Events

The Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn Association and Working Lands for Wildlife will provide a great snapshot of the history and relationship between fire, forests, and wildlife. Registration link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/from-flames-to-forests Continuing Education Credits (pending approval) Society of American Foresters, Wildlife Society, USDA-NRCS Date: Tuesday, June 7 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 […]

The 2022 Washington Hardwoods Commission is scheduled for June 9, 2022, at the Veterans Memorial Museum 100 SW Veterans Way Chehalis, WA 98532. 6 CFEs are available. To register, visit http://www.wahardwoodscomm.com/2022_AnnualSymRegistration.html. Speakers Harnessing Alder to Underpin Active Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest Bernard Borman, University of Washington Cooperating Through Challenges to Grow Our Industry […]

Shing Yin Khor's National Book Award finalist graphic novel, The Legend of Auntie Po, follows a 12-year-old Chinese American camp cook as she tells Paul Bunyan stories (reinvented as an elderly Chinese matriarch named Auntie Po) in a Sierra Nevada logging camp during the 1800s. Join Shing Yin to talk about making graphic novels, adapting W. B. […]

We hope you will join us in Washington County at Mt. Richmond to dive into the new Forestry for the Birds Western Oregon Guide. This guide was developed to be a communication tool between landowners and foresters to talk about managing the health of a forest to support bird habitat. We’ll be reviewing the guide […]

The founding of the Wilderness Society in 1935 marked the beginning of organized wilderness advocacy in the United States. Conventional wisdom had long been that federal foresters opposed setting preserving wilderness areas, and yet four of the eight founders of the Wilderness Society (Bob Marshall, Aldo Leopold, Benton MacKaye, and Bernard Frank) were trained foresters […]

Hear inspiring stories of Pacific Northwest “Good Wood” from people working across the local wood chain, from forest to finish. Each has their own perspective to share on “What is Good Wood?” Storytellers and topics include: Jake Foster - Sustainable Northwest Wood; sustainable/local wood broker and distributor Josh Salinger - Owner of BirdsMouth Design Build; architecture, design, […]

The State Forests Advisory Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 24 at ODF headquarters in Salem with a virtual option via Zoom. The committee will hear updates on the agency’s response to public comment on draft Annual Operations Plans for fiscal year 2023, the draft Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan and […]

The intent of this event is to create a safe space for community and empowerment among people who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community within the natural resource fields. We will share ground rules, offer some personal reflections, and create space for safe discussions. This event welcomes professionals and students within forestry and natural resources who […]