Educational Programs and Workshops
Idaho’s family forest landowners have diverse goals for their property. One common goal is to be good stewards.
Our educational programs and workshops are designed to increase the knowledge base that Idaho’s forestland owners and managers use to plan and implement natural resource management activities.
Find educational programs that help forestland owners and managers strengthen forest stewardship skills. Learn how to become an Idaho Master Forest Steward. Locate events that offer continuing education and certification credits for:
- Idaho Department of Agriculture pesticide recertification
- Idaho Pro-Logger program
- Society of American Foresters Certified Forester program
- Idaho schoolteachers (through the University of Idaho)
Check our calendar for specific dates.
Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills events are designed to help family forest owners and those who work with them strengthen their forest stewardship skills.
Landscaping for Fire Prevention
- Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020
- Saturday, April 10, 2021
- 9 a.m. to noon
- Zoom webinar
- Registration Brochure | pdf
- Register Online
- Program is free to attend, but registration is required.
Turning Idaho Trees into Wreaths
- Friday, Nov. 20, 2020
- 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- $40 per person
- U of I Animal Livestock Pavilion | 255 Farm Road, Moscow
- Registration Brochure | pdf
- Registration Online
Current Topics in Forest Health
- Fridays, Dec. 11 and 18, 2020
- 9 a.m. to noon
- Zoom webinar
- Registration Brochure | pdf
- Register Online
- Program is free to attend, but registration is required.
Idaho Master Forest Stewards receive over 70 hours of training, much of which consists of selected existing UI Extension programs many Idaho forest owners may have already completed (credit is given for previous attendance). Training includes several of the workshops listed in the 2019-2020 Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills calendar, indicated by (IMFS)at the end of the event description. But the program also includes new indoor and outdoor educational experiences designed to take participants to the next level of managing their forest and helping other forest owners to do the same. These four one-day “IMFS core sessions” are held at forested sites throughout northern Idaho to expose participants to a range of forest ecosystems.
Learn more about becoming a certified Idaho Master Forest Steward at the University of Idaho Extension Forestry Panhandle website or by calling Chris Schnepf at the University of Idaho Extension office in Kootenai County at 208-446-1680.
The Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) program is a nationally acclaimed University of Idaho Extension program. It began at the request of loggers who want to improve their skills, document and market their services and communicate more effectively with family forest owners and managers. Credits are available to participants to fulfill continuing education requirements of the Idaho Pro-Logger Program.
LEAP 2020 — Moscow (with COVID-19 Precautions)
Nov. 10-12, 2020
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021 Harold Street
Registration Brochure | pdf
LEAP Update is an annual opportunity for loggers to build on LEAP with in-depth training on forestry topics. The program also helps loggers meet Idaho Pro-Logger BMP training and continuing education requirements. For more information on the Idaho Pro-Logger program and credit requirements, contact the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho (ALC) at 208-667-6473.
LEAP Update events are complete for 2020. Please check back in August for the 2021 dates.
If you have questions regarding your Pro-Logger certification, please contact the Idaho Associated Logging Contractors, Inc. office by phone 208-667-6473 or by email.
If you have questions regarding upcoming LEAP Update events, please contact us by phone 208-885-7718 or by email.