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Our Tree Farmers of the Year
Gary & Seth Williamson
Big K Guest Ranch
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Kesterson Bros Logging
2025 Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year!
Pam & Jock Dalton
Shady Place LLC
2024 Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year
Meet Pam & Jock and learn more about their tree farm from the video above--or read our Co-Chairs' letter about them in their Summer 2024 letter, found in our In the Loop section.
Jim & Ed Merzenich
Oak Basin Tree Farm
2023 Oregon Tree Farmers of the Year
Dave & Mary Ann Bugni
Ed Easterling
National Tree Farmers of the Year
Oregon joined the Tree Farm System in 1941 and has selected an Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year every year since 1966. Oregon has had five National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year award winners:
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2016 | Baker County | Lyle & Dean Defrees
2006 | Lane County | Bob & Margaret Kintigh
2002 | Linn County | Ron & Barbara Bentz
1993 | Curry County | Wayne & Colleen Kreiger
1982 | Linn County | Bert & Betty Udell
Western US Regional Tree Farmers of the Year
Oregon has had nineteen Western Regional Tree Farmers of the Year award winners, the most of any state in the US.
2022 | Benton County | Ed Easterling
2016 | Baker County | Lyle & Dean Defrees
2014 | Douglas County | Audrey & Rick Barnes
2013 | Douglas County | Bill & Joan Arsenault
2010 | Linn County | Jim Cota, Scott & Robbie Melcher
2008 | Klamath County | Bob Mezger
2006 | Lane County | Bob & Margaret Kintigh
2004 | Baker County | Chris & Donna Heffernan
2002 | Linn County | Ron & Barbara Bentz
2000 | Washington County | Richard & Anne Hanschu
1998 | Linn County | Lynn & Linda Butts
1997 | Washington County | K.C. & Joanne Van Natta
1993 | Curry County | Wayne & Colleen Kreiger
1992 | Wallowa County | Leo Goebel & Bob Jackson
1990 | Linn County | Bob Mealey
1988 | Coos County | Bob Mahaffy
1984 | Wendell Harmon
1982 | Linn County | Bert & Betty Udell
1978 | Lee Hoover
Oregon State Tree Farmers of the Year
Some of the most recent Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year award recipients are listed below:
2025 | Douglas | Gary & Seth Williamson
2024 | Polk | Pam & Jock Dalton
2023 | Linn | Jim & Ed Merzenich
2022 | Clackamas | Dave & Mary Ann Bugni
2021 | Benton County | Ed Easterling
2019 | Lane County | Gail & Gordon Culbertson
2018 | Benton County | Oaks Family
2017 | Lane County | Steve & Wylda Cafferata
2016 | Lane County | Dave & Diann Rankin
2015 | Baker County | Lyle & Dean Defrees
2014 | Linn County | Linda Butts
2013 | Douglas County | Rick & Audrey Barnes
2012 | Douglas County | Bill & Joan Arsenault
2011 | Klamath County | Jim & Phyllis Dalm
2010 | Union County | Harry Merlo
2009 | Linn County | Jim Cota, Scott & Robbie Melcher
2008 | Union County | Ted & Mary Brown
2007 | Klamath County | Beb Mezger
2006 | Benton County | Ken & Karin Faulk
2005 | Lane County | Bob Kintigh
2004 | Lane County | Steve Woodward
2003 | Christ & Donna Heffernan