Forestry
Do you own forested property in Skagit County? We're here to help you keep it healthy and meet your goals. Our forester can visit your property to answer your questions and offer practical advice and management solutions. Our services are non-regulatory, confidential, and free of charge.
Forestry Assistance
We can help you identify and prioritize issues based on your objectives, including: forest health, growing timber, improving wildlife habitat, managing vegetation and invasive species, reducing wildfire risk, climate adaptation, and more.
We'll assess your site with the latest methods and establish a baseline to measure the effectiveness of your actions considering things like your woodland composition, terrain, soils, streams or wetlands, and the equipment and resources available to you.
District Forester Contact:
Nicholas Kunz
Financial Assistance
If you're interested in funding or tax incentives to help cover the cost of forestry work on your land, the first step is scheduling a site visit with our Forester. Meeting early in the planning process gives us the best chance to match you with the right program.
Each spring, we offer a forest land owner assistance workshop to familiarize you with the types of funding available, eligibility requirements, and local agency contacts.
A management plan conforming to the Washington State Integrated Forest Management Plan Guidelines and Template is usually required to access financial assistance and tax incentive programs through the county, state, and federal government.
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Federal
Education and Outreach
Check out our events page to see what's coming up! We regularly host and participate in workshops and presentations covering a wide range of topics for forest landowners and community members. You can also sign up for our e-newsletter to stay in the loop on local forestry news, upcoming events, and resources from organizations at the local, state, and national level.
Online Resources
Planning and assessment tool of historical, current, and provisional seed zones for common pacific northwest tree species from state and federal data.
Planning and assessment tool of past, present, and future wildfire conditions, from current local, state, and federal data sources.
Comprehensive source of historical aerial imagery, searchable by selected area and image acquisition program
NRCS has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of soil survey information.
WSU Silviculture Contractor and Consulting Forester Directory
WSU Small Scale Mill Directory
WA Contract Logger Association Master Logger Certified Contractor Directory
WA DNR Monthly Survey Prices for 'Delivered Logs'
Our Forestry Partners
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA Forest Service PNW Regional Forest Health Program
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources Small Forest Landowner Office
Washington State University Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship
Washington Tree Farm Program/ American Tree Farm System
Washington Farm Forestry Association