Here is the first video for you from the Sculpture Forest: Professional trail builder Eric Carabba of Backwoods Contracting quickly walks us through onsite progress and educates us on how the professionally done...
I participated in a Northwest Natural Resource Group sponsored informative seminar on "How To Grow Your Own Old Growth", held at the Ohop Grange in Eatonville. It had a gratifyingly full attendance of almost 60 people!...
NNRG / Northwest Certified Forestry organized another interesting and educational workshop for small-scale woodland owners, this time at the beautiful 150 acre
I met with a local Coupeville logger who thinned the southern half of the property around 15-20 years ago. Nice guy and a good short meeting to talk about options and best approaches for clearing and thinning. Property history tidbits: Prior owners: The...
A professional forester from Port Townsend met me at the property for an informative and enjoyable five hours walking through the entire 15 acres. I emphasized that my primary aim for the evaluation was to assess current forest health and determine an action plan for any areas needing proactive...
After a year long process that started with my Forest Stewardship Class, my Open Space Timber Land classification for 11 of my 15 acres was officially recorded with the county today! There were many details along the way, but here were the highlights of the process: Completion of 2 month...