Sheep Creek

In July 2021 the Harris Mountain Fire swept through 30,000 acres south of Cascade, MT. The Sheep Creek Ranch was decimated by the fire. Due to the intensity of this blaze the native tree seed in the forests on the property were incinerated, which means that the conifer forest would not be able to naturally regenerate. In 2023 the landowner partnered with Mast Reforestation to reforest more than 2,500 acres. The project is being financed through the sale of carbon removal credits generated by the reforestation project. The reforested acres are held in a conservation easement for the next 200+ years.

People walking between rows at a greenhouse full of seedlings.

Spring 2024

Round two of planting starts soon. We've been growing seedlings specifically adapted for this site in our nursery in Roy, WA for the last year. They are hardened off and waiting to be outplanted later this Spring.

A tree planter putting a seedling in the ground.

Fall 2023

First planting. Given the vast area to plant, the planting process will take place in phases. The first phase of planting was completed in Fall 2023. See all of the details of that planting in the video above.