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Welcome to the Mt Hood Cabin Homeowners Website!

Welcome to the Mt Hood Forest Homeowners web site, a place where cabin owners can stay connected to news that affects cabin owners. The Zigzag Ranger District relys on our association to send out critical news via email and through this website. We offer useful information about working with the USFS as well as issues owning and maintaining a USFS cabin. Members have full access to this sight which has information about the history of your tract, your tract's historic evaluation (which can affect how you get permission for work on the exterior of your cabin) and we host most all USFS forms and documents in an easy downloadable method. We have a large list of local service providers recommended by your fellow cabin owners.

Start a conversation on security, wildlife, local hikes and trails or whatever you feel would be useful for other cabin owners by using the Forums function. Currently all postings are made by designated “editors,” although comments are encouraged to be made by all members. If you feel a new conversation would be in the best interest of other cabin owners you may email the web site (info@mhfha.com) and state your topic. If it is appropriate it will be posted for others to comment on it.

Are you a new cabin owner? Welcome to the Mt Hood Cabin Community! Be sure and join our association and then check out all the useful information packed into this new website.

We fully support our National Organization, the National Forest Homeowners (NFH) and since we are a member tract, all MHFHA members receive a $5 discount ($55 regularly) when paying their NFH dues with MHFHA dues. We are all part of the same, unique program with the government as our landlord. We need representation at the national level (NFH) as well as at the local level (MHFHA) - please support and join both!

MARCH 13, 2023

Membership packets were mailed 3-12-23 which include 2023 Membership card, updated Contact Card, Winter 2023 Newsletter and an association update letter.

The Dumpster Lock Code changes 3-25-23. If you have not renewed your 2023 dues, please do before March 25th so that you have access to the new code. 2023 Membership invoices have been sent out March 13th to all those whose memberships expired 12-31-2022.

Winter is in full force. New CABIN ROAD SNOW REPORT was posted today. Scroll below and click on Road Conditions.

Thank you! MHFHA Admin

The MHFHA Winter 2023 Newsletter is now available to view for members of MHFHA.
Check it out! CLICK on the Newsletter Image to the LEFT

August 10, 2022

New CABIN PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FORM

Cabin Project Authorization Request Form

Bree Ellison has posted a new project authorization form (Click link above) and has asked all cabin owners to use this form for all project requests - emergency and routine. Thank you!

MHFHA ANNUAL MEETING WITH CABIN OWNERS AND USFS JULY 9TH

We are thrilled to have a date set for our summer picnic and annual meeting. Due to Covid we have not had an in person meeting since July 13 2019.

So mark your calendar for Sat. July 9th registration 11:30am to noon, picnic 12:00 to 12:30 and meeting 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Welches Middle School outdoor covered play area. Bring your own chair and a dish to share. MHFHA will provide burgers (meat and veggie), polish dogs, buns and all the fixings.

We have lots to catch up on! Our new Permit Administrator Brea Ellison, our Ranger Bill Westbrook as well as Nathan Fletcher, Special Use Permit Supervisor will all be part of the USFS panel where cabin owners can ask questions. We hope to have at least 6-8 USFS personnel on the panel.

We will be discussing the big issue of FEE RETENTION which will begin in 2025 and how we can secure funds yearly in the USFS budget for cabin road repair and maintenance.

We will other guests such as David Jacob, water master for all cabin water systems and the MHFHA board.

More information to follow! See you there.

MT HOOD CABIN OWNERS ATTEND ANNUAL MHFHA MEETING

EVERYONE BRINGS A DISH TO SHARE AND IT'S A DELICIOUS SPREAD!

USFS PANEL ANSWERED CABIN OWNER QUESTIONS

RANGER BILL WESTBROOK MINGLES WITH CABIN OWNERS

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The MHFHA Dumpster program for 2022/2023, available for dues paying members, has decided to continue year round. The location and lock code are available for member's only. The code will change 3-1-2023 so be sure and renew your dues and check the website for the new code.
For more information please go to:

Dumpster Info Click Here

ANNUAL HIGHWAY 26 CLEAN UP TOOK PLACE SATURDAY, MAY 28TH

We had 19 volunteers that showed up in rain gear on Saturday, May 28th to clean the 4 miles of Highway 26. We had two sessions and worked a total of 6 hours to pick up 60 large bags of trash. Another rewarding MHFHA event!

MHFTA has sponsored two sections of Highway 26 for over 15 years in conjuction with Adopt-a-highway ODOT.

Thank you to the following volunteers: Ken, John, Jean, Ian Ezra, Miles, Kirsten, Fred, Lynd, Art, Cathy, Dave, Paul, Jane, Kasey, David, Steve, Jim and Sheli who gave up some of their cabin time to help keep our forest clean.

MHFHA sponsors the highway clean up each Saturday or Memorial Weekend and occasionally does an October clean up also.

Join us next year!

Fred and Kirsten Jewel came prepared for the weather and the work!

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