Managing Your Forest
Keeping the forest in your family takes conscious effort for the best results
Many family-owned forests and family ranches/farms share the same succession planning challenges that are described by Patrick Thomas in a recent article(Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2026: A 1 and A11) titled “Farmers are aging. The family…
Reflecting on Bastrop
With over 34,000 acres burned and losses totaling $325 million, the Bastrop County Complex Fire remains the most destructive wildfire in Texas history. What can communities around Texas and the country learn from Bastrop?
Cedar Woods Tree Farm
The earliest human visits to the region may have occurred between 11,000 and 15,000 years ago. The Nisenan inhabited the drainages of the Yuba, Bear and American rivers, and also the lower reaches of the Feather River, extending from the east banks…
Maple Creek Ranch – A Century of Stewardship in Cohasset, California
The Hall family’s roots in Cohasset trace back to 1905. In 1934, Donald Sorenson—born and raised in Cohasset—purchased 524 acres of forestland that would later be named Maple Creek Ranch, after the creek whose headwaters begin on the property. At the…
