FOP 003: Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm, with Ann Stinson and Lou Jean Clark

Ann Stinson and Lou Jean Clark are co-owners and managers of their second-generation forest, the Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm. Ann and Lou Jean have co-owned/managed the Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm since the passing of husband and brother, Steve Stinson in 2014. Ann discusses growing up on the tree farm and Lou Jean shares her experiences taking on the tree farm later in her life. Both having grown up in the area, they share their passion for taking care of the land and what trials and tribulations they have faced along the way. Finally, we chat with Ann about her experiences writing a memoir about her family and the forest they have long cared for, titled The Ground at My Feet: Sustaining a Family and a Forest. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/fop-episode-3