Educational Programs and Workshops

Check our calendar for specific dates.

Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills events are designed to help family forest owners and those who work with them strengthen their forest stewardship skills. Below is a list of the upcoming University of Idaho Extension Forestry stewardship programs. Events details will be added as they are finalized. Check this page for updates or check the University of Idaho Extension calendar for more offerings. 

2025 Program Calendar | PDF

*All programs are Pacific Standard Time unless otherwise noted. 

Family Foresters Workshop

Registration Brochure | PDF 
Register Today Online

Spokane

• Friday, Jan. 24 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
  Inland NW Wildlife Council Banquet Room
  6116 North Market Street, Spokane, Washington
  $110 (pre-registration) per person ($125 after Jan. 17)

Cabin Fever Series

Orofino

• Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 (5:30-7:30 p.m.)

Identifying Idaho's Trees

Registration Brochure | PDF

Sandpoint

• Thursday, Feb. 13 (9 a.m. to noon)

St. Maries

• Thursday, March 13 (1-3 p.m.)

Coeur d'Alene

• Saturday, April 26 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

Moscow

• Wednesday, May 15 (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
• Wednesday, Sept. 3 (5:30-7:30 p.m.)

Landscaping for Fire Prevention

Registration Brochure | PDF

Sandpoint

• Thursday, Feb. 20 (9 a.m. to noon)

St. Maries

• Thursday, March 27 (1-4 p.m.)

Moscow

• Thursday, May 22 (5:30-7:30 p.m.)

Backyard Forests

Registration Brochure | PDF

Bonners Ferry

• Thursday, Feb. 20 (1-4 p.m.)

Orofino

• May, Date/Time TBA

Intro to Backyard Nursery Production

St. Maries

• Thursday, March 6

Map and Compass for Forestry

Sandpoint

• Saturday, March 22

Family Forest Landowners and Managers Conference

Register Today Online

Moscow

• Sunday, March 23 (8 a.m.) to Tuesday, March 25 (4:30 p.m.)
  Best Western Plus University Inn
  1516 Pullman Rd, Moscow, ID 83843

Successful Tree Planting

Plummer

• Friday, March 28 (1-5 p.m.)

Women in the Woods

Coeur d'Alene (Workshop)

• Friday, April 4

Sandpoint (Field Day)

• Friday, May 9

Forestry Career Fair

Orofino

• Monday, April 7 

10 Acres and a Dream

Sandpoint

• Saturday, April 19

Forest Owner Field Day

Driggs

• Late spring/summer (date/venue TBA)

Valley County

• Late spring/summer (date/venue TBA)

Latah County

• Late spring/summer (date/venue TBA)

Forest Edibles and Foraging

Orofino

• Friday, May 16

Chainsaw Basics

St. Maries

• May (date/time TBA)

McCall

• May/June (date/time TBA)

Orofino

• Friday, June 20 (time TBA)

Moscow

• July (date/time TBA)

Boise

• Date/time TBA

Eastern Idaho

• Date/time TBA

Pruning to Restore White Pine

Sandpoint

• Friday, June 13

Thinning and Pruning Field Day

Bonners Ferry

• Saturday, June 14

Measuring Your Trees

Sandpoint

• Saturday, July 19 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Natural Resources Camp

Register Today Online

Ketchum

• Saturday, June 19-24

Restoring Idaho Streams

St. Maries

• Friday, July 25

Forest Insects and Disease Field Day

Bonners Ferry

• Friday, Aug. 1

Where the Forest Meets the Range

North Central Idaho 

• August (date TBA)

Turning Idaho Trees into Wreaths

New Meadows

• Saturday, Nov. 15

Orofino

• Saturday, Nov. 22

Moscow

• Saturday, Nov. 29
  AM session (10 a.m. to noon)
  PM session (1-3 p.m.)

Plummer

• Monday, Dec. 1

St. Maries

• Thursday, Dec. 4

Idaho Master Forest Stewards receive over 70 hours of training, much of which consists of selected existing UI Extension programs many Idaho forest owners may have already completed (credit is given for previous attendance). Training includes several of the workshops listed in the Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills calendar, indicated by (IMFS) at the end of the event description. But the program also includes new indoor and outdoor educational experiences designed to take participants to the next level of managing their forest and helping other forest owners to do the same. These one-day “IMFS core session(s)” are held at forested sites throughout northern Idaho to expose participants to a range of forest ecosystems.

Learn more about becoming a certified Idaho Master Forest Steward at the University of Idaho Extension Forestry Panhandle website or by calling Chris Schnepf at the University of Idaho Extension office in Kootenai County at 208-292-1288.

The Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP) program is a nationally acclaimed University of Idaho Extension program. It began at the request of loggers who want to improve their skills, document and market their services and communicate more effectively with family forest owners and managers. Credits are available to participants to fulfill continuing education requirements of the Idaho Pro-Logger Program.

LEAP 2025

Registration will open mid-to-late January. 

• Moscow, April 22-24
  University of Idaho
  Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory (NW of Kibbie Dome. S of U of I Beef Center)
  753 Perimeter Dr., Moscow, ID 83844

• Coeur d'Alene, April 29-May 1
  Associated Logging Contractors
  10589 US-95, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

LEAP Update is an annual opportunity for loggers to build on LEAP with in-depth training on forestry topics. The program also helps loggers meet Idaho Pro-Logger BMP training and continuing education requirements. For more information on the Idaho Pro-Logger program and credit requirements, contact the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho (ALC) at 208-667-6473.

LEAP Update 2025

Registration to open (mail and online) in mid-January. 

• Lewiston, Tuesday, March 4
  8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (check-in opens 7:15 a.m.)
  Lewis-Clark State College
  Williams Conference Center, Room 801-899
  4th St, Lewiston, ID 83501

• St. Maries, Wednesday, March 5
  8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (check-in opens 7:15 a.m.)
  Elks Lodge
  628 Main Avenue, St. Maries, ID 83861
  

• Sandpoint, Thursday, March 6
  8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (check-in opens 7:15 a.m.)
  Ponderay Events Center
  401 Bonner Mall Way, Suite E, Ponderay, ID 83852