Topics
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- Forest health in eastern Washington
- Forest health in western Washington
- Forest measurements
- Forest soils
- Growing shiitake mushrooms on logs
- Invasive forest weeds in eastern Washington
- Invasive forest weeds in western Washington
- Landowner assistance
- Native American uses of the land
- Special forest products
- Thinning and pruning
- Tree planting and site preparation
- Variable density thinning
- Wildfire risk reduction in eastern Washington
- Wildfire risk reduction in western Washington
- Wildlife species and habitat
About the field day
Washington State University Extension Forestry hosted its first online forest owners field day on October 24, 2020. The field day featured topics like current forest health issues, fire risk reduction, thinning strategies, mushrooms, wildlife, and more in a virtual out-in-the-woods setting with state and local experts. Sessions were held via Zoom and featured pre-recorded field videos mixed with live discussions and question and answer times with instructors. For most sessions, recordings are available of the full webinar as well as the stand-alone pre-recorded video featured in the webinar. Links to available recordings are provided below.
Sessions and Recordings
Forest health in eastern Washington
Instructor
Melissa Fischer, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Forest health in western Washington
Instructor
Glenn Kohler, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Forest measurements
Instructor
Kevin Zobrist, Washington State University
Available recordings
Forest soils
Instructor
Dave Peterson, University of Washington
Available recordings
Growing shiitake mushrooms on logs
Instructor
Kevin Zobrist, Washington State University
Available recordings
- See recording of our comparable Spring 2020 shiitake mushroom webinar
Invasive forest weeds in eastern Washington
Instructors
Marc Eylar, Kittitas County Noxious Weed Control Board and Julie Sanderson, Chelan County Noxious Weed Control Board
Available recordings
Invasive forest weeds in western Washington
Instructor
Kiley Smith, Washington State University
Available recordings
Landowner assistance
Instructors
Jason Emsley, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Carri Gaines, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Available recordings
Native American uses of the land
Instructor
Ray Entz, Kalispel Tribe
Available recordings
Special forest products
Instructor
Jason Emsley, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Thinning and pruning
Instructor
Kevin Zobrist, Washington State University
Available recordings
Tree planting and site preparation
Instructor
Phil Anderson, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Variable density thinning
Instructor
Matt Provencher, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Wildfire risk reduction in eastern Washington
Instructors
Guy Gifford, Randy Burke, and Ken Bevis, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Wildfire risk reduction in western Washington
Instructors
Matt Axe, King Conservation District, and Brendan Whyte, Washington State University
Available recordings
Wildlife species and habitat
Instructor
Ken Bevis, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Available recordings
Acknowledgements
This program was made possible in part by funding support from Washington State University, the Snohomish Conservation District, the Society of American Foresters, Island County, WSU Extension Island County, and San Juan County. In-kind support was provided by the Washington Department of Natural Resources and others.