November 12, 2009

Washington Farm Forestry Association Update

 

 

 

"Calendar Highlights"

Here are just a few of the many opportunities around the state...

 

 

2009 Forest Tax Conference

Tuesday, Dec 1st, Spokane
Designed for Forest Landowners and consultants, this is the 12th Biennial NW Forest Tax Conference and features Federal Timber Tax Education Specialists/Researchers with the USDA Forest Service National Timber Tax Program, Dr Linda Wang and Dr. John Greene.  Visit this WFFA web link for an event overview.  Click here to obtain registration details from the WA Association of CPAs website. 

"Ties to the Land" (TTL) Seminars:

 

November 12th and 19th, Whatcom County

Visit the WFFA online calendar by clicking here for details.  

 

January 21st and 28th, Snohomish County

Follow this link or contact Kevin Zobrist at kzobrist@wsu.edu or 425-357-6017 for more information.


For information on future TTL seminars, contact Steve Stinson at 360-736-5918 or stevestinson@familyforestfoundation.org.

 

 

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"Website Highlights"

 

Good News.....

Check out the WFFA home page for the on-going feature, "Good News", highlighting people and issues of WFFA.  Postings include: "Mt. Baker FFA Forestry team", "Watershed Signs Available", and "A Legacy in Issaquah".

Chapters, Chapters, Chapters.....

November and December 2009 will feature guest speakers and annual banquets for Pierce, Lewis, South Sound, Upper Puget Sound, and Spokane Chapters.  Follow this link to the "Chapters" page from which you can find information for all 15 Chapters of the WFFA. 

 

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For detailed event information, follow this link or visit the WFFA website at:

www.wafarmforestry.com


 

 

"For Further Reading"

 

"Temperate Forest Foundation" newsletters

Recent issues feature detailed reports on the 2009 Teacher Forestry Tours.  Click here for the message from July 2009 and here for October 2009.

 

"Wood to Energy in WA:  Imperatives, Opportunities, and Obstacles to Progress"

A report has been released for this State Legislature-commissioned study by the Rural Technology Initiative at the University of Washington.  Follow this link to the report download options.

 

"Thermal Biomass Burning for Acceptance"

Follow this link to an article which advocates for thermal biomass to take an important place in our federal energy and forest policy.

 

"The Omnivore's Delusion:  Against the Agri-intellectuals"

Here's a link to an article written by a Missouri farmer and published in Journal of the American Enterprise Institute in July 2009.


"U.S. Reforestation"

This link leads to an article by Don Brunell, President of the Association of Washington Business.

 

"Specials on seedlings"

Check out the options with DNR's Webster Nursery by visiting this link or call toll-free 877-890-2626.  A unique opportunity exists for Ft. Lewis Ponderosa Pine - 2-gallon size for just $5.

 

"Soil Disturbance Classification System"

Here's a tool to aid in management of ground-based harvesting operations.  Follow this link for the details.

 

"Taxpayers and Lawsuits"

Follow this link to an editorial on the issue of environmental lawsuits.

 

"Tree Farmers May Profit from Climate Regulation" 

Here's an interview originally broadcast by Puget Sound Public Radio.  Click here to read the transcript.

 

"Family Woodlands Policy Snapshot"

Read a statement from the American Forest Foundation by following this link.

 

"Oregonian Elected to Lead AFF"

Clint Bentz, a tree farmer from Scio, Oregon and a principal author of the "Ties to the Land" curriculum, has been elected Board of Trustees Chairman of the American Forest Foundation.  Visit this link to read of his background and the current strategic priorities of AFF.

 

"Forests on the Edge"

Follow this link to a summary of 2 recently-released reports from the US Forest Service.