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May, 2012
Forest Forum Washington County Small
Woodlands Association
A Panel for Market Options
Margaret Jones, Les Dougherty, Lyal Purinton, Steve Bowers, Kelly Evers, Paul Hadaller
At the April 24th WCSWA meeting, we were treated to a panel of diverse woodland experts who introduced us to a variety of market options for our timber.
Paul Hadaller of Pacific Fiber told how this family business started after Mt. St. Helens blew and there were tons of damaged timber that needed a market. They now have 125 employees and buy pulp wood to chip for paper products and ground cover. About 88% of an average 26-ton load will be chipped with the rest turned into ground cover. The highest demand is for Douglas-fir, but other species are used. They will take wood down to a 3-foot length. The pulp market is strong now, paying $35/ton.
Kelly Evers explained the pole market to us. He represents Stella Jones Company, a world-wide publically traded company that deals locally in poles, the high-end of the timber market. Doug-fir is the species used for the pole market. Kelly told us that most stands have some poles, and he would help identify poles for small
See Markets, page 6
May 22
nd – BBQ and Potluck
Each May, on our regular fourth Tuesday meeting night, WCSWA offers a potluck dinner and tour at a member’s tree farm. This year, Anne and Richard Hanschu have offered to host the event.
Barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs or garden burgers plus all the fixings will be provided. Your task is to bring something such as salad or dessert to round out the meal, plus what you wish to drink.
Following the meal, Anne and Richard will lead a tour of their beautiful tree farm. It will begin with a short, easy walking loop and will continue on a longer course for those who want to go further.
Just before the tour begins, Tom Nygren, WCSWA member and also on the the Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC), will present a short report on the goals and work of the council.
Please RSVP by May 18 so we will know how much BBQ food to buy. Bob or Bonnie Shumaker will be doing the shopping, so call them at (503)324-7825 or email [email protected]. Potluck Schedule: 5:30pm Social Time 6:00pm Dinner and TRWC talk 7:00pm Walking Tour Directions: Take Hwy. 6 west from Banks to Parson Rd. Turn right and keep to the left for one-half mile. Hanschu’s Little Beaver Tree Farm is on the left. Address: 14655 NW Parson Rd.
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The Prez Sez Spring Popping and June About to Bust Out
NEWS FLASH! Deadline for SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS has been extended to May 25th! The Scholarship Committee has extended the application period because the announcement date was later than usual this year. There is still time to apply! A sponsoring member or the applicant may contact the Prez at 503-284-6455 or [email protected] to get application materials promptly mailed via USPS. The arrival of spring again brings forth the anticipated burst of growth and activity. All manner of plants and wildlife are industriously getting down to the business that ensures their survival for another year. It is a time of optimism and dread for forest owners - optimism that the forest you nurture will thrive and dread that the competition will thrive equally well. In the spirit of the season, I e-mailed a photo of one of our well-pruned pear trees covered with freshly-popped blossoms to my three-year-old grandson, Ben. (He has to live in Seattle because his parents live there.) I called it a "popcorn tree". Also e-mailed my son Paul, his dad, suggesting the "popcorn tree" might generate an interesting discussion with Ben about protecting the popcorn from rain, whether the noise of the popping would awaken the neighbors, etc. I enjoy making such conversation with children and seeing how much goes back and forth before they catch on to the joke. It usually doesn't take long, but if they remain confused I always set things straight.
Spring is a busy time for your Washington County chapter of OSWA as well. The plant sale in March starts it off; harvest is complete and next year's crop already planted and growing. Scholarship applications are growing right now with crop to be harvested by May 25th and product distributed on June 5th. Our May potluck meeting at Hanschus' Little Beaver Creek Tree Farm on May 22nd will yield a great opportunity for members and their families to become better acquainted with their neighbors and colleagues and learn a little more about tree farming. DUES REDUCTION!! The OSWA Board has planted a reduction in membership dues for small forests. The expected yield is a crop of new members. From April 1, 2012 on, dues for 15 or fewer acres of forestland are $45 per year for new or renewing members. Dues for larger forests remain as they have been. This dues reduction makes now a good time for you to regale your non-member neighbors about the advantages of WCSWA and OSWA membership! Increasing our membership strengthens the member network and boosts the effectiveness of OSWA in its mission to maintain and improve the viability of family-owned forests.
Grunts, guides and greeters wanted! Many thanks to those members who have already signed up to help with the OSWA Annual Meeting June 22nd and 23rd! But we still need a few more!!! You were planning to attend anyway, right? So why not phone or e-mail the Prez or any Board member (contact info on the next page) to offer a bit of your time to help things run smoothly and make our out-of-county guests feel welcome? What's your specialty? Volunteer coordinator, guiding a field tour group, directing parking, greeting attendees, set-up, clean-up, or......? (Note to MWMs: Here's an opportunity to put in a few of those promised 80 hours.) If you can't attend on Friday, no problem. The greater need for help is with the Saturday tour. I am told Saturday's lunch will not disappoint, the tour will be informative and interesting, and a request has been submitted for ideal weather. See you at the May 22nd potluck meeting at the Hanschu's tree farm!
Jim Brown
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WCSWA Leadership President – Jim Brown, 503-284-6455 [email protected] Vice-President – Vic Herinckx, [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer – Bob Shumaker; 503-324-7825
[email protected] Board of Directors:
Pos. #1: Tom Nygren, 503-628-5472 [email protected] Pos. #2: Sam Sadtler 503-324-0223 [email protected] Pos. #3: Bonnie Shumaker – 503-324-7825 [email protected] Pos. #4: Scott Hayes 503-992-1509 [email protected] Pos. #5: Doug Eddy, 503-628-1468 [email protected] Pos. #6: Bill Triest – 503-626-1838 [email protected]
Legislative Committee Chair:
Scott Hayes, 503-992-1509, [email protected] Membership Committee:
Stuart Mulholland, 503-985-3168 Howell Hughes, 503-201-3748 Program Committee
Bill Triest – 503-626-1838; Beth Adams – 503-341-4943, Marge Hayes – 503-992-1509; Terry Howell – 503-357-2882, John and Cathy Dummer – 503-244-3812
Event Calendar
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Camp 18 Loggers Memorial – 10:00am at Camp 18 (milepost 18 on Sunset Highway.. WCSWA Annual Potluck Meeting – Richard and Anne Hanschu will host the potluck at 14655 NW Parsons Rd. (See page 1)
June 22-23
OSWA Annual Meeting – “Howdy Neighbor” Program – at Pacific University – hosted by Washington County Small Woodland Association
July 21 Stimson Lumber Mill Tour – 9:30am, Forest Grove
WCSWA Website www.wcswa.org Website Manager: Kathy Scott Contact Tom Nygren or Bonnie Shumaker for web postings and information.
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) For Sale: (none) Wanted: Small Alaskan Chainsaw Saw Mill (to build an Adirondack Lean-To, also called an Open Camp). Call Scott Hayes if you have a mill…or if you want the plans for a Lean-To….at 503-992-1509.
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Stocked with Douglas fir planted in 1991-1992. On County road; has two seasonal streams. Probably buildable, with power and telephone at property entrance. $179,000 – call 503-659-
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Loggers’ Memorial and Logging Exhibition
The 2012 Camp 18 Loggers Memorial Dedication and Logging Exhibition will be Saturday, May 12, beginning at 10:00am.
The Camp 18 Logging Museum Loggers Memorial was completed in 2009. The beautiful building houses a bronze statue of a timber faller and logging memorabilia as well as over 300 plaques commemorating loggers who’ve passed on. There will be about 20 new plaques dedicated this year.
Many local loggers will compete in the third annual Logging Exhibition as well as high school teams from Knappa, Scio, Sweet Home, Vernonia and Philomath. A highlight of last year’s event came during the competition between the top local rigging crew and the best of the high school teams. The students did great job and would have won if their teacher hadn’t dropped the pin out of the block during the climbing portion of the relay.
The Exhibition begins at 11:00 am. Events include tree climbing, choker setting, splicing, double bucking and the hook tender relay race. We will have a tree falling competition and a log loading competition too. Admission is FREE! Bring the whole family. Camp 18 is located at milepost 18 on Hwy 26, 42362 Hwy 26, Seaside, Oregon.
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Investments Acquisitions Exchanges Sales Jeffrey R Campbell, Principal Broker Gerald Hiebert, Broker (503) 957-7025 (503) 551-5300
Rural Property Investments, Ltd. 13500 SW 72
nd Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97223-8091
(503) 542-0095 Check out our website for our new search by map feature
OFRI Launches New Websites
Oregonforests.org is one of three new sites
designed to better communicate with the
public. Simultaneously, OFRI is launching
LearnForests.org for K-12 teachers and
forestry educators. These folks need easily
accessible sources of credible information
that align with state standards and
benchmarks for math and social science.
Expected this summer, OFRI will launch a
new site for forest landowners. This is a
collaborative effort by the Partnership for
Forestry Education, with funding assistance
from a federal grant.
KnowYourForest.org will effectively deliver
information, publications and specialty
content used by forest landowners.
Tualatin Basin Weed Watchers Workshops – 6:30 – 8:30pm Free workshops focusing on Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR). Learn to: Identify weeds and use Best Management Practices to control existing invaders
Thursday, May 10th Tuesday, June 5th Forest Grove Community Aud. Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge . 915 E. Main Street 19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood
Contact: Lacey Townsend, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, 503-648-3174x102
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FORESTLAND for SALE [email protected]
Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Markets, from page 1
small woodland owners. Stella Jones buys poles from south of Highway 26 and Philomath and takes them to McCormick’s mill in St. Helens. Currently the price for a 60-foot pole is $850 per thousand board feet. The minimum pole length is 30 feet. Steve Bowers, OSU forestry extension agent, explained to us that industrial forest owners set the commodity market and that small woodland owners really don’t have any power over the market, but that is not all bad since the industrial owners keep the mills running. He informed us that most of our harvest dollars will probably come from selling logs to the mills, and that most of our harvest will happen in the summer, even though the market generally peaks in March and April. This is due to the need to have rocked roads to harvest other than summer, and studies have shown that you would need a harvest of 700,000 board feet to justify the expense of rocking ½ mile of road. Lyal Purinton has a Woodmizer portable sawmill with which he adds value to his logs before selling them. He started with marketing beams and cants. He then discovered that the waste material after making beams could be used most profitably to make 1 x 6 tongue and groove paneling. He uses fir, cedar and alder. Les Dougherty and Margaret Jones of North Woods Figured Wood deal mostly in Big-leaf Maple and salvage unique burls or other “defects” which are turned into unique, highly-prized pieces of art. They also sell chunks or boards to wood working hobbyists for $8 per board foot. Les informed us that wood working is currently one of the fastest growing hobbies. He also informed us that Big-leaf Maple, which is so common to us, actually grows in a narrow window from NW Canada to N California and 166 miles inland. This makes our maple highly prized elsewhere. A lively question and answer period followed the panel’s presentation as those in attendance added to their knowledge base about marketing options for small woodland owners.
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TREE TALK by Bonnie Shumaker What do you do when you receive a phone call from a teacher who wants her students to learn and do service for forestry? I received a call last month from a Banks sixth grade teacher. The three sixth grade classes wanted to do an April 20, Earth Day project of planting trees. After explaining that it was too late in the year to plant conifers, I volunteered to investigate something else they could plant. I put in a call to April Olbrich of the Tualatin River Watershed Council to see if she knew of any needed planting of native plants that would fit the request and not surprisingly, she informed me that Earth Day requests were filled to overflowing. My next idea was to call WCSWA member Paul Sansone who lives on Gales Creek, and who I know has been improving his riparian area. As it turned out, Paul had made about 400 willow cuttings earlier this year from willow already growing in part of his riparian area. He had the willow cuttings sitting in five gallon buckets filled with water where they were forming roots. He was just getting ready to plant them, but agreed to wait if the students would be willing to do their Earth Day project early. The teachers agreed and were ecstatic to have a project in which the students could be involved. April 5th was the day, and the students showed up ready and willing to work. After an introduction of the project by Paul on how to space the willow shoots (one foot apart), with an extra task of how to identify the noxious weed, garlic mustard, and how to pull it out without breaking off the roots (pull gently and slowly), the students set out to work. They were armed with a piece of rebar to use to drill a hole, and each one planted three or four willow shoots. Paul had purposefully left a couple of garlic mustard plants hoping they would be found, but the students found way more than that. Paul had promised a prize for any garlic mustard that was pulled, so he made good on the promise by picking a bouquet of daffodils from his extensive garden for each successful finder. The weather held off until the job was done. The students finished the job in record time and did it well with thankfully no accidents involving Gales Creek which was running fast and full. I give many thanks to Paul for his willingness to host this project and to the students for helping improve this stretch of Gales Creek.
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International Guests Visit WCSWA Event
The April meeting on Marketing Options drew the attention of two members of the World Forestry Institute International Fellowship Program. Cristhian Gutierrez from Bolivia is here to study strategies for marketing in his home country. Tendayi Mhlanga from Zimbabwe is researching how to get the best value from wood for his country. We enjoyed meeting them and hope they learned from our presentation.
Cristhian Gutierrez, Bolivia
Tendayi Mhlanga, Zimbabwe
HISTORY MWM Feb. Update
For you history buffs out there, a historical look at Oregon's wood product industry (via Oregon Dept. of Economic Analysis): http://oregoneconomicanalysis.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/historical-look-at-oregons-wood-pro duct-industry/
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Memorial to a Great Woodsman and Friend
By Bonnie Shumaker
As reported in last month’s Forest Forum, Wendell Walker passed away on March 19th. Bob and I attended his memorial service at the World Forestry Center. Many people spoke of their memories of Wendell who was a successful businessman besides being a small woodland owner and benefactor. Bob was asked to speak on behalf of the forestry community, and I asked Wendell’s son, Ian, for a copy of the very moving speech he gave. Following are highlights from both talks.
From Bob Shumaker: “I am here today because Wendell picked my wife Bonnie and me to carry on for him and Barbara in their forestry outreach endeavors at the local level. They have done much at the local and state level to improve education and passion to do well as stewards of our forest lands. Chal Langren, OSU Extension agent, described Wendell as a ‘well-trained and educated business guy who never forgot his forestry roots.’
We met Wendell and Barbara after our retirement in 2000 when we had a chance to be more active in WCSWA affairs. Wendell was a behind-the-scenes guy. Wendell’s gift was motivating people to accomplish the outcomes that he visualized. Wendell had a vision of what he thought the Washington County chapter of OSWA should be from looking at the best practices of the other county chapters. These were: improving communication through a monthly newsletter and providing services to members which also provided revenue for the chapter to do good works.
Wendell implemented his vision of better communication by tapping Tom Nygren, who was newly retired from the Forest Service, and providing him with the right software to produce a newsletter as well as offering mailing services through his office. He also tapped my wife, Bonnie, to write articles for the newsletter.
In 2001, Wendell asked if I might be interested in becoming an officer of the Washington County chapter, and I said sure. At the annual meeting that year, Wendell announced that Bonnie and I were the new co-presidents. To our knowledge there had been no formal election, and there was no such position of co-presidents. However, we served from 2001 to 2005 and were actually elected in the years after the first year.
In 2001, the chapter distributed its first crop of seedlings to members as part of Wendell’s vision of providing new services to members and increasing the revenue of the chapter. Wendell had contracted with a seedling nursery to start growing these seedlings in 1999, and we continue to do this today. We deliver approximately 50,000 seedlings per year which are distributed from Wendell’s apple cooler each year. Wendell was a great mentor to Bonnie and me personally and to the forest community as a whole. Bob France, a neighbor of ours who purchased seedlings in the past, sent me an email on hearing of Wendell’s passing, saying ‘We all loved Wendell so much. He was and still is so instrumental in our small woodland community. When I look at my trees, I see him.’ ”
From Ian Walker: “If we had some comfortable chairs, on a shady porch, and we had an entire
afternoon… I could start in on what my dad meant to me. But by the time it got dark, I would have just begun.
I’d like to tell each of you how my dad felt about you… and how much you meant to him. No matter what kind of relationship you had with My Dad this will ring true. Please listen to this as though I am speaking directly to you… and only you.
See Memorial, page 10
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Memorial, from page 9 Here is how he felt about you:
By the time my Dad first met you, he was already excited to know you. He knew right away that the two of you would get along well, and he told you that with his smile, with his eyes, with his hand shake and with his hug.
He was genuinely interested in you, and he wanted to know what you were doing and what you were thinking and planning. My Dad saw in you all the best things that you are, he held you that way in his heart and because of this he always expected the best from you.
Here is what you meant to him: Because My Dad knew how special each one of you is, he also knew how lucky he was to have you in his life. His ability to hold you in his heart at your best in turn rewarded him with amazing relationships. If you feel like you had a special relationship with my dad, you did.
He thought about you even when you weren’t there and he missed you if it had been a while. He talked about you fondly and positively and often. He always hoped to see you again soon, and he wanted to know what you were doing and what you were thinking and planning: Because he loved you.
If, like me, you would like to find a way to honor his life as you live out your own, I have a suggestion. It is easy to remember, just a few simple steps each day. Every morning when you wake up: Summon the courage to see yourself the way he saw you... At your Best! Then commit yourself to see others this way. In your heart – Hold the people you love and care about at their best, Nothing less, ever.
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Agency: Decade-long timber plans released
By MITCH LIES
Capital Press , April 26, 2012
The Oregon Department of Forestry on April 23 released draft 10-year management plans for 85,000 acres of state-owned forests.
The plans, which are open for public comment until June 5, call for increased harvest levels and increased inventory in the North Cascade and West Oregon district forests.
The West Oregon District includes a patchwork of state-owned forests in Benton, Lincoln and Polk counties. The North Cascade District includes forests in Clackamas, Marion and Linn counties. The North Cascade District's scattered tracts were consolidated in 1974 into the Santiam State Forest.
About two-thirds of the revenues from state forest timber sales fund counties and other taxing districts, including schools.
The plans were developed for social, economic and environmental benefits, according to a department news release.
Under the plans, during the next decade, the North Cascade District forests inventory is expected to increase from 1.1 billion board feet to more than 1.2 billion board feet.
The West Oregon District inventory is expected to increase from 788 million board feet to 933 million board feet.
Harvest levels are increasing in the plans, from 10 million to 12 million board feet annually in the West Oregon District, and from 14 million to 19 million board feet in the Santiam State Forest.
Kevin Weeks, a public information officer for the department, said the department is able to simultaneously increase harvest levels and inventory because of changes in forest inventory.
"Younger timber is going to be serving a greater role in harvest plans over the next 10 years," he said.
WCSWA Scholarship Applications Due Date Extended to May 25th Applications available from Jim Brown (503) 284-6455, [email protected]
Volunteers Needed For OSWA Annual Meeting WCSWA is hosting the OSWA Annual Meeting this year – can you help out? Contact Jim Brown
(503) 284-6455, [email protected]
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Forest Forum
Potpourri New Members Welcome to Pat Brady, Mark Kyle and Shelley Ireton. We are here to help you achieve your management goals for your woodland. To get the most out of your membership, come to the meetings and tours that are scheduled throughout the year. 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 3 of this newsletter.
OSWA ANNUAL MEETING - DONATIONS SOUGHT FOR SILENT AUCTION OSWA silent auctions have been very successful in the past for raising funds to pay for a number of activities. In addition, they are just plain fun!
This year, the silent auction will be held on Friday, June 22nd, 2012, during the OSWA Annual Meeting at Pacific University, in Forest Grove.
There are several things necessary for a successful auction: 1) willing bidders with deep pockets, 2) a good variety of items to bid on, and 3) a dedicated group of volunteers to help. In 2011 we had well over 100 items to auction, raising more than $4000 for OSWA’s legislative program.
If you wish to donate an item to the silent auction or would like more information about the silent auction, please contact Ilene Waldorf at (503) 829-3181 [email protected]
The actual items can be delivered either directly to Ilene, delivered Friday morning June 25th, before the meeting begins, or to the OSWA office the week before the meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting in person but would like to contribute, please check with Jim Brown and he will see that your item is delivered.
Thank you for supporting the Oregon Small Woodlands Association Ilene Waldorf, Silent Auction Coordinator, 2012
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