Family Objectives...

With the family diverse in physical distance as well as personal careers, our objective is to use the annual meetings, teleconferences, visits, and dividends to involve the future family forest managers.

Strive to improve wildlife habitat without disturbing the current ecosystem.

Our planned harvests of timber are to remain within the allowable cut.

A desire and pride in being able to bring the farm to a better position for our family and future generations. During the annual summer visits, our three children Amanda, Kristine, and Richard Duane have helped their grandfather with the tree farm. As schedules allow, they still spend time physically helping, whether it is painting gates, pruning trees, putting up winter firewood supply, or participating in family meetings. One summer trip Amanda's family helped us work on the Manning road. It was a hot day and we all had a chainsaw or loppers working our way up the hill when Kate, who was four at the time, turned to her dad and said,"Dad, is this our vacation?" At that point we put down our tools and decided it was time to have some fun.

The family operation has been a tie between generations as is the Oregon Woodland Sales and Management Cooperative. A group of forest owners in 1980, led by Byron "Barney" Doneen, felt that small woodland owners could band together for economic as well as educational benefit. By employing a professional forester, timber sales and projects could be accomplished as a group. This is an unique idea among family forest owners as it is the only functional cooperative in the west. The cooperative continues to operate with Richard as "past" president, Anne as secretary, and the original Co-op forester, Dick Courter.