Hanschu Family Forest

In 1956, Ann Hanschu’s father bought a parcel of forestland outside Gales Creek, OR. Now, Richard and Ann manage the forestland using multi-age stands with various native species, including fir, cedar, redwood, sequoia, and pine, to increase forest resilience, production, and ecological values. With help from Trout Mountain Forestry, the Hanschu’s management includes 100-foot stream protection areas, multiple commercial thinning entries, and small 3-10 acre regeneration patch harvests that culminate in 80-100 yr rotation harvests.

Trout Mountain Forestry provides a full range of planning and land management services for forest owners in NW Oregon and SW Washington. They emphasize creating unique management plans that work for each family or forest owner. As they put it: "We believe that the long-term ability of forests to provide for families and communities depends on harvesting trees in a manner that respects all of the values of the forest."

Trout Mountain planned and implemented the harvests for the Hanschu Family Forest, Camp Namanu, Camp Adams, and Willamette University to supply logs for the lattice roofing in the PDX-NEXT Airport remodel.