Events | WA SIC

Upcoming events

June 11 - WA SIC Summer Membership Meeting

Virtual & Eatonville, WA

- Morning meeting portion will take place at the University of Washington Pack Forest Campus,

- Afternoon tour at the award-winning Coburg Tree Farm

August 1 - Deadline to apply to be a mentor for the binational SFI/PLT Canada Green Mentor program

Mentors in PLT Canada’s Green Mentor Program are committed to helping youth (ages 18–30) enhance their potential and identify new career paths in the forest and conservation sectors. Mentors make a six-month commitment and ensure they can meet their mentee 2–3 hours per month (in person or virtually).

October TBD - Unlock Your Future

Liberty Lake, WA

October 8 - WA SIC Fall Membership Meeting

Virtual & Tumwater, WA

Followed by optional Lunch & Learn

October 23 - Career Exploration Expo

Longview, WA

November 12 & 13, 19 & 20 - WCLA Master Logger Program (MLP) Fall Classes

Virtual

More information here

Outreach

Outreach is an important component of WASIC's mission.

Below are images and information from different events the committee has been involved with or financially supported. If your event, project, or initiative was funded by WASIC, please fill out and return this Impact Report so that we can document our impact in the community.

Completed impact reports and presentations:

Master Logger Program

Impact:
Fall 2023 MLP Trainings
- 44 attended 1 or more sessions (36 from western WA, 5 from eastern WA, 3 from Oregon)
- 32 attended the Silviculture and Ecology session
- 31 attended the Safety and Workers' Comp session
- 26 attended the DNR Forest Practices session
- 35 attended the Logging Business Management Session

Number of MLP currently certified as of 9/26/2024 = 769 from 340 different companies.
101 of the 769 have the "Onsite Supervisor" designation.

Career Exploration Expo 10/24/24

Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce Career Expo. 520 9-12th graders attended from 7 school districts in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties as well as Lower Columbia College students. Hosted at LCC in Longview. WASIC attended to share information about sustainable forestry and career paths. JR Hendershott (pictured here), Manager of Forest Products and Development at Peterson CAT, generously contributed a skidder for this event.
Impact:
Kalama – 80 students
Wahkiakum – 50 students
Kelso – 40 students
Rainier, OR – 100 students
Toutle – 40 students
Mark Morris – 170 students
RA Long – 40 students
LCC Students

Lumber donation to UW Department of Architecture

"During the 2024 spring quarter, over 100 undergraduate students in Architecture at UW worked in groups to design and build 22 different benches from WASIC donated lumber. These were placed all around campus, for all students, staff and community members to enjoy. All the students learned about the responsible sourcing of lumber, and got hands-on experience working in the UW woodshop. Many of the students took their benches home, for interior use. It is so valuable for students to work with real, local materials as part of their education."