Port Orford Cedar is replanted and harvested in a conservative manner. The state of Oregon is ine of the top states in which promote and teach reforestation. The Port Orford Tree grows mainly in Oregon. The land in which it is harvested is mostly ingested with a fungus that kills trees. It is mother natures way of natural selection. These trees are harvested in an attempt to open up the forest flow to slow this fungus and work with mother nature to preserve the Port Orford Tree.