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Extension & Knowledge Exchange
(EKE)
IUFRO Unit 9.01.03
Summer 2025 Update
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2025 IUFRO Small Scale Forestry and Extension and Knowledge Exchange Joint
Conference
Don’t forget to register for the conference!
Visit,
forestry.wsu.edu/iufro2025, for all conference details!
The theme of this year’s conference is
“Three-Dimensional Seeing: Combining Indigenous, Western Science, and Experiential Knowledge to Address Modern Problems.”
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.
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
Registration:
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The registration deadline is 15-Aug-2025
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Early bird registration before 30-Jun-2025
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ANREP Conference 2026
When? May 12-15, 2026
Where? Wilmington, NC, USA
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North Carolina State University Extension Forestry is excited to host the Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals (ANREP) biennial conference in Wilmington, NC, USA, a great coastal location. In addition to the usual outstanding presentations, professional development tours will include a nature park, oyster farming culture, state forests, swamp preserve,
two state parks, and a nearby arboretum. Stay tuned for more details!
Learn
More >>
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Fact Sheet: California's Wood-Based Bioeconomy
Haris Gilani, Cindy Chen, Alireza Shafizadeh, Daniel Sanchez; California, USA
A wood-based bioeconomy uses forest resources to create bioenergy, bioproducts, and other renewable materials. It replaces fossil-based materials with wood-derived alternatives
like biofuels, biochemicals, and sustainable wood products, supporting both the economy and the environment. As an above-ground, renewable fuel source, it also has the potential
to offset emissions from below-ground, sequestered fossil fuels.
California has large resources of residual biomass from forestry, agriculture, and waste management, making it a leader in sustainable bio-based product development.
According to the California Energy Commission, there are approximately 47 million bone dry tons (BDT) of biomass resource potential in California. Projections indicate continued growth through 2045, driven by forest management, agricultural production, and
bioeconomy advancements. These resources could support renewable energy, carbon sequestration, and innovative bio-based industries, positioning California to become a leader in the sustainable bioeconomy if fully realized.
Read more about California’s wood-based bioeconomy with this recent fact sheet.
Available
as a pdf >>
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Online Learning in Applied Forestry (OLAF) educational tool
Can Vatandaslar, Turkey
A new course has been developed for the Online Learning in Applied Forestry (OLAF) educational tool:
https://olaf.uga.edu
>>
By completing the Remote Sensing course, participants will gain an understanding of:
- Various remote sensing platforms,
- Major satellite systems orbiting the Earth,
- Aerial photo image capture, scale, and interpretation,
- LiDAR technology and how it works,
- Remote sensing-derived products and their applications in forestry.
This course is free of charge and has been approved for SAF Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits. Participants who pass the final exam with a score of 70/100 or higher
are eligible to receive 3.5 CFE credits. We invite non-specialists, natural resource professionals, extension agents, and forest landowners to explore this opportunity to enhance their geospatial knowledge.
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Bugwood: How we provide relevant, science-based forest health information to our clientele in the
midst of expanded global trade, natural and man-caused perturbations, invasive and exotic species introductions, budget cuts, and political change.
G. Keith Douce, Charles T. Bargeron, David J. Moorhead; Georgia, USA
It is easy to find information on virtually any topic via the World Wide Web, Facebook, etc. but is that information science-based, correct, pertinent, and relevant to the
local situation and need? Is it a pest? Is it a native organism? Is it an invasive species? Will it work? Is the suggested management effective? Can it be implemented in the location where it is to be used due to legal or local conditions? Has the pest and
host species been correctly identified? The Bugwood Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia, USA
www.bugwood.org
was formed in 2008, in part to address these and other issues. The Center’s vision is to develop scientific and educational partnerships and utilize information technology to advance the availability and use of science-based invasive species management, forest
health, and agricultural management information. We develop extensive collaborations and partnerships to make information available through Bugwood’s information technology systems, which can be used to address the needs of our collaborators and their clients.
Many of you, or your colleagues, have contributed to and used Bugwood Center Resources by allowing us to make your photographs available through Bugwood Image Databases.
Some Bugwood Center (www.bugwood.org)
Highlights (based on 2024 numbers);
➢ Operates 123 websites accessed by 3,161,024 users that accessed 241,017,087
pages;
➢ Provides 45 iPhone and Android Smartphone Apps that were downloaded
30,198 times;
➢ Provides information and images on diverse taxon, and is not restricted
to insects and diseases;
➢ The Bugwood Image Database: includes over 329,000 images of 29,000
species taken by 2,700 photographers and is available for free for educational use.
Images.bugwood.org;
➢ The Invasive and Exotic Species of North America system includes
over 66,000 images and information about over 3,400 invasive species. Invasive.org;
➢ Forest Pests of North America focuses on information on Native and
Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of forest environments ForestPests.org;
➢ EDDMapS (Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System) Database
focus on invasive species, biological control agents, and native pests in North America. EDDMapS contains over 8.9 million records covering 6,888 species from over 55,671 users/sources.
EDDMapS.org;
➢ Bugwood Wiki is a collaboratively built multi-state, multi-agency
resource that provides state-specific and reusable information principally on agriculture and forest species.
wiki.bugwood.org;
➢ Wild Spotter: Smartphone-driven databased platform used to map and
report Invasives in America’s Wild Places. It is used by multiple U.S. Federal and State Agencies
wildspotter.org.
—
personal communications G. Keith Douce, Emeritus Bugwood Center Co-Director, of interest to EKE Working Party
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The objectives of the IUFRO EKE Working Party are to:
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Serve as a forum for information exchange among Extension forestry workers worldwide.
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Promote the concept of Extension through the transfer of knowledge and technology to improve the lives of people.
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Improve the quality, quantity, and effectiveness of Extension programs worldwide.
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Advance the quality and impact of research on Extension methodologies.
Access
the IUFRO EKE website >>
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IUFRO EKE Officers and Email Addresses:
Please contact us if you are interested in becoming more involved
EKE Coordinator: Bill Hubbard
University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
whubbard@umd.edu
EKE Deputy: Robert Bardon
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
rebardon@ncsu.edu
EKE Deputy: Antonio Brunori
Secretary General PEFC Italy, Perugia, IT
antonio.brunori65@gmail.com
EKE Deputy: Calvin Norman
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA
cmn5525@psu.edu
EKE Deputy: Nuala NiFhlatharta
Teagasc, Galway, IE
Nuala.NiFhlatharta@teagasc.ie
EKE Deputy: Ales Poljenic
Slovenia Forest Service, Ljubljana, SI
ales.poljanec@zgs.si
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Have something to add to the newsletter?
Reach out to the editor, Savannah Moore,
tsjones7@ncsu.edu
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IUFRO EKE Working Party |
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