The Western Region COFE meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9, in Lebanon, OR. WR COFE is a regional chapter of the Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) for the western United States and British Columbia. COFE is an international professional organization formed to foster the development of forest engineering in industry, government, and education […]
PANEL DISCUSSION Wildland fire managers require an expanded toolbox for decision support in the context of an increasingly novel fuel and fire environment complicated by a changing climate, invasive species encroachment, and rapid increase in wildland-urban interface in many areas within the U.S. Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) offers an efficient, cost-effective, and powerful tool for […]
FTF 2025 Annual Meeting On the agenda: •A delicious breakfast buffet •Summary of accomplishments in 2024 •Appreciation of one outstanding volunteer •High school student testimony - the first ever to participate in our summer immersion program! •Keynote address by a representative of the Workforce and Talent Development Board of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission sharing […]
The 2025 Mapping the Course conference will be held at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon January 22nd, 2025. This conference discusses opportunities and stressors in the North American forest industry, ongoing trends, issues, market forces, and helpful strategies among other topics. A networking social starts the conference the evening of Tuesday, January 21st. The […]
Join us for an afternoon workshop focused on forest sector workforce development and communications. The workshop will be followed by a multi-event social, which will include attendees for the Mapping the Course and the Business of Forest Products workshop. To learn more, visit: https://www.westernforestry.org/events/pathways-workforce-communications-workshop/
In this webinar from the Forest Stewards Guild and Southwest Fire Science Consortium, attendees will hear about insights from the recent paper "Building Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptive Capacity: a Systematic Review of Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest" (https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxad004). The speaker will highlight the threat to aspen ecosystems posed by climate change, chronic ungulate […]
Agroforestry Northwest is hosting a new Agroforestry Networking Forum through the Center for Technical Development. On January 23rd from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. we will be hosting Dr. Mark Batcheler from the National Agroforestry Center. Mark has done research on silvopasture in Washington in both the eastern and western regions of our state. He […]
ATTENTION! Washington and Idaho Foresters You’re invited to attend a forum for information exchange between service providers on behalf of family forest owners. • Washington State University Extension • University of Idaho Extension • Washington Department of Natural Resources • Idaho Department of State Lands • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Washington and Idaho Tree […]
On January 26, the GHC Student Chapter is planning a STIHL products demonstration and hands-on equipment testing of new equipment that the STIHL’s regional sales support team is generously supplying. Attendees will see and use the latest in professional series saws, electric saws, and various other tools relevant to a professional forester’s potential careers. This […]
For the Portland SAF Chapter's January meeting, Glenn Ahrens, Extension Forester Oregon State University Extension Service, will discuss post-fire restoration on small woodlands after the 2020 Labor Day fires. When: Monday, January 27, 2025. 5:30 social time, 6:00 dinner ($25), 6:30 program Where: Mount Hood Community College, Town & Gown Room Please RSVP to Portland SAF Chapter chair, […]
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