Registration required by Sept. 21st.
2022 Linn County OSWA Tree Farmer of the Year Tour - Oak Basin Tree Farm, Ed and Jim Merzenich and family
Tour topics will include thinning, reforestation, oak restoration, and noxious weed control. Emphasis will be placed on maintaining native flora for wildlife under changing climatic conditions. Reducing drought stress and managing fuels to reduce wildfire risks by using cattle grazing will also be discussed. Oak Basin contains significant oak and native prairie and is home to the endangered Fender’s blue butterfly. We demonstrate a viable flow of harvestable timber can be produced from a property, managed for native species protection.
Shane Hetzler of Trout Mountain Forestry will discuss objectives for commercial thinning to be started this fall. Advanced Land Management (ALM Sweet Home) will demo masticating brush and small trees in a pre-commercial thinning operation, also view pine stands thinned, masticated, and pruned last year.
This will primarily be a walking tour on established roads. A wagon with benches will be available for individuals with mobility issues. Stunning views of the south Willamette valley await you on the tour. This is a “Howdy Neighbor” tour sponsored by OSWA and includes catered lunch, snacks and refreshments.
Date: Saturday September 24, 2022 (this is a rescheduled date from August)
Time: begins 9:30 am
Registration required by Sept. 21st. To register email nicole.masonmartin@oregonstate.edu with name, contact phone, number attending, and any dietary restrictions, or call 541-713-5000.
Directions: The address is 35200 Northernwood Drive. To get there travel south on Washburn street from Brownsville (aka Gap road) for 5 miles then turn east onto Northernwood. Oak Basin is at the end of the road. OSWA tour signs will lead the way.
Prospective OSWA members who attend this tour will be offered free membership for the remainder of the year. Information on this event is also on the website Linncountyswa.com
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Registration will close in early October or once capacity reaches 150 – register soon!
Tree School returns for a Tree School Field Day at Hopkins Demonstration Forest in Oregon City
You are invited to join us for a Tree School Field Day at Hopkins Demonstration Forest! The Field Day will include a series of field classes and demonstrations to attend. The wide variety of forest types and demonstration areas across the 140 acres at Hopkins provide diverse educational opportunities.
Likely topics include logging with a tractor and winch, wildfire defensible space, sawmill demonstration, ponds for wildlife habitat, reforestation, bigleaf maple tapping, tree thinning and pruning, and many more. You can view other likely topics for the Tree School Field Day or register online at https://beav.es/iKU. Registration is $25 including lunch. There is no special youth programming, but those 16 – 17 are welcome to join at a discounted rate. We hope to see you there!
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Hopkins Demonstration Forest - 16750 S Brockway Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
To register: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/clackamas/events/tree-school-field-day-hopkins-demonstration-forest
For questions or accommodation requests, please contact Jean Bremer at the Clackamas County OSU Extension office at jean.bremer@oregonstate.edu or 503-655-8631.
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