2024 Family Forest Landowners & Managers Conference
A good time was had by all!
The 2024 Family Forest Landowners & Managers Conference is ‘in the books.” This annual gathering brought together 198 forest landowners and forestry professionals for comradery, learning, and sharing of triumphs and tribulations.
It’s always difficult to take in all of the information that is provided during the conference, and this year we are fortunate that many of our speakers have agreed to share their PowerPoint presentations with our attendees and IFOA members as a post-conference benefit.
You will find below the schedule of presentations as they occurred during the conference. Click on the underlined title to open a new page which will allow you to view the presentation PowerPoint as a handout.
We hope that this information is helpful to you as you continue on your forest management journey, and we hope it inspires you to mark your calendar for the 2025 conference (March 24-25, 2025)!
Monday Morning:
Whiteman Lumber: Rooted in History & Planning for the Future
Brad Corkill, Whiteman Lumber Co.
Panel Discussion: Future Directions in Forest Markets
Whiteman Lumber Co, PotlatchDeltic,
Inland Empire Paper Co, Stimson Lumber
Co., Vaagen Lumber Co, Idaho Forest
Group
New Idaho State Wildfire Action Plan
Dustin Miller, IDL
Who’s Fighting the Fire?
Jeremiah Miller, IDL
Monday Afternoon:
Fire Recovery Assistance Programs
Chris Town, Idaho NRCS
Bea Speakman, Idaho Farm Bureau
Salvage Recovery: Logging, Insect Issues, Reforestation
Chris Schnepf, U. of Idaho Extension
Planning a Pre-Commercial Thinning
Lorrie Woods, Montana Forest Stewardship
Foundation
Jim Ekins, U. of Idaho Extension
National Museum of Forest Service History
Lisa Tate, Executive Director
Tuesday Morning:
Circle of Stewards: Recreation Trails & Timber Harvest Perspectives
Patricia Hartzell & Dave, Sue, and Robbie
Easley
Indian Creek Community Forest
Mike Lithgow, Kalispell Tribe
Future of Industrial Biochar/Biomass
Greg Frohn, Avista Corp
Deb Dumroese, USDA-FS
Future of Carbon Credits for Small Forest Landowners
Greg Latta, U. of Idaho, College of Natural
Resources
Tuesday Afternoon:
Forest Health Update
Isabella Valdez, IDL
Peter Kolb, Univ. of Montana
History of Priest River Experimental Forest
Hannah Basham, USDA-Forest Service
Living in the Land of the Grizzly
Rob Morris, Idaho Department of Fish
& Game