Hyla Woods

20/05/2024

25 years on, annual bird monitoring holds us accountable for measurable outcomes. Made possible by terrific, committed, partners. Those data are valuable forest products, no?
Monitoring in nice variable retention on neighboring state forest. All good!

13/05/2024

We’re excited to share word of a good, new book that we think folks will want to know about.
This upcoming Portland-area book talk will be a good time that we look forward to.
Thanks to Kirk and Seth for all of their hard, creative work!

05/01/2024

Those who returned to welcome and thank have come and gone.
Those they celebrated remain - some at the end of their life journey and others just starting.
Reminders of the cycles uniting us all……..

20/12/2023

If that’s not “out to pasture”, please tell me what is.
Chevy 1 Ton - Resting after 71 years of good work.

09/06/2023

Help is welcomed in spreading the word and finding an excellent fit.
Thank you!

02/06/2023

Forest products?!

02/06/2023

Why get up at 3:30 to count birds on a frosty, misty morning?
As the bear reminds us: “while intensions are nice and actions are good, outcomes are what really matter.”

03/03/2023

Not so long ago, wolves called Hyla Woods home.
Will they again?
Our friend Erica Berry’s excellent, new book invites and challenges use in important ways.
Ever since middle school carpooling we’ve benefited from her storyteller’s gifts!!

31/01/2023

Here are two recent additions to the Hyla Woods blog that might be of interest.
Learning From and With Students About Gratitude - https://hylawoods.com/learning-from-students

And the value of not losing sight of the forests in the good and growing focus on "climate-smart" wood -
https://hylawoods.com/starting-and-ending-with-forests

All just trying to encourage the discussions!

It is inspiring and heartening to see the increasing levels of commitment to and investment in climate-smarter forestry (CSF) and climate-smart forest products. Like all who are involved with the work, I am determined to see the energetic talk translate into tangible results. As owners and stewards....

29/01/2023

We’re yet again reminded that in a healthy forest there’s no such thing as “waste”.
Regenerative cycles go round and round…

06/01/2023

The seasonal round of work carries on - cleaning up storm damage.
This challengingly “385 minute workout” provides the ideal balance of cardio-muscular-cranial exercise!
Regrading washed out roads too….

23/12/2022

Celebrating our journey back toward the sun!
Freezing rain and all…🙂🙏🔥

23/12/2022

Sinuous solstice snakes through the sleeping forest

11/12/2022

Wishing a happy birthday to a key member of our team
May the next 34 years be even more wonderful!
And where might they lead?

05/12/2022

The ever-lively creek and forest always takes on even more life and spirit when the miraculous Coho once again ascend from the sea.

19/11/2022

Got Cedar
Remarkable, clear Cedar
Old trees taken out by summer heat
Any takers?
The forest teaches us to adapt….

09/11/2022

“Forest products” on “forest product” - and created by another “forest product”, this one two-legged.
Still perfecting the elk milk mozzarella, but that will have to wait til next year!
The milking is such a challenge…

15/10/2022

Pamela and her namesake aspen.
Planted 40 years ago to commemorate my good fortune in persuading her to tie the knot!
My lucky day…
Lovely person - Lovely tree!

09/10/2022

Pasture converted to Ash grove shuts down operations for the season.
15 years in the making.
A gift with a dark cloud on the horizon - Emerald ash borer ☹️
How soon? Thriving for now

09/10/2022

Wouldn’t you smile too, if you were leading your 51st field exploration of Hyla Woods?
7th graders dig into the same, big question:
“How do we know whether an ecosystem is healthy?”
See our blog for ongoing answers!

22/09/2022

Tis that season - the forests’ bears and humans share the sweet treat as summer rolls into fall.

12/08/2022

Praise, Love and Grief - Reflections on a new arrival in our region - http://hylawoods.com/in-praise-of-ash-in-love-with-ash-hearts-and-systems-broken-august-2022

When Aldo shared his now famous observation “One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives.. in a world of wounds” he got it only half right.  In my experience, an ecological education opens the doors to not only the wounds but also to the joys and wonders of the world aroun...

04/08/2022

Important News - Registration has just opened for the NW Innovative Forestry Summit - In person at UW's wonderful Pack Forest Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. Space is limited for this wonderful event, so, if interested, grab a spot while they're available. Help is spreading the good word is welcomed. Thanks!
https://secure.foreststewardsguild.org/np/clients/forestguild/eventRegistration.jsp?event=178&secureIdCustomer=1&

Connecting The Future Of Our Forests & Communities. After a successful virtual debut in 2021, and a spring virtual series in 2022, the Northwest Innovative Forestry Summit will return in 2022 in person at the University of Washington’s Pack Forest! The Pacific Northwest region benefits from a long...

21/07/2022

Here's news of an exciting, upcoming chance to explore, learn, connect - (and drink too?)! Help in spreading the word is welcomed. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vineyard-oak-walk-tickets-388327767807

Learn about oak ecology and history in a beautiful vineyard setting.

12/07/2022

How excited we are to, once again, learn from the good work of these 7th grade, truth seeking poets.
Doesn’t this lovely photo say so much about the crazy times that we’re doing our best to find our way through?
How do the forests shape our heads and hearts?

10/06/2022

It is a heartening milestone to see this important program moving ahead - helping us treat our feathered co-workers with more understanding and respect.
Hats off to the great team working together to pull it off!

09/06/2022

Always inspiring -
We’re going - you come too?

24/05/2022

We're looking forward to this year's Build Local Alliance "Good Wood Celebration" - and hope to see you there.
More Info Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/good-wood-celebration-2022-tickets-347530110917

17/05/2022

How uplifting to see the Oakey Dokey restoration project spring to life for another growing season!
11 acres of pasture headed back to valuable, oak forest.
How do you spell “patient persistence”? 🙂

15/05/2022

GeoPuzzler: (worth 62 bitty nugget points!)
A non-red cedar with Ponderosa Pine?
1 - Where is the blue-coated lass?
2 - What’s the cedar?