2025 Whidbey Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Course Syllabus

Class Sessions

Session 1 – March 5th

6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Introduction to Coached Planning (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
6:45 – 7:15 p.m. Native Trees (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:15 – 7:25 p.m. Break
7:25 – 8:25 p.m. Native Trees (continued)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Session 2 – March 12th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Forest Development (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:10 – 7:20 p.m. Break
7:20 – 8:00 p.m. Intro to Current Use (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
8:00 – 8:25 p.m. Cost Share and Other Opportunities
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Session 3 – March 19th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Invasive Weeds (Seth Luginbill, Island County Noxious Weed Program)
7:10 – 7:20 p.m. Break
7:20 – 8:25 p.m. Invasive Weeds (continued)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-Up

Session 4 – March 26th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Forest Health (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:10 – 7:20 p.m. Break
7:20 – 8:25 p.m. Forest Health (continued)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Session 5 – April 2nd

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Silviculture (Matt Provencher, WA DNR)
7:10 – 7:30 p.m. Break and Evaluation
7:30 – 8:25 p.m. Silviculture (continued)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

No class April 9th

Extra time to study and work on your plan.

Session 6 – April 16th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Forest Inventory (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:10 – 7:20 p.m. Break
7:20 – 8:25 p.m. Forest Soils (Quinn Merrick, WSU Extension)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-Up

Field Trip – April 19th

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. TBD

Session 7 – April 23rd

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Wildlife (Ken Bevis, WA DNR)
7:10 – 7:30 p.m. Break and Evaluation
7:30 – 8:25 p.m. Wildlife (continued)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Session 8 – April 30th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Fire Risk Reduction (Kelsey Ketcheson, WA DNR)
7:10 – 7:20 p.m. Break
7:20 – 8:25 p.m. Your Forest in a Changing Climate (Dave Peterson, University of WA)
8:25 – 8:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Session 9 – May 7th

6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Review/Intro
6:10 – 7:10 p.m. Sensitive Resources (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:10 – 7:30 p.m. Break and Evaluation
7:30 – 7:55 Avoiding Disaster When Cutting Trees (Kevin Zobrist, WSU Extension)
7:55 – 8:30 p.m. Graduation and Closing Remarks

Additional Information

Washington State University Course Coordinators

Acknowledgements and Accommodations

This program is an educational partnership between Washington State University Extension Forestry and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. This Program is made possible in part by funding from Island County and the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities who contact Quinn Merrick at 425-357-6023 or nicholas.merrick@wsu.edu prior to the course.