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I used to live in phoenix and the cereus cactus are literally all over the place, just learn how to identify them, and you will see lots of huge cereus in folks lawns who who not mind if you some.  Interestingly I saw a lot more fruit three and four years years ago compared to the last two years.

I lived at CCC for a few months last year.  In December I helped build a bridge and filmed some of the process.
Steve Holmes designed it and did the skilled labor.  Here is a recent picture a guest of CCC took in March and posted on fb.

 


Most of the bridge is Port Orford Cedar, which is native to the Southern Oregon Coast.
Steve runs a tree service and got all the decking from his work.  The main spans came from on the property. Some firs were thinned and luckily a Port Orford got topped and had the perfect dimensions for the bridge.(~30ft) You can see Steve felling the Port Orford in the video
The video shows most of the building process which took place over three days.  At the end of the video we were throwing down some temporary decking before it got dark.
Not included is the building of the south gabbion, and the more detailed work of getting the decking tighter and adding the railing and arches.
Feel free to ask any questions.

Santiam Valley, OR, ~1000ft
~15 acres of fruit trees mostly apples, asian pears, and plums, that were completely neglected for ~10 years.
Most of the trees are still alive, but there are also dead spots here and there in the rows.
Trees are in ~200 yard rows with ~10 feet in between rows

Also ~15 acres of pasture, with lots of old patties and 17 head of cattle. Fish bearing stream though the pasture that we are looking to help maintain with plantings/earth works

The situation is relaxed, Experimentation is encouraged.

I don't live there yet, but by periodically stop by to help and I am looking for actions that are time efficient.

Current plans include to round up old cow patties to make compost and eventually fertilize fruit trees with.
I was told to add the manure/compost around bud break in the early spring.

I want to plant seeds in the orchards. Soliciting ideas for this time of year (sept, october) and/or the spring. I was thinking fava, comfrey, vetch, winter rye, red clover.
The goals are to improve the soil, attract pollinators, get lots of green manure, grow something edible under the fruit trees.

I will have access to a tractor.
Eventually will do hugelkultur. I have done hugel at many properties with hand tools, interested in using tractors/trucks.
Interested in tilling once and planting cover crop to begin transition to no till.

Also might till some of the pasture and plant forage crop. (Daikon, winter rye, clover,?)
Thinking about transitions to intensive grazing, rotation.

I want to grow quinoa next spring looking for a cover crop to set up for that.

Anyone know good places to buy bulk seed in Eugene or Salem area?

Property also has tons of blackberry and black locusts of all sizes.

Any advice appreciated. I can give you some great seed if your interested in appreciation of advice.
I have some worthy seeds from my travels. Most notably collard seed that changed the way I think about salads.
Leaves grow over two feet and stay super tender. Great raw for salad.
Nothing like commercial collard, I think it needs a new name.

Most interested in super simple activities, what seed to throw streambanks and in the pasture.

Thanks