Forest Stewardship Coached Planning
Coached Planning is a six to nine week short course (depending on location) designed to assist private forest landowners in writing their management plans.
Participants will identify management goals and put together a comprehensive forest management plan. Plans may qualify you for cost-share assistance for plan implementation; recognition as a Stewardship Forest; and reduced current property tax rates.
Course Topics:
• Introduction to Forest Stewardship and personal goal setting
• Maps and property descriptions
• Introduction to forest ecology
• Inventory of forest resources, field equipment and tree measurements
• Silvicultural techniques and alternatives and site regeneration
• Wildlife habitat identification, inventory, and enhancement
• Forest soils
• Riparian areas and water quality issues
• Forest health
• Special forest products cultural resources
• Legal issues, forest practice regulations and incentive programs
What will I learn?
• How to evaluate your forest's health
• How to evaluate fish and wildlife uses on your property and improve habitat
• How to identify silvicultural alternatives and when they should be applied
• How to identify common forest plants
•How to protect soil and water
• Your rights and responsibilities as a forest property owner
Forest Stewardship Program — Coached Planning is a collaborative education program for Washington State family forest landowners. The program is conducted by WSU Extension in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources Forest Stewardship Program, Rural Technology Initiative (in collaboration with UW and WSU), US Forest Service Cooperative Programs, Washington State Parks, Conservation Districts, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, and consulting foresters.
For information on classes in NE Washington please contact:
Spokane and Stevens Counties
Janean Creighton
Natural Resources Educator
Washington State University Extension
222 N Havana
Spokane, WA 99202
509-477-2199 (Spokane)
509-684-2588 (Colville)
creighton@wsu.edu
Ferry and Stevens County
Emily Burt
Forestry Educator
Washington State University Extension
350 E Delaware Ave #9
Republic, WA 99166
509-775-5235
emburt@wsu.edu
Pend Oreille County
Carol Mack
Agricultural Coordinator and Educator
Washington State University
PO Box 5045
418 S Scott St
Newport, WA 99156
509-477-2401
cmack@wsu.edu
What people thought of these classes:
"I think the course was extremely interesting with high quality sperakers. The handout materials and the workbook are excellent, and very helpful. Nice having professionals and DNR field experts as speakers."
"One of the very best classes I have attended. Many thanks."
2008-2009
Coached Planning
for Northeast Washington
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