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!

2025 CCSWA Summer Picnic

Please join us for the 2025 CCSWA summer picnic and farm tour.

Host Jack and Tobie Finzel
17933 Keasey Road
Vernonia Oregon 97064

You must RSVP to Mark Dreyer at 503-369-9592, mdreyer51@msn.com. See details below. We hope to see you there!

Twilight Tour of Bob Hoard's Tree Farm

The June Twilight Tour is being hosted by CCSWA and OSU Extension. Here are the details:

Wednesday 6/25 - Twilight Tour of Bob Hoard's Tree Farm

Hosted by the Columbia County Small Woodlands Association and OSU Extension

Date: Wednesday, June 25th
Time: 4pm - 7pm
Location: 71889 Fern Hill Road, Rainier, OR 97048

Tree to Timber Tour: Stimson Mill and Matteson Demonstration Forest

OSU Extension and OSWA are hosting a tour at the Matteson Demonstration Forest and a tour of the nearby Stimson sawmill. I hope that you can join us. Below are the details and a link where you can register.

Event Name: Tree to Timber Tour: Stimson Mill and Matteson Demonstration Forest
Date: Tuesday, June 3rd
Time: 10am to 3:30pm
Location: Meet at McMenamins Grand Lodge (3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116)
REGISTER HERE: https://beav.es/Nxj

2025 Columbia County Small Woodlands Spring Dinner Meeting

Join us for the CCSWA Spring Dinner Meeting on May 3rd from 5-9pm at Fern Hill Grange, 72612 Fern Hill Rd, Rainier, OR 97048. You must RSVP to Mark Dreyer at 503-369-9592. See details below. We hope to see you there!

2025 CCSWA Tree Sale Price List

The CCSWA Tree Sale is coming up in just a little over a  week on Saturday March 8th from 8:30am to 1:30pm (volunteers arrive at 7:00am to setup). We are at the Columbia County Fairgrounds again this year. Enter the sale through Gate#2 off Bachelor Flat Rd. Please see the earlier post for all of the details. Here is the price list for the seedlings and bags of seedlings that will be available. Cash and checks only. We often sell out, so come early for best selection. We hope to see you there!

26th Annual Seedling Sale

Columbia County Small Woodlands Association is holding our Annual Tree Sale on Saturday March 8th in St Helens. We will be at the Columbia County Fairgrounds again this year. Please help us get the word out. We hope to see you there!

2024 Columbia County Small Woodlands Fall Dinner Meeting

 Join us for the CCSWA Annual Meeting on November 2nd from 5-9pm at Quincy Grange, 78314 Rutters Rd in Clatskanie. You must RSVP to Mark Dreyer at 503-369-9592. See details below. We hope to see you there!

Schedule of Events

• 5 pm      Doors open
• 5:30       General business, updates, elections. Say goodbye to John Krause 45.5 years with ODF
• 6 pm      Dinner
• 7 pm      Guest Speaker, Don Sohler, Oregon Dept of Forestry. Topic: recovery of Abandoned Steam Donkey to Tillamook Forest Center
• 9 pm      Done

2025 CCSWA February Bare Root Forest and Riparian Seedlings Sale

 

We are now taking orders for our 2025 February Bare Root Forest and Riparian Seedlings sale. We will have Douglas fir and Western Red Cedar seedlings available. Douglas Fir are 2-year-old (1 + 1) seedlings. Seed source is Vernonia 2.0 low elevation mixture of med and high gain from the J.E. Schroeder Seed Orchard.  This seedling is suitable for our Columbia County seed zone 5.  The western red cedar is a 2-year-old (P+1) seedling. We have a large crop of Douglas fir for 2025. 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 2025.

There is a significant savings per bag if you are a Columbia County Small Woodlands Association member. To join, go to https://oswa.org/join-or-renew and select Columbia as your primary chapter.

To order seedlings fill out the form at this link: CCSWA Reservation Request Form for 2025 Crop

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

2024 CCSWA Summer Picnic

Please join us for the 2024 CCSWA summer picnic and farm tour on July 20th from 8am-1pm. You must RSVP to Mark Dreyer at 503-369-9592. Limited to 50 guests, and we expect to fill quickly. See details below. We hope to see you there!