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Grow our community. Re-grow our Forests. Grow our community. Re-grow our Forests.

Loving your membership with Heritage Grove?
Share that love with a friend or family member and we'll split $75 three ways¹.

$25

for you¹

$25

for the forest¹

$25

for them¹

$25 for the forest? That's right. In an effort to promote regrowth from the 2020 Oregon fire season, we're not only giving $25 to you and a friend, but to the forest itself¹.

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By providing a cell or mobile phone number, please assume Heritage Grove FCU will contact the referred party via the number provided via phone call or text message. This is the most effective way to communicate with members and those individuals referred to the credit union. Standard data and message rates may apply.

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Where there's fire, there's regrowth

To those who live in the Western United States, wildfires are nothing new. Our unique terrain is shaped by dramatic mountains and valleys hosting a diverse array of forests and wildlife. The combination of old and new forests formed by fire over millennia is valuable to many species that depend on the complex conditions.

Wildfires are a natural part of a forest’s environment and they create healthy conditions for many plants and animals. However, when forest fires become large and burn hot, much of what we love and use is lost in their paths. Miles of forests that have taken generations to grow can be lost overnight.

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The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was one of the most destructive on record.

Across the state, fires burned more than 1.2 million³ acres of land and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. More than 2,000 individual fires or fire complexes left a mark on Oregon like no other³. Within the affected areas was the 47,000+ acre Santiam State Forest, which saw extensive damage from the Beachie Creek Fire. The Santiam State Forest just happens to be our backdoor neighbor.

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total Oregon fires in 2020

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It's the little things that citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.

Wangari Maathai

Nobel Peace Prize winner, author and environmental and social activist

ReGrove Initiative | Heritage Grove FCU | Santiam State Forest

Historic drought and hurricane-force winds contributed to the catastrophic loss of forests within more than half of The Santiam State Forest, resulting in untold loss not only for trees and wildlife habitat, but surrounding communities, families, and beloved recreation areas. Knowing the importance of this beautiful forest to local ecosystems and wanting to restore it for ourselves and so many of our members, Heritage Grove Federal Credit Union established the ReGrove Initiative. Along with our good friends at the State Forests Trust of Oregon, a local forestry foundation, the Initiative aims to help replant, rebuild, and re-grove the Santiam State Forest so that it can continue to flourish and provide the benefits it has for many years.

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Stepping into Santiam State Forest

Thousands of visitors each year have enjoyed the rich, beautiful and diverse life inside The Santiam State Forest. It is home to many thousands of permanent residents—more than 250 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. The land hosts five campgrounds, over twenty miles of hiking trails, fire lookouts, waterfalls, wetlands and old-growth forests⁴. The Santiam State Forest is a truly unique landscape close to home, worthy of restoring.

Abiqua waterfall in The Santiam State Forest.

More members, more trees.

Santiam State Forest.

With every new member that joins Heritage Grove Federal Credit Union, we’ll donate $25 toward restoration of The Santiam State Forest¹. This money will go directly towards repairing and replanting throughout the 47,871 acres with the help of the Oregon Department of Forestry that manages The Santiam State Forest. We aim to help re-establish a vibrant, healthy forest through a wide range of proven reforestation methods with the help of members like you.

Loving your membership with Heritage Grove?
Share that love with a friend or family member and we'll split $75 three ways¹.

$25

for you¹

$25

for the forest¹

$25

for them¹

Refer Someone Now
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To qualify for the referral bonus, the person making the referral must use the online referral form. You must qualify for and establish membership at Heritage Grove Federal Credit Union and be at least 18 years of age to refer new members. The referred person must open a Heritage Grove membership (share/savings account) and open and actively use at least one additional account (checking/debit or funded loan). Youth accounts do not require a checking/debit account or funded loan. The referred new member’s account must remain open for at least 180 days. Bonuses will be awarded via deposits to share/savings accounts after all criteria has been met and verified. In the event more than one member refers the same individual, Heritage Grove will award the bonus to the first member making the referral. Referred members must not be an existing Heritage Grove member in any capacity and must not have been a member who closed their membership within the last six months. There is no limit to the number of referrals a member may submit. All accounts are subject to our normal approval process. Members and accounts must be in good standing and accounts must have recent account activity such as debit transactions, credit card transactions, direct deposits, etc. to receive bonuses. Fees can reduce earnings on the account. This offer is non-transferable and may be canceled without prior notice. We reserve the right to disqualify any referrals in circumstances where we reasonably believe they were not sent to us in good faith. Heritage Grove Federal Credit Union reserves the right to terminate the program at any time, revise program terms or refuse bonuses at our discretion.

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“Final ODF fire report for 2020 fire season”. October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

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“History of the Northwest Oregon State Forests”, Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem Oregon, January 2001.