The Marion-Polk Chapter of OSWA has roughly 80 members and is among the most active of all OSWA chapters. Each year the chapter hosts around twelve events ranging from tree farm tours, to presentations and discussions (often in the Monmouth library), and mill tours. In August, the chapter holds its annual meeting, usually on a Saturday in Salem complete with a provided lunch.
Jock and Pam Dalton on one of their tree farms.
The Marion-Polk choice for Tree Farmers of the Year -- Jock and Pam Dalton -- were also selected as the 2024 Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year! To learn more about this honor, we built an entire page about the Marion-Polk Tree Farmers of the Year, or you might look at the write-up on the Oregon Tree Farm System's Tree Farmer of the Year web page.
A 26-year-old redwood tree on the Lamers' tree farm.
As a bit of humor, this map was drawn by ChatGPT version 4o in response to the following prompt: "Can you draw a map showing the outlines of the Marion and Polk counties in Oregon?"
