2025 Oregon Family Forest
Convention & Outstanding
Tree Farmers of the Year Tour
June 18-21st
Philomath Scout Lodge, Philomath, Oregon
Presented by:
Oregon Small Woodlands Association • Oregon Tree Farm System • Marion-Polk Small Woodlands Association
Click form above to download mail-in registration
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Additional support for the 2025 Oregon Family Forest Convention is provided by:
Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI)
Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)
Oregon State University Extension (OSU)
Oregon Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Friends of OSWA
Lodging
A variety of hotel, guest house, and campground options are available in the Corvallis area.
2025 Convention Schedule
*Select any date to jump to event details*
2:00 PM - Lamers Forest Tour (near Monmouth)
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
Field Tours 8am-3pm
Meet at Philomath Scout Lodge
7:30 AM - Wren Hill & Patrick Lumber Tour
1:00 PM - Starker Forests: Successful Reforestation
1:00 PM - Crestmont Farm: Ecologically Enhanced PCT
1:00 PM - Foraging Your Woodlands Walk
1:00 PM - Forest Research Hiking Tour
5:00 PM - Family Forests & Friends Picnic
OREGON FAMILY FOREST DAY
*Registration includes lunch and dinner*
8:00 AM - OSWA Annual Membership Meeting and Election
*RESERVATION REQUIRED*
10:00 AM - Morning Sessions
Improving Reforestation Success: The Pursuit of High Survival & Growth
Protecting & Connecting: Managing Wildlife in the Buffers
12:00 PM - Lunch & Guest Speaker: Natalie Heacock, CEO Patrick Lumber
1:15 PM - Afternoon Sessions
Planning for Success Part I: Family Engagement
Planning for Success Part II: New Tools for Managing Your Property
Reducing Your Risk: Preparing for Wildfire
4:15 PM - Report from the State Capitol
5:00 PM - Social & Cash Bar
6:00 PM - Dinner & Evening Program: Telling Our Story
8 AM - Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year Tour
Shady Place Tree Farm, Polk County, near Dallas. Lunch included.
*Registration required*
Wednesday, June 18th
Tour # 1
Lamers Forests. Discover Coast Redwoods
Wednesday, June 18 • 2-5 PM
Note Wednesday date. Meet at Lamers Forests near Monmouth. Short walks, dress for the weather.
For 44 years, Lamers Forests have experimented with planting numerous tree species. Their Coast Redwood experiments go back 37 years, and the plantings were so successful they are now planting only Coast Redwood. Lamers Forests now has more than 20,000 Coast Redwoods planted on their property. You will see Coast Redwood planted on varying sites from near swamp to dry upland sites from 200’-600.” You will also see their extensive road network, thinned stands of Douglas fir, several ponds they built, and much more.
Thursday, June 19th
Tour # 2
Wren Hill Lumber Company & Patrick Lumber Manufacturing Mill Tours
Thursday, June 19 • 7:30 AM – Noon.
This tour can be paired with Thursday afternoon tours.
Carpool from Philomath Scout Lodge. Wear closed-toed shoes or work boots.
The Patrick Lumber Manufacturing facility is a local resaw operation specializing in Oregon hardwoods and making a wide array of products for many different industries. Patrick Lumber is expanding into new markets and adding a new sawmill to their operation. Wren Hill Lumber Company opened in 2023 and is a fairly new arrival in the sawmill industry. They are installing a larger system to handle logs up to 31” diameter. They buy many conifer species.
https://www.patlbr.com/ https://www.wrenhilllumber.com/
Tour # 3
Starker Forests: Successful Reforestation
Thursday, June 19 • 1 – 4:30 PM
Meet at Philomath Scout Lodge.
Carpool for tour. Short walks. Dress for the weather.
Travel to the nearby Starker Forests properties with the company’s professional foresters to see recent plantings, site preparation, learn about tree selection and proper tree planting techniques, protecting trees, conducting inventories, and complying with Oregon’s reforestation rules.
Tour # 4
Crestmont Farm: Ecologically Enhanced PCT (Pre-Commercial Thinning)
Thursday, June 19 • 1 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet at Philomath Scout Lodge.
Carpool for tour. Short walks. Dress for the weather.
Travel to the award-winning Crestmont Farm property with owner Ed Easterling and his team for this special tour. Traditional Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT) operations leave stands with dense slash, limited wildlife habitat, elevated fire risk, and challenging firefighting conditions. Crestmont’s creative Plantation Transformation Strategy (PTS) addresses those issues and more. This tour contrasts PCT and PTS with hands-on demonstrations of cost-effective practices to deliver highly valued ecological, fire- resilient, and aesthetic results, proven with adapted variations over hundreds of acres.
https://www.crestmontfarm.com/
Tour # 5
Foraging Your Woodlands Walk
Thursday, June 19 • 1 PM to 4:30 PM
Meet at Philomath Scout Lodge.
Carpool for tour. Short walks. Dress for the weather.
Explore the Oregon State University Peavy Arboretum with local Extension Forester Lorelle Sherman. Summer is a season of abundance in our Oregon woodlands. From wild herbs and salad greens to berries and shoots and edible blossoms, this is an amazing time to learn about the diversity of wild foods around us. This hands-on workshop is designed for those who love exploring nature but are new to foraging. We will cover the core aspects of plant identification, ethical harvesting practices, and how to safely prepare your wild harvest.
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/people/lorelle-sherman
https://cf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/our-forests/arboretum-facilities
Tour # 6
Oregon State University Research Forest Hiking Tour
Thursday, June 19 • 1 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet at Philomath Scout Lodge.
Carpool for tour. Forest Trails. 2 miles. Dress for the weather.
Join Dr. Mark Swanson, OSU’s Starker Chair of Family Forestry for an insider’s guide to field research conducted at the world-famous McDonald and Dunn Forests and the Peavy Arboretum…
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/people/mark-swanson
https://cf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/our-forests/mcdonald-and-dunn-forests
Friday, June 20th
OREGON FAMILY FOREST DAY
*Registration includes lunch and dinner*
8:00 AM - OSWA Annual Membership Meeting and Election
*RESERVATION REQUIRED*
10:00 AM - Morning Sessions
Improving Reforestation Success: The Pursuit of High Survival & Growth
Protecting & Connecting: Managing Wildlife in the Buffers
12:00 PM - Lunch & Guest Speaker: Natalie Heacock, CEO Patrick Lumber
1:15 PM - Afternoon Sessions
Planning for Success Part I: Family Engagement
Planning for Success Part II: New Tools for Managing Your Property
Reducing Your Risk: Preparing for Wildfire
4:15 PM - Report from the State Capitol
5:00 PM - Social & Cash Bar
6:00 PM - Dinner & Evening Program: Telling Our Story
Saturday, June 21st
Join from 8am-2pm us for a special tour of 700+ acre Shady Place Tree Farm in Polk county hosted by 2024 Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year Pam and Jack Dalton.
Tour stops include reforestation; pre-commercial thinning; stream monitoring; managing ponds; post fire recovery; preparing for the emerald ash borer; creating habitat for wildlife, improving bridges and roads; and camping and family recreation sites.
Lunch included. Reservations required.
Driving directions provided with your reservation.
A Big Thank You to these Businesses Who Support 2025 Friends of OSWA
AFM Real Estate
AgWest Farm Credit
Associated Oregon Loggers
Boise Cascade
Camas Prairie Wood Products LLC
Cascade Timber Consulting, Inc.
Coast Range Conifers, LLC
Evenson Logging Co.
Farm Unlimited
Forest Carbon Works
Frank Timber Resources, Inc.
Freres Timber, Inc.
Giustina Land and Timber
Giustina Resources
Hampton Tree Farms, Inc.
Interfor
International Paper
JD Fulwiler & Co. Insurance
Kintigh Mountain Home Ranch
L&L Inc.
Lone Rock Resources
Melcher Logging Co.
Miami Alternatives
Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
Ochoco Lumber Co.
Oregon Forest Industries Council
Pellham Cutting Inc.
Port Blakely Tree Farms
Powers Ranch
Rayonier Forest Resources
Rosboro
Roseburg Forest Products
RSG Forest Products
Sierra Pacific Industries
Starker Forests, Inc.
Stimson Lumber
Swanson Group Mfg. LLC
Timber Products Co.
Trout Mountain Forestry
Weyerhaeuser
White Oak Natural Resource Service