Idaho has abundant forest land, with over 2 million acres (11% of Idaho’s forests) owned and managed by thousands of family forest owners. Each owner has unique goals for his or her forest property, ranging from timber income to simply "a place to get away from it all". However, one goal common to most forest landowners is to steward their forest land, for their own goals and future generations.
| 2012-2013 Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills Events |
Forest Insects and Disease Field Day
Participants get a full day of first hand contact with varied insects and diseases that affect forest growth and health, with discussions of related management strategies.
- Orofino, ID. Friday, July 19, 2013.
- St. Maries, ID. Friday, August 2, 2013 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Forest Stewardship Field Tour
This will be a tour of forest properties that have implemented a variety of cost-share forest management practices, including thinning, pruning, and tree planting.
- Moscow, ID. Saturday, July 20, 2013 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Landscaping for Fire Prevention
This program helps forest homeowners make their home site less likely to burn and easier for firefighters to access, in the event of a local forest fire. Sessions of this program can be scheduled for interested groups of 10 or more. For more information, please contact one of the people listed below.
- For sessions in the Idaho Panhandle (Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, and Benewah Counties), please contact Chris Schnepf at (208) 446-1680.
- For sessions in Clearwater County, please contact Bill Warren at (208) 476-4434.
- For sessions in all other counties, please contact Randy Brooks (208) 885-6356.
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Root Disease: The Hidden Menace
This program will help forest owners, loggers, and natural resource professionals identify, assess, and manage forests with root disease issues. The program will be offered as a either a one-day session (two locations) or a two-day, in-depth program. Detailed agenda.
- Hayden, ID. Thursday, July 11 through Friday, July 12, 2013.
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Thinning and Pruning Field Day
This program will feature 2-3 hours indoors discussing basic concepts of thinning and pruning, followed by a hands-on field tour about thinning, pruning, forest genetics, and chainsaw safety.
- Moscow, ID. Friday, July 19, 2013 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills programs are supported in part by the Idaho Forest Stewardship Program, a cooperative effort of the following agencies and organizations:
• Idaho Department of Lands
• University of Idaho Extension
• USDA Forest Service
• Idaho Forest Owners Association
• Idaho Tree Farm Program
• Consulting Foresters
• Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts
• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Idaho Department of Fish and Game
• USDI Fish and Wildlife Service
• Idaho Nature Conservancy
• Idaho Association of RC&D Councils
• Nez Perce Tribal Forestry
• Idaho Native Plant Society
• Idaho Forest Products Commission
• Idaho Sustainable Forestry Initiative State Implementation Committee
• Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho |