Farms & Forests

Room to Grow
Forest thinning efforts near the Little White Salmon river support the development of old-growth forest while producing lumber for local businesses.
In Trout Lake Valley, Skullcap Grows to Meet Demand.

Trout Lake Farm began organically growing medicinal herbs in Trout Lake Valley in 1973. Today it grows everything from echinacea to valerian on 280 acres (depending on what herbs are in demand). These days, the farm makes ample room for skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora), a herbaceous perennial in the mint family that’s known to reduce inflammation…

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Dome Deal
South of Mount St. Helens, a landscape logged for decades will become a great Northwest forest of the future.