Center for Rural Livelihoods

CRL’s ecoforestry project is turning 45 this year. Come take a walk in the woods and learn about this forest’s journey from plantation to biodiversity with our current forester, Abel Kloster, and the forester before him, Matt Hall. Come explore what forestry can look like when ecological health and sustainability are prioritized with us this Sunday, June 7th from 1-4. Please register at the link in bio!

The tour will cover the basics of ecological forest stewardship while exploring the mix of upland forest, oak woodlands, meadows, and riparian forest that make up the site. We will also discuss some of the initiatives afoot to make best use of the timber coming from the land both on the property and with our partner projects.

This Saturday we are hosting a Blacksmithing class by , learn how to make and modify your own tools. Call or DM Charlie to register ⚒️

Agroforestry Video series just dropped on YouTube! Our forester, Abel Kloster, has been allover the Northwest working hard on an educational video series to help spread the word about these important practices.

A new video will be dropping every week this summer, please help us get the word out by sharing and subscribe to the channel to see the next ones that come out.

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Our Forest Farming Workshop is coming up this Sunday, May 17th from 10-3 We will take a deep dive into a new campus project, PNW Big Leaf Maple Syrup! 🍁

Eric Jones of Oregon State University will lead a discussion on forest farming in the Northwest. We will explore the wide array of non-timber forest yields from Northwest forests and interact with some of the species being cared for in CRL’s understory including wapato, Oregon grape, camas, and nettle.

These workshops are free and open to the public! Please register at the link in bio or through our website, and bring your own lunch.

Come through tomorrow 10-2 for the compost giveaway and the garden fundraiser plant sale 💚 line up on O street for compost and bring trucks, buckets, tarps, whatever you need to get your compost home.

Here’s our ballot argument in favor of Measure 20-373 💚 ballots drop today and need to be turned in by May 19.

Free Compost Workshop through Lane County Extension happening this Saturday 10-12 at the Community Sharing Educational Garden, please enter through the Gate on O street.

Trees, annual seedlings, and a smattering of other things will be for sale to benefit the Community Sharing Educational Garden.

The Master Gardeners of CG are putting on this plant sale to support our food security work during the compost giveaway on Saturday May, 9 from 10-2! Swing by and grab some free compost and pick up some plants for your garden 🌻

Many thanks to the dedicated group of volunteers that are making this happen!

Come learn about hedgerows with renowned permaculture teacher Jude Hobbs during our first future fundamentals workshop of 2026. Hedgerows are linear plantings of perennials, often trees and natives that play a key role in agroforestry systems.

Why do hedgerows matter? They provide vital wildlife corridors, encourage pollination, protect against erosion, and provide windbreaks for fragile plantings! They’re food, shelter, and nesting places for birds, bees, and small mammals helping to increase and protect the biodiversity of an area.

These workshops are by donation, no donation required! We firmly believe these skills should be accessible 💚🐝🌻 Please register at the link in bio


📸 Annie Spratt