Community Education and Outreach
Speaker Series
Wallowa Resources presents the Community Speaker Series, designed to inform and engage our community. National experts, international speakers, and local leaders provide educational talks on a vast array of topics.
Presentations take place on a monthly basis - typically on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings - at Toma's conference room in Enterprise. Each event includes light snacks and drinks. The presentations are provided free of charge; donations are welcome and appreciated ($5 suggestion).
Please join us for these enrichening and informative presenataions!
Next Event:
* TBA
Workshops
Wallowa Resources - in partnership with local and regional organizations - sponsors educational workshops in Wallowa County. Workshops range in duration from a half day to two days. Topics revolve around community and land stewardship, including alternative energy strategies
Upcoming Events:
TREE SCHOOL EAST is coming to eastern Oregon on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Baker High School campus in Baker City. This Extension Service mini-college will feature 27 classes on a wide variety of topics of interest to family forestland owners, professional foresters, loggers, arborists, teachers, and the general public. You’ll find classes on such topics as vegetation management and reforestation, chainsaw use and safety, property conveyances and security interests, woodland ponds, new markets for forest products, Forest insect and disease management, growing aspen, basic forestry measurements, forestry cost share programs, riparian area management, sawmilling and drying your own lumber, and making essential oils from conifer needles. Many of the classes carry certification credits for pesticide recertification, loggers and foresters. The daylong event will offer classroom and field sessions taught by Extension foresters, professional land managers, lawyers and other specialists. Classes will vary in length from 1.5 to 3.5 hours and you can participate in up to four over the course of the day. Vendors will be on hand and we’ll throw in snacks and a great lunch to keep energy levels high! We’ll also offer some terrific door prizes, including work gloves, sweatshirts, a 2-gallon weed sprayer, tree seedlings, 2 amazing baskets of Wallowa County goodies, 3 beautifully hand-crafted Oak and Hickory calendar frames and the Grand Prize, a new chainsaw!
Click hear for a brochure and registration information, or contact the Baker County OSU Extension Office in Baker City (541-523-6418). Registration must be done in advance by Friday, April 2nd (sorry, no walk-ins allowed), so act now and reserve your spot for this fun and informative forestry program. The registration fee is just $50 per person; $20 per youth (18 & younger) when attending with an adult family member. Bring the family so you can take advantage of as many class offerings as possible!
Keep apprised of upcoming events by visiting the Wallowa Resources homepage under "What's New", and check community bulletin boards throughout the County.