By the Numbers: 2017 Accomplishments

2017 was a productive year for NNRG and the forests our members steward! We are so inspired by the landowners and managers in our community who worked to enhance habitat for threatened and endangered species, removed invasive species, planted a diverse array of native seedlings and shrubs, and pursued new markets for local wood products. Many thanks to this dedicated community of ecologically-minded forest owners, land managers and NNRG’s partners who steward biodiverse forests and contribute to the regional economy. Here are some highlights of our year:

Accomplishments

• Hosted 5 workshops on ecologically-based forest management, fuels reduction, biochar creation, and managing timber harvests and engaged 180 participants.
• Conducted more than 81 site visits to forest landowners – including NCF members and beginning woodland owners.
• Completed 4 ecologically-based thinning projects across 257 acres.
• Oversaw 4 forest restoration projects involving inter-planting, pre-commercial thinning, and invasive species control to create more diverse forests with complex structure across 56 acres
• Wrote 19 management plans for small businesses, families, land trusts and conservation groups to help steward more than 1,130 acres of forest.
• Produced videos to help landowners understand stewardship practices.
• Developed guides on DIY ways to steward a healthy forest, care for forests after timber harvest, and creating biochar.
• Showcased the experiences of landowners who have harvested timber from their forests to improve diversity while also earning revenue.

We love to celebrate the work of our members!

Our FSC group certificate

• Our Forest Stewardship Council® group certificate represents 27% of FSC certified land in Oregon and Washington (143,826 acres)
• Our FSC group certificate members supplied more than 9,300 mbf of timber while adhering to FSC standards
• 10% of the volume sold as FSC certified

Our members

• 153 members, across more than 159,400 acres throughout Washington and Oregon.
  • More than 100 family forests and small businesses who steward the headwaters of major rivers, protect and enhance habitat for endangered species, support local contractors, and improve forest health, productivity and biodiversity.
  • 12 youth camps and education centers from the southern Oregon Cascades to the San Juan Islands
  • 10 land trusts and conservation groups
  • 8 public land managers

• Our members own woodlands that represent an incredible diversity of forest communities found in the Pacific Northwest. They span the temperate rainforests of the Hoh River valley to the ponderosa foothills of Leavenworth. They range from the coastal forests of Port Orford cedar and myrtlewood on the southern Oregon Coast, to the oak woodlands of the Willamette Valley and San Juan Islands, to groves of giant western red cedar tucked into the Willapa Hills and along the flanks of Mount Baker. And of course, all of our members grow Douglas-fir, the iconic signature species of our region.

• Our members produce a range of products: biochar, broom handles, cedar fence posts, cedar siding, cutting boards, dimensional lumber, essential oils, firewood, flooring, knife handles, meditation benches, tiny house kits as well as utility poles, saw logs, chip’n’saw, and pulp.