Coos-Curry Chapter of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association

Stewardship, Advocacy, Fellowship, Education

International Day of Forests

Annual Meeting 2025, Friday, March 21

Dinner 6:00 p.m.
Program 6:30 p.m.
$30

The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, 1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay
Southwestern Oregon Community College

Guest Speakers, Board Elections, Volunteer Recognitions, Forestry Scholarship News

Fun, Fellowship, Education, and Eats

RSVP by Monday, March 10

*Dietary accommodations available with advanced registration notice

RSVP or Questions

Bob or Joyce Beers at jbeers9843@aol.com or (541) 396-3577

Cash or check only -No Credit Cards

“Woodland Owners Who Love Their Land”

Come Join Us!

Join our celebration of International Day of Forests with an informative and relaxing walking tour through the Glide Educational Forest.

This free event invites you to discover the fascinating uses of native plants, guided by a variety of experts.

Enjoy the peaceful surroundings and enrich your understanding of the plants we often overlook.

Save the date! More info to come about times, agenda, and location. See you there!

Columbia County Chapter Board Meeting

March 11, 2025

7:00pm

Fern Hill Grange, Fern Hill Rd, Rainier OR

Columbia County Small Woodlands Association

26th Annual Seedling Sale

Thousands of trees, shrubs and ornamentals!

Woodland Information Night 

Date: March 5, 2025
Time: 6 to 8 pm
Location: Starker Room (PFSC 117), Peavy Forest Science Center*
Oregon State University

*Address for the building is 3100 SW Jefferson Way with parking south of the building off of SW Washington Way or SW 30th St. Parking is free on campus after 5pm.

Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Agenda:
Kayla Bordelon, the Regional Fire Specialist with OSU Extension, will share about recent movement towards the establishment of a Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) in the mid-valley. 

Matt Mills of ODF will discuss the status and management strategies for dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and the Mediterranean Oak Borer (MOB). 
 
Stephanie Rice, Natural Resource Conservation Service, will explain NRCS assistance programs to develop a management plan, obtain financial assistance to improve stand health and resilience, and improve habitat for wildlife. 
 
Claire Fox and Anna Conerly, Greenbelt Land Trust, will discuss the goals of conservation easements which protect critical habitat on land that is actively managed for both forestry and wildlife.

Jarod Jebousek, US Fish and Wildlife Service, will explain the Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program available to private landowners and the role of the USFWS to restore and maintain wildlife habitat in our area.

TREE SEEDLING SALE

The Lincoln County Small Woodlands Association will host their annual native tree seedling sale on Saturday. March 1 st 2025
Location: Table Mountain Forestry Shop; 247 NE Highway 20, Toledo (South side of hwy if at stop light)
Time: Sale hours are 10am – 2pm or until supply runs out

At this sale a number of native tree seedlings and some native shrub species will be available.  This annual event is designed to provide the public with affordable native tree seedlings, promote natural resource conservation awareness, to raise funds for our OSWA chapter and education activities. Most seedlings will be $2.00. Contact Joe Steere jsteere5050@yahoo.com

Douglas fir, Noble Fir, Grand Fir, Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Incense Cedar, Port Orford Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Colorado Spruce (blue & limited) Giant Sequoia (limited), are the conifer offered. Looking for Coastal Redwood, inquire. Pacific Willow, Oregon White Oak, Oregon Ash are the deciduous offerings Red Osier Dogwood, Mock Orange, Nutka Rose, Twinberry, Ocean Spray, Western Service Berry, Indian Plum, Cascara, Red Flowering Currant, Snow Berry and Swamp rose are the forbs offered.
Larger orders 100 – 200+ of Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Western Red Cedar and Western Hemlock, should be available, but limited.

Landmapper and You

Jake Barker, OSU Extension Agent for Yamhill County

Note: Bring phone, laptop, etc. Chromebooks available.

What Can I Build on My Land?  Saturday, February 22 9:30-12

Join the Benton Small Woodlands Chapter on Saturday, February 22 as Rich Clark recounts his experience with land clearing, road repair, and getting a pole building approved and up on his tree farm. 

He will also share his experience with bringing in power, which required drilling under Wilson Creek. We’ll also see his progress on well drilling and the development of a spring for drinking water.

We will discuss general guidelines and things to consider.

• Dave Johnson, from Cojo Services in Lebanon, did the excavation work, and will be on hand to answer questions.

• Josh Cantrell, who runs Mid-Valley Woodsmen, will be on hand to demo a grapple skid steer, as well as a ‘spider lift’, used primarily for arborist type of work.


• What to know about drilling a well

• Ideas on how to develop a spring for drinking water

• See interesting equipment in action

Location:  Wilson Creek Tree Farm

Directions:

In Alsea, turn left on Deadwood Highway, drive 2.5 miles. Turn left on Fudge Road (it is the south end of Fudge Road). The event is down the 2 nd driveway on the right, look for an event marker. Park on Fudge Road

Anyone with physical limitations, please drive onto the property (in fact, this is a good tour for anyone with limitations, as it will be primarily near the building site)

**Cookies by Robin! **

Bring a friend!

February 15: Chainsaw Clinic with Terry Lamers

On Saturday, February 15, starting at 1 p.m., Terry Lamers will host an in-depth chainsaw clinic at the Lamers Tree Farm, 11400 Monmouth Highway in Monmouth. Terry has amassed over 12,000 hours on chainsaws worldwide and has set up shops in Oregon, Alaska, and even Cameroon. Whether you’ve never operated a saw or you’re a seasoned veteran, you’ll find something useful in this workshop.

 Key topics include recognizing and preventing dangerous kickback (Terry will demonstrate one intentionally), choosing the right drive sprocket (there’s a safer option most folks don’t know about), understanding saw chain types and sharpening methods (file vs. machine), learning about various bar rail grinders, and selecting suitable gas and oil blends. Terry will also cover safety features that help prevent chronic conditions like Raynaud’s syndrome, give a quick overview of electric saws, and answer your questions. If you bring your own saws, bars, or chains, Terry can evaluate them on the spot. If you have safety glasses, please bring them along. Please bring a folding chair to sit on during the talk.

The clinic is in a warm shop, and there’s a restroom available. For more details, contact Terry at 503-930-3946.

Welcome to our 2025 Seedling Sale!

Linn County Small Woodlands Association (LCSWA) will host the 30th annual tree and shrub seedling sale on February 15, 2025 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. You can pre-order from this shop until January 31, 2025.

https://linncountyswa.com/lcswa-seedling-store-opens-december-9th-2024/

We have a few new seedling offerings this year including Oregon White Oak, tall Oregon grape, and Western Huckleberry. Order early as some quantities may be limited. We anticipate that there will be additional tree and shrub seedlings for purchase on the sale/pickup day.

This year the conifer seedling selections will be offered as greenhouse-grown plugs rather than bare root stock. Seedlings grown as a plug have a soil mass surrounding the roots, are easier to plant, and have a higher survival rate. We also plan to offer native shrubs and perennials with an emphasis on plants beneficial to pollinators.

Pricing for our seedlings is reasonable as we buy in bulk directly from wholesale nurseries. The seedling sale is a fundraiser for LCSWA to offer college scholarships to Linn County students with forestry and conservation majors. It also provides annual funding for 4-H scholarships. These local 4-H students, their parents, and LCSWA members provide a volunteer workforce to make the sale a success. For more information, please contact us via the seedling sale contact form.

Pre-orders can be placed online at the LCSWA seedling shop starting Monday, December 9 through January 31, 2025.

All pre-orders must be picked up on February 15 between 8:00-11:00 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center.

Time to be determined. Haul Seedings at Nys Barn and St Helens. More info to come.

Columbia County Chapter Board Meeting

February 11th, 2025

7:00pm

Fern Hill Grange, Fern Hill Rd, Rainier OR

Marion/Polk County Joint Truffle Hunting Tour with North American Truffling Society

On Sunday, February 9th, from noon to 3 p.m. the North American Truffling Society will hold a foray on the Sullivan Tree Farm at 12875 Kings Valley Highway (which is just west of Pedee and 15 miles south of Dallas). They will hunt for truffles and have invited OSWA members to tag along. We expect about 25 members of the society with six dogs to help sniff and dig, so it should be interesting to see what -- if anything -- they find, and how they go about looking for truffles. OSWA members are also welcome to attend. To sign up to attend this tour, please RSVP to drdavesullivan@gmail.com by February 8th at noon. Please note that this tour will begin at noon ... an earlier announcement incorrectly listed the start time at 1 p.m.

Please join us for our Benton County Small Woodlands Association Annual Meeting

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 11am to 2pm

At Mary’s River grange #685
24707 Grange Hall Rd
Philomath, OR 97370

REGISTER HERE: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/events/benton-county-small-woodlands-

If you need assistance with registration, please contact Crystal Kelso at 541-713-5000

Columbia County Chapter Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

7:00 pm

Fern Hill Grange, Fern Hill Road, Ranier, OR