Session 8 – June 18th, 2026
Skykomish Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Course
Agenda
Review and Intro
2:00 – 2:10 p.m.
Your Forest in a Changing Climate
2:10 – 3:10 p.m.
Dave Peterson (University of Washington)
Break
3:10 – 3:20 p.m.
Fire Risk Reduction
3:20 – 4:25 p.m.
Kelsey Ketcheson (WA DNR)
Wrap-Up
4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Speaker Contact Info:
Dave Peterson – University of Washington: wild@uw.edu
Kelsey Ketcheson – WA DNR:564-669-0056, kelsey.ketcheson@dnr.wa.gov
Learn More and Work on Your Plan
Recommended Activities
- Using the Carbon and Climate Section Examples (PDF) as boilerplate, write the carbon sequestration and resilience to climate/weather-related influences (Resource Category 9).
- 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.
- 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.
- Review the Quick Guide to Nomenclature and make any necessary edits to your plan.
Recommended publications for further learning
- A Climate Resilience Guide for Small Forest Landowners in Western Washington (PDF)
- Introduction to Forest Carbon Offsets and Markets
- Moving the Target: Managing Pacific Northwest Forests in a Changing Climate (PDF) (see pages 2 – 6)
- No Time to Waste: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C and Implications for Washington State
- Terrestrial Ecosystems chapter of State of Knowledge Report – Climate Change in Puget Sound (PDF)
Connect Online
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