Forest Stewardship Workshops

Upcoming Stewardship Workshop Series:

Sonoma County, Online (Tuesdays), January 21 - March 18, 2025, and in-person Saturday, February 22nd. Click here to register.

View our new Forest Stewardship Story Map!

This Story Map hosted through ArcGIS showcases past workshop participants and forestry professionals throughout the state. Users can explore stories from around California through clicking on map points or counties.

Workshop Series Overview:

This workshop series will help landowners develop plans to improve and protect their forest lands in an ecologically and economically sustainable manner. The workshops will address management objectives and planning, forest restoration, fuels reduction, project development, permitting, and cost-share opportunities. Participants will connect with other landowners and learn how to collect information to develop their own management plans.

Workshop Series Format:

Participants will review forestry, forest management and ecological materials posted online at their own pace; complete short activities related to the drafting of a forest management plan; participate in weekly Zoom meetings; and attend one in-person field day. Registered participants will be sent a syllabus with material and date specifics. Participants who complete the course will be eligible for a free visit by a Registered Professional Forester to assess its content.

Workshop Series Registration:

Registration for the workshop costs $60. Materials will be provided. Lunch will be provided for in-person field days. Registration is available at http://ucanr.edu/forestryworskhopregistration.

Scholarships for registration fees are available. For more information, please contact Kim Ingram.

Refunds for registration (minus processing fees) will be provide up to one week before the start of the session.

For More information:

Contact Kim Ingram at kcingram@ucanr.edu or request a workshop near you

Forest Stewardship Annual Reports:

Forest Stewardship and Post-fire Forest Resilience Programs - 2023 Annual Report

Forest Stewardship and Post-fire Forest Resilience Programs - 2022 Annual Report

Forest Stewardship Education Initiative - 2021 Annual Report

Forest Stewardship Education Initiative - 2020 Annual Report

Forest Stewardship Report on California’s Small Forest Landowners - In 2021, we began an interview project to look at the goals and barriers our participants face in the development and implementation of their forest management. Read the report here: California’s Small Forest Landowners Goals and barriers of landowners motivated to manage their forests

Hosted by:

The workshops will be organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension in collaboration with: CAL FIRE, Forest Landowners of California, USFS Region 5, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, and the California Fire Safe Council.

The Forest Stewardship Education Initiative is a CAL FIRE funded contract (8CA04547), awarded July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025, to the University of California Cooperative Extension to help landowners develop forest management plans. Forest Stewardship Education Initiative - Project overview