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Dr. Elaine Oneil Explains

Dr. Elaine Oneil, WFFA Executive Director and also Director or Science and Sustainability for CORRIM, explains in this 4 minute video how sustainable forests and long-lived wood products integrate to form a powerful climate mitigation strategy. Wood products keep carbon out of the atmosphere for their entire life – which for a mass timber building, could be more than 100 years. More importantly, if a product wasn’t made from wood, it would almost certainly be made from a material that requires the release of significant amounts of fossil-carbon into the atmosphere. A sustainably managed forest holds less carbon than a mature natural forest, but the amount of carbon a mature natural forest holds, averaged over time and landscape, does not increase.

 

2023 Steven D. Stinson Scholarship Offering

 

WFFA is proud to announce the 2023 offering of the Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship. This is the eighth annual scholarship offering, made available to WFFA members, families and affiliates. The scholarship is a maximum of $6,000 split between college students majoring in natural resources and Ag-Forestry Leadership Program applicants. The 2023 scholarship announcement and details are available here. The due date for scholarship applicants is March 15, 2023, and awardees will be notified by April 15.

Video Time - Links to our WFFA Videos

Click here to view a complete listing of our WFFA videos, including the recent Bigleaf Maple Syrup Conference held at Pack Forest!

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Looking for a Great Gift Idea?

Purchase WFFA merchandise or a Gift Membership for your adult children as part of your succession planning. Encourage the next generation of Stewards of the Land.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Managing Your Forest

My trees have just been have been cut.  What do I do next?

How many trees per acre should I plant on newly harvested land?

How do I find out how many trees per acre are growing on my land?

Why did my newly planted seedlings die?

Do I need to worry about insects attacking my trees?

My big trees are dying.  Could it be from a disease?

Something is eating my young trees!  What is it?  What can I do about it?

Other plants are growing where I planted young seedlings.  Do I need to do something about them?

How do I mix chemicals in my backpack sprayer?

How can I control weeds if I don't want to use chemicals?

I want to plant western red cedar on my land.  Is it hard to get established?

I'd like to plant red alder instead of Douglas-fir.  Should I do so?

My trees seem to be too close together.  Should I cut some of them out?  How do I know when to do it?

I think my trees are big enough to harvest.  How do I find out about how to do it and who will do it?

Do I need to know exactly where my property lines and corners are located?

Aerial Photography, Remote Sensing, Lidar and Mapping
Alternate Species
Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
Fire
Forest Health
Forest Practices & Assistance
Harvesting and Marketing
Management Plans
Non-timber Forest Products
Seedlings and Planting
Soils
Stand Treatments
Taxes and Estate Planning
Tree Identification
Weeds and Weed Control
Wildlife

Forest Management for Small Landowners

These chapters were written by Bryon W. Loucks, retired forester and small forest landowner, who wanted to share his 50 years of experience with other small forest landowners who are interested in learning more about managing their forest land.  They are focused on management of Douglas-fir in western Washington, but many of the chapters contain information that is useful with other species and in other locations.  If you have questions or want to make comments, he can be contacted at bryonloucks@gmail.com

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Tree Growth

Chapter 3 - Soils   

Chapter 4 - Site Preparation

Chapter 5 - Planting

Chapter 6 - Tree Improvement Programs

Chapter 7 - Land Exams

Chapter 8 - Disease & Insect Damage

Chapter 9 - Plant Competition

Chapter 10 - Wildlife Issues

Chapter 11 - Thinning

Chapter 12 - Marketing & Final Harvest

Chapter 13 - Growing Douglas-fir

Chapter 14 - Growing Alder 

Chapter 15 - Growing Western Redcedar

Chapter 16 - Westside Timber Species (not completed)

Chapter 17 - Tale of Three Stands     

Chapter 18 - Surveying Corners and Property Lines  

Glossary

Appendix: Samples of Contracts.  Word versions are provided so you can modify them for your own use.    

Timber Sale - Call for Bids - pdf Timber Sale - Call for Bids - Word Version
Timber Sale Contract - pdf Timber Sale Contract - Word Version
Timber Sale Prospectus - pdf Timber Sale Prospectus - Word Version
Service Contract - Long Service Contract - Long - Word Version
Service Contract - Short Service Contract - Short - Word Version
Harvest Contract with Consulting Forester Harvest Contract with Consulting Forester - Word Version
Harvest Contract with Logger Harvest Contract with Logger -Word Version

 

Upcoming State Events

WFFA 2023 Annual Meeting
Sunday, May 21, 2023 (All day)
  • Sunday, May 21 - Field Tour and Luncheon Meal, Hama Hama Tree Farm, Lilliwaup, WA
  • Monday, May 22 - 2023 Annual Meeting including WTFP 2023 Tree Farmer of the Year Award Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting, Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake
  • Tuesday, May 23 - Executive Board Meeting, Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake

Upcoming Chapter Events

College Scholarship available
Lewis Chapter
Saturday, April 15, 2023 - 12:00am

For college students from Lewis, Cowlitz, Pacific, Grays Harbor or Thurston County studying natural resources or engineering

Spring Field Trip and Meeting
Pierce Chapter
Saturday, April 15, 2023 - 9:15am

Eatonville area

Whatcom Chapter Annual Meeting
Whatcom Chapter
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 5:30pm

Shuksan Golf Club - 1500 E. Axton Road, Bellingham. 

Small Forest Silviculture
UPS Chapter
Friday, May 5, 2023 - 9:30am

Skagit County between Big Lake and Lake McMurray,

Annual Picnic honoring Tree Farmer of Year
Clark Chapter
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 12:00pm

Tree Farm of Michael & Mary Lou Woody

Details to follow.

Non-WFFA events

Forest Stewardship Coached Planning Shortcourse - Vashon
WSU Extension Forestry
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 5:00pm

Vashon

Steve Stinson Legacy Field Day
WSU Extension Forestry
Saturday, June 10, 2023 (All day)

Pack Forest, Eatonville

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