How to Manage Your Backyard Forest: Best Practices for Small Landowners

Sarah Stewart of WSU Forestry and The Women Owning Woodlands program joins us to talk about how to care for and manage your backyard forest.
Brought to you by the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program
and the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State
Brought to you by the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program
and the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State
Sarah Stewart of WSU Forestry and The Women Owning Woodlands program joins us to talk about how to care for and manage your backyard forest.
In part three of our Program Priority Series Host Erin Hoover goes over the concept of Plant Biodiversity and how plant diversity supports the health of gardens by keeping pests & diseases from being strong enough to cause serious harm to any given plant.
OSU Extension’s Wildlife Specialist Dr. Dana Sanchez joins host Erin Hoover to discuss strategies for managing vertebrate pests, or wildlife, in your garden or natural spaces.
In part two of our Program Priority Series we cover the topic of nearby nature. Eldergrow educator and 2023 Washington State WSU Extension Master Gardener of the Year Cathi Lamoreux joins us to chat about how nearby nature improves our health by making us more resilient physically & mentally.
Need convincing that spiders belong in your garden? Expert guest Rod Crawford joins host Erin Hoover to explain how different spider species help you control different garden pests.
In part one of our Program Priority Series we are going to talk about climate change. Master Gardener and Climate Actions Teams founder Mike Peronto joins us to share tips on how to create resilient landscapes in our changing climate.
Love low-effort gardens that grow delicious produce? Tune in to hear local PNW author and garden educator Lisa Taylor discuss the best edible perennials to grow in the Pacific Northwest.
Ever wanted to learn how to use a worm bin to make vermicompost? Join Lewis County Master Recycler Composter Program Coordinator Jason Adams for tips on how to get started.
Clinical psychology doctoral candidate & cognitive aging researcher Catherine "Katie" Luna joins us to talk about how gardening supports cognitive health in later life.
USA National Phenology Network Director Theresa Crimmins joins us to explain how to use Phenology to optimize your planting and harvesting schedules.