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Beware of buffers, tree farmer warns

 

 

WFFA's Ken Miller was featured in an article in Capital Press on January 13, about the Forest Practice Board decision to reject our template proposal that Ken had been spearheading for WFFA for the last 8 years.  Read the full article here.

Working Forests License Plate

A fresh bill has dropped in the current Washington State Legislature to create an attractive “Support Working Forests” special vehicle license plate. Before this moving billboard for the good work we do can ever be seen on the road, we  still need a few hundred more signatures from Washington state residents. Click here to sign the petition.

The funds from the sales of these special plates will go to the Washington Tree Farm Program to help certify small landowners who practice sustainable forestry.

Before the Department of Licensing (DOL) can proceed, we need to collect at least 3,500 signatures. Signing this sheet does not obligate you to purchase a special plate, if they become available, but when the special plates are available the information you provide may be used to notify you.

Financial Assistance for Wildfire Resilience and Forest Health

Are you a non-industrial forestland owner who wants help managing your lands for optimal forest health, creating a forest stewardship plan, or applying for financial assistance to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk or improve forest health? 
 
DNR’s financial assistance program for wildfire resilience and forest health, formerly referred to as the cost-share program, focuses on technical and financial assistance to implement forest health or wildfire mitigation treatments or to help landowners write forest management plans. 
 
Formerly confined to Eastern Washington, the program has recently been expanded to Western Washington landowners as well.
 
For more information visit the DNR website.

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

Upcoming Chapter Events

Whatcom County Farm Forestry Association Online Tree Sale opens
Whatcom Chapter
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 9:00am

Online

Annual Meeting & Ag/Forestry Presentation
Lewis Chapter
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 7:00pm

Chehalis

CFFA Seedling Sale Pickup
Cowlitz Chapter
Saturday, March 4, 2023 - 8:00am

Bob's Sporting Goods Parking Lot, Longview, WA from 8 am until noon

Whatcom County Farm Forestry Association Tree Sale Pickup
Whatcom Chapter
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 10:00am

Northwest Washington Fairgrounds - Lynden, WA

Non-WFFA events

Online Coached Planning for SW Washington
WSU Extension Forestry
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 6:00pm

Online

Forestry Lunch Breaks - Root Rots
WSU Extension Forestry
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 12:00pm

Online

Chainsaw Safety and Maintenance Workshop
WSU Extension Forestry
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 1:00pm

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