Registrations due Nov. 1 for Forestry Shortcourse offered in Coeur d’Alene
Posted: Tuesday, October 23 2012
COEUR D'ALENE -- A six-session Forestry Shortcourse scheduled Nov. 7 to Dec. 9 at Coeur d'Alene will help enrich forest landowners' understanding of forest ecology, silviculture, forest health, wildlife habitat, and other forestry topics. Those interested are asked to pre-register by Nov. 1. In the process, participants are coached by natural resource professionals on how to develop a m...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Moscow | Kootenai County | Sandpoint

Registrations due Sept. 7 for GPS Workshop in St. Maries
Posted: Monday, August 27 2012
ST. MARIES -- A Global Positioning System or GPS receiver is becoming as common to work and play in forests as a compass. A University of Idaho Extension Forestry workship planned Sept. 14 at St. Maries focuses on helping users who feel they are only using a small portion of their GPS receiver's capabilities.  The University of Idaho Extension “Using Your GPS” pr...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Latah County

Forest Thinning & Pruning Field Day Set for St. Maries June 16, Cottonwood July 20
Posted: Saturday, July 21 2012
Local forest owners can learn how to implement these practices more effectively in Thinning and Pruning Field Days scheduled June 16 in St. Maries and July 20 in Cottonwood. Trees killed by bark beetle attacks always make forest owners ask: “what can we do about it?” Whether you have problems with insects or disease, concerns about fire, or just want to help forest growth, the...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County | Latah County

Current Issues in Horticulture
Thursday, July 19 2012 at 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Current Issues in Horticulture is a one-day regional Extension development training for faculty, staff and Master Gardeners that is planned July 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Idaho Extension Kootenai County office at 1808 N. 3rd St., Coeur d'Alene. The cost is $10 for faculty and staff and free to Master Gardeners. The program will include talks on genetically-modified organisms...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension | Bonner County | Kootenai County

June 21 Moscow-area Weed Tour Focuses on Control in Small Grain, Pulse Crops
Posted: Wednesday, June 13 2012
MOSCOW – A half-day bus tour to review research aimed at controlling Italian rye, rattail fescue, downy brome and other common weeds that threaten Idaho small grain and pulse crops will be the focus of a June 21 tour sponsored by the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The tour will be led by Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Director and Professor of Wee...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County | Latah County

Sandpoint Forestry Shortcourse Registrations Due June 6
Posted: Wednesday, May 30 2012
Many Idaho forest landowners desire a better understanding of how forests grow and how they can better manage their forest property to meet their goals. Furthermore, forest landowners are often required to demonstrate planned, active forest management to qualify for forestry property tax incentives and cost-share assistance. This summer, a 6-session program, titled the Forestry Shortcourse, ...
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Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County

Logger Education to Advance Professionalism Session at Coeur d'Alene
Tuesday, April 24 2012 to Thursday, April 26
COEUR D'ALENE -- Loggers who want to learn more about tree biology and forest ecology, or about the impacts of their harvest practices on forest streams can register for University of Idaho Extension and Idaho Department of Lands' Logger Education to Advance Professionalism program at Couer d'Alene until April 17. The LEAP program's session at Coeur d'Alene is scheduled for April 24-26....
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"Backyard Forests" Workshop Planned in Coeur d'Alene
Monday, February 13 2012 at 6:00 PM
Homeowners with five acres or less of forestland do not usually want to manage them intensively for timber harvest. Most owners of these “backyard forests” are primarily interested in keeping their trees healthy and attractive. Unfortunately, many homeowners do not consider doing anything actively until backyard forest trees are visibly suffering from some kind of insect or disease problem. By the...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Bonner County | Kootenai County

2011-2012 Idaho Forest Stewardship Educational Programs Offered
Posted: Wednesday, October 12 2011
Roughly 40 percent of the forests in Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai and Benewah counties are owned by family forest owners. Over the next year, University of Idaho Extension will again conduct a series of 12 forestry educational programs at over 20 locations throughout northern Idaho, to help strengthen family forest owners' abilities to manage their forest land to meet their goals. Topics ...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Northern Idaho | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Latah County

Forestry Shortcourse
Wednesday, June 15 2011 to Wednesday, July 20
The Forestry Shortcourse, a six-session program, enriches family forest owners' basic understanding of forest management planning, forest ecology, silviculture, insects, disease, goal setting, record keeping, and other forest stewardship topics. (2 University of Idaho credits available). The program will be offered Wednesday mornings from June 15 to July 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Holiday Inn E...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Extension | Bonner County | Forestry | Kootenai County | Nez Perce County