NNRG Events

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Our next Fireside Chat will take place on May 20th and will focus on member stories. More than half a dozen of our amazing members, from family forest owners to watershed and land trust managers, will join us to talk about their forests and some of their most interesting projects. Join us – you won’t want to miss it!

Audience participation is always a key part of these chats, so bring your questions, observations, and ideas to the conversation. Grab your favorite cozy beverage, settle in by the fire, and join us!

You can find past Fireside Chats on our YouTube channel.

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Join Northwest Natural Resource Group and the Whatcom Conservation District for a workshop, Thinning for Forest Health and Timber Productivity, on June 6, 2026, in Sumas, Washington. Whether you’re managing for timber, wildlife, a family retreat, or a combination of these goals, we’ll cover actionable steps to boost tree growth and make your forest resilient to wildfire, disease, and pests.

Professional foresters and an experienced landowner will showcase examples, foster discussion, and answer questions. We will also discuss cost-share programs and assistance available to help small forest landowners achieve their goals. Participants will be able to sign up for free site visits with a forester on their own properties.

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Registration is now open for the 2026 Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit (NIFS) which will take place June 10–12, 2026, at Willapa Bay in southwest Washington. 

Hosted at the Ellsworth Creek Preserve (a property of The Nature Conservancy), this year’s summit—Restoring Watersheds, Reimagining Forests—will bring together practitioners, landowners, researchers, Tribal leaders, and others working across the Pacific Northwest to explore approaches to ecological forestry and collaborative land stewardship. Learn more and register at the link below.