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WCSWA March 25 Meeting: “Logging Oregon’s Coastal Forests” by Mark Beach and Carl Vandervoort

For the first 60 years of the 20th century, logging dominated the physical, economic and social landscape of the Oregon coast. Millions of trees fell while millions of dollars were made as lumber was shipped around the world. Every decade brought new technologies and more modern mills. Millions of young men sweated in the woods and swaggered in the towns. The industry went from boom to bust and back to boom, all with the skills and determination of thousands of loggers. This fascinating film captures the culture of logging, the dangers loggers faced, and the pride they took in their work. Author Mark Beach, a historian who has lived on the Oregon coast for over 30 years, explains the many ways loggers turned trees into logs, then moved them to mills to cut them into lumber. Carl Vandervoort has been a director, cinematographer and editor on myriad film & video projects since the early ‘80s, including producing and directing six long-form documentaries. This project was a chance to expand public access to Mark’s lifelong work as a historian. Musical accompaniment on the video provided by The Choker Setters.

Please Note: Monthly meetings will now be held at Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District Office, 7175 NE Evergreen Pkwy Ste 400, Hillsboro, OR

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March Forest Forum can be found here:  March 2025 Forest Forum

Last Updated on March 10, 2025