Portland Country Living

Oregon Woodlands
Courtesy of Oregon Dept of Forestry

Country life can be tremendously rewarding, but it can require a lot of work! Weather conditions can compel decisions you would never have to consider as a city-dweller. Spotting a handsome buck or a coyote through your kitchen window can bring a delightful pause to your life. Walking through your own woods can fill you with joy -- and fill you with questions. Hopefully through this site you can find answers to the questions you may have.

It is a unique responsibility to be a steward of the land and have the ability to make choices that are not only good for you and your family, but also ecologically and environmentally sound. What you do on your property can affect your immediate neighbors and everyone "downstream" of you. Imagine, every one of your trees is sequestering carbon and playing a part in reducing the carbon load for the world!

Whether you own a couple of acres or substantially more than that, the Oregon Small Woodland Association (OSWA) hopes these will help you take advantage of the growing number of resources available to people like you.