This time of year cut fir trees find their way into our plazas, businesses, parking lots, and homes. Here in Oregon, such trees are inevitably locally grown—we’re the nation’s top Christmas tree producer.  The graceful symmetry of the noble fir tree make it a favorite during the holidays but this iconic tree is also an important source of timber for the north coast. 
Cows receive a lot of attention in climate change discussions because one of the greenhouse gases they produce in the […]
The Labor Day fires demonstrated that special weather conditions, human activity, and climate change can create dangerous wildfire conditions, even on the coast.
The Tillamook Working Lands & Waters Cooperative hosted it’s first drive-in movie at the Hampton Lumber log yard August 14-15, […]
Marisa Mode is part of the Tillamook County Creamery Association's (TCCA) Farm Services team. She provides technical support to TCCA's farmer-owners, daily milk quality data evaluation, oversight of milk hauling, on-farm troubleshooting, and discussions of best management practices.