DNR funding for Tiger Tail awarded
The State of Washington Department of Natural Resources has awarded $10,000 for the Tiger Tail Stewardship thinning project in the Wynoochee Watershed. This project will focus on the pre-sale work for the Tiger Tail Stewardship Sale, which will occur on the Olympic National Forest in 2025.
Port Angeles Hardwood Mill Tour April 15th
The Collaborative was invited to attend a tour of the Port Angeles Hardwood mill on April 15th. The tour was coordinated by our partners at the Washington Department of Natural Resource, and was attended by many their staff, as well as OFC Coordinator, Michele Canale, staff of Olympic National Forest, and the owner of Angeles Forestry.
Port Angeles Hardwood Mill is one of two mills operated by Cascade. They primarily mill alder, but also maple, black cottonwood, and birch, and are seeking more local wood. Supply of wood from the Olympic Peninsula has been decreasing over the past few years, and they hope to remedy this.
Michael Case, a forester with the Department of Natural Resources, put it well when he said, “It was such a wonderful event and I have to say, being with so many different people and perspectives from all across the many agencies and sections was a real treat. We might all have some individual directives and trajectories within our groups but when it comes down to it, we are all a part of the same community and we can work together as long as we keep an open mind and the communication alive.”
Exciting Changes at Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Forest is a critical partner in this Collaborative, and we are excited to welcome back Kelly Lawrence, Forest Supervisor of Olympic National Forest, and to welcome Josh Rose, Natural Resource Staff Officer, and Olympic National Forest liaison for the Collaborative.
Farewell and Thanks to Dave Marshall, Sierra Pacific Industries
Dave Marshall has been a member of the Collaborative since he joined in 2016, representing Sierra Pacific Industries, where he has been a forester for the last three decades. Dave is trained in Forest Products from UC Berkeley. He enjoys working with different stakeholders to find common ground that moves projects forward for the collaborative, in turn generating saw logs for SPI mills on the Olympic Peninsula, which generate stewardship funds used to improve restoration. Dave grew up the son of a forester in McCloud, California, and has provided valuable insights to the Collaborative in the 8 years he was involved.
