Join Great Peninsula Conservancy’s stewardship manager Adrian Wolf and Northwest Natural Resource Group’s (NNRG) lead forester Jaal Mann on Nov. 14, 2024, for a free workshop on Forest Conservation Practices at Grover’s Creek Preserve in Kitsap County. Wolf and Mann will discuss the successes and challenges of planning and implementing ecological forestry practices and how these practices can improve habitat conditions and forest resilience by increasing species and structural diversity. Wolf and Mann will also discuss an effort to capture bird response to the practices using remote acoustic monitoring devices.

Participants will gain in-depth knowledge on thinning, habitat pile building, the creation of surrogate downed logs, snag girdling, invasive weed removal, and monitoring. After the workshop, participants are invited to sign up for a free two-hour site visit of their property in which an NNRG forester will help them refine plans for managing their forest and answer site-specific questions. This workshop is perfect for Conservation Easement landowners with forest lands, forest practitioners, land managers, and anyone else interested in forest conservation practices.

Accessibility: We’ll enjoy the workshop, rain or shine! Please wear sturdy shoes and bring layers and waterproof clothing as needed. We will spend most of the day outside, walking between four or five locations in the forest and stopping for up to 45 minutes at each location. You are welcome to bring a small portable chair to take with you for the stops to avoid standing for that long. Come prepared to walk a short distance over rough terrain (not ADA accessible) through thinning and gap-cut treatment areas.

Funding for the free tour is provided through Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/landtrust/).

Speakers

Jaal Mann | Lead Forester | Northwest Natural Resource Group

Adrian Wolf | Stewardship Manager | Great Peninsula Conservancy