Washington Farm Forestry Association (WFFA) is an organization of small forest landowners.
Our goals are:
- to provide educational programs for our members to help them manage their forest land better;
- to be a voice representing small forest landowners in Olympia;
- to promote fair taxation and regulation on the federal, state, and local government levels so that forest management can continue for generations to come;
- to increase public awareness of family-owned forests.
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Upcoming Chapter Events
- December 7: Whatcom - Holiday Potluck. Details.
- December 18: Pacific - Raymond - Meet the District 19 State Legislators. Details.
- March 14, 2020: Whatcom - Annual Tree Sale. Details.
- April 17, 2020: Whatcom - Chapter Annual Meeting. Details to follow.
Upcoming State-wide Events
- May 11-13: 2020 WFFA Annual Meeting - The 2020 Annual Meeting (AM20) will be hosted by the Clark and Cowlitz Chapters of WFFA with the Annual Meeting (5/12) to be held in Vancouver and the Field Tour (5/13) featuring a visit to Mt. St. Helens to view the forestry recovery that has occurred in the last 40 years - Themes: Growing Outside the Box, People Make the Difference and Let Nature Sing - Please continue to check back for event details
- Small Forest Landowner Forest Carbon Survey - As promised in the December Landowner News, we are inviting you to share your views and thoughts regarding the question of “Who Owns the Carbon?” We have devised a short survey (15 questions that should take you about 10 minutes to complete), so that we can get a better handle on how to respond to upcoming legislation in a way that represents our membership. Please click here to complete the survey and help inform your WFFA leadership about your thoughts on forest carbon.
Visit our Upcoming Education Events page for a list of opportunties to improve your land stewardship.
Did you miss the WFFA 2019 Annual Meeting and
Field Tour in Silverdale?
The theme was the 20th Anniversary of Forests and Fish - Past, Present & Future.
Moderated by Ken Miller, participants on three panels discussed:
- The History of Forests and Fish
- Resource Protection under Forests and Fish
- Economic and Social Viability Under Forests and Fish
Luke Rogers provided information on the small landowner database and Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen talked about Sustaining Family Forests at the evening banquet.
All of these presentations can be viewed here.
2019 Steven D. Stinson Leadership in Natural Resources Scholarship Award Winners - At our WFFA 2019 Annual Meeting Fae Marie Beck, Steve's mom, was pleased to announce the winners of this year's scholarship. Please visit the Stinson Scholarship page to learn more about our awardees, Colleen Purefoy, Justin Stanley and Dylan Streeter.
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O'Neill Pine Company, owned by Richard and Debra Pine and their family, were recently named Washington State Tree Farmers of the Year for 2019. Their award was presented by Vicki Christiansen, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, who attended the Washington Farm Forestry Association Annual Meeting and Washington Tree Farm Program Awards Luncheon where the ceremony took place.
Watch a video about their tree farm to learn more. You also can visit their web site which also leads you to drone views of several of their parcels on their YouTube channel.
Jeff & Jacque Peters were also nominated for the award. A video of their tree farm is available for viewing.
The Kingsbury Family, 2017 Washington State Tree Farmers of the Year, were recently named Western Region Tree Farmers of the Year and are candidates for the National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. See more about their tree farm here.