The Other Half Of Household
House Divided part 2
Now that all the celebrating is out of the way, it is time to get back to planning and execution of the next big event, or rather make that plural, the next events. Coming up are the Washington County Small Woodlands Native Plant Sale and The Columbia County Small Woodlands Bare Root Plant Sale. Both events are open for the public and both events are on the exact same day. This coincidence happens nearly every year since March is the perfect time to get those plants into the ground and established before everything comes out of dormancy.
Since many hands make small work, both Associations are asking for volunteers to make the programs work. We belong to both Associations so our household splits the tasks by sending some helpers to Washington County (being held in North Plains) and some to Columbia County (being held in St. Helens). For those of you who are interested in purchasing some of the plants offered, or are just looking for a day to visit with those who are passionate about the habitat each one of us can create from a postage stamp sized plot to thousands of acres, a day of activity may just be your thing! The great part is both County events are close enough for a person to be able to see both Associations in action!
CCSWA Annual Tree Sale
We are back with our annual tree sale! The Columbia County Small Woodlands 23rd Annual Tree Sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 12th from 8:30am to 1:30pm in the parking lot of Pacific Pride (Lawrence Oil) on Hwy 30 in St. Helens. The address is 845 N Columbia River Hwy.
Volunteers should meet at the Pacific Pride parking lot at 7:00am the day of the sale to setup. Also, please help us to promote the sale by telling your neighbors, friends, and family. Because we often sell out early, we encourage folks to come early for best selection.
Species this year include elite Douglas fir, noble fir, western red cedar, coast redwood, Oregon white oak, grand fir, American sycamore, western hemlock, ponderosa valley pine, Turkish fir, Oregon ash, red flowering current, tulip tree, shadblow serviceberry, Chinese pistache, mock orange, purple lilac, red maple, western redbud, red Japanese maple, dawn redwood, and green ash.
We will have bags of Douglas Fir (120 seedlings per bag) and also bags of Western Red Cedar, Noble Fir, and Coast Redwood (100 seedlings per bag). Bag sales will most likely be limited to 10 bags of Doug Fir, 5 bags of Western Red Cedar, 1 bag of Noble Fir, and 1 bag of Coast Redwood.
If you have questions, please call Lynn Baker at 503-708-9066. We look forward to seeing you at the sale on March 12th!
More information will be coming up for both events on future posts.