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Forest Overstory Podcast #11: Building a future through community collaboration

WFFA Executive Director Elaine Oneil discusses WFFA history and the direction she sees it going in the future. This includes the formation of a Small Forest Landowner Carbon Workgroup, which is an effort to provide smaller forest landowners an access to carbon markets. Listen to learn how you can get more involved.


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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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

Eastside Annual Meeting and Field Tour at the Rafter 7 Ranch
Saturday, September 10, 2022 (All day)

Chewelah - Rafter 7 Ranch

Upcoming Chapter Events

Twilight tour of Hemphill O'Neill's Parker Road Parcel
Lewis Chapter
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 6:30pm

Parker Road, west of Chehalis

Tour of Weyerhaeuser Export Yard, Picnic and Log Roll Out
Clark Chapter
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 5:30pm

Longview

Tour of DVO Specialties
South Sound Chapter
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 5:00pm

Elma

Potluck, Presentations and Tour
Blue Mtn Chapter
Friday, September 30, 2022 - 12:00pm

Asotin

Non-WFFA events

Family Forest Field Day
WSU Extension Forestry
Saturday, August 13, 2022 (All day)

1309 King Road, Winlock

Forest Tour - Maple Valley
King Conservation District
Saturday, August 20, 2022 - 10:00am

17717 252nd Ave SE, Maple Valley

Westside Fall Forestry Seminar - Vegetation Management
Wa Tree Farm Program
Friday, September 16, 2022 - 12:00pm

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