Forestry & Natural Resources

Amy Grotta, Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Faculty, Columbia and Washington Counties
503-397-3462 (St. Helens office) 

We provide woodland owners and managers with resources to help make informed stewardship and management decisions. Classes, publications, newsletters, office and field consultations, and local applied research are all part of our program. We bring state and national expertise to the community through our affiliation with the OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Program and the OSU College of Forestry.

You can find out about upcoming educational programs by clicking here.

You can read our latest newsletter here.

Master Woodland Managers are here to assist you. Over 20 MWMs live in Washington County and volunteer their time to help their neighbors understand their forests and how to care for them. Contact us for further information.

This site is designed to help serve the residents and woodland owners in Columbia and Washington Counties. Your feedback is much appreciated.

Christmas Trees

Depending on the year and who is counting, Christmas trees ranks as Oregon’s fifth largest agricultural crop by sales. With around 63,000 acres in Christmas tree production, Oregon is the number one producer in the nation. In the last National Agricultural Statics Survey in 2005, growers shipped 6.9 million trees to consumers across the US and the world. The largest importer, California, received 47% of these trees and 13 % were shipped to Mexico.

For information and resources related to growing and managing Christmas trees, visit this OSU Extension Service site.