{"id":3848,"date":"2018-07-16T14:55:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T21:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/?page_id=3848"},"modified":"2021-02-24T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:23:15","slug":"classes-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/nrs\/classes-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Classes and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter single\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h1>Classes and Events<\/h1>\n<p>We\u00a0offer a variety of workshops, field days, and classroom sessions covering all things related to small forest management.\u00a0 Stay tuned for programs in your area by checking the website, following us on Facebook, or signing up for our emails.\u00a0 You can also contact us directly for questions about current classes and to make suggestions for future programs.<\/p>\n<p>To see the most up to date schedule of forestry courses available go to <a href=\"https:\/\/forestry.wsu.edu\/\">forestry.wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Ties to the Land<\/h2>\n<p>Ties to the Land is an award-winning succession planning workshop offered by WSU Extension. Succession planning is the human side of estate planning, and is a way for families to maintain their ties to the land across multiple generations, building awareness of the key challenges facing family businesses, and motivating families to address the challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Forest Health Seminars<\/h2>\n<p>Is your forest healthy?\u00a0 What does that mean?\u00a0 Are dead trees okay? This seminar will cover common insects, diseases, and other agents that can impact your forest and help you determine when it&#8217;s something to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Forest Stewardship Coached Planning<\/h2>\n<p>Forest Stewardship Coached Planning is the flagship course for small landowners\u00a0and is put on in partnership by WSU Forestry Extension and the WDNR.\u00a0 Topics covered include silviculture, ecology, harvesting, thinning, wildilfe, special forest products mapping, soils, and much more.\u00a0 Through this series of classes, landowners are &#8220;coached&#8221; through the process of writing a forest management plan for their property based on their own management objectives.\u00a0 Your management plan is a key to accessing resources for small forest landowners in this area, such as reduced property taxes, cost-share assistance programs, and becoming a certified stewardship forest<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Family Forest Field Day<\/h2>\n<p>This &#8220;out-in-the-woods&#8221; learning opportunity is an annual event that attracts professionals from around the state to teach landowners about forest management in a hands-on setting.\u00a0 Multiple sessions are offered throughout the day, allowing you to pick the topics that interest you most.\u00a0 It also provides an opportunity to network with local organizations, professionals, and other landowners who can offer you advice and assistance for your forest projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classes and Events We\u00a0offer a variety of workshops, field days, and classroom sessions covering all things related to small forest management.\u00a0 Stay tuned for programs in your area by checking the website, following us on&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8658,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3848"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4301,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3848\/revisions\/4301"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=3848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}