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About Cal Forest

Cal Forest Nurseries is the largest independent container reforestation nursery in the Pacific Northwest.

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Customers Served

We produce between 20-25 million conifer seedlings per year for private timber companies, non-industrial private landowners, indigenous communities, and public agencies throughout the western United States.

1978

year founded

471 million

trees grown

40 years

of operation

20k bushels

annual processing capacity

About Cal Forest

Cal Forest Nurseries was established in 1978 in Covelo, California by Tom Jopson to grow conifer seedlings for reforestation. Tom grew 200,000 seedlings that first year. In 1988, the business was moved to Scott Valley in Siskiyou County in order to better serve the reforestation activities of its expanding customer base.

Since then, our production capacity has grown in step with our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

Ponderosa pine seedlings growing; aerial view of the greenhouses

Who We Are

Meet our leadership team. They are supported by an exceptional group of individuals who care deeply about the important role Cal Forest plays in reforestation and the quality of the seedlings we produce.

Nik Larum
General Manager
Pieter Summs
Senior Horticulturist
Jaime Beltran
Head Grower
Styles Larsen
Senior Facility Manager
April Hicks
Production Manager
Sharon McBroom
Senior Seed Specialist
Carol Lampert
Senior Staff Accountant

Who We Serve

Cal Forest is proud to serve the reforestation and restoration interests of private timber companies, non-industrial private landowners, and public agencies across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including:

  • Silver Butte Timber Co.
  • Colville confederated tribes
  • Sugar Pine Foundation
  • Lone Rock Resources
  • Jefferson Resource Company
  • Cascade Timber Consulting
  • Cow Creek band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
  • Feather River Resource District
  • Eco Forest Management
  • United States Forest Service
  • Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Hearst Corporation
  • Lassen Fire Safe Council
  • FWS Forestry
  • Collins Pine Co.
  • Giustina Land & Timber Co.
  • Crane Mills
  • Manulife
  • Green Diamond Resource Co.
  • Trinity River Lumber Co.
  • Potlach Deltic Forest Holdings, Inc.
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
  • Inland Empire Paper Company
  • Campbell global
  • Murphy
  • American Forests
  • W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.
  • Chinook Forest Management
  • Josephine County, OR