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Researchers grow cyberforests to predict climate change

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences VANCOUVER, Wash. – It can take Mother Nature 1,000 years to grow a forest. But Nikolay Strigul, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at Washington State University Vancouver, can grow one on a computer in three weeks.

Starting March 29: Class offered for woodland owners

EVERETT, Wash. – Woodland owners will build skills for caring for their trees through a Forest Stewardship Coached Planning course 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 29-May 17, at the Washington State University Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. A field day will be Saturday, April 30.

Landowners rediscover practice of farming the woods

By Rebecca Phillips, Washington State Magazine OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jim Freed came to Washington State University to work with Christmas trees, but he started getting questions about what else people could do with their land besides watch the trees grow.

June 20: Field day scheduled for forest owners

CLE ELUM, Wash. – A forest field day for landowners of five or 500 acres will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Vukonich Family Farm near Ronald, Wash. Demonstrations, classes and exhibitors will be available throughout the day.

April 29: Students present designs for forest waste facility

PULLMAN, Wash. – Students at Washington State University have developed facility site designs for a potential liquid depot to process wood from slash piles in the Pacific Northwest. The liquid sugar can be used to produce chemical products including biofuels. Designs and findings will be presented in a webinar at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.