Events

Wildfire insurance is a useful tool to shield homeowners from the devastating impacts of wildfires. However, in some high-risk areas —particularly in California—it has become difficult to obtain an affordable policy. Some insurance companies have begun to charge higher premiums, increase deductibles, limit payouts, and even decline to write a policy at all. In these […]

A conversation with the Head of the Regional Eastern Europe Monitoring Center (REEFMC), Professor Sergiy Zibtsez about the historical and current challenges of Ukrainian forest fire management. The event will be moderated by Jameson Karns, ICW's "West on Fire" Assistant Research Director. Further contemporary and historical perspective will be offered by Robert English, Professor of […]

What led people like Aldo Leopold, Benton MacKaye, Ernest Oberholtzer, and Howard Zahniser to become advocates for our parks, forests, and wilderness areas? While researching his latest book, This Land Was Saved for You and Me: How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted, and a Band of Foresters Rescued America's Public Lands, author Jeffrey Ryan visited the birthplaces and […]

Since 2018, approximately 660,000 acres have seen wildfire within Klamath and Lake Counties, two thirds of which burned at high severity. An additional 45,000 acres of reforestation backlog exists on the Fremont-Winema National Forest from fires prior to 2018. Fortunately, this region has a long history of successful shared stewardship, resulting in increased funding and […]

Forestry techniques like thinning and gap cuts (small clearcuts of 0.5 to 1 acre in size) are sometimes recommended to increase snowpack, delay snowmelt, and thereby increase soil moisture later into the spring. But local, practical, actionable proof of concept that these methods work in mid-elevation forests in the Pacific Northwest is necessary for these […]

Description is pending. Speaker Tom Fox, Rayonier To register, visit https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/learning-exchange-series-use-of-fia-data-to-determine-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-large-forest-landowner.

In western Washington, hardwoods have largely been ignored or maligned in favor of more valuable commercial timber species like Doug-fir and other conifers.  However, hardwoods provide significant benefits to forests, wildlife, and people.  In this series, we’ll explore common hardwood species in the region, their characteristics, uses, and potential management.  Tune in, eat lunch, and […]

In western Washington, hardwoods have largely been ignored or maligned in favor of more valuable commercial timber species like Doug-fir and other conifers.  However, hardwoods provide significant benefits to forests, wildlife, and people.  In this series, we’ll explore common hardwood species in the region, their characteristics, uses, and potential management.  Tune in, eat lunch, and […]

In western Washington, hardwoods have largely been ignored or maligned in favor of more valuable commercial timber species like Doug-fir and other conifers.  However, hardwoods provide significant benefits to forests, wildlife, and people.  In this series, we’ll explore common hardwood species in the region, their characteristics, uses, and potential management.  Tune in, eat lunch, and […]

In western Washington, hardwoods have largely been ignored or maligned in favor of more valuable commercial timber species like Doug-fir and other conifers.  However, hardwoods provide significant benefits to forests, wildlife, and people.  In this series, we’ll explore common hardwood species in the region, their characteristics, uses, and potential management.  Tune in, eat lunch, and […]