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Stewarding a beloved Plumas County campsite post-wildfire: a conversation with Sutter Rogers

April 23, 2025
By Grace N Dean
For Sutter Rogers, community and forest stewardship has been the family business since 1965. That’s when her grandparents bought 200-acres of Plumas County forestland, a site that would become Coppercreek Camp. “They built the cabins and the lodge on their own. It was their dream to have a children’s summer…
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Amy Rathbone is feeling lucky to collaborate with Mendocino forestland

March 28, 2025
This interview concludes our Women’s History Month series- view three more interviews with women landowners on the blog home page! Every Forest Stewardship Workshop participant has their own, unique relationship with forests. For Amy Rathbone, purchasing a parcel of forestland with her husband meant…
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For Joy Jackman, restoring forestland is a decades-long dream come true

March 27, 2025
By Grace N Dean
 This interview is part of our Women’s History Month series- check back this week for stories from female forest landowners to inspire your forest stewardship journey! Forests have been a part of Joy Jackman’s life since college, where she spent three summers as a US Forest Service forestry…
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Step by step, Julianna Olate is creating a healthier and more resilient forest

March 26, 2025
By Grace N Dean
This interview is part of our Women’s History Month series- check back this week for more stories from female forest landowners to inspire your forest stewardship journey! Julianna Olate has stewarded forestland in Del Norte County since 2008, managing her own 80-acre parcel and her neighbor's 160-acre…
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