OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Washington Workshop 2019

Agroforestry in the Pacific Northwest Workshop

For technical assistance providers, extension staff, and anyone else who works with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to promote agroforestry in the PNW.


Enduris Training Facility, 1610 S Technology Blvd, Suite 100, Spokane, WA, 99224

Washington State University | Oregon State University | USDA Forest Service, National Agroforestry Center

Sept. 17-19, 2019


Workshop helps expand the network of agroforestry technical service providers

 

Program Schedule 

Tuesday September 17, 2019

8am: Welcome and Introductions - Andy Perleberg; Washington State University Extension Forester

8:15am: Introduction to Agroforestry & What Resource Managers Should Know About the USDA Agroforestry Strategic Framework 2019-2024 - Kate MacFarland; Assistant Agroforester USDA National Agroforestry Center - Introduction to Agroforestry and the USDA Agroforestry Strategic Framework

 

9:00am: Windbreaks and Living Fences in Agroforestry - Rich Straight; Technology Transfer Leader, USDA National Agroforestry Center - Windbreaks and Living Fences in Agroforestry 

9:45am: BREAK

10:15am: Management Considerations for Silvopastoral Systems - Tip Hudson; Washington State University Livestock and Rangeland Specialist -  Forest Riparian and Range Grazing

11:15am: Soil Considerations in Agroforestry - Allen Casey; USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center - Soil Considerations in Agroforestry

 

12:00pm LUNCH

12:30-1:00PM Lunchtime Program - Introduction to the Silvopasture System at the Lazy R Ranch Introduction to the Davenport Living Snow Fence (Andy Perleberg) -  Davenport Living Snow Fence Demonstration in Washington State

 

1:00pm: Pollinators in Agroforestry Systems - Mace Vaughan; Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation -  Agroforestry: A Perfect Pollinator Partnership

1:45pm: Culturally Important Native Plants: Considerations for Agroforestry Systems - Jeremy Pinto: US Forest Service Research Plant Physiologist/Tribal Nursery Specialist -  Culturally Important Native Plants: Considerations for Agroforestry Systems 

2:30pm BREAK

2:45pm: Introduction to the USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center - Allen Casey; USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center - Introduction to the Plant Materials Program 

3:15pm Riparian Buffer Considerations - Richard Fleenor; USDA NRCS Rangeland Specialist -  Riparian Buffer Considerations

3:45pm Alley Cropping & Intercropping - Badege Bishaw; Senior Instructor, Oregon State University College of Forestry - Alley Cropping and Intercropping

4:30pm USDA Support of Agroforestry Systems - Carri Gaines; USDA NRCS State Forester -  Agroforestry Landowner Assistance

5:00pm Adjourn for the Day


All Presentations

 Davenport Living Snow Fence Demonstration in Washington State

Introduction to Agroforestry and the USDA Agroforestry Strategic Framework

Forest Riparian and Range Grazing

 Agroforestry Landowner Assistance

 Riparian Buffer Considerations

Soil Considerations in Agroforestry

Introduction to the Plant Materials Program 

Alley Cropping and Intercropping

Windbreaks and Living Fences in Agroforestry 

 Agroforestry: A Perfect Pollinator Partnership 

 Culturally Important Native Plants: Considerations for Agroforestry Systems 


Wednesday September 18, 2019 

8:00am: Meet at the Enduris Training Facility

8:30am: Tour Departs 

9:00am: – 11:15am: Lazy R Ranch (Cheney, WA) - Beth Robinette; 4th-generation rancher

Lazy R Ranch is a fourth-generation family ranch in Cheney, WA. The Robinette Family raises 100% grass fed beef using Holistic Management principles, a framework that weaves sustainability into their business foundation and allows them to mimic natural ecosystem relationships between grazing animals and grasslands. Workshop participants will tour the Lazy R Ranch to discuss livestock management and incorporation of silvopasture opportunities.

12:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm: Davenport Living Snow Fence Demonstration - Gary Kuhn; NRCS Forester (retired) Bill Reinbold; Landowner

Snowfences are specialized windbreaks that divert drifting snow to a specific location. The Davenport Living Snow Fence was planted in 2003 to demonstrate establishment, growth, and value of this tool in eastern Washington using technologies developed in other regions. Tour participants will visit this site to learn about use of this windbreak type in agroforestry, including results of a recently published 15-year study of survival and growth at the demonstration.

5:00pm: Arrive at Enduris Training Facility

Thursday September 19, 2019

8:00am – 4:00pm: Optional Technical Service Provider (TSP) training - Carri Gaines; USDA NRCS State Forester


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