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Bald Hill Oak Restoration Field Trip

Posted by Diana on
The Benton County chapter of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association led a presentation/field trip of the oak restoration done under the supervision of Mark, one of our farm foresters! Oak trees are shorter than fir trees, so when oaks are surrounded by fir, they die or struggle. This particular project aimed to create an oak savanna. I got tricked into going, not realizing there was a fair amount of bushwhacking involved. Whew! I learned a lot, and got a chance to say hi to Karen (Mary's River Watershed Council) and Mark.

This hill doesn't look tall, or hard to climb. But it was.


Everybody but me was appropriately dressed.


Yes, there is a lovely trail, but we did not use it!


Mark is describing the work.














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