Chart the unknown: Getting started with digital mapping apps

Get the most out of digital mapping apps on your smart phone or tablet. Using two commonly available digital mapping applications, Avenza Maps and CalTopo, the instructors will lead you through detailed tutorials and demonstrate how to integrate these digital tools into daily forest and land management activities.…

Thinning Your Forest (Mark Havel Memorial Field Day)

About the program: This educational field day will focus on thinning your forest. Once you have established a stand of trees, thinning becomes your most important treatment for directing the course of forest development and stand conditions to meet your objectives. Through a combination of instruction and demonstration, we…

Jacques Ranch & Farm - A Veteran Farmer Network Farm Tour

Are you a Veteran who is farming or interested in farming? Please join us for a Veteran owned farm tour at Jacques Ranch & Farm, located just outside Albany Oregon. The farm is currently raising Angus Limousine mix cattle, growing and harvesting their own pasture grasses on 16…

From overwhelmed to on-track: forest management planning made easy

Creating a forest management plan doesn’t have to be overwhelming. This six-week course is designed especially for landowners who want to care for their woods but aren’t sure where to start. Each week, we’ll walk through a different section of a forest management plan—breaking it down into manageable pieces…

Ties to the Land: Succession Planning for Rural Landowners

This Friday afternoon presentation is designed for rural landowners interested in planning for the future. We will cover a succession planning framework designed to meet your own vision and goals for your rural property. Learn tips for dividing the succession planning process into manageable sections. We will cover considerations…

Ties to the Land: Succession Planning for Rural Landowners

This Monday afternoon presentation is designed for rural landowners interested in planning for the future. We will cover a succession planning framework designed to meet your own vision and goals for your rural property. Learn tips for dividing the succession planning process into manageable sections. We will cover considerations…

Basic Forestry Shortcourse: Intro to Woodland Management (Polk & Yamhill)

Registration Coming Soon! Opens August 1st, 2025 Looking to build skills for caring for your trees and managing your forest? Or just need a refresher? A Basic Forestry Shortcourse: Intro to Woodland Management teaches landowners and land stewards the following topics over 4 Thursday classes and…

Ties to the Land: Succession Planning for Rural Landowners

This Friday afternoon presentation is designed for rural landowners interested in planning for the future. We will cover a succession planning framework designed to meet your own vision and goals for your rural property. Learn tips for dividing the succession planning process into manageable sections. We will cover considerations…

Tree School Field Day

Join us for a day of learning in the woods at our Tree School Field Day. Tree School Field Day will include a schedule of field classes and learning opportunities throughout the forest for attendees to choose from. You can hit the trails or take the shuttle to…

Ties to the Land: Succession Planning for Forestland Owners

Registration Coming Soon! *Pre-registration is required This workshop is designed for forestland owners interested in planning for the future. We will cover a succession planning framework designed to meet your own vision and goals for your rural property. Learn tips for dividing the succession planning process into manageable…

Ties to the Land - Clackamas

A workshop series for landowners considering how to pass on their land or associated business. Do you own a forest, ranch, or farm and care about passing it on? Join us for this succession planning workshop where you will learn about a planning framework designed to…

Master Woodland Manager Training

This training has been postponed until Fall 2026. Are you passionate about forests and eager to deepen your knowledge of forest management? The Master Woodland Manager (MWM) volunteer program in Douglas County offers advanced training for those who want to learn and share their expertise with their local…