Managing for Timber and Wildlife

Many forest owners in the Pacific Northwest are interested in maintaining forests that provide a broad range of economic and ecological values. With careful stewardship, forests can be perpetually managed on a regenerative cycle that allows for multiple entries and a sustained yield of a broad range of high-value forest products. The timing and design of thinning practices can result in a wide variety of forest conditions depending on the landowners’ objectives - including those that benefit wildlife habitat, forest health, and long term income generation.

Join us and learn how you can manage your forest for what matters to you.

This class will introduce woodland owners to the principles of ecological forestry as well as tools to implement it successfully on smaller parcels. Topics will include harvest management strategies from clear-cutting to selective harvest and how they relate to wildlife habitat.

In the morning, speakers will include:

• Rolf Gersonde, silviculturist and researcher for the City of Seattle’s Cedar River Watershed
• Ken Bevis, landowner assistance fish and wildlife biologist for the Department of Natural Resources

In the afternoon, participants will join technical experts for a tour of a nearby forest to see examples of harvests projects and learn how they can manage their own projects that can provide periodic income, enhance forest structure and wildlife habitat.

DATE: Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Sedro-Woolley High School Library, Sedro-Woolley

COST: $15 – Registration fee covers event costs and lunch

From 9:00 am to early afternoon the class meets inside at the library. In the afternoon, the class travels to a nearby forest for on the ground training.

Come prepared for an engaging afternoon in the field!

This workshop is supported through a grant provided by the

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Special thanks to our Project Partners:

Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Northwest Natural Resource Group

Skagit Conservation District

Natural Resources Conservation Service