forest stewardship

Sept. 17: Field day helps woodland owners care for trees

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences LOPEZ ISLAND, Wash. – Forest and woodland owners will build skills for caring for their trees at the San Juan Islands Forest Owners Field Day, 8:40 a.m.-2:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Midnight’s Farm on Lopez Island.

Olympic Peninsula field day informs forest landowners

FORKS, Wash. – Landowners on the Olympic Peninsula will learn how to better steward their forest resources at the Washington State University Extension forest owners field day on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks, Wash. “We want to engage anyone who owns land with trees,” said Andrew Perleberg, WSU forestry […]

Keep your forests healthy with coached planning course

DEER PARK, Wash. – For landowners in eastern Washington, the fall Forest Stewardship Coached Planning course is an opportunity to gain management skills to keep forests healthy and thriving. The hands-on course for forest landowners or those interested in owning forest land will take place 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 4-Oct. 23, at the Deer Park […]

WSU 4-H forestry program earns national award

STEVENSON, Wash. – The Forest Youth Success program (FYS) in Skamania County, http://www.forestyouthsuccess.org, has been recognized nationally for its outstanding impact on youth, the environment and the local economy. The National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) selected the program to receive a Specialty Team Award in Excellence for Natural Resource and Environmental Education. Since […]

WSU Extension to offer forest stewardship course

SPOKANE – WSU Extensionhas teamed up with the state Department of Natural Resources to offer a forest stewardship coached planning course in January for woodland owners in Chewelah.   The course will help woodland owners optimize their land by covering topics such as wildfire safety, recreational use and revenue from periodic timber harvest.   The course will […]