Session 7 – June 3, 2025

North Olympic Online Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Course

Agenda

Review and Intro

5:30 – 5:40 p.m.

Fire Risk Reduction

5:40 – 6:40 p.m.
Kelsey Ketcheson (WA DNR)

Break

6:40 – 6:50 p.m.

Agroforestry and Special Forest Products

6:50 – 7:55 p.m.
Patrick Shults (WSU Extension)

Wrap-Up

7:55 – 8:00 p.m.

Speaker Contact Info:

Kelsey Ketcheson – WA DNR: 564-669-0056, kelsey.ketcheson@dnr.wa.gov
Patrick Shults – WSU Extension: 360-553-1116, patrick.shults@wsu.edu

Learn More and Work on Your Plan

Recommended Activities

  1. Put in some inventory plots in your stand(s) using the techniques learned on the field trip.
  2. Review the Forest Inventory Section Examples and begin to draft your inventory section using the field data you collected.
  3. If fire risk is an issue on your property, consider adding some mitigation activities to the forest health (Resource Category 1) section of your plan using the Forest Health Section Examples (PDF) to guide you. This should allow you to now finish that section.
  4. If you want to include it in your plan, draft the optional specialized forest products section (Resource Category 10). Use the Specialized Forest Products Section Examples (PDF) for guidance.
  5. Using the Carbon and Climate Section Examples (PDF) as boilerplate, write the carbon sequestration and resilience to climate/weather-related influences (Resource Category 9).
  6. Draft your management timeline (see Management Timeline Examples (PDF)). Be sure to include an entry for “review and update plan” for 10 years from now and 20 years from now.
  7. Review the Quick Guide to Nomenclature and make any necessary edits to your plan.

Recommended publications for further learning

  1. Non-timber Forest Products and Forest Stewardship Plans
  2. Agroforestry: Enhancing Resiliency in U.S. Agriculture Landscapes Under Changing Conditions – Northwest
  3. Silvopasture: An Agroforestry Practice (PDF)
  4. A Hobbyist Guide to Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Logs for Woodland Owners

Connect Online

Check out these additional resources that are available to you online:

  1. Review these wildfire videos
    1. IBHS Research Center Ember Storm Test Highlights (4:17)
    2. IBHS Wildfire Research: Why Only Half This Home Caught Fire (2:13)
    3. Radiant Heat Versus Firebrands (3:33)
    4. Ember Attack (2:54)