Green Wolf Farm

11/21/2023

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11/14/2023

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Recognize these historic barns? You might know them as the Dutton Ranch barns from the hit TV show Yellowstone. The real-life location is the Chief Joseph Ranch in Ravalli County, Montana, some 250 miles northwest of Yellowstone National Park. Now an active guest ranch, it has a long and interesting history.

In 1912, wealthy Ohioans Judge Howard C. Hollister and insurance agency president William Ford purchased W. I. Woody’s Pines Ranch orchard at the insistence of their sons, Howard K. Hollister and Collin Ford, who were wooed to the West by land promoters, the breathtaking scenery, and the promise of a quieter life away from the city.

Howard Jr. and Collin lived at the ranch for a few years and their parents visited in the summer. With help from a ranch manager and ranch hands, they brought in a herd of 100 purebred Holstein cows from Ohio and constructed three large barns to support a model dairy operation. One barn was for milking, one was for feeding, and the third was for workhorses – which was two more barns than most Montana ranchers at the time could afford. In 1917, they commissioned the firm Bates & Gamble of Toledo, Ohio, to build an impressive 6,000-square-foot Rustic style log mansion. Completed in 1920, it remains a remarkable architectural focal point of the ranch today.

Judge Howard K. Hollister died in 1919 and William Ford died in 1935. Ford’s wife May, daughters Phyllis and Billie Ann, and ranch manager Ben Cook, later opened the ranch to guests. The ranch changed hands in 1952 and the new owners renamed it Chief Joseph Ranch, in honor of the Nez Perce chief whose people passed through the area on their ill-fated flight to escape the U. S. Army and relocate to Canada in 1877.

By the 1980s, the ranch had fallen into dangerous disrepair. Successful engineer and Canadian-American Chippewa Indian Mel Pervais, bought the ranch in 1987 and spent more than ten years restoring it to its original condition. It remains a guest ranch today, with two cabins for rent.

Photo 1: Jim McDonald, Chief Joseph Ranch barns, ca. 2000

11/13/2023

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11/10/2023

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11/06/2023

Horses enjoying the morning sun between rain storms ... almost as much as I am 😉🌦🍁

11/04/2023

Fall colors at their peak at the farm 👏🍁

11/04/2023

Time to remove this horrible, privately owned, useless dam that blocks 97% of the fish trying to cross it in the North Umpqua river !
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• The dam generates power for the city of Roseburg.    False – the dam hasn’t produced

11/04/2023

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10/29/2023

Pack walk along the creek ❤️🐾🍁

10/29/2023

Beautiful October sunset at dog pond.

10/29/2023

Humminbird enjoying the rosemary before tonight's freeze

10/26/2023

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10/18/2023

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10/17/2023

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It’s Forest Products Week! Did you know? Many native plants and shrubs are popular in both floral arrangements and home gardens. Among the most widely used native plants are salal, evergreen huckleberry, swordfern, and pinemat manzanita.

On the Umpqua National Forest, greenery is sold year-round. Salal permits are $20 per person per week for 400 pounds. Transplant permits cost, at minimum, $20. Total cost varies by plant size. Free-use transplant permits are also available, which allow you to harvest up to 50 live plants for personal use. To avoid shock, transplants should be harvested after terminal buds have hardened in late fall or winter. Remember, harvesting rare, threatened, or endangered plants is illegal.

Stop by an open Umpqua National Forest Ranger Station for a permit or email questions to [email protected].​

10/15/2023

Double trouble ... Ocho, Gunnar & Juniper on the hunt this morning at dog pond!

10/09/2023

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There is some danger the Port Orford beauty could be shuttered

10/06/2023

Karmic halloween payback 👍

10/04/2023

Beautiful fall weather in SW Oregon ❤️🍁

10/01/2023

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09/30/2023

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Which way should we go? Would you like to help decide which projects are funded with Title II funding? We have a committee position for you!

We are seeking applicants to fill 15 positions on the Rogue-Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). As reauthorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act in Public Law 115-141, RAC members participate in collaborative decision making and recommend distribution of Title II funding for projects to improve forest health, watersheds, roads and facilities on, or adjacent to, the Umpqua and Rogue River-Siskiyou national forests.

The Rogue-Umpqua RAC represents Lane, Douglas, Jackson, and Klamath counties and includes the Umpqua and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests. RAC members must be a resident of Oregon and reside in one of these four counties. Applications are due to the Supervisor's Office in Roseburg by Friday, October 13, 2023. You can find an application form at https://bit.ly/46pPAPG.

Past projects include noxious w**d control, road realignment, trail construction and improvement, timber sale preparation, and the restoration of fish passages to restore native species.

The volunteer positions are unpaid; however, travel costs may be covered by the agency. The committee typically has one full day meeting each year in Roseburg.

RAC committee members will be officially appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for a term of up to four years. RAC committees are to be balanced and diverse with equal representation from industry, environmental groups, recreation groups, elected officials, and local residents.

Applicants will be evaluated based on their training and experience working in the interest group they represent, their demonstrated commitment to collaborative decision-making, and their contribution to the balance and diversity of the RAC.

Each nominee is required to submit an application to Misti-Kae Bucich, RAC Coordinator, by Friday, October 13, 2023.

If you are interested in serving on the Rogue-Umpqua RAC, please visit the website at https://bit.ly/46pPAPG or contact Misti-Kae Bucich, Partnership/RAC/Volunteer Coordinator for the Umpqua National Forest, at [email protected].

09/20/2023

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NEW TREE FEATURE ... A FAN VIEW FOR WOLF FANS! 🐺

The Yellowstone Wolf Family Tree on Ancestry is looking good with this new "Fan View" … an exciting new feature for "Fans" of Yellowstone Wolves!

Take a look at this Fan View of Yellowstone's famous alpha matriarch, 907Fg of the Junction Butte Pack. Not only is she Yellowstone's oldest known wolf, not only has she given birth to her 8th straight litter of pups, and not only has she accomplished this and more with only one eye ... Now you can view her entire lineage with a simple flick of the fan!

The Yellowstone Wolf Family Tree thanks *The 06 Legacy* for its ongoing support toward the essential updates needed to keep the tree current. If you would to donate to this ongoing project, consider doing so on this page.

To become a guest of the Yellowstone Wolf Family Tree, go to https://www.wolftales.info/yellowstone-wolf-family-tree and provide the information requested.

Leo Leckie, Yellowstone Wolf Family Tree

09/16/2023

Yay, Oregon 🤸‍♀️
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Oregon has officially become the 9th state to ban wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other wildlife as a result of a coalition of 22 local and national wildlife and conservation organizations and hunters, wildlife management professionals, scientists, veterinarians, and advocates across Oregon submitted testimony in support to ban these contests. Oregon now joins Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington where these practices are banned in. New York might become the 10th state to also ban wildlife killing contests of coyotes but that is still currently awaiting the governors signature. Wildlife killing contests are when participants compete for cash and prizes to kill the most, the largest and the smallest coyotes and other vital wildlife within a specified time period.

We thank groups such as Project Coyote, the Center for Biological Diversity, Oregon Wild, and Cascadia Wildlands and others for their efforts - John Marchwick

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09/12/2023

Beautiful morning walk with woofers & Lazarus

09/10/2023

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It was 7 years ago this month that the founder of California Wolf Watch Anna Maria Murphy aka Annie Redwolf found the tracks of two wolves in Lassen County! Shortly after creating this page Anna got the confirmation of Carter Niemeyer that she discovered wolf LAS01F was traveling with a male wolf that was later dubbed LAS02M that marked the beginning of the Lassen Pack, Californias second known wolf pack in over 100 years. That was back in 2016, it is now the year 2023. The Lassens between 2017 - 2020 were Californias only known wolf family, now they’re one of 6. The Lassens were initially a pack of all gray wolves, now they’re black and gray. The alphas aren’t LAS01F or LAS02M, instead one of their daughters LAS09F and her mate LAS16M now are the packs breeding pair.

We went from wolves traveling through in California, to wolves staying in California. We went from killing all the wolves in California to now helping recover wolves in California. More and more people are hearing, seeing and learning about wolves return to California. And to make this happen, was through the help and support of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, groups like the Center for Biological Diversity and our organizations founder Annie and people Amaroq Weiss who fought for state and federal protections for gray wolves in California, and the locals who are working and tolerating to coexist with wolves. The return of wolves in California is a collaborative effort that would not have been possible if it hadn’t been for everyone working together and it’s something we have to remember and not forget.

Photo below is LAS09F taken by California Department of Fish and Wildlife in June 2020.

09/09/2023

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09/09/2023

Beautiful sunset tonight with Lazarus at dog pond

09/06/2023

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For many people, seeing wildlife on our public lands is thrilling! But for wildlife, seeing us in their homes where they eat, sleep and breed may not be such a thrill. Let's celebrate National Wildlife Day with space and respect for these amazing creatures!

Photo at Isle Royale National Park by Carl TerHaar

09/02/2023

Wonderful rain reminds us fall is around the corner ... and lots of woofer play. 🐾

08/30/2023

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