forest sector. Current challenges call […]

Emerald Ash Borer Has Been Found in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s bad news for ash trees.  Emerald ash borer is an invasive beetle that became established in the U.S. in the early 2000s near Detroit, MI.  It has since killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the eastern U.S. in Canada and is […]

This year, the Symposium will be held in the fall—a new time for us—at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on the UW Seattle campus, with options to attend in-person or online. This year’s program aims to bridge the gap between tribal practices and local government, fostering the kinds of partnerships that can interweave community, access, […]

Plans are in the works for a Tree School Field Day at Hopkins Demonstration Forest this fall! Learning opportunities will include field classes, demonstrations and hands-on activities. The wide variety of forest types and forest management demonstration areas across the 140 acres at Hopkins provide diverse educational opportunities. Likely topics include: young stand thinning and […]

Registration is now open for the 2022 OFIC Annual Meeting on October 9-11 at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. To view program highlights and register for the event - online this year - please visit this link (be sure to select a dinner option for Monday night under add-ons). As usual, OFIC has held a […]

Many science topics are increasingly difficult to discuss due to rising polarization. Opinions on climate change, vaccine use, and more may be aligned with identities and values that are hard to work through, particularly when your own values may be different from, or even conflict with, those of your audience. During this 3-hour virtual workshop, […]

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 […]