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A home for my musings on life and forestry.

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Coastal Forest Habitat Restoration at Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center
Coastal Forest Habitat Restoration at Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center

Prior to beginning the Master Plan, the founders recognized that active management could assist in achieving their vision for mature forest habitat.

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Consulting to Corporate Forester and Back Again
Consulting to Corporate Forester and Back Again

I often say I became a consulting forester backwards…

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Saunter to Hope
Saunter to Hope
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My home is my mandala — a mindset for physical distancing
My home is my mandala — a mindset for physical distancing
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Follow me in the woods.

 
People gathered around fire, telling stories and attempting to describe how the world works. It’s as old as humanity and how we evolved. In a world where I often say and mean literally, “I didn’t evolve for this,” I find ease
Wildlife in the woods, or helpful domesticated critters from other continents? I love witnessing the diversity of ideas and strategies employed by family forest landowners to achieve their objectives. Ever learning and being humored by their efforts
Fall time in the northwest is truly green and gold, moody, misty, and marvelous. And webby--so many spider webs! Pausing while my laser was unreliable in the foggy conditions to take a moment and appreciate this beautiful season and family forest pro
Me, these buddies, and their steward are scheming to restore some oak woodland together. Love having grazing as an option for these projects. #silvasaunterra #oakwoodland #restoration #forestmanagement #grazing
Merry Christmas from SilvaSaunterra! I'm grateful to look back at this year and see it full of collaboration, visioning, planning, field days, projects moved forward, goals met, and sharing out learnings. This fulfilling jumble of relationships and t
File this under "dreams really do come true." Ultimate sweet spot and a peak moment for me as a consultant. Pulled together the "Alternative Approaches to Woody Residue Management" tour with a stellar team, at an ideal location, o