HomeMy WebLinkAbout041323 FW_ Free Climate and Fire Resilience Workshop_ April 29th at Valley View Forest in Chimacum (0002)
________________________________
From: Jefferson County Conservation District
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2023 3:37:58 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
To: Heidi Eisenhour
Subject: Free Climate and Fire Resilience Workshop: April 29th at Valley View Forest in Chimacum
________________________________
ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
________________________________
Professionalforesters will introduce forest owners to a set of simple, hands-on strategies to increase theirforests' resilience.
View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/a0b614769c6b/free-climate-and-fire-resilience-workshop-april-29th-at-valley-view-forest-in-chimacum?e=88e97a395c>
<https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610/images/311e4e4c-ff23-4a77-b28c-ca8aefece89e.jpg?w=564&dpr=2>
<https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610/images/8a9ddb70-673f-73c3-bbb9-2ca4cd066d4b.jpg?w=564&dpr=2>
Free climate and fire resilience workshop coming to Jefferson County
Sent on behalf of Northwest Natural Resource Group.
Forest owners in western Washington face unpredictable and challenging conditions in their timber stands, which are often over-stocked and increasingly at risk of wildfire, insect infestation,
and climate variability.
Northwest Natural Resource Group <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=31401793a1&e=88e97a395c> is partnering with Jefferson Land Trust
<https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=fab6f9fe9e&e=88e97a395c> and local conservation districts to bring climate resilience education
to Jefferson County in 2023.
At our free workshop at Jefferson Land Trust’s Valley View forest <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=1452847fce&e=88e97a395c> on April
29th, professional foresters will introduce forest owners to a set of simple, hands-on strategies for increasing their forests' resilience in the face of a warmer and drier climate.
Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the ecological risks facing Jefferson County forests due to wildfire, drought, disease, and insect infestation.
We will discuss how to evaluate the current health of a forest based on desired future conditions, when thinning might be appropriate, and how to select trees for thinning. Finally,
we’ll hear from foresters from Washington DNR’s Small Forest Landowner Office about technical and financial assistance programs available for landowners.
Instruction will be a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on activities, including:
● Expected Climate Impacts: Temperature and precipitation changes we can expect and likely impacts on Jefferson County forests, including fire risk, pests & disease, and species vulnerabilities.
● Stand Assessment 101: How to "read" and understand what is happening in your forest from an ecological perspective, and how to evaluate how climate-adapted your forest is. Topics include
species competition, tree canopy classes, and timber quality.
● Choosing climate-adapted species: Which native species are well-suited for the anticipated future climate of this region. Sourcing native tree species from other regions. Drought and
heat-tolerant understory and mid-canopy species.
● Forest Management Goals & Options: Strategies for reducing fire risk, improving timber growth and quality, emulating natural fire disturbance in your forest, and increasing resilience
to climate change.
● Tree Selection for Thinning: The rhyme and reason for thinning from below, thinning across diameters, tree spacing, and species selection.
● Utilizing Cut Material: Strategies include lop & scatter, habitat piles, creating biochar, making constructed habitat logs, firewood, chipping, etc.
● Funding Forest Stewardship: How to fund your forest health work through cost-share programs.
This workshop is offered at no cost thanks to support from USDA NIFA Western Extension RiskManagement Education. 2022 Education Project #14826, "Improving Resiliency Management and Reducing
Risk for Western Washington Forest Producers".
Workshop Details
Learn more & register: Click here <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=ed3c5bc238&e=88e97a395c>
Date: April 29, 2023
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Valley View Forest | 1921 Center Rd Chimacum, WA 98325
<https://dim.mcusercontent.com/https/cdn-images.mailchimp.com%2Ficons%2Fsocial-block-v3%2Fblock-icons-v3%2Ffacebook-filled-dark-40.png?w=40&dpr=2> <https://dim.mcusercontent.com/https/cdn-images.m
ailchimp.com%2Ficons%2Fsocial-block-v3%2Fblock-icons-v3%2Finstagram-filled-dark-40.png?w=40&dpr=2> <https://dim.mcusercontent.com/https/cdn-images.mailchimp.com%2Ficons%2Fsocial-block-v3%2Fblock-ic
ons-v3%2Ftwitter-filled-dark-40.png?w=40&dpr=2>
<https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610/images/311e4e4c-ff23-4a77-b28c-ca8aefece89e.jpg?w=110&dpr=2>
Copyright (C) 2023 Jefferson County Conservation District. All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you have indicated you would like to receive notification about events and workshops hosted by the Conservation District.
Our mailing address is:
Jefferson County Conservation District
205 W Patison St, Port Hadlock, WA, United States
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Add us to your address book <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/vcard?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=ac63dd027d>
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/profile?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=ac63dd027d&e=88e97a395c&c=bab16f93d5> or unsubscribe <https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-man
age.com/unsubscribe?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=ac63dd027d&e=88e97a395c&c=bab16f93d5>
<https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=b51b3663f8&e=88e97a395c>
<https://jeffersoncd.us8.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610&id=bab16f93d5&e=88e97a395c>
816db16610.88e97a395c.20230413223752.bab16f93d5.5e326a98@mail242.sea71.mcsv.net>
X-MS-Has-Attach:
X-MS-Exchange-Inbox-Rules-Loop: heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: 3f911c6b-8b03-4144-a3cd-4b457b60bdc8
MIME-Version: 1.0
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:37:36 -0700
X-MS-Exchange-Transport-FromEntityHeader: Hosted
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-MessageDirectionality: Originating
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: mail2013mbx1.internal.county.domain
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Internal
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthMechanism: 03
Message-ID: <2ca3b15dcc6a4cc89f7aeba43aa66c0f@mail2013mbx1.internal.county.domain>
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-Network-Message-Id: 981bc932-67ef-4d19-3dde-08db3c6fae44
X-MS-Exchange-Parent-Message-Id: <41c45c7b95cd4ba816db16610.88e97a395c.20230413223752.bab16f93d5.5e326a98@mail242.sea71.mcsv.net>
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated
X-MS-Exchange-Generated-Message-Source: Mailbox Rules Agent
Return-Path: HEisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us