The Forest Overstory Podcast

The Forest Overstory is a forestry based podcast produced by Washington State University Extension F

Episodes

Total: 34

Wildfire is a regular part of the landscape in Washington State, but that doesn't make it less disru

The role agriculture and other land uses play in pollinator lifecycles are fairly well understood, b

Swiss needle cast (SNC) is a native disease that affects Douglas-fir trees, particularly those growi

Forest cultivated shiitake is a traditional practice that is centuries old. These systems can be a

Many of us are familiar with managing forests for birds and mammals, but what about forestry for the

In this episode of the Forest Overstory, we invite Skye Pelliccia of the King County Noxious Weed Co

Forests provide immense benefits to society, but does everyone have equal access to those benefits?

Community science is a powerful tool and one that our guest, Joey Hulbert, is utilizing it in his Fo

For more than a century in the Pacific Northwest bigleaf maple has had a reputation as a "weed tree"

Kelsey Ketcheson, Gary Bell, and Anne Favolise all work for the Washington Department of Natural Res

The Columbia River Gorge is a unique area in Washington where forestry transitions from the western

Wildfire isn't just an eastern Washington thing. In this episode, we discuss how communities in wes

Jeff Debell is a forest geneticist working with the WA Department of Natural Resources, tasked with

Common mycorrhizal networks, commonly referred to as the "wood wide web", have gained considerable

Jenny Glass is a Diagnostic Plant Pathologist and Director of the Plant & Insect Diagnostic Laborato

Karen Ripley is the Forest Health Monitoring and Invasive Insects Program Manager for the western re

In this episode we feature Dr. Molly Darr, the newest addition the WSU Extension Forestry Team and E

Jim Brown is the Nursery Manager for the Plant Materials Center in Bow, Washington, a nursery that p

We're joined by Arno Bergstrom, a former WSU Extension Forester, to discuss how forestry assistance

Any forest owner that puts in the effort to steward their land is worthy of recognition. In this ep