No seedling sales on Saturday, Feb. 6; pre-order pickups only

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A surge in pre-orders for the Linn County Small Woodlands Association seedling sale means plants will not be available for sale on Saturday Feb. 6.  Limited supplies from area nurseries and COVID restrictions are also factors leading to changes in the 26th annual event. COVID restrictions mean a maximum of 25 people are being allowed inside the Santiam Building while also wearing masks and social distancing.


Pre-orders have already exceeded last year’s numbers.  Those orders will be picked up at the Santiam Building of the Linn County Expo February 6th from 8 am until 2 pm.  Sale chairman Bonnie Marshall said she will be sending out an email with order confirmation and instructions for curbside pickup the week of the sale.  These will go out to everyone that placed a pre-order.  There are a handful of people with no e-mail that will be contacted by phone.

Fay Sallee, volunteer coordinator, has added shifts on Friday to process the record number of orders.  LCSWA members and 4-H students and parents will count, wrap and stage over 1200 seedling bundles.  Advance preparations include volunteers digging and packaging more than 125 sword ferns for this year's pre-orders. 

Marshall said, "Plans for Saturday feature curbside pick-up behind the Santiam Building.  Enter the fairground’s from the south livestock entrance on Price Rd SE".

Money generated from the annual event funds 4-H and Oregon State University forestry scholarships. 

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