By Bonnie Marshall
LCSWA director
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association will host its 26th annual seedling sale at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany on Saturday, Feb. 6.
There may be some changes this year in the format of the seedling sale due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Linn County Fair and Expo Center staff has expressed its willingness to work with us to accommodate for those changes.
Meeting last September, the LCSWA board of directors backed continuing the sale with the support of 4-H member families as well as providing space for the “Local Woods Fair” and educational demonstrations, with COVID safety measures included.
Volunteers from membership and 4-H families assemble pre-orders on Friday before the sale.
The annual seedling sale supports the chapter’s university and 4-H forestry scholarships.
Start thinking about your spring planting needs. We will have our usual great selection of conifer and deciduous seedlings and native plant seedlings. We will do our absolute best to provide you with seedlings you will be happy with.
Pre-order information packets were emailed in November and information is also available at linncountyswa.org under the “LCSWA Activities” tab. To be added to the email (or snail mail) list or sign up to help, contact Bonnie Marshall at [email protected] or (503) 769-6510.
Early pre-orders are encouraged. Though the group tries to anticipate needs, it has limited supplies of seedlings from the nurseries and occasionally sells out prior to the sale day.