Forestry tour

Published 3:04 pm Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Northwest Certified Forestry is co-hosting a harvesting and marketing forestry tour with Rain Shadow Consulting on Orcas Island.

“If done with care and good planning, harvesting timber can improve the quality and value of your forest while enhancing wildlife habitat, generating revenue and keeping your land in compliance with current use taxation programs,” say organizers.

The event includes a tour of several recent harvest projects on Orcas Island to discuss harvest costs, logistics, markets and a wide range of ecological timber management strategies.

The tour will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday June 14. The group will leave from Buck Park (Mt. Baker Rd. Eastsound). Participants are encouraged to carpool.

Space is limited to 25 participants. RSVP at http://nnrg.org/news-events/events/harvesting-and-marketing-forestry-tour-on-orcas-island/.