Dave Peterson is Professor of Forest Biology at the University of Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, and Emeritus Senior Research Scientist with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. Dave manages his tree farm, Mountain Heart Tree Farm in Skagit County. Dave sits down with WSU Extension Forestry to discuss forest resiliency. Topics range from historic forest composition, impacts from a warming climate, and assisted tree migration.

TRANSCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/fop-episode-4

Ann Stinson and Lou Jean Clark are co-owners and managers of their second-generation forest, the Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm. Ann and Lou Jean have co-owned/managed the Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm since the passing of husband and brother, Steve Stinson in 2014. Ann discusses growing up on the tree farm and Lou Jean shares her experiences taking on the tree farm later in her life. Both having grown up in the area, they share their passion for taking care of the land and what trials and tribulations they have faced along the way. Finally, we chat with Ann about her experiences writing a memoir about her family and the forest they have long cared for, titled The Ground at My Feet: Sustaining a Family and a Forest.

TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/fop-episode-3

Ken Bevis is the Washington State Stewardship Biologist for the Department of Natural Resources. Ken works closely with small forest landowners to help educate and guide management actions benefiting wildlife. Here, we explore how Ken recommends including habitat diversity in land management actions for small forest landowners, and how some of these approaches are beneficial to wildlife. Ken discusses his thoughts around management goals that many landowners have, restoration of riparian fish habitat, and how small forest landowners fit into the broader context of landscape management.

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Dr. Paul Hessburg, landscape ecologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station, sits down to talk about his work around the current era of megafires. Paul discusses historic burning patterns, how fire shaped our landscape and forest structure, and what forest landowners and forestry land managers should focus on when creating a fire resilient landscape.

Era of Megafires: https://www.north40productions.com/eom-home

TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3mxZNUS

Co-hosts Sean Alexander and Patrick Shults introduce the podcast and discuss what they plan on showcasing over the next year.