• A dragonfly on the J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Sarah and Dave Ehlers (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Sarah and Dave Ehlers pose for a photo under the J2E logo in a tree house that sits on the property. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Sarah and Dave Ehlers (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Flags mark the location of recently planted native species. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • A tree house that’s located on the property. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • This cottonwood was the first tree planted on the property. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • A view of the Ehlers home across “the big pond.” (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • This Western red cedar is one of many native plants to be found on the tree farm. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Bigleaf Maple sapling, one of many native plants that have been planted at the tree farm. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • The Ehlers mowed a path through the brush for Saturday’s tour. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Sarah and Dave Ehlers (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • J2E Tree Farm (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)

Andy Cripe is a longtime professional news and sports photographer who worked several years in this region for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald.

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