Posts by Gabriel Bradford
Oak Basin lessons learned being passed along
LCSWA tour displays conservation efforts in Linn County Family forestry has flowered at the Oak Basin Tree Farm. The Linn County property is a checkerboard of wildlife habitat, agroforestry and…
Read More28th annual Linn seedling sale coming Feb. 4, 2023
Oregon ash off the table due to emerald ash borer The 28th annual Linn County Small Woodlands Association Seedling Sale is on tap for Feb. 4, 2023 — at the…
Read MoreSept 24 Oak Basin tour features timely demonstrations, views and even lunch
Rescheduled from August, the Linn County Small Woodlands Association “tree farmer of the year” walking tour will be Saturday Sept. 24. Hosting will be the families of Ed and Jim…
Read MoreHungry Hill tour captures recovery from damaging ice storm
Woodland skills help White tree farm survive 2021 disaster It was a tour showcasing the vagaries of nature, some local history, and Oregon timber ingenuity.South of Scio on the north…
Read MoreDreaded ash borer arrives in Oregon
March of invasive pest foretold; allowing forestry officials time to shelter gene pools The widely reported arrival of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Oregon is serious news for the…
Read MoreLinn board broadens budget options
For many years, Linn County has separated operation income and expense from seedling sale income and expense. When Sherm Sallee initiated the chapter’s annual seedling sale, the profits were to…
Read MoreMerzenich family recognized for Oak Basin farm efforts
Oak Basin Tree Farm, a 956-acre family enterprise located south of Brownsville in the Coburg Hills, has been chosen as Linn County’s Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year for 2022.…
Read MoreNew forestry rules come before state board in November
Rules guiding forest management in Oregon are changing and are scheduled to be approved by the Board of Forestry on Nov. 30. If approved, the rule changes which are the…
Read MoreLinn County tree farmers experience a tale of two Aprils
With a nod toward Charles Dickens, April 2022 was quite a contrast with April 2021, at least in the rainfall department. Here on the Tree Farm (5 miles east of…
Read More2022 annual Seedling Sale on track for success!
The 2022 Linn County Small Woodlands Association Seedling Sale is on track for another successful year with proceeds providing college scholarships, 4-H awards, and other educational programs. We have received…
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