Valley View Forest in Chimacum, opened in October 2020, offers the perfect location to apply our learning. Read more and find directions here.
Sun streaming through the trees at Valley View Forest
Forest ecosystems are characterized by fascinating relationships between wildlife, plants, trees, water, and air. Add human use and economies into the mix, and the dynamics at play become even more complex.
In the Discovering the Forest virtual learning program, we set out to explore these interconnections and ask, how does a community forest thrive for the good of all? Our goal was to come together as a community to deepen our shared understanding of forests and what a community forest be, helping us shape our vision for the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest.
Throughout the program, a variety of community members shared their knowledge about the plants, trees, animals, and birds that call forests home — and highlighting the ways we benefit from forests and can better steward their abundant resources for the future. Check out the videos below to see what we learned about forest health, forest management, forest benefits, the vision for a community forest on Chimacum Ridge, and the selective timber harvest at Valley View Forest.
The winter 2020-21 Discovering the Forest virtual learning series ran included four sessions and focused on forest health, forest management, forest benefits, and our vision for a community forest on Chimacum Ridge.
Includes presentations by biologist Geoff Hammerson and salmon enthusiast Linda Dacon.
Includes presentations by Carrie Clendaniel, Jefferson Land Trust Preserve Manager and David Brownell, Historian at Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.
Includes presentations by Betsy Davis and Sean Koomen from the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Tim Lawson from the Port Townsend School of Woodworking and Maureen Walrath, community member, willow weaver and interdisciplinary artist.
Includes presentations by David Moskowitz, photographer and wildlife tracker, and Erik Kingfisher, Jefferson Land Trust Stewardship Director.
The fall 2021 Discovering the Forest virtual learning series included three sessions and focused on the selective timber harvest at Valley View Forest.
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And to get an inside look at community forestry at Valley View Forest, check out this podcast from KPTZ’s Nature Now program. Host Nan Evans met Jefferson Land Trust’s Stewardship Director Erik Kingfisher and Preserve Manager Carrie Clendaniel at Valley View in June to discuss how community forestry is unlocking ecological and human benefits in Jefferson County.
Listen to the podcast here >>
