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March 2011 Newsletter

• Find Forest Tree Seed with FSN
• Native Woody Plant Seedlings for California
• Late Season Postings still have Marketing Value
• View Posts by a Subscription Vendor
• New Subscribing Vendors
• Recent Seedling Requests
• Upcoming Events

Find Forest Tree Seed with FSN

Use the Forest Tree Seed quick search in the Search Seedlings section. Check out the Douglas fir, grand fir and western white pine Posts.

Native Woody Plant Seedlings for California

There has been a record number of 2010-11 planting season posts for California on FSN. Most of these posts are in the Forest Seedlings product group. Growers with Native Woody Plant Seedlings can post their products and take advantage of a growing interest by California forest landowners in native woody plants. FSN now has an ad in the NorCal SAF newsletter to maximize interest in California.

Late Season Postings Still have Marketing Value

Did you over purchase or have surplus spec stock? Forest land owners continue to search for seedlings at FSN. Posts for Oregon, Washington and California stay up until June 30 unless removed by poster. In ID and MT Posts remain until July 31. Remember you can now Post for the 2011-12 season. These Posts are valid until the end of the 2011-12 planting season and are highlighted in yellow. FSN is currently advertising in the Capital Press, a weekly regional agribusiness newspaper.

View Postings by a Subscription Vendor

Did you know that posts by vendors subscribed with FSN are listed on their business page? Just go to the Service Directory, search for the vendor's business name, and click on vendor's featured listing to view their business page. Scroll down to see the vendor's listings. For Sidebar Graphic Subscribers just click on the graphic.

New Subscribing Vendors with FSN

Fox Weather, LLC, Fortuna, CA
Fox Weather provides specialized local area/crop oriented contract weather forecasting in California and the Northwest.

CAL FIRE - Magalia Reforestation Center, Magalia, CA
CAL FIRE has a large selection of forest tree seedling Posts for many California seed zones and elevations.

Tribal Native Plant Nursery, Pendleton, OR
Tribal Native Plant Nursery grow local ecotypes of native plants to help preserve and reestablish wildlife and riparian habitats in the inter-mountain region of the Northwest.

Recent Seedling Requests

• Christmas Trees – Canaan Fir, Oregon
• Forest Seedlings – Douglas fir, New Zone 4 or Old Zone 071 elevation 500 – 1,500
• Forest Seedlings – Douglas fir, Old Zone 072 elevation 500 – 1000

Coming events

• Inland Empire Reforestation Council - Coeur d'Alene, ID Tuesday, March 8, 2011
• 38th Annual Meeting of the Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative - Coeur d'Alene, ID Wednesday, March 09, 2011
• Washington County Small Woodlands Seedling Sale - Aloha, OR, Saturday, March 12, 2011
• Clackamas Tree School 2011 - Oregon City, OR, Saturday, March 19, 2011
• Washington Farm Forestry Annual Meeting - Vancouver, WA, Thursday, April 14, - 15 2011
• Forest Landowners of California Annual Meeting - Blue Lake, CA Thursday May 5 – 7, 2011
• OSAF / WSSAF Joint Annual Meeting - Portland, OR, Wednesday, May 11 - 13, 2011
• Oregon Small Woodland Association (OSWA) Annual Meeting - Baker City, OR Friday, June 24 25, 2011. Thursday June 23 Winter tree farm tour hosted by Harry Merlo.

View more events and details at FSN.

FSN is committed to full service for the Northwest Forest Landowner Community. Your requests, suggestions and feedback are appreciated.

Bob McNitt
Owner, Forest Seedling Network

Contact FSN:
Forest Seedling Network, Inc. 1740 Shaff Road #306 Stayton, Oregon 97383

bob@forestseedlingnetwork.com

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