Join us for our CCSWA Annual Dinner at Quincy Grange in Clatskanie at 5:00, with dinner at 5:30. There will be elections and a program to follow.

Please RSVP to Mark Dreyer

Meadow Mini-Fest: Celebrating 5 years of Vesper Meadow

• Saturday, October 26, 2024

• 10:00 AM  2:30 PM

• Vesper Meadow Restoration and Educational Services LLC16534 Dead Indian Memorial Rd, Ashland

For more information: 

The Understory Initiative & Vesper Meadow Education Program | Kindful

Join us for the Northeast Oregon Small Woodlands Association (NEOSWA) Fall Tour, hosted by local landowners here in Wallowa County who have been active stewards of their property since 2008. See first-hand the work they have accomplished and learn from invited speakers. The event will also include a catered lunch, and we will cap off the event with live music by a local bluegrass band!

Attendance is FREE, but registration is REQUIRED by October 18th. Tour will be held outdoors, rain or shine, and will require moderate walking/hiking. Please dress accordingly. Visit the event website or check out this flyer for more information.

Register at https://beav.es/pbZ

For more information, see the event flyer or email NEORWoodlands@gmail.com

Northern Blues Restoration Partnership Field Tour, hosted by OSU Extension and the Northern Blues Prescribed Fire Council. The tour will be held on Thursday, October 24th, at the Oberteuffer Research Forest, and will explore the role of utilizing prescribed fire on private lands. 

Northern Blues Restoration Partnership Field Tour

When:    Thursday, October 24th, 8:30am - 4:00pm

Where:   Oberteuffer Research Forest, outside of Elgin, OR

RSVP:    https://www.northernblues.org/events/partnership-field-tour 

Update on new forestry rules implementation with Taylor Johnson, Small Forestland Owner Forester, Oregon

Department of Forestry

Idyl-Oak Ranch, Oakland

Oakland, OR 97462

Oct 17, 2024 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

$5/person suggested contribution at the door
Register

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by Oct 3, 2024 to Holly Hope: holly.hope@oregonstate.edu or 541-672-4461

Join us for a tour of Idyl-Oak Ranch, a 210-acre working cattle ranch and forest in Oakland!

This tour will feature:

• Managing a machine planted forest

• Challenges of managing a dry-site plantation

• Pruning & grazing for fuel reduction

• Thinning

• Non-timber forest products (mushrooms, berries, boughs)

Schedule at a glance:

• 4:30pm – 5:30pm Potluck dinner

• 5:00pm – 5:30pm Optional Silvopasture Tour

• 5:30pm – 6:30pm Woods Tour

• 6:30pm - 7:00pm Wrap-up / Q&A

Lamers Forest Tour

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: 11400 Monmouth Hwy, Monmouth, OR 97361

Details: Explore coast redwoods up to 36 years old and learn about Terry Lamers’ planting techniques and challenges. Topics include log markets, seedling planting, thinning, and the Private Forestry Accord. Note: this is a repeat tour and will be similar to earlier tours of the Lamers' redwood stands.

RSVP: Lorelle Sherman at lorelle.sherman@oregonstate.edu or 541-713-5016

(Note: Maximum of 40 participants. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 10th.)

Basic Forestry Shortcourse

Thursdays, October 10–31, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Camp Taloali, 15934 N Santiam Highway SE, Stayton
$40 per person or $50 per family

This five-session introductory program is ideal for people who recently acquired forest property, who are currently struggling with an aspect of their land management, or who are simply looking to learn something new. Through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on activities, participants will learn about plant ID, assessing soil conditions and tree health, forest development and ecology, enhancing wildlife habitat, harvesting and operations, and local resources for technical and financial assistance. 

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/marion/events/basic-forestry-shortcourse&utm_campaign=FNR%20Clackamas%20County%20Forestry&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Basic+Forestry+Shortcourse+CTA&utm_content=Oct%202024

Alternative Approaches to Woody Residue Management Field Tour

 Join us for a field tour of a suburban forestland parcel undergoing fire risk reduction and habitat restoration to explore alternative approaches for managing woody debris. We will have demonstrations of mastication and an air curtain incinerator (ACI), as well as presentations and discussion. Topics include: fire risk reduction, invasive insect sanitation, cost-share options, biochar production, smoke management, and protecting public health.

Wednesday October 9th, 2024, 9:30-2:00PM

Corvallis, OR (Vanpool from: 2760 SW 53rd St, Corvallis, OR 97333)

Details & Register Here: https://beav.es/pn9

Join us for the CCSWA October Board Meeting at Fern Hill Grange, 7:00pm.

BENTON SMALL WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP GATHERING

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024, BEGINNING AT 5:30 PM at spectacular PATRICK HALL*

come at 4 if you’d like to attend the Board meeting

*Patrick Lumber Co.
33415 Noon Rd
Philomath

There will be snacks & tasty treats PLUS a presentation on Oregon’s Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map by Shannon Murray, Director of Strategic Initiatives, OSU College of Forestry

https://hazardmap.forestry.oregonstate.edu/

FLYER HERE

Yamhill County Roadside Ditch Management with Nick Wilkinson from Yamhill Co Public Works

Tour of Westminster Woods 

10:00 am Welcome, Introductions and a brief history of the Westminster Property.

10:15 am Do you need to thin? Assessing Your Stand. An in the woods discussion of inventory processes led by Dave Powell, retired Forest Service silvaculturist. Attendees will be able to experience hands on plot work to determine current stocking levels.

12:00 Lunch sponsored by the chapter and prepared by the Presbyterian women associated with Westminster.

1:00 pm Now What? Now that you know you’re stocking levels, what needs to be done to reach your objectives and goals for your forest? Dave Powell will discuss tree size, spacing, species selection and other factors important to reaching a desired objective.

2:00 pm Discussion of funding sources for assistance in pre-commercial thinning for landowners.

2:30pm Tour ends

See MAP here

Contact Tom Beechinor if you’d like to attend. tgbtreeman@gmail.com

Tree Farmer of the Year 2024: Jacob and Mary Huber

Join us for a tree farm tour & lunch to celebrate!

Saturday, September 21 9:00 AM - 1 PM

Registration 9:00

9-10:00 am Social: Coffee & Donuts by: AgWest FARM CREDIT

Tour 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch 12:00 pm provided by DSWA

Registration Required, by Monday, September 16

douglaschapteroswa@gmail.com or 541-459-1402

Bring a chair

14174 Tyee Rd Umpqua, OR

Look for WOODS TOUR signs.

No Dogs

Visit our website oswa.org/douglas or

When:  Friday, September 20 at 5:30 pm

Where: Near Philomath.  Take Alsea Highway 34 west of Philomath about 10 miles to Decker Road.  Head east on Decker Road for about 2.25 miles and look for Benton Small Woodlands signs.

This is a great opportunity to see thinning underway in an 18 year old Douglas fir stand.

If you are interested in maximizing production, and thinning in an efficient manner, you will walk away with new ideas and important observations.

Van Decker has been using his tree farm as a real-life lab in obtaining growth and production above industry norms.

Expect discussion on the advantages and efficiency of planting in rows.  Learn about timing, density, and economics of thinning.

Visit with Van and other experienced timber professionals on how these lessons can apply to small acreage forest owners.

No need to RSVP and be sure to bring a friend!  

On September 14, Benton County Small Woodlands Association will host a tour to recognize Rich Clark and Robin Moxley, selected as its Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year for 2024.

The tour starts at 9:30 in Alsea. Transportation and logistics will be shared once you register.

There is no cost to attend and lunch is provided but attendance is limited. Registration details are included below.

Topics to be covered include the following:

To Thin or Not to Thin, that is the Question—The group will learn how to assess a stand of mature 42-year-old Douglas-fir to determine the timing for a thinning operation.

The Private Forest Accord and the Small Forestland Owner—Cliff Barnhart, a forestry consultant from Stuntzner Engineering and Forestry, will lead a workshop to visually demonstrate the sizes of the different RMA options, as well as to estimate the financial impact of the two options.

The Forest Conservation Tax Credit: Is it for you? —If a small forestland owner chooses the wider RMA option, they may be eligible for a tax credit based on the value of timber not logged.

In a discussion with local experts, landowners will be educated on the details of this tax credit.

Seeps and Wetlands: What to plant? —The group will visit a seepage area and discuss different management approaches for planting on wet ground.

Meet your local small forestland owner ODF Stewardship Forester—Joe Koch, ODF Small Forestland Stewardship Forester at the Philomath office, will be present to share his expertise regarding understanding the new Private Forest Accord.

Riparian Management Areas: What can you do, and what do you want to do? We will visit a mature RMA and discuss management goals in the context of current forestry regulations.

Registration: click on this link https://beav.es/pXp to take you to the Extension event page.

There is information on the event page for assistance in registering if needed.

The tour will end at 1:30 pm. There will be an optional half-hour moderate plus hike for anyone interested. Rich and Robin invite all attendees to stay after the tour to enjoy the pleasant forest setting.

Tree Farm Tour September 14, 2024 with Tristan & Julie Huff (see flyer here)

53379 Big Creek Rd,
Myrtle Point, OR 97458

Social: 9:30
Walking Tree Farm Tour: (short) 10-12:00
Lunch: 12:00 -Bring a chair!

Topics include:

Early Stand Development
Fish Passage and Stream Habitat
Old Stand Management;  
Commercial Thinning, and Harvest Considerations

Join us for education and fellowship!

Questions? Cilde Grover:  cilde@copper.net  

Phone 541-412-8388

RSVP to Cilde by September 7

Visit our website:

https://oswa.org/coos-curry

download event flyer

CCSWA Monthly Board Meeting at 7:00pm at Fern Hill Grange

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Native Plant Nursery

Visit – with Jeremy Ojua