April, 2017 1 April, 2017 April WCSWA Meeting – Tues. April 25, North Plains Fire Station 7:00pm Seed and Seedling Availability Understanding Markets & Planting for the Future We will have a duo of speakers and possibly a trio addressing this important issue. Ryan Gordon, ODF’s Family Forestland Coordinator, will start off the meeting by addressing some of the issues we’re dealing with, including seedling availability for post -fire restoration, as well as resources for landowners looking to reforest following harvest. ODF State Geneticist, Don Kaczmarek, will focus on the Schroeder Seed Orchard and Oregon Seed Bank, and will speak to adaptation for climate change Mike Taylor from IFA Nursery, will address the current state of the nursery market and new ideas for providing for small woodland owners’ needs. Funding Opportunities Outlined At WCSWA Meeting The March 28 th WCSWA Monthly Meeting featured a panel of potential sources of funding and other assistance for small woodland owners. The panel included Gail Stinnett, Director of the local USDA Farm Services Agency, Dean Moberg, USDA NRCS Basin Resource Conservationist, and Juli Waarvik, Outreach and Enrollment Specialist for the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District. Gail Stinnett described the disaster related programs that Farm Service Agency has available. She pointed out that in the case of a disaster, the FSA Emergency Forest Restoration Program may pay up to 75% of the cost of replanting trees, clearing roads, and other actions needed to get land back into production. See “Programs” page 8 Forest Forum Washington County Small Woodlands Association Left to right: Juli Waarvik, Dean Moberg, Gail Stinnett
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April, 2017
April WCSWA Meeting – Tues. April 25, North Plains Fire Station 7:00pm
Seed and Seedling Availability Understanding Markets & Planting for the Future
We will have a duo of speakers and possibly a trio addressing this important issue.
Ryan Gordon, ODF’s Family Forestland Coordinator, will start off the meeting by addressing some of the issues we’re dealing with, including seedling availability for post-fire restoration, as well as resources for landowners looking to reforest following harvest.
ODF State Geneticist, Don Kaczmarek, will focus on the Schroeder Seed Orchard and Oregon Seed Bank, and will speak to adaptation for climate change
Mike Taylor from IFA Nursery, will address the current state of the nursery market and new ideas for providing for small woodland owners’ needs.
Funding Opportunities Outlined At WCSWA Meeting The March 28
th WCSWA Monthly Meeting featured
a panel of potential sources of funding and other assistance for small woodland owners. The panel included Gail Stinnett, Director of the local USDA Farm Services Agency, Dean Moberg, USDA NRCS Basin Resource Conservationist, and Juli Waarvik, Outreach and Enrollment Specialist for the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District. Gail Stinnett described the disaster related programs that Farm Service Agency has available. She pointed out that in the case of a disaster, the FSA Emergency Forest Restoration Program may pay up to 75% of the cost of replanting trees, clearing roads, and other actions needed to get land back into production.
See “Programs” page 8
Forest Forum Washington County Small
Woodlands Association
Left to right: Juli Waarvik, Dean Moberg, Gail Stinnett
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WCSWA Leadership President – Bonnie Shumaker, 503-324-7825,[email protected] Vice-President – Vic Herinckx, [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer – Bob Shumaker; 503-324-7825
; John and Cathy Dummer – 503-970-8789, [email protected]; Mike Messier, 503-233-2131, [email protected] Tualatin River Watershed Council Representatives: Tom Nygren, primary, 503-628-5472,
Oregon Woodland Cooperative Annual Meeting WCSWA Monthly Meeting Into the Woods Naturescaping Workshop Annual WCSWA Potluck OSWA Annual Meeting Tree Farmer of the Year Tour
9:30 – 1:00 Karger Tree Farm, 22700 NE Cove Orchard Rd.,Yamhill. For details, call N. Schroeder 503-628-2344 7 pm, N. Plains Fire Hall, “Seed and Seedling Availability: Understanding Markets & Planting for the Future” 7-9 pm Build Local Alliance, ADX, 417 SE 11th Ave. Portland. 9:00-11:00 Leedy Grange. See Potpourri, pg. 12 Shumaker’s Tree Farm in Banks – 5:00pm until dusk. Theme: Pre-commercial thinning. Directions in May FF Florence, OR. Watch for details from OSWA Steve and Lynn Harrel’s tree farm in Manning. Save the date.
WCSWA Website www.wcswa.com Website Manager: Michael Morgan Contact Tom Nygren or Bonnie Shumaker for web postings and information. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonCountySmall WoodlandsAssociation
Forest Forum Newsletter Editors: Tom Nygren & Bonnie Shumaker 503-628-5472 or 503-324-7825 e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Proofreaders: Bonnie Shumaker, Dan Hundley, Tom Nygren, Ardis Schroeder
The Tree Farm Tradin’ Post A free service to our members: List tree farm items/land to buy, sell, or trade. Contact Tom Nygren, 503-628-5472. Got a tool or piece of equipment you don’t need any more? Or maybe you are looking for tools, equipment, property, or materials? You can place a free advertisement in Forest Forum. Another way for tree farmers to help each other! (3 month limit)
Wanted: We need you! Please consider the following:
1)Join the Program Committee and help generate ideas or simply do the grunt work to set up our monthly programs and tours 2) Help WCSWA improve communication on Social Media (see Leadership, page 3).
Bob and I attended “Tree School” this year, and one of the classes I took was “Talking Forestry” led by Mike Cloughesy and Inka Bajadas of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI). For those who do not know, OFRI was created by the State Legislature in 1991 to improve public understanding of Oregon’s forest resources and to encourage environmentally sound forest management. OFRI puts out many quality publications like “Oregon Forest Facts” which has been available at the last two WCSWA meetings. They receive funding through a portion of the harvest tax you pay when you harvest your trees. Their website is www.oregonforests.org. In addition to good communication from OFRI, it is also important for us to tell our forestry story personally. It often seems necessary to stand up for our industry in the face of much mis-information, which is why I signed up for the class. Here is some of what I learned about “Talking Forestry” that will help in how you communicate in telling your forest’s story:
1.) Simplify – use short sentences and short words. Avoid technical terms.
2.) Know your audience - typically 20% of people are dead set against you, 20% agree and
60% are undecided. The 60% are your target audience.
3.) Have your facts straight – Use reputable sources like OSU, ODF, OFRI, USFS or .edu
websites.
4.) Don’t be angry or emotional – accept that there are different viewpoints and build from
there.
5.) Tell your story – Personal experiences humanize the situation
6.) Listen more than you talk. Rehearse your remarks, if possible
7.) Look for common ground (most people can agree on the value of forests and wildlife).
8.) Proofread written communication 3 times. It’s OK to write angry letters just DON’T
SEND them.
Next came Social Media tips for “Talking Forestry,” and I went from “that makes sense” to “what in the world are they talking about?” WCSWA does have a Facebook page and I even know we paid to have it “boosted” to advertise our plant sale (Thank you, Cathy Dummer). I’ve heard of Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Linkedin, Pinterest and Snapchat, which are the ones listed in the class as most commonly used, but I don’t know how to use any of them. I must admit I’m not inclined to learn either. So I am acknowledging the importance of the above communication tools, especially to younger people, and realize there are people out there who do know how to use them. Here is my plea:
Can you help? WCSWA needs to expand its presence in social media and we need a volunteer to do this. Contact me or any Board Member (information on page 2) to volunteer to do as much or as little as you are willing to do – and Thank You!
Bonnie Shumaker PS: A while ago, the Forest Forum recommended a book called “Norwegian Wood, Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way,” by Lars Myting. A fellow WCSWA member told me she had read it and enjoyed it a lot, so I got it from the library. We liked it so much that we bought it. Who would have thought that a non-fiction book about firewood could be so fun! You will likely find the book quoted in this and future Forest Forums, but don’t let that stop you from reading the whole book.
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The Satisfaction of Creating Your Woodpile
From “Norwegian Wood,” by Lars Mytting
“Physical work creates a kind of spiritual peace. Once a log is split it stays split. You can’t change the split or improve it. The frustrations of the day disappear into the wood and from there into the stove. One of firewood’s most attractive qualities is that it burns up and disappears. No committee will ever study it, nor will it be compared with another, competing log. Sooner or later, in the course of the winter, all the logs that have been badly chopped and clumsily split will end up in the flames too, and the heat they provide will be indistinguishable from the heat provided by the perfect logs – and isn’t there an added spice to the pleasure of burning that particularly obstinate pine root?”
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Timber Innovation Act Seeks New Uses for Wood
EMILY HOARD The News-Review
The Timber Innovation Act seeks to find new uses for wood as material for tall buildings. Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Oregon Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader, have joined the Senate and House in introducing the bipartisan act.
The bill would create a program for advancing tall wood building construction in the U.S., authorize the annual Tall Wood Building Prize Competition for the next five years and establish federal grants for education, outreach, research and development that would accelerate the use of wood in buildings over 85 feet tall.
Based in Riddle, D.R. Johnson Lumber Co. became the first manufacturer in the U.S. certified to produce cross-laminated timber panels for tall wood building construction in 2015. “We applaud the members of Congress who co-sponsored the Timber Innovation Act bill and encourage others to sign on,” said Valerie Johnson, president and CEO of D.R. Johnson. Her team has worked with architects, engineers and researchers to pioneer mass timber construction in the country.
“Programs” continued from page 1 This fits situations where resources are damaged or impaired by a natural disaster, such as wind events, flooding, earthquakes, etc. She pointed out how important it is to have before and after pictures, with date stamp, of the impacted areas. Getting good pictures of your resources before a disaster can make filing a claim much easier. Next, she mentioned the Tree Assistance Program, which only applies to Christmas trees, vineyards, etc. Finally, she discussed the CREP and ECREP programs (Conservation Reserve Program, and Enhanced Conservation Reserve Program). These programs have been used very successfully in conjunction with Clean Water Services’ programs to establish riparian buffers that provide summer cooling effects on streams. Dean Moberg laid out several programs that provide benefits for small woodland owners. Some of these programs are well-known and used by many woodland owners, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). EQIP provides funds for many different kinds of forest management activities, including afforestation, site preparation, pre-commercial thinning, invasive species control, forest management plans, and others. Right now NRCS is focusing their EQIP efforts in the Dairy-McKay Creek watersheds. The deadline for entering this program is May 19
th.
A newer program is the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCCP), that helps forest landowners enter the carbon sequestration market. The Pinchot Institute is the major partner in this effort: NRCS provides funding for the base plan needed, and the Pinchot Institute performs the necessary detailed carbon inventory. Though NRCS will fund management plans for even very small properties, the carbon program really only works for larger properties (100 acres or more). The deadline for entering this program is May 19
th.
Dean also discussed the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which is a 5 year contract with landowners to recognize their good stewardship. A number of forest landowners in the County have participated in this program in the past. Finally, Dean pointed out how a web-based soil inventory program can help woodland owners. This packaged program, available online as “web soil survey”, gives a landowner a means to download site specific soils information that will be of use in planning and management.
Continued on page 9
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Juli Waarvik of Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District described how TSWCD– a local organization dedicated to conserving and protecting natural resources in Washington County – identifies resource concerns and develops programs to address them. The primary resource issues they have identified at this time are soil health and erosion, fish and wildlife habitat, invasive species, conservation education, forest health, and agriculture viability. There are programs for:
Water quality – focused on Dairy-McKay Creek and Middle Tualatin River areas, and
addressing point and nonpoint pollution, turbidity and siltation, and low summer flows,
particularly as they affect summer stream temperatures.
Riparian restoration – including shading, bank and filter stabilization, wildlife, and invasive species.
Technical assistance, particularly for weeds and erosion.
Streamside restoration: ECREP, RCCP, and VEGBAC. VEGBAC is a unique program developed by TSWCD, along with Clean Water Services, NRCS, and FSA. It provides an incentive to plant trees and shrubs in situations where ECREP doesn’t fit. It is a 15-30 stewardship agreement – with a 5 year cost-share program, and offers the advantage of relieving the landowner from the initial planting, and the necessary post-planting monitoring and maintenance will be performed by TSWCD. A unique feature is a “cumulative impact bonus” which provides a bonus for landowners that mutually agree to the program covering a contiguous stretch of stream.
Stop by the FSA office and complete a “Customer Data Worksheet” which is required for entering any USDA program. All three agencies – FSA, NRCS, and TSWCD – are co-located at 1080 Baseline, Hillsboro, OR “Thank You” Plant Sale Volunteers
Some of you labeled, priced, sorted and made attractive the tables on Friday. Others helped customers in many ways on Saturday. The result was that despite being outdoors under a tent again, we made a profit of $2,000 to fund a scholarship to the ODF College of forestry. We had many new faces for volunteers which made it fun and easy for all.
A big Thanks to: Karen Graham – our leader
Also: Marc Ahrendt John & Cathy Dummer Dana Gordon Mike Jamieson Sharon Hundley Tom & Pat Nygren Miles Merwin Jude Lichtenstein Bob Shumaker Neil & Ardis Schroeder Susan Schmidlin Beth Adams Bonnie Shumaker Lynn & Steve Harrel Tom & Deb Kapfer Judy Pond Wally Dodge Lorrie & Dean Trump Phillip Curtis Dallas & Sharon Boge Norbert LePage Becky & Tom Mehringer Jolene Adams Sam Sadtler
Vic Herinckx
“Thank you” Seedling Sale Volunteers
The seedling sale just completed its 17th year having sold a total of just over one million seedlings – a veritable forest! The seedling sale offers quality seedlings to our members and generates enough profit to fund our chapter’s activities and help with scholarships. Volunteers drove to Lewis River Reforestation, hefted bags onto trucks, had lunch, and then unloaded the bags into coolers.
A big thanks to Don Sohler, WCSWA’s new Seedling Chair
And Paul Sansone and the Walker Family for the use of their coolers.
Also: Mark Ahrendt Rich Gaebel Gordon Dana Richard Hanschu Wally Dodge Ann Hanschu Doug Eddy Mike Jamison Bob Shumaker Mel Mortensen Bonnie Shumaker
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North Plains & Longview WANTED: Land & Timber, standing timber and pulp logs
Rob Vance – (360) 355-2817 Paul Hadaller – (360) 431-9661
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Forestry Challenge Accepted “Central Oregonian,” From an article created on Friday, 10 March 2017 | Written by Holly Scholz
Powell Butte Community Charter School third-grade teacher Allyson Hamlik, dressed in lumberjack attire, debriefs with her students after the forestry storyline kick-off assembly.
“There are two very, very important products that come from wood,” Bruce Daucsavage, president of Ochoco Lumber Company, told Powell Butte students Wednesday morning. “Dollar bills and
toilet paper”. He added forests are also important for water, animals, fishing and hunting.
"It's really important to understand that forests are hundreds and hundreds of years old, and there are thousands of creatures that depend upon the forest," Daucsavage told the budding foresters. "It's up to us to leave the forest in better shape than when we first entered the forest."
"Storyline is a methodology of teaching, added Dana Millin, the local storyline consultant who wrote the forestry storyline.”They retain the material so much better because they're living it. They're living the story." Forestry is phase three of the school’s “Riverkeepers” storyline. Millin wrote the previous water and ranching storylines for local students. Kirin Stryker, the place based education coordinator at PBCCS, will implement the forestry storyline over the next 11 weeks as kindergarten through eighth-grade students explore the topic through research and art projects, class visitors and field trips. For the last three years, Stryker provided professional development through her work with the Oregon State University Forestry School's Oregon Natural Resource Education Program as part of its Stewardship Schools Program.
"They'll be learning about forests until spring break, and then right after spring break, we're going to start going places," Stryker said. They have partnered with the Forest Service for their forest introductory field studies at Wildcat Campground near Mill Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest. They plan forest incidence field trips to the Redmond Air Center. They'll visit a local saw mill and a logging site.
When the fifth-graders take their coast trip, they will visit a coastal forest. Eighth-graders will learn about the subalpine forest at Timberline near Mt. Hood and Silver Falls State Park when they take a trip to the Willamette Valley. And sixth-graders will learn about forestry when they go to Outdoor School. Steve Lent, a historian from the Bowman Museum, will share the history of local forestry. Smokey the Bear and Smokejumpers will pay a visit to discuss fire safety and wildfires.
The storyline will culminate on June 7 when PBCCS will host a community celebration. "We're going to have a simulation of a timber carnival," Millin said. A group of students from a high school in North Clackamas will visit and lead timber games. Children will rotate to various stations, and OSU Extension, Discover Your Forest, and some of the nonprofit community partners will be on hand for the timber carnival as well. Students will share their artwork and research projects with their families and community members.
"There's always food — the logger's lunch," Stryker said. "I don't know what's on the menu yet, but it's got to be hearty."
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Potpourri
New Members: Welcome to new members: Philip Curtis of North Plains and Greg and Olga Reznick of
Forest Grove. We are here to help members achieve their management goals. To get the most out of your membership, come to the meetings and tours that are scheduled throughout the year. (You’re always invited to the WCSWA meetings!). You’ll find many kindred spirits among our diverse membership – and many opportunities to learn and share together! If you have any questions or need help, contact any of the Directors, Officers, or Newsletter Editors listed on page 2 of this newsletter.
Spring Naturescaping Workshop: May 13, 9:00-11:00 Leedy Grange, Saltzman Road, Portland. Sign up at
www.swcd.net/event/naturescaping-workshop
Landslide hazard map. The map is online at: www.oregongeology.org/slido
Helpful Links:
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/treetopics to read Amy Grotta’s “Tree Topics” blog
www.oregonwoodlandcooperative.com to learn about the Oregon Woodland Cooperative
