Calendar

January 4, 2026

  • Oregon Maple Project Orientation

    January 4, 2026

    Curious about winter crops?
    Looking for community and outdoor adventure?
    Learn how to make Bigleaf Maple syrup this winter!
    The Oregon Maple Project — an educational nonprofit based in Colton —offers a seasonal Sugaring Collective. Members receive training and equipment to tap their own trees, season-long communication, and a
    chance to contribute to a community boil, producing their own bottles of Bigleaf Maple syrup. Orientation is on 1/4/26, so sign up soon!
    Register on our website. https://www.oregonmapleproject.org/sugaring-collective
    Please contact wesley@oregonmapleproject.org with questions

January 27, 2026

  • WCSWA Monthly Meeting

    January 27, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District - Tualatin SWCD (TSWCD), 7175 NE Evergreen Pkwy Ste 400, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA

    The Nuts and Bolts of Thinning, Jake
    Barker, OSU Extension Forester

    Many people responded to the survey sent out last December that they were interested in learning
    more about thinning forest stands. Jake Barker, OSU Extension Forester for Washington, Yamhill and
    Columbia Counties will address this important issue at the January 27 meeting.
    Jake will review the concepts of forest stand thinning, including competition and density, timing, and
    operations. He will also discuss the logistics of how to implement a thinning project on your propertyaswell as the different equipment used and how to schedule thinning in your management cycle.

February 24, 2026

  • WCSWA Monthly Meeting

    February 24, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District - Tualatin SWCD (TSWCD), 7175 NE Evergreen Pkwy Ste 400, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA

    Topic: “Forestry in the Soils,” Dean
    Moberg

March 24, 2026

  • WCSWA Monthly Meeting

    March 24, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District - Tualatin SWCD (TSWCD), 7175 NE Evergreen Pkwy Ste 400, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA

    Margaret Miller, Forest Landowner
    Education Manager, OFRI will give an agency update and an overview of landowner-focusedprojects currently in the works.

July 11, 2026

  • Tree Farmer of the Year Tour and Picnic

    July 11, 2026
    Rabon Tree Farm