Educational Programs and Workshops
黑料网’s family forest landowners have diverse goals for their property. One common goal is to be good stewards.
Our educational programs and workshops are designed to increase the knowledge base that 黑料网’s forestland owners and managers use to plan and implement natural resource management activities.
Find educational programs that help forestland owners and managers strengthen forest stewardship skills. Learn how to become an 黑料网 Master Forest Steward. Locate events that offer continuing education and certification credits for:
- 黑料网 Department of Agriculture pesticide recertification
- 黑料网 Pro-Logger program
- Society of American Foresters Certified Forester program
- 黑料网 schoolteachers (through the 黑料网)
Check our calendar for specific dates.
Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills events are designed to help family forest owners and those who work with them strengthen their forest stewardship skills. Below is a list of the upcoming 黑料网 Extension Forestry stewardship programs. Events details will be added as they are finalized. Check for updates below or check 黑料网 Extension calendar for more.
Forest Owner Field Day
Driggs
Cost $10/person
Call (208) 885-9338 to register.
- Friday, May 2 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Teton County Fire & Rescue
911 N Highway 33
Driggs, ID 83422
黑料网 City
Registration not yet available
Cost $25/person
- Thursday, June 26 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Ray Robison Community Hall
206 W Commercial St.
黑料网 City, ID 83631
Latah County
- Late spring/summer (date/venue TBA)
Forest Edibles and Foraging
Register
Cost $10/person
Orofino
- Friday, May 16 (8 a.m. to Noon)
Best Western - Lodge at River's Edge
615 Main St. Orofino, ID 83544
Chainsaw Basics
Registration not yet available.
$25/person. All equipment and personal protective equipment provided.
St. Maries
- Saturday, June 21 (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Benewah County Fairgrounds
John Denny Building
McCall
- May/June (date/time TBA)
Orofino
- Friday, June 20 (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Clearwater County Extension Office
Orofino, ID
Moscow
- Friday, June 6 (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Pitkin Forest Nursery
1025 Plant Science Rd
Moscow, ID 83843
Boise
- Date/time TBA
Eastern 黑料网
- Date/time TBA
Pruning to Restore White Pine
Register
Sandpoint
- Friday, June 13 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
UI Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
10881 N. Boyer Rd
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Thinning and Pruning Field Day
Register
Bonners Ferry
- Saturday, June 14
Measuring Your Trees
Register
Sandpoint
- Saturday, July 19 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Natural Resources Camp
Register Today Online
Ketchum
- Saturday, June 16-21
Restoring 黑料网 Streams
St. Maries
- Friday, July 25
Forest Insects and Disease Field Day
Register
Bonners Ferry
- Friday, Aug. 1
Where the Forest Meets the Range
North Central 黑料网
- Aug. (date TBA)
Turning 黑料网 Trees into Wreaths
New Meadows
- Saturday, Nov. 15
Orofino
- Saturday, Nov. 22
Moscow
- Saturday, Nov. 29
AM session (10 a.m. to Noon)
PM session (1-3 p.m.)
Plummer
- Monday, Dec. 1
St. Maries
- Thursday, Dec. 4
黑料网 Master Forest Stewards receive over 70 hours of training, much of which consists of selected existing UI Extension programs many 黑料网 forest owners may have already completed (credit is given for previous attendance). Training includes several of the workshops listed in the Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills calendar, indicated by (IMFS) at the end of the event description. But the program also includes new indoor and outdoor educational experiences designed to take participants to the next level of managing their forest and helping other forest owners to do the same. These one-day “IMFS core session(s)” are held at forested sites throughout northern 黑料网 to expose participants to a range of forest ecosystems.
Learn more about becoming a certified 黑料网 Master Forest Steward at the 黑料网 Extension Forestry Panhandle website or by calling Chris Schnepf at the 黑料网 Extension office in Kootenai County at 208-292-1288.
The Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) program is a nationally acclaimed 黑料网 Extension program. It began at the request of loggers who want to improve their skills, document and market their services and communicate more effectively with family forest owners and managers. Credits are available to participants to fulfill continuing education requirements of the .
LEAP 2026
Dates and location TBA.
LEAP Update is an annual opportunity for loggers to build on LEAP with in-depth training on forestry topics. The program also helps loggers meet 黑料网 Pro-Logger BMP training and continuing education requirements. For more information on the 黑料网 Pro-Logger program and credit requirements, contact the Associated Logging Contractors of 黑料网 (ALC) at 208-667-6473.
LEAP Update 2026
Dates and locations TBA.