In August, Fellows spent three days visiting environmental education and forestry sites with Educator Director Rick Zenn and Education Forester Rob Pierce. The group tours also included US, Brazilian, and German interns and Mount Hood Community College volunteers from Haiti.
On the Oregon coast near Tillamook, the group visited Cape Meares State Park where they visited a historic lighthouse and learned the park’s natural history, which includes bird habitat and old growth forest. Discussion about managing state parks found many different opinions. “It was very interesting to see how many different ideas the group brought to the discussion about forest management,” said Carolina Cavedon, an intern from Brazil. “Some fellows want to keep the forest in the way it was. Others suggested to plant new seedlings. And a few opted for cutting trees to generate money with the wood.”
The group also visited Hyla Woods, an FSC certified tree farm owned by the Hayes family. Peter Hayes, who sits on the Oregon Board of Forestry, toured Fellows around his managed forest and solar kiln, discussing a variety of topics from small woodland owners to markets for niche products.
Other stops included the Tillamook Forest Center, Port Blakely Tree Farms, and Jackson Bottom Wetlands.
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