June 4, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Veterans Memorial Museum
100 SW Veterans Way
Chehalis, WA 98532

REGISTRATION Sponsor Signup REGISTRATION FLYER Sponsorship​ Flyer

2026 WHC
Annual Symposium

Growing Value
Across the Landscape

From Forest Management
to Finished Products

Defining Forest Sector Viability in Washington State
Sandor Toth, UW
Applying Alder Research in the Field
• Clones
• Weyco Prominence Trial
• Soil/Site Quality, Alder Gaps
• Growth & Yield, Economics of Growing Hardwoods
Florian Deisenhofer, DNR
Callum Bell, NCGR
Bernard Bormann, UW
Glenn Ahrens, HSC
DNR's View of Hardwood on the Landscape
• Seeds & Seedlings
• Harvesting
Nabil Khadduri, DNR; Daniel Ballhorn, PSU
Mike Sly, DNR
Competing from Washington: Hardwood Markets & Policy
Kyle Gitchell, Dept of Comm; Rick Barrett, Cascade Hardwood
Legislative Challenges Facing the Forest Products Industry
Representative Kristine Reeves
Tour
• Hardwood conversion along a Type F stream and alder plantation management
Jaydon Farms