If you are passionate about a forest near you then you may want attend one of the field trips on Community Forests.  These field trips are a follow-up to the recent webinar series.

The webinars are or have been conducted at 6:30 pm Pacific Standard Time on April 7^th on April 13^th, 20^th, and 27^th.  The presentations can be accessed afterward by registering for the webinar at: http://ucanr.org/communityforestswebinar

Community forests are forested lands that are managed to produce what people value.  Forests may be valued as a source of timber for lumber, clean water, wildlife habitat, recreational purposes or for all of these benefits in combination.

The objective of the webinar series has been to present an overview of community forestry as it is currently being practiced in California.  The intended audience is natural resource managers, environmental and forest activist groups, residents of forested regions who might benefit from a community forest approach in their areas and the general public concerned with forest management.

The field trips are scheduled for May 14th in Weaverville, Arcata Forest in Arcata has been CANCELLED, June 7th  to the Usal forest near Fort Bragg, and June 25^th to Tahoe-Donner near Truckee.

Participation in the field trip will provide greater opportunity to learn about community forests from those who have been involved in their creation and management.

Field trip participants will provide their own transportation and lunches.  The $15 registration nominally covers arrangements and handout materials.

Field trip registration closure will be 5 days prior to the scheduled field trip.  Those that register will receive details of where and when to meet prior to the field trip.

The webinar and associated field trips is being provided by the University of California Cooperative Extension and the Northern California Society of American Foresters with funding support from the USDA Forest Service and the University of California.