Northeast Oregon Small Woodlands Association
We are a member organization of small woodland owners in Baker, Grant, Union, and Wallowa Counties in Northeastern Oregon
Transplanting Trees. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Transplanting Trees. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Transplanting Trees. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Big Pine. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
OSWA Tour, Spring 2021. Photo: Debi Lorence 
Whoops! Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Planting Trees. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Another Day on the Tree Farm. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Forest Management in Action. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Big Log, Little Kubota. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
Certified Family Forest. Photo: Maurizio Valerio 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
The Porfily’s. 2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Photo Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2021 Neighbor to Neighbor Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
2022 NEOSWA Annual Meeting & Tour. Credit: Debi Lorence 
Youth Event – Crosscut Sawing. Credit: Debi Lorence 
Baker Youth Event Hosted by the Valerio’s and NEOSWA Members. Credit: Debi Lorence 
Maurizio Explaining His Equipment. Credit: Debi Lorence 
Extension Forester, Jacob Putney, Talking About Tree Species. Credit: Debi Lorence
Latest Updates
Bill to Restrict Insurance Company Use of Wildfire Risk Maps
Senate Bill 82 is headed to Governor Kotek’s desk to be signed into law. The bill restricts how insurance companies can use wildfire risks maps, which are currently being updated, following push-back from the community last summer. Read more about the bill here: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/04/26/oregon-passes-bill-restricting-insurance-company-use-of-wildfire-risk-maps/
Fire Season Begins
As of Friday, July 1st, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has declared the beginning of fire season on forest lands in northeast Oregon. This includes private, state, county, municipal, and Tribal lands in Baker, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa Counties within the Northeast Oregon Forest Protection District, which encompasses approximately 2 million acres of protected…
Happy Holidays and New Year!
From all of us on the NEOSWA Board, we want to wish you a very Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. Thank you for your support as we build and grow our Northeast Oregon Chapter and we look forward to what we can accomplish in 2022. Stay tuned for updates about upcoming events, and be…
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