Forest Owner Workshops and Classes for Summer 2014

Wooded land owners can attend these very valuable and fun events for very little or no cost. Here's the 2014 schedule of Western Washington sustainable forestry classes and workshops.

Practice under Pressure

Funny story about a tree only a fireman could love cutting.

Safety And Woods Worker Training

When you’re DIY logging as selectively as we are, precision and safety really pay off. Last week I completed Level III SAWW training in timber felling.

Cheap pines available 2yr

Cascadia CD has 4,000 Ponderosa pines for sale from seed sourced from an elevation of about 3,500'. They are 2 year old, bare root plants for $0.18 EACH. What a deal! If you can use any, contact Cascadia Conservation District at (509) 436-1601. And please spread the word to any fellow friends who might be able to use these trees.

(Info courtesy of NRCS.)

Wildfire Fuel Reduction and Precision Tree Felling Workshop

Learn all about removing small diameter trees from dense stands. Workshop in Leavenworth WA on April 24-26, 2014.

Pyrolysis - See How Waste Wood Becomes Fuel

On May 8th, 2014 mobile pyrolysis units will demonstrate the conversion of woody biomass into bio-oil, bio-char and syngas.