This field tour is part of the Northwest Innovative Forestry Series events in 2023. This year’s NIFS focus is experimental forests, traditional and non-traditional, and their efforts in facilitating innovation and community within forest management and research. Full NIFS series details are on the NIFS website.

Registration is closed

October 6, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center and Stossel Creek, 10819 Carnation-Duvall Rd, NE, Carnation, WA 98014 
Logistics: some walking over uneven ground and near brush, so we recommend sturdy shoes. Stossel has no facilities, so please bring water.

Agenda for download

Please join us for a tour of assisted migration and climate adapted restoration projects near Carnation, Washington. We will be meeting at the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center to tour their assisted migration project along the banks of the Snoqualmie River, and then carpooling to the Stossel Creek Adaptive Reforestation Project site. During the tour, we will discuss the details of both adaptive reforestation projects and have an open discussion on the ethics of assisted migration.

Speakers during the field tour will include staff from the Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities, and Northwest Natural Resource Group.

Conditions: Field tours may include longer walks on uneven or steep terrain. Sturdy shoes and weather appropriate clothing are recommended. 

Policy on event cancellations:  

• If a registrant cancels their own registration ahead of the event and wants a refund for registration fees, we will issue a refund for the event’s registration/lodging amount only (less any credit card fees the registrant covered in their initial payment). 
• If the Guild cancels an event, we will refund registrants the full amount they paid, including any credit card fees they covered with their original registration.