2024 NWCFC Forum
Taking place every two years, the Northwest Community Forest Coalition leads a multi-day event with the intention of bringing practitioners together to learn, share, and collaborate around opportunities throughout for community forests across the region.
Photo: East Moraine Community Forest Looking North Towards Enterprise: Rick McEwan, Wallowa Land Trust
The meeting will take place over parts of three days and includes a schedule of:
Tuesday, May 7:
2:00 PM Site Visit to Mount Emily Recreation Area, in La Grande, OR.
6:30 PM Forum Welcome Dinner at Cloverleaf Hall, in Enterprise, OR.
Wednesday, May 8:
8:30 AM Site Visit to Wallowa East Moraine Community Forest.
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM Day One of Forum Presentations at Cloverleaf Hall.
May 9:
9:00 AM -12:00 PM Day Two of Forum Presentations at Cloverleaf Hall.
While the full agenda travel details are still forthcoming. Please set aside this time in your spring calendars.
Currently, the Forum Agenda Topics Include:
Discussion of Development Approaches for Community Forestry in La Grande and Wallowa County.
Panel around how Regional or National NGO’s support community led efforts in community forestry.
Panel on managing recreation, hunting, and access on properties as ownership changes.
Session on Utilizing Alternative Funding Mechanisms to Leverage Community Forest Acquisitions.
More Agenda Items to Come!
If you are planning on joining in person, we have a room block reserved at the SureStay Plus Hotel in Enterprise for the evenings of Tuesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 8.
Contact them at the phone number: ( 541) 426 2700 and reference the Code EV10000313748G to qualify for the Group Rate.
Join the Coalition’s mailing list to receive details as the 2024 Forum takes shape. You can sign up here.