Our Forests

We pride ourselves on being good forest stewards and good neighbors.

Sustainable Forests

Science-based Management.

At Hampton Lumber, we approach forest management with an unwavering commitment to sustainability. Our practices are rooted in responsible forestry, preserving and nurturing healthy forests for future generations. Through science-based timberland management, we strive to maintain the delicate balance between economic growth and environmental responsibility, ensuring that our forests thrive for years to come.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Third-Party Certification

The goal of sustainable forestry is to combine the continuous growing and harvesting of trees with the protection of wildlife, plants, soil and water quality and a wide range of other conservation goals. Our forest practices are certified through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) in the U.S. and Canada. We practice a forest stewardship ethic that includes high standards to protect water quality, biodiversity, fish and wildlife habitat, and species at risk.

Forest Recreation

Public & Permitted Access

Our forests aren’t just about lumber—they’re about life. Beyond serving as a vital resource for lumber production, our forestlands provide abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation and enjoyment. From hiking to hunting, there’s something for everyone to explore and appreciate.  

Habitat Enhancement

Working with Nature.

As timberland managers, we’re always looking for ways to enhance habitat through the course of our operations. This might include placing large woody debris in streams to enhance fish habitat or constructing and maintaining biodens during harvest operations. 

Our Pollinator Enhancement Project is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing habitat and forage for native bees on our lands by strategically sowing native wildflower seeds in recently harvested areas. Pollinators play a critical role in our ecosystem, facilitating the pollination of plants and ensuring food production for various species, including humans.

Hampton Family Forests

Our approach to community and forest stewardship

Our approach to forest management showcases our values and our commitment to the communities in which we operate.

Like other forestland owners in the Pacific Northwest, we manage our forests under some of the most advanced and protective forest practice laws in the world. All of our forests are also certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). However, the ways in which we manage our lands and support and enhance the environmental, social and economic benefits our forest provide are certainly unique, influenced by the Hampton family and our long history in the region.

In addition to providing jobs and much needed building materials, our forest support public recreational access, habitat enhancement opportunities, and a venue for the occasional artistic event. 

We're throwing it back to an evening of great wine, music, and good company at Hampton's 2023 Sip n Stroll event, hosted at our Big Creek forestry office! Guests were invited to sample a variety of wines from the Carlton Winemakers Studio  and local beers all while enjoying the sweet tunes of the Brothers Jam (Jamey and David Hampton & Co.). Event proceeds benefited habitat enhancement work by the North Coast Watersheds Association ! 🍇🎸🐟 
#HamptonLumberJourney #HamptonFamilyForests

We`re throwing it back to an evening of great wine, music, and good company at Hampton`s 2023 Sip n Stroll event, hosted at our Big Creek forestry office! Guests were invited to sample a variety of wines from the Carlton Winemakers Studio and local beers all while enjoying the sweet tunes of the Brothers Jam (Jamey and David Hampton & Co.). Event proceeds benefited habitat enhancement work by the North Coast Watersheds Association ! 🍇🎸🐟
#HamptonLumberJourney #HamptonFamilyForests
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Meet logger, Ken Risseeuw, the man behind the #PortlandTimbers Victory Log since 2017.
#logger #logging #timber #ptfc #VictoryLog #HamptonFamForests #HamptonWillamina #PortlandOR #PortlandSoccer

Meet logger, Ken Risseeuw, the man behind the #PortlandTimbers Victory Log since 2017.
#logger #logging #timber #ptfc #VictoryLog #HamptonFamForests #HamptonWillamina #PortlandOR #PortlandSoccer
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🌲 🥾 🦌 🎣 🚴‍♀️ 🍄 ANNOUNCEMENT: With the cooler, wetter weather, we are re-opening our timberlands in Oregon and SW Washington to the public effective today! Walk-in access only! Please recreate safely and responsibly!
#hamptonfamforests

🌲 🥾 🦌 🎣 🚴‍♀️ 🍄 ANNOUNCEMENT: With the cooler, wetter weather, we are re-opening our timberlands in Oregon and SW Washington to the public effective today! Walk-in access only! Please recreate safely and responsibly!
#hamptonfamforests
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Excellent article about our friend and colleague, logger Ken Risseeuw.  Ken and his family have worked with us in the woods for decades and have delivered Hampton-grown Victory Logs to the Timbers and @timberjoey since 2017.  Thank you, Ken for all you do! 
#RCTID #loggers #forestproud #portlandtimbers

Excellent article about our friend and colleague, logger Ken Risseeuw. Ken and his family have worked with us in the woods for decades and have delivered Hampton-grown Victory Logs to the Timbers and @timberjoey since 2017. Thank you, Ken for all you do!
#RCTID #loggers #forestproud #portlandtimbers
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Tree wrangler wanted! Apply today!
 #foresteryjobs #outdoorcareers
https://careers-hamptonlumber.icims.com/jobs/4430/timberland-forester/job

#hamptonlumbercareers #HamptonFamForests

Tree wrangler wanted! Apply today!
#foresteryjobs #outdoorcareers
https://careers-hamptonlumber.icims.com/jobs/4430/timberland-forester/job

#hamptonlumbercareers #HamptonFamForests
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Happy Arbor Day! 🌲 ❤️ 🌲 Let's celebrate trees and their vital role in our lives! We planted 5.8 million trees this past year, supporting wildlife habitat, recreation, and production of much needed wood products. 

#GreenJobs #ArborDay #Replant #WorkingForests #ArborDay #SustainableForests #EcoFriendly #WildlifeHabitat #WoodProducts #TreePlanting

Happy Arbor Day! 🌲 ❤️ 🌲 Let`s celebrate trees and their vital role in our lives! We planted 5.8 million trees this past year, supporting wildlife habitat, recreation, and production of much needed wood products.

#GreenJobs #ArborDay #Replant #WorkingForests #ArborDay #SustainableForests #EcoFriendly #WildlifeHabitat #WoodProducts #TreePlanting
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We're wrapping up planting season at Hampton Family Forests!  Once trees are harvested, our silviculture foresters swing into action!  Reforestation crews replant ~4 seedlings for every tree harvested to ensure our forests remain vibrant and healthy for years to come. Utilizing a grid format, crews meticulously plant each seedling by hand to guarantee they receive the nutrients and spacing they need to thrive. Fast forward five years, these tiny saplings will reach waist-height!  Then coastal douglas fir trees really take off, easily growing 2-3 feet per year! 
#ForestManagement #HamptonLumber #SustainableForestry

We`re wrapping up planting season at Hampton Family Forests! Once trees are harvested, our silviculture foresters swing into action! Reforestation crews replant ~4 seedlings for every tree harvested to ensure our forests remain vibrant and healthy for years to come. Utilizing a grid format, crews meticulously plant each seedling by hand to guarantee they receive the nutrients and spacing they need to thrive. Fast forward five years, these tiny saplings will reach waist-height! Then coastal douglas fir trees really take off, easily growing 2-3 feet per year!
#ForestManagement #HamptonLumber #SustainableForestry
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Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring this year! Good thing we're already planning for spring wildflower seeding out on our timberlands! Our pollinator project on the North Coast is in its 7th year! Here are the varieties that seem to do best out there! Happy Groundhog Day! 
#wildflowers #timberland #pollinators #NWOregon

Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring this year! Good thing we`re already planning for spring wildflower seeding out on our timberlands! Our pollinator project on the North Coast is in its 7th year! Here are the varieties that seem to do best out there! Happy Groundhog Day!
#wildflowers #timberland #pollinators #NWOregon
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It's the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year! Winter is tree planting season for forestland owners! We replant millions of seedlings (by hand) each year! 
🌲🌲🌲
#sustainability #treeplanting #reforestation #timberland #climatesolutions

It`s the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year! Winter is tree planting season for forestland owners! We replant millions of seedlings (by hand) each year!
🌲🌲🌲
#sustainability #treeplanting #reforestation #timberland #climatesolutions
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Our new meeting space and mini interpretive center is coming along out at our Big Creek Forest! We need to figure out a name for this plucky little building--any suggestions? 🌲🌲🌲
#workingforests #clatsopcounty

Our new meeting space and mini interpretive center is coming along out at our Big Creek Forest! We need to figure out a name for this plucky little building--any suggestions? 🌲🌲🌲
#workingforests #clatsopcounty
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Mason bees spotted on our Oregon #timberland! They’ve set up shop in the middle of one of our pollinator enhancement sites on the northern #oregoncoast. Mason bees emerge earlier than other pollinators and are a welcome reminder that warmer weather is right around the corner! #pollinators #timber #hamptonfamforests

Mason bees spotted on our Oregon #timberland! They’ve set up shop in the middle of one of our pollinator enhancement sites on the northern #oregoncoast. Mason bees emerge earlier than other pollinators and are a welcome reminder that warmer weather is right around the corner! #pollinators #timber #hamptonfamforests ...

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There will be no log hauling today in the Tillamook coast range. Our honorary forester, Stewie deems the roads unpawsable. 🐾

There will be no log hauling today in the Tillamook coast range. Our honorary forester, Stewie deems the roads unpawsable. 🐾 ...

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Meet Stewy, one of our favorite log haulers.

#logging #bordercollies #workingforest #tillamook #pnwlife #oregon

Meet Stewy, one of our favorite log haulers.

#logging #bordercollies #workingforest #tillamook #pnwlife #oregon
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Placement of large woody debris in Big Creek as part of a restoration project in collaboration with North Coast Watershed Association.  The project removed 6,600’ of orphaned road adjacent to the stream, two 40’ concrete bridges and placed 16 large woody debris structures. This project will help restore spawning habitat for threatened and endangered salmon. Hampton provided the wood for the LWD installations and will complete riparian plantings this spring in the disturbed areas. Storymap of the project: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/666e9270edda4c8a9a4d04cc8c322dfe 
#salmonhabitatrestoration #salmonhabitat #OregonForests #workingforests #timberlands #oregon

Placement of large woody debris in Big Creek as part of a restoration project in collaboration with North Coast Watershed Association. The project removed 6,600’ of orphaned road adjacent to the stream, two 40’ concrete bridges and placed 16 large woody debris structures. This project will help restore spawning habitat for threatened and endangered salmon. Hampton provided the wood for the LWD installations and will complete riparian plantings this spring in the disturbed areas. Storymap of the project: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/666e9270edda4c8a9a4d04cc8c322dfe
#salmonhabitatrestoration #salmonhabitat #OregonForests #workingforests #timberlands #oregon
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We never get tired of this view from our Big Creek forest outside of Knappa, Oregon. #OregonForests #workingforests #wildlifehabitat #timber

We never get tired of this view from our Big Creek forest outside of Knappa, Oregon. #OregonForests #workingforests #wildlifehabitat #timber ...

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'Though she be but little she is fierce!' Chanterelle mushrooms are abundant on our timberlands this time of year. These fungi are home to the forest pseudo-scorpion, a member of the arachnid family. Without a tail or stinger, it relies on micro pincers to deliver venom.  We also have real scorpions in PNW forests but you will likely never see one unless you take a blacklight into the woods at night. #OregonForests #workingforests #spiders #mushrooms #chanterelles #pacificnorthwest

`Though she be but little she is fierce!` Chanterelle mushrooms are abundant on our timberlands this time of year. These fungi are home to the forest pseudo-scorpion, a member of the arachnid family. Without a tail or stinger, it relies on micro pincers to deliver venom. We also have real scorpions in PNW forests but you will likely never see one unless you take a blacklight into the woods at night. #OregonForests #workingforests #spiders #mushrooms #chanterelles #pacificnorthwest ...

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Big Creek runs though our tree farm just outside of Knappa, OR. This spot is a forester favorite.

Big Creek runs though our tree farm just outside of Knappa, OR. This spot is a forester favorite. ...

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Critter alert!  Can you find the kitty cat?

Critter alert! Can you find the kitty cat? ...

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Clumps of bear grass on our timberlands near #tillamook. Leaves are often harvested from wild populations like these for use in flower arrangements. #workingforests #oregon #forestproud #timberlands

Clumps of bear grass on our timberlands near #tillamook. Leaves are often harvested from wild populations like these for use in flower arrangements. #workingforests #oregon #forestproud #timberlands ...

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With around 100 inches of rain a year + snow, our forestland near Tillamook is one of the wettest places in the U.S.

With around 100 inches of rain a year + snow, our forestland near Tillamook is one of the wettest places in the U.S. ...

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Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, we are re-opening our forestlands in #oregon and #washington to the public! If you decide to recreate on private timberlands, please stay mindful of the fire danger and always keep a safe distance from harvest operations.  If you have additional questions regarding our access policies, please contact our forestry office at 503-365-8400. #hamptonfamforests

Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, we are re-opening our forestlands in #oregon and #washington to the public! If you decide to recreate on private timberlands, please stay mindful of the fire danger and always keep a safe distance from harvest operations. If you have additional questions regarding our access policies, please contact our forestry office at 503-365-8400. #hamptonfamforests ...

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Happy August! Summer is flying by. What outdoor activities have you been up to? #PNW

Happy August! Summer is flying by. What outdoor activities have you been up to? #PNW ...

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Happy 4th of July! Have a safe holiday! #4thofJuly

Happy 4th of July! Have a safe holiday! #4thofJuly ...

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Loggers, environmentalists, and Hampton Lumber are teaming up to create healthier #federalforests and more resilient communities in Washington! More info here: https://buff.ly/2Xqls7d #logging #wildfire #Darrington #sawmill

Loggers, environmentalists, and Hampton Lumber are teaming up to create healthier #federalforests and more resilient communities in Washington! More info here: https://buff.ly/2Xqls7d #logging #wildfire #Darrington #sawmill ...

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Stay alert @hamptonfamforests!

Stay alert @hamptonfamforests! ...

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Commercial thinning operation at @hamptonfamforests. These logs are off to our sawmill in #warrentonoregon!
#pnw #logging #forestproud #oregoncoast #forestry #wood #oregonforestsforever

Commercial thinning operation at @hamptonfamforests. These logs are off to our sawmill in #warrentonoregon!
#pnw #logging #forestproud #oregoncoast #forestry #wood #oregonforestsforever
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The morning fog starting to burn off @hamptonfamforests #hamptonlumber #workingforests

The morning fog starting to burn off @hamptonfamforests #hamptonlumber #workingforests ...

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skill + knowledge + a love of the woods #oregonloggers #workingforests #forestproud #HamptonLumberLife #HamptonWillamina

skill + knowledge + a love of the woods #oregonloggers #workingforests #forestproud #HamptonLumberLife #HamptonWillamina ...

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‘Tis the season! #rctid #hamptonlumber #hamptonfamforests #HamptonLumberLife #HamptonPortland #HamptonWillamina
#hamptonlumberportland

‘Tis the season! #rctid #hamptonlumber #hamptonfamforests #HamptonLumberLife #HamptonPortland #HamptonWillamina
#hamptonlumberportland
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Sword fern in spring.  #workingforests #sustainableforestry

Sword fern in spring. #workingforests #sustainableforestry ...

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Hampton forester, Dale Claassen shares love of trees and forestry with kids at Oakdale Elementary in Dallas, OR.  #arbordayeveryday #sustainableforestry

Hampton forester, Dale Claassen shares love of trees and forestry with kids at Oakdale Elementary in Dallas, OR. #arbordayeveryday #sustainableforestry ...

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Thanks hamptonlumber for sharing this awesome forest fact! #repost #forestproud "Did you know the majority of boughs used in wreaths and other holiday decorations come from working timberlands in the Pacific Northwest? This stand of Noble fir on Hampton forestland was recently pruned by hand for holiday boughs. This can be done 3-4 times before the entire tree is ready for harvest! #noblefir #hamptonfamforests #workingforests 
#forestproud #forests #PNW #timberlands #familyforests #forestmanagement #tistheseason #holidayseason #wreaths #pacificnorthwest #forest #yaytrees

Thanks hamptonlumber for sharing this awesome forest fact! #repost #forestproud "Did you know the majority of boughs used in wreaths and other holiday decorations come from working timberlands in the Pacific Northwest? This stand of Noble fir on Hampton forestland was recently pruned by hand for holiday boughs. This can be done 3-4 times before the entire tree is ready for harvest! #noblefir #hamptonfamforests #workingforests
#forestproud #forests #PNW #timberlands #familyforests #forestmanagement #tistheseason #holidayseason #wreaths #pacificnorthwest #forest #yaytrees
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