Clackamas County Forests

Dan Green, County Forester 503-742-4425  dgreen@co.clackamas.or.us

Molly McKnight 503-742-4424  MollyMck@co.clackamas.or.us

Sena Sanguinetti 503-730-5199  SSanguinetti@co.clackamas.or.us

Fax: 503-742-4420

Forests are a key to the quality of life in Clackamas County.  The goal of the Clackamas County Forest Program is to balance biological, economic, and social considerations in the management of county-owned forested properties while utilizing the resources to provide residents of the County with a variety of outdoor experiences.  County forest properties are open for most day-use activities except target shooting or “plinking”, motorized recreation and firewood cutting.  After-dark and overnight use are not allowed and camp fires are not allowed.  For more information about public use of county forests, please refer to the downloadable document “Public Use Rules for Clackamas County Forest”.

There are about 2,800 acres of forest managed utilizing sustainable forest management practices including scheduled timber harvest and reforestation.  All activities are done in accordance with the Oregon Forest Practices Act.  Revenue is used to support operations of Clackamas County Parks and Forests.

There are about 1,100 acres of forest where there is no scheduled timber harvest.  The majority of these acres are Clackamas County Parks where trees are only removed for public safety concerns or infrastructure development.

Please refer to the 2008 Clackamas County Forest Management Plan for more details.

To find out how to report illegal dumping of trash on forest lands in Clackamas County, please go to the Dump Stoppers web page.

Downloadable Documents

For the Public Use Rules for Clackamas County Forests, click HERE.