Forest Knowledge Exchange: Advancing Innovation with Tradition

The theme of this year’s conference is “Three-Dimensional Seeing: Combining Indigenous, Western Science, and Experiential Knowledge to Address Modern Problems.”

The IUFRO 3.08 Small Scale Forestry and 9.01.03 Extension and Knowledge Change divisions will have a joint meeting in September 2025.

When? September 8 – 10, 2025

Where? Everett, Washington, USA |  Marriott Delta Hotel

Conference presentations will be held on September 8th and 10th. The in-conference tour (included with the conference registration) will be on September 9th, which will visit a unique community-managed small-scale tree farm, a visit to Snoqualmie Falls, and a conference banquet at Ivar’s Salmon House in downtown Seattle. The conference will be hosted by Washington State University.

Accommodations at the hotel will be available at a special conference rate of $165 USD/night starting the night of September 7th if booked by August 8th, 2025.

An optional post-conference tour, “Small Scale Forestry in Volcano Country,” will be held September 11th – 13th, 2025.

Conference

The in-conference tour (included with the conference registration) will be on September 9th, which will visit a unique community-managed small-scale tree farm, a visit to Snoqualmie Falls, and a conference banquet at Ivar’s Salmon House in downtown Seattle. The conference will be hosted by Washington State University.

Accommodations at the hotel will be available at a special conference rate of $165 USD/night starting the night of September 7th if booked by August 8th.

Optional post-conference tour

An optional post-conference tour, “Small Scale Forestry in Volcano Country,” will be held September 11th – 13th, 2025. The tour will leave from the Marriott Hotel in Everett the morning of September 11th and will include visits to small-scale tree farms in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains who are doing innovative work to manage for climate resilience and to reduce deer browse damage in plantations. We will also see research projects on producing forest-grown mushrooms and west coast maple syrup. The tour will include visits to Mount Rainier National Park and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument to learn about the powerful impact that the Cascade volcanoes have on the region’s forests. Accommodations for the first night of the tour will be at the historic Paradise Inn at Mount Rainier. The tour will end at 17:00 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on September 13th.

Call for Papers:

First call for papers ended: 12-Feb-2025

Announcement of decisions from first call for papers: 12-Mar-2025

Second call for papers announcement: 8-Mar-2025

Second call for papers ends: 8-May-25

Announcement of decisions from second call for papers announced on a rolling basis, but no later than: 8-Jun-25

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Professionals who work with stakeholders on education and knowledge exchange have a plethora of new and emerging educational technology tools at their disposal today.  Flipped classrooms, online learning management systems (OLMs), virtual reality and other high technologies are expanding and enhancing our ability to reach new and current audiences with vastly different educational experiences than we had access to even just a few years ago.  We value these tools but also the customs and traditions that come with local and indigenous knowledge and stakeholder involvement.  This conference aims to present, highlight and focus on the blending of our new tools and technologies with the inclusion of local information and tradition.