Online Coached Planning for SW Washington

A forestry course for property owners

Topics covered include:

• How do you know if your trees are healthy? What should you do if they aren’t?
• Are characteristics of your property attracting or repelling the wildlife you enjoy? What can you do if wildlife cause damage?
• Are there certain trees you should always keep or remove? How do you cut trees without damaging your land?
• What types of trees do you have? Does your forest look like a “mess”?
• How do you know if your trees need to be thinned, and how do you go about it?
• How do you identify and mitigate fire risks?
• Are invasive and noxious weeds taking over your underbrush? What are the risks and what can you do about it?
• What kind of soil do you have and how does that affect what grows?
• Can you successfully generate income from harvesting timber? How do you work with loggers?
• How do you increase biodiversity and foster old growth type forest conditions??

For more information and registration, visit this WSU Forestry Extension web site.