Community Forest Briefs

  • One Pager: Montesano Community Forest

    Montesano Community Forest is a 5,600-acre forest which prioritizes sustainable timber harvest, recreation and public access, and ecological & watershed health and resilience.

  • One Pager: Astoria Bear Creek Watershed

    Astoria manages their 3,700-acre Bear Creek Watershed for the sole purpose of water quality benefit and sustained water supply to the 10,000+ residents and customers.

  • A grassy slope is visible above a lake in the foreground, with snowy mountains in the background.

    One Pager: East Moraine Community Forest

    East Moraine Community Forest is an iconic landscape managed for educational, recreational, cultural, and economic benefits, including sustainable grazing.

  • One Pager: Spence Mountain Community Forest

    On the west shore of Klamath Lake, Klamath County manages this beautiful 7,500-acre property for forest health, recreation opportunities, protection against wildfire and more.

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    One Pager: Mount Emily Recreation Area

    Mount Emily Recreation Area, or MERA, has been owned by Union County since 2008, providing access to large motorized and non-motorized trail systems and many other benefits.

  • One Pager: Butte Falls Community Forest

    Acquired by the City of Butte Falls in 2021, this property is home to forest management and education projects that are at the center of the City’s efforts to adapt to living with wildfire.

  • One Pager: Eagle Creek Community Forest

    Eagle Creek Community Forest is managed by Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, who manage the property to improve forest health and wildlife habitat while supporting the local timber economy.

  • One Pager: Alder Creek Community Forest

    Alder Creek Community Forest was established as a center for outdoor education, and now it is stepping up to the challenge of educating kids and adults about living with wildfire.

  • One Pager: Stemilt-Squilchuck Community Forest

    In Washington’s Cascade Mountains, this property offers benefits including wildfire resilience, wildlife habitat, and source water protection.

  • One Pager: Bear Ridge Community Forest

    Owned by the City of Ilwaco, this property completely surrounds the Indian Creek Reservoir, Ilwaco’s source of clean drinking water, protecting this vital natural resource.

  • One Pager: Dishman Hills

    In the wild heart of Spokane, the Dishman Hills protect a large trail system and unique biodiversity thanks to the co-management of the Dishman Hills Conservancy, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Spokane County Parks and Recreation Department.

  • One Pager: Mount Adams Community Forest

    The Mount Adams Community Forest is managed by the nonprofit Mount Adams Resource Stewards. Some of its management goals include protecting forest land for sustainable harvest, public access, and wildlife habitat.

  • One Pager: Newport Forest Hill Community Forest

    Outside of Newport, Oregon, the Forest Hill Community Forest works with local producers to create value-added wood products and support the economy.

  • One Pager: Newberry Woods Community Forest

    The Newberry Woods Community Forest, is working to create an ecologically diverse, healthy forest ecosystem and to engage community members in the outdoors.