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Forestry and Natural Resources

Out there for Oregon’s forests. Here for Oregonians.

OSU Extension is a trusted partner for all Oregonians, providing knowledge, innovation, and expertise to help communities, economies, and ecosystems thrive.

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OSU Extension Clackamas 2022 Community Report

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Sign up for our email list to receive our local Woodland Notes newsletter, notice about upcoming events, cost share opportunities, and other useful information. You can also check out our OSU Extension Forestry TreeTopics blog or follow us on Facebook!

Woodland Notes Newsletter

The Woodland Notes newsletter - where you can read about forestry and Christmas tree information on tree management and health, find local forestry events that covers Clackamas, Marion, and Hood River counties. and other items of interest for woodland owners/growers.

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TreeTopics Blog

The TreeTopics blog is used as a means to communicate information and share perspectives with woodland owners and other people interested in forest management.

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Attend a workshop, conference, or field tour.

Join us for a forest management series, a one-day forest health field tour, or one of our many other educational offerings.
May 23 - Jun 10

Basic Forestry Shortcourse: North Willamette & North Coast Regions

Oregon City, OR
Jun 10

Community Forestry Day - June 10, 2023

8:30 am - 2:30 pm Oregon City, OR

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Oregon Season Tracker

Oregon Season Tracker links volunteers, natural resource managers, educators, and researchers to the science they use.

Contributing to the understanding of weather, climate and their effects on our local environment by reporting precipitation and seasonal plant changes. Observe from your own home, farm, woodland, ranch, or school.

Volunteers are people like you, who share an interest in nature and the outdoors. Join the hundreds of Oregon Season Tracker citizen science volunteers’ already gathering information in over half of Oregon’s counties.

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Find Your People

Our community-based groups, such as the Women Owning Woodlands Network and Master Woodland Manager Program, get together to learn with – and from – other landowners who value Oregon’s forests and communities.

Women Owning Woodlands Network

The Women Owning Woodlands Network (WOWNet) is a diverse, enthusiastic, group of women who are interested in woodland management. WOWNet allows women to come together to learn about forest management, share their forestry and ...

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Master Woodland Manager

The Master Woodland Manager (MWM) training is offered by Oregon State University Forestry Extension as a master's level course for landowners who are interested in an intensive forest management training and sharing the knowledge ...

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Oregon Master Naturalist

The Oregon Master Naturalist Program is for people interested in Oregon’s natural history and natural resources management who want to dedicate their time as volunteers. Take courses online and on-location in Oregon’s beautiful outdoors.

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Protect What You Care About

The Fire Program and the Citizen Fire Academy, Ties to the Land succession planning, and forest health offerings are all tailored to help you keep your property safe from wildfire or insect and disease outbreaks, and to build a legacy for future generations.

Fire Program

Forests across the western United States are stressed from high tree densities, drought, and insect and disease outbreaks. Past management practices along with more human-caused wildfire and changes in weather are causing wildfires ...

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Ties to the Land

Ties to the Land focuses on succession planning, the human side of estate planning. The workshops focus on strategies to maintain family ties to the land from one generation to the next. It builds awareness of the key ...

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Dig Into Our Educational Resources

Our catalog includes dozens of free publications, videos, webinars, and podcasts, covering a wide variety of topics, such as forest health, forest management planning, and estate and succession planning.

Tree School Clackamas

Save the date for our next Tree School - March 23, 2024! Tree School Clackamas takes place annually at the Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. To receive updates sent straight to your inbox, please join our Forestry Corner email list.

Tree School

In the Woods

Each month we will bring you research and science-based information on a new topic related to forests that aims to offer some insight into what we know and are still learning about forest science and management.

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Meet our experts

Glenn Ahrens
Forestry
Sarah Cameron
Forestry Program Assistant

Contact me with questions about Tree School and Oregon Season Tracker, or Forestry & Natural Resources programs in Clackamas County.

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