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Forest Owners Winter School
February 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Forest Owners Winter School
Feb. 17, 2018
9 am – 4:30 pm
Community Colleges of Spokane – Colville Center
Forest Owners Winter School sponsored by:
- Washington State University Extension
- Washington Dept. of Natural Resources
- Family Forest Foundation
- Washington Farm Forestry Association
- USDA Forest Service
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Forest Owners Winter School is a hands-on, interactive educational event for families who own forestland in Washington.
- Get practical, “how-to” advice on simple stewardship practices
- Talk with agency and natural resource professionals from Eastern and Western Washington who are available to assist you in meeting your family’s goals
- Meet other landowners (maybe a neighbor!)
- See equipment displays and speak to vendors
- Get your forestry questions answered at the resource center
There will be a resource area featuring exhibitors, vendors, and displays by public, private, and nonprofit organizations that provide products and services to assist landowners.
Session topics include:
- Chainsaw safety and maintenance (a 3-hour hands-on workshop. Bring your saw!)
- Common noxious weeds and their controlling class
- Fish and Wildlife Habitat
- Forest Health
- Forest Soils
- Forest Taxation
- Hand Tools
- Landowner assistance programs (technical and financial assistance)
- Protecting your home and forest from fire
- Silviculture
- Technology for your Forest
- Tree and shrub identification
- Working with consulting foresters and the realities of selling timber
Download brochure and registration form here: 2018 Forest Owners Winter School Brochure