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Summer 2010

- WHY BIOMASS? WHY NOW?
- SUPPLY ASSESSMENT: WHAT’S OUT THERE AND WHERE DOES THE FAMILY FOREST OWNER FIT IN?
- BIOCHAR: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SMALL WOODLANDBIOMASS
- ECONOMICS AND POLICY MAKE OR BREAK FORESTBIOMASS MARKETS
- IS WOODY RESIDUE PART OF YOUR PLAN FORSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY?
- BIOMASS HARVESTING FROM A CONTRACTOR’SPERSPECTIVE: TAKING A RISKY PROPOSITION TO MARKET
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR A FOREST ENERGY INDUSTRY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: AN EXAMPLE FROM MOLDOVA
- AUSTRIAN BIOMASS TRADING CENTERS MIGHT SHOW PROMISE IN U.S.

Spring 2010

- Silviculture
- Fire and Fuels
- Insects and Pathogens
- Genetics
- Landowner Perspectives

Winter 2010

- Peeking into the Chemical Tool Box;
- Toxic Assets in Forestry: Fears, Fears, Facts and Philosophy;
- Controlling Competing Vegetation;
- Family Tackles Weeds with Non-Chemical Tactics; - Trends in Forest Chemicals

Fall 2009

- Managing in Economic Catastrophe;
- Recovery After the 2007 Storm;
- Are You Prepared for a Wildfire?
- From Ashes to Trees: A Wildfire Recovery Story;
- The Hidden Threat in Firewood;
- Managing Mountain Pine Beetles

Summer 2009

- Measuring the range of forest values;
- Measuring fildlive on your woodland:DBH tape not required;
- How much water is that? Measuring the forest:soil and site properties;
- Guidelines for developing baseline forest inventories to meet the requirements on the CCX;
- Culturak resources: an opportunity;
- Measuring fish in the forest.

Spring 2009

- Hardwoods are Growing up and becoming profitable to family forest owners;
- The practice of red alder silviculture;
- Evaluating sites for planting hardwoods in the pacific NW;
- Ecological value of natural red alder and pacific NW hardwood stands;
- Reclaiming fading glory: the decline of aspen and how to bring it back;
- Genetics of poplar plantations;
- Hardwood growth and yield.

Winter 2009

- Forests Around the West: What Others are Doing;
- Forest Ownership and Management — What’s Your Style?
- Why Indian Forests Work;
- BLM Plans for the Future;
- OSU’s Living Laboratories;
- Port Blakely Manages for Long-Term Value.

Fall 2008

- Silviculture 101;
- Designing your Forest;
- Spacing and Thinning Red Alder;
- The Realities of Pruning;
- Planting Density;
- Uneven-aged Challenges;
- Thinning in Conifer Forests

Spring 2008

Making Timber Harvesting Decisions
Merchandising Logs: to get ahead, plan ahead!
Safety in the Woods

How to choose a forest contractor
Remedial Commercial Thinning

Fall 2007

Generations to come: who will own your forest? Changes in timberland ownership & Estate planning options

Summer 2007

Global Forest Products markets: impact on family forest owners

It's a big world out there, and Pacific Northwest forests are intricately tied to global forest products markets. BY ERIC HANSEN