Partner/Forester (Corvallis)

B.S. FOREST MANAGEMENT, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

A native of the rural Willamette Valley, Matt has spent the last thirty years in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, managing private forestlands for a broad range of objectives. Since joining Trout Mountain Forestry in 2011 and becoming a Partner in 2020, he has developed a diverse client base, including municipalities, family forests, and non-profit conservation organizations. Matt’s areas of expertise include: 

• Forest Management Planning, including Growth and Yield Modeling

• Operations Management

• Silviculture Prepscription Development 

• GIS, Resource Inventory Design, and Management 

Matt is a Certified Forester with the Society of American Foresters, a Professional Member of the Association of Consulting Foresters, a Member of the Forest Stewards Guild, and the Past Chair of the City of Corvallis Watershed Management Advisory Commission.

matt@troutmountain.com

Forester (Corvallis)

B.A. HISTORY & FRIEND, MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
M.F. FORESTRY, YALE SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT*

Shane is a native Oregonian with over a decade of experience in forestry and conservation. He is a certified Technical Service Provider (TSP) for the Natural Resource Conservation Service, a licensed herbicide applicator with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and a Professional Member of the Association of Consulting Foresters and the Forest Stewards Guild. Shane's forestry career started with the Peace Corps as an agroforestry extension agent in Senegal, West Africa. He later studied and worked in New England - first as a graduate student, then as a forestry professional. He started a forestry consulting firm based in Southern New England, which he ran for several years before returning home to Oregon to join Trout Mountain Forestry in 2016.

Shane’s interests include fostering connections between people and their forests through thoughtful engagement around forest management, leveraging the best available science for positive on-the-ground outcomes, and getting outside as much as possible for "non-work" time, including volunteering with his local Search and Rescue unit. He lives in Corvallis with his wife and young daughter.

*(Formerly Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies)

shane@troutmountain.com

Forester (Portland)

B.S. BIOLOGY & B.A. HISPANIC STUDIES, PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

Mark began working as Trout Mountain's newest forester in 2025. He started working in the woods as a Forest Service wildland firefighter based in the Tahoe National Forest. He then spent six years working for a private consulting forestry company, learning the trade in the coastal redwood forests of northern California. Mark is a Registered Professional Forester for California and has helped many small landowners steward their forests through light-touch ecological management. He enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest through backpacking, foraging, and trail-running, and he likes making things out of wood. Mark lives in Portland with his wife and young son.

mark.ogren@troutmountain.com

Office Manager (Portland)

Pamela took over Trout Mountain’s office management in Spring 2016, streamlining work systems and organizational methods to support the company’s continued growth. Providing timely, attentive, and friendly service to Trout Mountain’s clients and vendors is critical to her work goals. She enjoys occasional trips to the field to meet landowners and contractors face-to-face. Pamela is an Affiliate Member of the Society of American Foresters and Forest Stewards Guild. 

An avid bicyclist, Pamela enjoys commuting to the Portland office by bike. In her spare time, she volunteers on the Board of Directors for Umbrella and is active in transportation issues in her neighborhood. Pamela also enjoys hiking, rollerskating, and long, meandering walks with her canine companion, Piper. She is grateful to be part of the team of caring and knowledgeable professionals at Trout Mountain Forestry.

pamela@troutmountain.com