Trout Mountain Forestry

Trout Mountain Forestry is seeking an entry-level consulting forester for our Corvallis, Oregon office.

More information about this position may be found at troutmountain.com/jobs

The East Fork Lewis River Reconnection Project will break ground later this year, but we are already prepping the area for work. The first loads of large logs and root wads started arriving on site last week. These Douglas fir logs in the photo were delivered to the site by Trout Mountain Forestry, who harvested them from a Metro Parks and Nature-owned natural area that is being restored to a native oak woodland. Ultimately, nearly 5,000 logs will be strategically placed along the East Fork Lewis River to increase habitat complexity, slow river flows, reduce erosion, and create habitat for juvenile salmon and other species. Read more about the project at https://www.estuarypartnership.org/our-work/habitat-restoration/east-fork-lewis-river-reconnection-project

We are at Tree School Clackamas today - if you’re here, stop by our booth and say hello!

Did you know some trees wear sunscreen? Neither did I! Some heat-sensitive species such as western hemlock and noble fir are sprayed with a light-colored clay to protect their needles while growing in nurseries outside their preferred habitat. Pictured here is Trout Mountain Forester, Matt Fehrenbacher, on a visit to PRT Nurseries to inspect the seedlings we grow on contract, one of the many services we provide for our clients. Also pictured is Joe Ptasnik of PRT and sales manager Katie Wilson is showing off a containerized (“plug”) hemlock seedling with the whitish clay coating.