FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Trail improvements, volunteer efforts, and new forest guides offer more opportunities to explore Hopkins After the February ice storm, volunteers came out to cut fallen trees, collapsed brush, and remove hazards from the roads and trails. Read More
AGRICULTURE Celebrating winter vegetables and developing Oregon’s Winter Vegetable Market Plant breeders and chefs collaborated in creating tasting dishes for the Variety Showcase in February in Portland. Photo by Shawn Linehan NWREC hosted over 90 participants for the winter vegetable Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Hopkins goes virtual Peter Matzka demonstrating water quality sampling methods on YouTube. With a GoPro camera strapped to his head, a smartphone in his left hand and a tablet in the right, Peter Matzka is Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES New Schink Demonstration Forest Sign welcoming visitors to the new Schink Demonstration Forest. Located on the Molalla River, about a mile south of Feyrer Park, a new 21-acre, outdoor educational facility is ready for school Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Forest Becomes Classroom for Hundreds of Homeschool Students Mike Bondi, with OSU Extension Service, shows a student how to use a Clinometer to measure tree heights. More than 400 homeschool students and families gathered for the Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES A Busy Year of Construction at Hopkins Demonstration Forest Each year Forest Forever Inc., (FFI) makes improvements to Hopkins Demonstration Forest and its facilities to further its mission of providing hands on education about sustainable forestry. Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Historic Molalla Log House Finds New Home at Hopkins Demonstration Forest The Molalla Log Cabin had to be dismantled in 2008 due to rotting boards and a collapsed roof. Photo: Pam Hayden The Molalla Log Read More