Intro to Forestry and Natural Resources

About 48 percent of Oregon's land is forest and about one-third of that forestland is managed as reserves for environmental habitat or scenic value. The Oregon State University Extension Service's Forestry and Natural Resources program helps people manage that land by providing educational programs to woodland owners, natural resource managers, Christmas tree growers, and others involved in forest industries.

Forestry Extension Stories

Wildfire can reach every community in Oregon, so be prepared

The Wildland Fire Education Program helps homeowners and others prevent wildfires and protect themselves and their property from the natural occurrence of fire in the forest.

The Wood Innovation Center helps keep Oregon the nation’s top softwood producer

To help fuel Oregon’s nearly $20 billion dollars forest sector, Oregon State University Extension Service and the OSU College of Forestry created the Oregon Wood Innovation Center.

Forests are the subject of OSU Extension Tree School

At Tree School a festival of learning for people who love forests, experts teach dozens of workshops covering everything from chainsaw safety to mushroom identification.

O Christmas Tree

Headquartered in Corvallis, the largest grower of Christmas trees in the nation relied on information from Oregon State University Extension Service agronomists when developing a new crop from scratch.

Forest owners pass their land to the next generation

Ties to the Land, a workshop and DVD series developed by Oregon State University Extension Service faculty and other succession experts helps families negotiate the emotional and financial pitfalls of succession planning.

Education helps new landowners see the forest and the trees

More than 50,000 individuals and families in Oregon own forestland, and for many of them, Oregon State University Extension Service's Extension is their primary source of information.

Intro to Forestry and Natural Resources

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