Forestry and logging museum seeking potential property in Nevada County, California

By Jennifer Nobles
The Union
September 4, 2025
Category: Forest History & Archives
Region: United States, US West

CALIFORNIA — There’s a new museum proposed for Nevada County, this time focusing on the timber, logging, and forestry industries that have put the area on the map aside from the more well-known Gold Rush. A group—including Nevada County Historical Society, forester Robert Ingram, Economic Development Director Kimberly Parker, Tim Robinson, Landon Haack of Cal Fire, and author Cindi Anderson—have been meeting up for over a year now to ensure the history of timber in Nevada County will not be forgotten. …Anderson said the purpose of the museum is to preserve the culture and pay homage to the many forest men and women, as well as educate and preserve the past and encourage the future for our forests and to be involved in the future of the industry. …Stroh added: “This is going to be probably the biggest timber museum in the western United States.

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