Conference Chronicle

2026 Family Forest Landowners & Managers Conference
Navigating a Changing World: What Are the Trade-Offs?

The 38th Annual Family Forest Landowners & Managers Conference is officially in the books! This year’s event brought together 185 forest landowners and forestry professionals for a rewarding time of camaraderie, learning, and sharing both successes and challenges.

With so much valuable information presented, it can be difficult to take it all in during the conference. Fortunately, many of our speakers have generously agreed to share their PowerPoint presentations as a post-conference benefit for attendees and IFOA members.

Below, you’ll find the conference schedule as it unfolded. Simply click on an underlined presentation title to open a new page where you can view the PowerPoint as a handout.

We hope these resources support you in your ongoing forest management journey—and inspire you to mark your calendar for next year’s conference, March 22–23, 2027!

Monday Morning:

Keynote Address - Top Ten Family Forest Owner Concerns

Keith Argow,

National Woodland Owners Assoc.

What are Idaho Forest Landowners' Top 10 Concerns?

Hailey Frank-Bennett,

IDL Land Resource Specialist

Increased Federal Harvests: What's the plan?

Timothy Gilloon, USFS

State of the State: What's ahead for IDL?

Jon Songster, IDL Good Neighbor Authority

Mike MicManus, IDL Fire Division