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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • NOVEMBER 7, 2018 • 3A Oregon Tree Farm System recognizes work of local farmer Linda Hull Lane County tree farmer Linda Hull was among fi ve forest land- owners recognized by the Oregon Tree Farm System at an awards luncheon Saturday. Th e annual event, which honors Oregon’s out- standing tree farmers, was held at the Oregon Garden in Silverton. Linda and her late husband, Paul, purchased their 120-acre property near Cottage Grove in 1976. Th e property has been passed down through the Hull family since John and Amanda Hull got it as a Dona- tion Land Claim in 1891. Linda and her children manage the forest for timber and wildlife habitat. Oregon’s 2018 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year, who were rec- ognized at the same event as Hull, also have ties to Lane County. Th e Oakes family owns several parcels of forest land, approximately 800 acres, in northern Lane County, and west of Monroe and near Alsea in Benton County. Th e homestead parcel, west of Monroe, was purchased in 1883 by Don Oakes’ great-grandfather. Th eir forests are currently being cared for by four generations. Goals for their forests include producing income from timber harvest, providing wildlife habi- tat, maintaining a family gathering spot, and sharing what they have learned with other woodland own- ers, local organizations and the general public. Don and Donna Oakes passed the ownership on to their six children in 1999, forming the Oakes Investment LLC. Th eir daughter, Marsha Carr, who passed away this summer, took on the leadership role aft er her retirement. “Marsha worked with Dad to learn about forestry and even- tually took the Master Wood- land Manager course from the OSU Extension Service,” said brother Darrell Oakes. “She did plot studies, marked trees for thinning and recovery af- ter storm damage, and recently laid out a major road project.” Marsha was an active mem- ber of the Benton County Small Woodlands Association, and helped her father manage the LLC properties. Th eir forests are certifi ed by the American Tree Farm Sys- tem meeting their standards of sustainability. Th eir manage- ment goals and action plan are defi ned in their management plan, which was fi rst hand writ- ten by Don years ago. Marsha took on the current version this past year. Darrell stated, “Th e plan is an educational tool for the next gen- eration. Th ey can look at what we were thinking to guide them in managing the property”. Th e Oregon Tree Farm System also recognized fi ve other family forest landowners for their excep- tional, sustainable forestry man- agement. Th e other honorees were: Debi COURTESY PHOTO The Hull family with their award from the Oregon Tree Farm System Poppe and Tim Dahl (Clackamas County) Th e Weld Family Tree Farm (Linn County) Tom and Cin- dy Beechinor and Family (Umatil- la County) and Rich and Connie Gaebel (Washington County). For 52 years, the Oregon Tree Farm System has recognized fam- ily forest landowners who provide forest benefi ts and products using sound forestry management prin- ciples. Th e American Tree Farm System and its state chapters operate an internationally recognized forest certifi cation program overseen by and for family forest landowners to promote sustainable forest man- agement through education, rec- ognition, and assistance. OTFS and the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry share the goal of family forest landowners volun- tarily improving the health of their forests. Both provide assistance in the development of forest manage- ment plans using a jointly devel- oped plan template. Th e American Tree Farm System and its state chapters operate an internationally recognized forest certifi cation program overseen by and for family forest landowners to promote sustainable forest man- agement through education, rec- ognition, and assistance. Oregon National Guard troops return from Middle East aft er demobilization SALEM — Th e Oregon Army National Guard hon- ored citizen-soldiers in a de- mobilization ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m., at the Army Aviation Support Facility, Hangar 1. A platoon of more than 20 citizen-soldiers with De- tachment 3, G Company (Golf), 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, returned from a nine-month deploy- ment to the Middle East in support of Operation Inher- ent Resolve. Th ese soldiers are largely from the Willamette Valley S entinel C ottage G rove The Holiday Gift That Keeps Giving area. Th e platoon assisted with aerial medical evacuation (medevac) using HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to save lives in support of U.S. and Coalition eff orts. Th e detachment aug- mented the South Dako- ta Army National Guard’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, serving under the 1st Bat- talion, 126th General Avia- tion Support Battalion and the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade. Over the course of the deployment, Detachment 3, Golf Company, fl ew more than 200 combined hours and conducted more than 80 medevac missions. Th e unit also conducted numerous training events with U.S. forces and mem- bers of the Finnish, Aus- tralian, Canadian, Italian, German, Danish, Spanish militaries, among other coa- lition partners. Golf Company, 1-189th Aviation, has a long tradi- tion of answering the call to duty. On the home front, the unit conducts medevac, search and rescues, as well as wild land fi re suppression throughout Oregon. Th e unit has previously deployed overseas to Bosnia for Operation Joint Forge 7, three times to the Middle East in support of Opera- tion Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn, to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian. Another group of approx- imately 70 Soldiers with G Company, 189th Aviation, were recently welcomed home from a Middle East deployment in March 2018. Another dental visit? Turns out, you have better things to do with your time. Special Gift Subscription Rates * Local News, Events & Information, Weekly Coupon Savings Shopping Circulars & Special Offers Local Jobs, Real Estate & Classifieds Puzzles, Comics, Contests & Fun Local Dining & Entertainment Updates & So Much More 20 Weeks for $16.50 52 Weeks for $31.00 Includes FREE e-Edition Access Order Today! We know your time is valuable. 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