Tsuga Community Commission

Tsuga is the taxonomy designation for Hemlock trees growing in Oregon. Hemlock trees are often important secondary species growing well out of nurse logs and broken stumps where they must expose their roots and become unique characters in a mature forest. Tsuga trees growing with roots exposed in their early years illustrate to youth and teens the benefits of open communication and self reflection to better understand their individual need to belong within a community.

Mission: "TCC combines environmental education and activities building social capital for a better community experience at camp and beyond."

Become a member of the Tsuga Community Commission and support Camp Staff Coalition efforts to build community-minded generations of youth who learn to know Oregon outdoors.

Tsuga Community Commission (TCC) and the Camp Staff Coalition is a two-part community development group focused on increasing Community Capacity and levels of Social Capital within and between Oregon youth communities:

Tsuga Community Commission conducts formative research through grant funded initiatives to inform curriculum development and residential camp program facilitation. The Camp Staff Coalition draws on TCC research to facilitate targeted social support and environmental education programming for existing and emerging youth communities.

TCC Facilitates Operation Purple in Oregon

See the Operation Purple page for more information!

Tsuga Community Commission LLC

P.O. Box 820003 - Portland, OR 97282

(503) 481 - 7871