Starker Forests

05/29/2026

Bentley shows off his Starker Forests 90th anniversary bandana. It's forest safety to adorn your dog with bright colors so they are highly visible to hunters and cyclists.

05/28/2026

Barte Starker with his twin daughters, Sally and Wendy, in 1981. Sally and Wendy are fourth-generation owners of Starker Forests with their cousin, Anna.

05/27/2026

Join Starker Forests and many other community organizations 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Peavy Arboretum for Get Outdoors Day. This bilingual, free family event is hosted by OSU Research Forests, Benton County Health Department, and OSU Extension.

Parking and shuttle service is available at Crescent Valley High School.

05/26/2026

What good is an old, rotting tree snag? It happens to be a perfect home for this hive of honeybees.

05/25/2026

Our office is closed in observance of Memorial Day.

05/22/2026

Peek-a-boo. Just keeping cool.

05/21/2026

Bruce Starker wearing his tin hat and mackinaw on a forest road circa 1974. Bruce, an Oregon State Forestry graduate, entered the family business in the 1940s and helped to manage the company from the late 1960s to his tragic death in an airplane crash in 1975. Bruce, accompanied by his son, Bond, was flying the small engine plane to look at property the company was interested in purchasing when it went down.

05/19/2026

Just a reminder about the panel discussion tomorrow.

The public is invited to a panel discussion, Managing Forestry for Multiple Values in a Changing world, from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in the Peavy Forest Science Center on campus at OSU or via Zoom.

Panelists include: Colby W. Drake, Natural Resources Department manager, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde; Brent Klumph, associate director of operations at OSU Research Forests; Jenna Baker, recreation and engagement manager at OSU Research Forests; and Stephen Fitzgerald, former director, OSU Research Forests. The panel will be moderated by Mark Swanson, associate professor and interim director of OSU Research Forests.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is needed for the Zoom webinar. The lecture will also be available via the YouTube channel one week after the panel. A reception will be held immediately after the lecture.

Click, https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/news/2026-starker-lecture-series-century-research-forest-discoveries, for more information.

05/15/2026

Fran, our consulting wildlife biologist from Cafferata Consulting, and Tilly are sporting gifts from Starker Forests to celebrate our 90th Anniversary.

05/14/2026

Three generations of Starker Forests partners gathered for a meeting in 1972 to discuss family business. From left: T.J., Barte, Bond, Betty and Bruce. The fourth generation now is at the helm teaching the fifth generation about tree farm management.

05/12/2026

The public is invited to a panel discussion, Managing Forestry for Multiple Values in a Changing world, from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in the Peavy Forest Science Center on campus at OSU or via Zoom.

Panelists include: Colby W. Drake, Natural Resources Department manager, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde; Brent Klumph, associate director of operations at OSU Research Forests; Jenna Baker, recreation and engagement manager at OSU Research Forests; and Stephen Fitzgerald, former director, OSU Research Forests. The panel will be moderated by Mark Swanson, associate professor and interim director of OSU Research Forests.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is needed for the Zoom webinar. The lecture will also be available via the YouTube channel one week after the panel. A reception will be held immediately after the lecture.

Click, https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/news/2026-starker-lecture-series-century-research-forest-discoveries, for more information.