Upcoming events
Columbia Annual Meeting, Dinner, Elections
Quincy Grange 5 pm, 5:30 Dinner, elections, program, Please RSVP to Mark Dreyer
Invasive threats, native beetles, and drought stress
Lunch & learn: Invasive threats, native beetles, and drought stress
Friday, November 13th, from 12-1:15 p.m.
$10 - Registration is required by November 6th
OSU Extension Service Douglas County
1134 SE Douglas Avenue, Roseburg
Join us for a Forest Health "Lunch and Learn" focusing on the major insect and environmental disturbances impacting our local landscapes. This workshop will cover the looming threat of invasive species, with a specific look at the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Mediterranean Oak Borer (MOB). We will also discuss the significant impacts of native insects, particularly the Flatheaded Fir Borer (FFB).
Learn more and register for Lunch and Learn: Invasive Threats
Air Curtain Incinerator Demonstrations - Douglas, Curry, Jackson, Lane Counties
What is an Air Curtain Incinerator?
An Air Curtain Incinerator (ACI) is a device that burns woody biomass, like trees and brush. It has an insulated box to contain the biomass and a fan powered by a diesel engine that blows a curtain of air over the fire.
Oregon uses ACIs for fuels reduction projects, wildfire cleanup, to slow the spread of forest pests and disease, and to manage nursery, orchard, and winery cuttings. ACIs are a cost-effective alternative to traditional open burning and produce less smoke and particulate matter.
How does an ACI work?
Woody biomass is loaded into the firebox and the fire is lit. Once the fire is strong enough the blower motor is started and air is blown over the top of the fire. As the curtain of air passes over the top of the fire it catches smoke and particulate matter which are circulated back into the fire to burn again. As the plant material is burned down to ash and char more material can be added. The ash and char created are known as biochar, a valuable soil amendment.
There are many types of ACI units. Some are small enough to be towed behind a ¾ ton truck, others are large and are delivered on a flatbed. Units can be equipped to produce higher quantitates of biochar or captured heat energy and convert it into electricity.
Fall 2026 Demonstration Schedule
The goal of these demonstrations is to raise awareness of ACIs as a tool to reduce pollution, reduce fuel loads, utilize woody biomass, and create biochar, a valuable soil amendment that adds carbon to soil or compost and holds moisture, nutrients, microbes, and can even lock away harmful pollutants and other chemicals.
ACI demonstrations are for fire departments, municipalities, natural area land managers, Firewise communities, prescribed burn associations, nurseries, orchards, vineyards, arborists and tree care companies, citizens and land owners, and any anyone that has to manage woody biomass looking for alternative to chipping or pile burning.
During these demonstrations attendees will learn about and discuss:
What is and ACI and how do they work
What types of ACIs are available on the market
What types of materials can be burned in an ACI
Locations and types of projects ACIs are appropriate for
Safety considerations when operating an ACI
Permits, licenses, and notifications for proper ACI operation
When to hire a contractor vs purchase equipment
What is biochar, how is it created, and how can it be used
Smoke and air pollution reduction vs open burn or pile burn
Click on the links below for ACI demonstration event details and to register to attend.
Port Orford - Friday, November 13th
Talent - Tuesday, November 17th
Grants Pass - Thursday, November 19th
Yamhill Chapter Meeting with Jake Barker
Thinning your Forest for Forest Health and Drought Resilience with Jake Barker
Thinning your Forest for Forest Health
Thinning your Forest for Forest Health and Drought Resilience by Jake Barker, OSU Extension
5:30: Social
6:30: Keynote
Festive forest: A holiday decor workshop
The festive forest: A holiday decor workshop
Saturday, November 21st, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
$20 - Registration is required
OSU Extension Service Lane County
996 Jefferson Street, Eugene
Join OSU Extension and Women Owning Woodlands Network (WOWNet) for a festive forest decor workshop! Learn about native trees and shrubs useful for making holiday decorations, non-timber forest products, how to harvest materials, and how to create wreaths, swags, and centerpieces. Each participant will take home their creation. Greenery, tools, and decorations are provided. Morning refreshments are provided, including coffee, tea, and hot apple cider.
From forest to front door: A wreath-making workshop
From forest to front door: A wreath-making workshop
Saturday, December 12th, from 1-3 p.m.
$20 - Registration is required by December 10th
Douglas County Fairgrounds (DTO Pavilion)
2110 Frear Street, Roseburg
Hosted with the Women Owning Woodlands Network
Learn how to identify, harvest, and use native forest materials to make beautiful wreaths! At this festive forest workshop, you will design and construct your very own wreath to take home with you, just in time for the holidays.
Learn more and register for Forest to Front Door: Wreath-making
Benton Chapter Annual Meeting
Benton Chapter Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2027
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Mary's River Grange Hall
Application of IndigenousKnowledge on Tribal Forests
Application of Indigenous Knowledge on Tribal Forests
Date/Time: Thursday, November 5 th , 2026, at 7:00 pm
Location: Lang Teaching, Learning & Event Center UCC
Speakers: Calvin Mukumoto, Executive Director, Intertribal Timber
Council and Tim Vredenburg, Director of Forest Management, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Topic: Mr. Mukumoto and Mr. Vredenburg will address the meaning of Indigenous Knowledge with respect to forest management and talk about how tribes are applying that knowledge to the management of their tribal forests.
Questions: Call Mark 541-580-2227
Natural Resource Property Tax Tips
Our Wednesday, 10/28/2026 meeting will be longer than usual. Topic: Update on Taxes for small woodland owners by Clint Bentz, CPA, CMA Managing Member of Clint Bentz Consulting LLC. Social at 5:30 PM Presenter 6-7:30 PM. Members are encouraged to invite their financial team (CPA’s, tax accountants, bookkeepers, and attorneys)
Fall At Alder Creek - Douglas OSWA
A community forest celebration!
Warm drinks, activities, forest hikes and fire resilience.
Jackson-Josephine County Recreational Immunity Presentation
JJSWA Meeting & Program
6:00 pm, Thursday, October 22, 2026 via Zoom only
Presentation: Landowner Liability–Recreational Immunity
You're invited to join us for the October 2026 Jackson Josephine Small Woodlands Association Meeting & Program. Open to all; non-members welcome! This is a great opportunity to meet with your neighbors, make new friends, gain knowledge, and share your experience managing forest land in Southwest Oregon. The Thursday evening program will be available only over Zoom.
Presenter
Mike Cafferata is a native Oregonian, forester, and the Executive Director of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association. After a 28-year career with the Oregon Department of Forestry, including serving as the District Forester in Forest Grove, Mike joined OSWA in 2025 to lead the organization representing Oregon’s family forestland owners.
Subject: Landowner Liability–Recreational Immunity.
Oct 22, 2026. Join at 5:30, Presentation at 6 pm
Jackson/Josephine OSWA Chapter Meeting by Zoom:
Greetings Jackson/Josephine OSWA Chapter Members!
We have a meeting planned for Oct 22 - Mike Cafferata will host a Zoom meeting on recreational liability. This was a presentation in Washington County that seemed especially important for landowners, and a difficult one for each chapter to host, so they recorded the presentation. It is a presentation from OSWA member and attorney Mike Haglund reviewing Oregon's recreational liability laws affecting landowners, including changes to liability waiver laws made during the last legislative session. The presentation provides a useful overview of recreational liability issues.
The presentation runs about 45 minutes, and we will discuss it afterwards. The presentation starts at 6, but the Zoom link will be open at 5:30, in case you want to join a few minutes early and make sure everything works. If you need help with Zoom outside that 30-minute window, email Mike and he will find a time to practice with you on Zoom.
We hope to see you on ZoomOct 22!
Time: Oct 22, 2026 05:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting (paste into a browser)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83851206301?pwd=DFZHwAAC09prkkH0zuu3t0Cn1KNdvr.1
Meeting chat link
https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/83851206301
Meeting ID: 838 5120 6301
Passcode: 433190
You can also call in and listen on a phone by using the “one tap” mobile number. “One tap” rarely seems to work, but you can call that number and type in the meeting ID and passcode.
One tap mobile
+17193594580,,83851206301#,,,,*433190# US
Promoting salmon habitat
Promoting salmon habitat: A small woodland owner’s journey
Tuesday, October 20th, from 6-7:30 p.m.
Free Webinar
What makes salmon such fascinating fish, what does healthy habitat look like for them, and how can small woodlands help? Join us for a webinar with Dave Bugni, small woodland owner and OSU Extension Master Woodland Manager, as he shares his 13-year journey on how he transformed his Clackamas County forest riparian area and stream into improved habitat for salmon and steelhead. Dave will walk through his restoration journey—from securing funding and collaborating with partners to implementing projects that support both salmon and the surrounding woodland.
Structural pruning for small urban trees
Branch by branch: Structural pruning for small urban trees
Saturday, October 17th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
OSU Extension Service Douglas County
1134 SE Douglas Avenue, Roseburg
$5 - Registration is required by October 15th
Learn the fundamentals of structural pruning for young shade trees in this hands-on workshop. We'll cover why pruning matters, when to prune, how to identify common structural issues, and the techniques used to develop healthy, strong, and resilient trees. Participants will observe proper pruning cuts, tool use, and safety practices while gaining the confidence to make informed pruning decisions in the landscape.
Please note: This workshop focuses on structural pruning of young shade trees and does not cover fruit tree pruning.
2026 Woodland Farmer of the Year Banquet
2026 Woodland Farmer of the Year Award Banquet
More info coming soon.
Columbia County Board Meeting
Join us for the Columbia County Board meeting at 7:00pm at the Fern Hill Grange.
Annual Matteson Forest Work Day
Matteson Community Day 2026
Date: Saturday, October 10th, 2026
Time: 9am to 1pm
Location: Matteson Demonstration Forest
Join OSU College of Forestry Research Forests, FNR Extension, and Friends of Matteson for our annual Matteson Community Day. The day will include volunteer work from 9am to 12pm and a discussion over lunch from 12pm to 1pm, with time for questions, socializing, and connecting. Lunch will be provided!
For those with limited ability or availability to join for the whole event, we welcome you to join for the lunch portion at 12pm as well. Please register so we can order you a sandwich!
Together, we will:
-Work on Amy's Trail
-Maintain native pollinator garden
-Visit recent harvest units
PPE Provided
What to bring:
-- Appropriate clothing and footwear for trailwork and landscaping work
-- Water
-- Sun/Rain protection
-- Camp chair for lunch
-- Tools
Lumber Grading Program Training - NE Oregon
Oregon Lumber Grading Program Training
Tuesday, October 6 | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Union County Extension Office
10507 N. McAlister Rd., Suite 9, La Grande, OR 97850
Small-scale sawmill operators have a new opportunity to sell their lumber directly to consumers through the Oregon Lumber Grading Program.
Hosted by OSU Extension Service, this full-day training is one of the first offerings since the Oregon Forest to Homes Act was passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2025. Participants who successfully complete the training and exam can obtain an Oregon Lumber Program Certificate, allowing them to sell qualifying sawn lumber directly to consumers.
Program Cost: $100
Registration Deadline: October 1
Register and learn more:
Oregon Lumber Grading Program
For questions, registration assistance, or additional information, contact Scott Leavengood at scott.leavengood@oregonstate.edu.
Marion-Polk Redwood Tour
Save the Date – September 26: Terry Lamer’s Forestland Tour
At a recent Yamhill County tour, several members expressed interest in seeing Terry Lamer’s redwoods, reforestation work, roads, and other projects on his property. Terry has graciously agreed to host another tour on September 26 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and all Marion-Polk Chapter members are welcome to attend.
Some of you have visited this property before and are certainly welcome to join us again. If you haven't been there, Terry has some impressive redwoods and has done a great job with roads, reforestation, thinning, and many other aspects of forest management. There will be plenty to see and talk about, and Terry is always generous about sharing what he has learned.
This will be a carpooling tour on good rock roads, and we'll try to consolidate the number of vehicles, so please be prepared to carpool if you're able.
Lamers Forest
11400 Monmouth Highway, Monmouth
Watch for the signs about ½ mile outside of Monmouth.
Planning for Planting: Practical Guidance for Successful Reforestation
Planning for Planting: Practical Guidance for Successful Reforestation
September 25th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
$10 - Registration is required by September 22nd
Meet in the Umpqua area
* The meeting location will be emailed after registration.
Landowners frequently express both interest and concern about the most challenging step in the cycle of forest management: achieving good regeneration after a disturbance or harvest. Join a team from OSU Forestry Extension for a day in the forest learning about the basics of forest regeneration, including species selection, the influence of topography, using the shade of sheltering objects, browsing by animals, and much more. We will also discuss 'downstream' influences of reforestation choices like impacts on future potential fire behavior, forest product yield, and wildlife habitat.
Participants will get hands-on experience performing a basic plantation measurement plot and testing forest growing conditions. Establishing a vigorous new forest stand is not an easy task, but this workshop will help you move ahead with confidence and clarity.
We will meet in Umpqua and then ride in OSU-provided vans to the tour site.
Oregon Garden Demonstration Harvest Planning
Oregon Garden Demonstration Harvest Planning – OSWA Tour
Details:
Sept 22, 2 PM – Oregon Garden. The tour will try to depart promptly at 2. Tour will be back to the parking lot at 4:30.
Address: 879 West Main Street, Silverton.
Meet in the first large parking lot on the right – this is the Garden entrance itself. This is before the resort and after the Gordon House. There will be a sign at the entrance.
This will be a carpooling tour – on good rock roads. We will try to consolidate the number of cars – so be prepared for that if you can.
This is a tour at the very front end of the harvest project. Margaret Miller and other OFRI and Garden staff are working to restore oak woodlands that were historically present on the site before Christmas trees were planted there about 60 years ago. As part of the project, she will also level a pad for Oregon Garden use and plant other species as part of the demonstration work.
What we will do and see:
We will drive a small loop at The Oregon Garden and stop along the way. We will walk up into the harvest areas – totaling about 4 acres, and talk through the many considerations and questions Margaret has to overcome to accomplish the goals. At this point there are not solid answers – this will be about how to approach a project like this, what questions to ask, and where to find answers. Members of the group will offering perspectives and ideas, and Margaret will share what she’s already done and working on, and what questions are still unanswered. Like most of us approaching a project, she won’t have answers at the beginning. Topics:
· Goals
· Roads, landings, access
· Timber Cruising and how much information you need up front?
· Hiring contractors
· Slash management
· Next steps
· Lots of others…
I’ve been there with Margaret and think this is a great project for small woodland owners to learn from – from start to finish. We appreciate her opening it up to us at this stage.
As the project develops, we hope to follow it through the harvest and reforestation.
We hope to see you there. An RSVP would be helpful so we know what to expect. Thanks!
Terry, Mike and Margaret
Lane County TFOY Tour
Please join us to tour the beautiful (and meticulously managed) property of our 2026 Lane County Tree Farmer of the Year.
Master Woodland Manager - NE Oregon
The OSU Extension - Master Woodland Manager (MWM) training will be offered in northeast Oregon this fall! The MWM program provides advanced, hands-on training in forest management through a combination of online coursework and in-person field days. Whether you own one or 1,000 acres, the MWM program will help you further your skills and understanding of forest management and empower you to share your knowledge with peers, neighbors, and local organizations.
This fall’s training will be led by Extension Foresters, Jacob Putney and John Punches, with support from MWM Coordinator, Sarah Cameron. The course includes seven field days, with each focusing on core forestry topics such as forest health, silviculture, watersheds, taxes and more. Sessions will take place on Fridays from September 18th through November 20th, meeting every other week until October 30th, then weekly until graduation. Most field sites will be located in Union County.
Registration is open now! The cost of the training is $100 for individuals, $150 for couples or family members, or free for returning Master Woodland Managers. For the full schedule and to register online, visit:
NE MWM Training: https://beav.es/mwm-ne
For questions, registration assistance, or more information, please contact Sarah Cameron at sarah.cameron@oregonstate.edu or (503) 821-1118.
We are looking forward to offering this training and hope you can join us!
Committee for Family Forestlands meeting
Attend, either in person or virtually, a Committee for Family Forestlands meeting.
Coos-Curry Stuntzner Tree Farm Tour
The program will include property history, streamside protections, and wetland buffers.
The tour will be held on September 12th from 10am - noon. We are meeting up at the Coaledo Weigh Station which is just south east of Coaledo right off Hwy 42.
There is limited space for this tour, so if wish to attend be sure to RSVP to me so that I can mark you down for a spot. You can RSVP to Jayson.Wartnik@hmwcpas.com Please RSVP by 9/4/2026.
2025 Woodland Farmer of the Year Picnic / N2N Tour
Clackamas County Farm Forestry Association Woodland Farmer of the Year, Neighbor-to-Neighbor Tour and Summer Picnic.
Featuring reforestation efforts to restore a healthy forest and the wildlife that use it!”
September 12, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Richards Family Barre Forest, Estacada
$15 per person. Registration open.
The Richards family Barre Forest was the Clackamas Woodland Farmer of the Year 2025. Their story is one of persistence, passion and dedication to forest stewardship. Bret and Sandy Richards acquired ten acres in 2003, four years after it had been harvested and not reforested. Their first challenge was to battle the brush, which was mostly blackberries. They found that they loved planting and growing trees and all the learning in the process. The Richards enjoyed their forest so much that they expanded their ownership, acquiring another forty acres to the east, taking on more planting and brush management. Over the years, they worked with OSU Extension, Clackamas County Farm Forestry Association, Oregon Department of Forestry and National Resources Conservation Services, both on their land and for their community through volunteering. Join us to learn about their experience and celebrate their accomplishments after twenty-three years of work to improve the forest and make a home for their family.
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Douglas Tree Farmer of the Year Tour
Douglas County Small Woodlands Association
Tree Farmer of the Year Tour 2026
Steve & Leslie Beckley
Elkton, OR
Saturday, September 12, 9-1:00
Dress for conditions and wear sturdy shoes
Questions? or to Register douglaschapteroswa@gmail.com 541-459-1402
Registration required by September 4.
Schedule:
9:00 Social w/ coffee and donuts courtesy of AgWest
10-1:00 Tree Farm Tour
1:00 Lunch provided by DSWA at the Beckley family picnic grounds in Elkton
Columbia County Board Meeting
Join us for the Columbia County Board meeting at 7:00pm at the Fern Hill Grange.
Campfire Conversations - Baker County
The Northern Blues Forest Collaborative is hosting two informal "Campfire Conversations" about the Blue Mountain Forest Plan Revision. These family-friendly events will explore how the different plan options could shape the landscape, what that means for the community, and how your questions, comments, and values can help guide the direction of the plan revision. Please see the attached flyers, as well as the details below, about these upcoming events.
Campfire Conversations:
Wallowa County
Thursday, August 13th, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Cloverleaf Hall, Wallowa County Fairgrounds (600 NW 1st St., Enterprise, OR 97828)
Baker County
Wednesday, September 2nd, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Churchill School (3451 Broadway St., Baker City, OR 97814)
Food is provided, families are welcome, and participants will learn how to submit official comments. For more information and to RSVP, visit: https://northernbluescollaborative.org/events.
Thinning Tour at Cedar Spring Tree Farm
Join the Benton Small Woodlands members for a Tour of On-going Thinning
Cedar Spring Tree farm, located between Corvallis and Monmouth
Dave Hibbs and Sarah Karr are thinning their 35-year-old Douglas-fir forest to improve individual tree growth and stimulate understory development for improved wildlife habitat. Openings are also made around groups of hardwoods. Come hear about the trade-offs among the different options for thinning density and regularity (we like irregularity) and see a magical harvester at work.
We will meet August 28, at 8:30 am. We will meet at our farm neighbor's gravel lot 14200 Airlie Road, Monmouth) and car pool from there. There will be walking and logging slash to contend with. Please bring a hardhat if you have one.
There will be lots of opportunity for questions and discussion as we walk through the forest. We plan to wrap up before 11.
Any questions, call Sarah Edwardsson at 541-231-7829.