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Learn about the Nisqually Community Forest, a working forest, managed to benefit local communities.
Founded in 2014, the Nisqually Community Forest was the first community forest in the Puget Sound region, and the second in the state. It now totals 1,920 acres of spectacular timberlands and wild streams in the upper Nisqually Watershed.
Please join us on October 29th for a virtual visit and a live presentation from the board of directors, including questions from the audience. Register now to receive a link to the online event via email.
What is a community forest? It’s a working forest owned and managed to benefit the local community. The Nisqually Community Forest supports local family-wage forestry and milling jobs, protects critical salmon and wildlife habitat, and provides unique recreational opportunities on the flanks of Mount Rainier.
During this webinar you’ll learn about things like:
• The NCF’s practice of “ecological forestry.”
• Its groundbreaking approach to protecting threatened steelhead trout.
• The spectacular cross-country ski trails maintained on NCF property by the Mount Tahoma Trails Association.
And you’ll learn how you can become involved – and help us keep the “community” in the Nisqually Community Forest!
This live panel discussion will feature the Nisqually Community Forest Board of Directors:
• Bryan Bowden, president; retired Community Planner, National Park Service
• Justin Hall, vice-president; Executive Director, Nisqually River Foundation
• Joe Kane, secretary-treasurer; Executive Director, Nisqually Land Trust
• Kirk Hanson, Director of Forestry, Northwest Natural Resource Group
• Paula Swedeen, Policy Director, Conservation Northwest
• George Walter, Environmental Program Manager, Nisqually Indian Tribe
