Monday, August 11, 2025

2026 CCSWA February Bare Root Forest and Riparian Seedlings Sale

 

We are now taking orders for our 2026 February Bare Root Forest and Riparian Seedlings sale. We will have Douglas fir and Western Red Cedar seedlings availableDouglas fir are 2-year-old (1 + 1) seedlings. Seed source is Vernonia 2.0 low elevation medium gain from the ODF J.E. Schroeder Seed Orchard.  This seedling is suitable for our Columbia County seed zone 5 and similar areas.  The western red cedar is a 2-year-old (P+1) seedling. We have a large crop of Douglas fir and cedar for 2026 and will be able to fill some large orders (>100 bags) of Douglas fir. There are 120 seedling per bag of Douglas fir and 100 seedlings per bag of Western Red Cedar. Seedlings will be available the 2nd Saturday in February 2026.

To order seedlings fill out the form at this link: CCSWA Reservation Request Form for 2026 Crop

If you have have questions, call Bill Hanson (503) 429-9101 or Mark Dreyer (503) 369-9592


Friday, August 1, 2025

August Forest Foraging N2N Tree Farm Tour

The Forest Foraging Tree Farm Tour is a Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) event and is being hosted by OSWA, OFRI, and the Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill OSWA Chapters. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and share a potluck meal with members from all 3 chapters and others in our community, and to learn about foraging in your forest. Because it is a N2N event, please feel free to invite others to join us. Be sure to RSVP. Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, August 9th
Time: Noon - 2pm
Location: 23515 Beaver Falls Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016
RSVP by 8/5/2025 to: Darcy Davis, 503-550-2361 cell/text, darcydavis4OSWA@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!