IATC Public Forum 2025
Stewarding Healthy Forests in the Issaquah Alps and Beyond
When:
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM
SCHEDULE:
Registration & Networking: 6:00-6:30 PM
Keynote Address and Q&A: 6:30 - 7:15 PM
Panel Discussion: 7:30-8:30 PM
Closing: 8:30-9:00 PM
where:
Pickering Barn
1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah, WA 98027
Who:
Join us in welcoming our keynote speaker:
Dave Upthegrove, Commissioner of Public Lands, WA Department of Natural Resources
And expert panelists:
Ernesto Alvardo, Research Associate Professor, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Tor Bell, Field Programs Director, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Warren KingGeorge, Historian, Muckleshoot Tribe/Upper Skagit Tribe
Learn more about our keynote speaker and panelists here.
how:
This event is in-person only. The speaking portion of this event will be recorded and posted online after the event.
Free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $50 per attendee; proceeds to benefit IATC’s General Fund.
Registration required.
Our organization is run by a community of volunteers who care deeply about the Issaquah Alps. If you consider yourself a lover of the Alps and would like to be active part of the Public Forum, please sign up below to help us host a great event!
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