MEETING WITH LOG BUYERS
Thursday, May 19th, 2022 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Sunnyside Grange, 214 Cowlitz Avenue West, Castle Rock
With a strong log market an update from local log buyers from different areas of the market seems appropriate. Some of the discussion points are current prices, what they expect the market to do through the rest of the year and what they think the market will look like next year. We have done this several times in the past, and usually the questions and answers are the most interesting part. The Log Buyers participating are as follows:
| Erik Metcalf, Cascade Hardwoods | Hardwood Logs | erikm@chwa.com (360) 269-0700 |
| Matt Ellery, Bell Lumber & Pole Company | Poles | matt.ellery@blpole.com (541) 405-6066 |
| Kent Jones, Oeser Company | Slicer alder and poles | kentj@oeserco.com (360) 827-2790 |
| Kent Maurer, RSG & Gram | Cedar & domestic logs | kmaurer@rsgfp.com (360) 430-2643 |
| Dede Stover, Weyerhaeuser | Export Douglas-fir and white wood | dede.stover@weyerhaeuser.com (360) 431-8667 |
Save the date: The CFFA picnic will be at noon on July 23rd this year on the Andrews Tree Farm on the Coweeman River up Rose Valley. The lunch will be potluck with the chapter supplying hamburgers and beverages. Please bring a small salad or dessert. Bring lawn chairs, if you have ones that are easy to transport. WFFA members from other chapters are welcome.
To reach the Andrews Tree Farm from the north or Longview go to I-5 exit 36 and go south on Old Pacific Highway towards Carrolls for about 1.5 miles, then left onto Rose Valley Road for 3.7 miles. Turn left at the Mark Andrews Tree Farm sign. From the south, take I-5 exit 32 then north on Old Pacific Highway past Carrolls and turn right on Rose Valley Road (address is 2336 Rose Valley Road).
NEW MEMBER RATE - Our chapter continues to seek more members and we need the current members help. With the reduced new member rate and the Cowlitz chapter paying $10, the cost for 2022 is only $35 for the first year. New members will receive a WFFA sign and a book Stewards of the Land. If you are a new member and haven’t received these items, please ask at the meeting or email cowlitzfarmforestry@gmail.com.