ANNUAL PICNIC & TREE FARM TOUR
WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2026 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
WHERE: Lorne Blackman’s home, wholesale nursery, and woodland property at 4,000 feet in the Blue Mountains.
Walla Walla Nursery Co. Inc., 53472 State Line Road, Milton Freewater, OR 97862.
In case you need it, Lorne’s phone number is 509-520-6851.
BRING: Please pack a lunch for yourself; water and soft drinks will be provided. Our lunch break will be after the nursery tour.
Lorne Blackman of Walla Walla/Milton Freewater, is hosting the annual picnic and tree farm tour this year. Lorne will give us the history and tour of their 60 acre wholesale nursery as we ride on farm wagons. Then we will caravan to the Blackman woodlands for a walking tour (0.5 mi.) about 30 miles east into the Blue Mountains. Cars can make the trip OK. If you are driving an unloaded pickup, you might need 4-wheel drive.
If you have not already RSVP’d, please contact Shannon Eggleston, 208-791-0617.
Report on July 2025 Meeting
A picnic and tour was held on Brian Gerber and Jennifer Driggers Tree Farm.
Report on September 2024 Meeting
A tour of Idaho Forest Products Lumber Mill in Lewiston was held.
OFFICERS:
| Dick Alescio – Acting President | |
| Shannon Eggleston – Vice President |
Email: bluemt@wafarmforestry.com