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Federal Forest Collaboratives: What's at Stake?

By Kristin Rasmussen

April 25, 2024

Since the early 1990s, timber harvest volume on federal forestland in the Pacific Northwest has decreased by more than 90 percent. While federal forests make up nearly half of all forestland in Washington and Oregon, they currently account for only 10 percent of wood supply in the region. As a

Trees & Bees

By Kristin Rasmussen

July 05, 2023

Hampton’s working forests provide raw materials for a variety of value-added wood products but they also create a wide range of habitat opportunities and ecosystem services as trees grow and mature. Recent studies have revealed that timber harvest sites can act as important pollinator habitat by opening up areas

Yes, in My Backyard: Rural Oregonians Defend Deep Connections to Working State Forestlands

By Kristin Rasmussen

May 25, 2023

Commissioner Courtney Bangs left her home on Oregon’s north coast at 5am on a Tuesday morning. Her destination; the Oregon Capitol.  A working mom of three, her position on the Clatsop County Commission is her first experience with public office. “It’s been like drinking from a fire hydrant,

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Can Collaboration Save Our Federal Forests?

By Kristin Rasmussen

February 27, 2023

There is very little timber being harvested from federal forests in Oregon and Washington these days, despite increasingly severe wildfire seasons and a widely acknowledged need for fuels reduction. What is also true is that what is harvested is hard won progress, the result of years of research, dialogue, debate,

Cruising for Timber...and Dinner

By Kristin Rasmussen

November 14, 2022

Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) managed State Forests are a particularly important source of timber for Hampton’s sawmills. ODF harvests a portion of these lands to provide revenue for schools and other public services and cover the cost of forest protection and recreational access. State Forest timber sales are