Managing NW Forests as if the Climate Matters

Kirk Hanson will be speaking about Northwest forests, climate change, and how good forest stewardship can make a difference.

Kirk Hanson is a small woodland owner with over 200 acres of family-owned forestland near Olympia. He’s worked on behalf of small woodland owners for more than 25 years, bringing a passion for ecological forestry and simplified hands-on management practices that allows forest owners to take a direct role in the stewardship of their own land. Kirk worked for six years with the Washington DNR’s Small Forest Landowner Office before joining Northwest Natural Resource Group (NNRG) as Director of Forestry in 2006. He also teaches ecological forestry as an adjunct instructor at the Evergreen State College.