Online Webinar Guide

Description

Contacts

Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources, Extension Agent and Specialists

Oregon State University, Wildfire Experts

Oregon Department of Forestry, Find a Forester

Oregon Farm Service Agency State and County Office, Contact Information

Natural Resources Conservation Service, Local Service Centers

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Maps & Council Contacts

Resources

Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal

Oregon Office of Emergency Management

Keep Oregon Green

Trauma informed approach

Fire Adapted Communities: Understanding Your Role

Call to Action

Description

As a member of the community, you have the power to alter the outcome of wildfire. Your actions around your home and the surrounding landscapes can reduce the chance your home will burn. This webinar reviews practical steps you and your neighbors can do on your own properties before fire season.

We are offering AOL Pro-Logger CE credit for watching this webinar. Fill out the AOL Pro-Logger Continuing Education Request Form

Resources

Firewise checklist

Firewise checklist in Spanish

Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscaping: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/pnw590

Description

Fire doesn’t stop at property lines so we must create resilient landscapes as a community. Different communities, different ways to prepare for wildfire.  Join us for a discussion from five panelists from all over Oregon and learn about the way they have come together to reduce fuels and mitigate fire risk.

This webinar explores how different communities have found different ways to prepare for wildfire. Whether you are just starting out, or you are further along, this webinar will inspire you to take action and work with your community to build better wildfire resilience.

We are offering AOL Pro-Logger CE credit for watching this webinar. Fill out the AOL Pro-Logger Continuing Education Request Form

Resources

Description

Description

Last summer’s wildfire events impacted many Oregonians. These events reminded us of how important it is to plan and be prepared for wildfire.

Planning and preparing for wildfire can feel like a massive endeavor. What can we do? Who can help? How do we continue to build wildfire adapted and prepared communities?

Every community is unique; however, you are not alone. We can learn from our neighbors whether they are next door, across the state or even in a different state.

For this webinar, we invited our neighbors from southwest Colorado to tell us their story. Join us and learn how one community was affected by wildfires in 2002 and their journey to come together, rebuild, and take the action needed to save their lives and property from wildfire and the impact their actions had on wildfires in their neighborhoods since.

What you will learn:

- How other communities in the west have adapted to living in a wildfire environment
- Tools and resources available to help you prepare for wildfire
- How to engage your neighbors and build capacity to strengthen your wildfire adapted community

This webinar is the first of a series from the OSU Extension Fire Program. This series will focus on wildfire preparedness including how to make your home and property more resilient to wildfire, how to work individually and as a community, and more.

Resources

Visit the Wildfire Adapted Partnership website to learn more!

For more information on Wildfire Preparedness Day, visit https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/National-Wildfire-Community-Preparedness-Day

Air burners, https://airburners.com/technology/principle/

What to do if trapped, https://ucanr.edu/sites/fire/Safety/Burnover/

From Jenna Trentadue's (ODF) presentation:

Contact Jenna: Jenna.A.Trentadue@oregon.gov

Firewise USA: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Firewise-USA

Oregon Explorer: https://oregonexplorer.info/topics/wildfire-risk?ptopic=62

Landscape Plants, OSU: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/

Plant Links, USDA: http://plants.nrcs.usda.gov/links.html

USDA Hardiness Zone Map: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html

Native plants for Willamette Valley Yards: https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/01/24/native-plants-willamette-valley-yards-booklet.pdf

Community Wildfire Protection Plan: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Fire/Pages/CWPP.aspx

Funding opportunities:

• Federal/State Grants: Contact your local Oregon Department of Forestry office
• County funding: Title III, FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)
• Local office of Emergency Management
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Oregon State Fire Marshal (local Fire Department)
• Firewise Grants
• Private Funding: FM Global, State Farm Insurance

AOL CE credit request form for the When Wildfire Hits Webinar (2 credits)

Description

Have you been affected by wildfire? Not sure what to do next? In this webinar, presenters will talk to you about where to start and how to prepare an assessment consistent with funding agencies and land management plans. Our agency partners will be on the line to connect you with information on technical/financial assistance.

Resources

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams are in counties across Oregon. To find an assistance center near you, visit the FEMA website where updated locations will be posted each morning.

Mitigation is acting now to reduce future risk. You can repair/rebuild safer and stronger after wildfires and straight-line winds and Community Education and Outreach can help you on your recovery journey. Contact a Hazard Mitigation Specialist at FEMA-R10-MIT@FEMA.DHS.GOV (email)

The webinar recording can be found on the Forestry & Natural Resources Extension YouTube channel, https://beav.es/oeQ

From Daniel Leavell's presentation:

After the fire flow chart

After the fire checklist or fill out the checklist directly from your computer or phone, After the fire checklist - fillable form

Safely Returning to You Home After a Wildfire

Returning Home After a Wildfire

Management Planning for Woodland Owners: Why and How

From Stephen Fitzgerald's presentation:

My Forest Burned: Now What?:  This publication provide initial guidance for restoring your land in a way that emphasizes the wildlife habitat a post-fire landscape can provide. https://woodlandfishandwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/After-the-Fire-final-reduced.pdf

Jute Matting Installation:  An excellent 4-minute video on how to properly install jute matting so it stays in place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFgL60LVJNc

From our agency partner's presentations:

Oregon Department of Forestry's Help after a Wildfire

Oregon Department of Forestry, Find a Forester

Oregon Farm Service Agency State and County Office Contact Information

Natural Resources Conservation Service, Local Service Centers

Oregon Department of Agriculture, Wildfire Resources

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Maps & Council Contacts

Disaster assistance programs at a glance

Oregon Forest Industry, Directory - The directory facilitates the establishment of business connections between the broad array of interests in Oregon's forestry sector.

Description 

In this webinar, we will describe what to look for in identifying tree hazards and factors influencing soil stability and erosion in post-fire forested landscapes, and practical steps to mitigate impacts.

Resources

From John Punches presentation:

Utilize this "After the Fire Checklist" to chart a course forward and modify to suit your needs. Fill out the checklist directly from your computer or phone, After the fire checklist - fillable form

Natural Resources Conservation Service's After the Fire: Resources for Recovery webpage

After the Burn: Assessing and Managing Your Forestland After a Wildfire

Description

This webinar will cover a visual method for assessing survival of trees that have been injured by wildfire.  Specifically we will look at varying levels of damage to tree crowns, bole/trunk injuries, and heat damage at the tree base.  This assessment will inform decisions about whether to move forward with timber salvage operation to recoup tree value before it is lost to insects and disease. We will also discuss specifically how salvage operations are conducted, equipment used, wildlife considerations, economics, forest practice rules and regulations for salvage harvesting, and working with a consulting forester to assist you in getting it done. 

Resources

From Stephen Fitzgerald and Glenn Ahren's presentation:

Utilize this "After the Fire Checklist" to chart a course forward and modify to suit your needs. Fill out the checklist directly from your computer or phone, After the fire checklist - fillable form

Post-fire assessment of tree status & marking guidelines for conifers in OR & WA

Post-fire tree mortality from the Oregon Department of Forestry

Timber salvage after wildfire

My forest burned: Now what? from the Woodland Fish & Wildlife group

Oregon Forest Practices Act:

Oregon's Forest Protection Laws

Technical assistance:

Contact your ODF Stewardship Forester. ODF is mobilizing additional staff to address the need for post-fire assistance. https://www.oregon.gov/odf/working/pages/findaforester.aspx

Financial Assistance:

U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) local office locations are available from the state office at (503) 414-3200 or http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) local office locations are available from the state office at (503) 692-6830 or http://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/

Oregon Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) local office locations are available at 503-986-4700 or http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/SWCD/Pages/index.aspx

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) local contact information is available from the state office at (503) 986-0178 or https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/resources/Pages/Watershed-Councils.aspx

Description

This webinar will cover key considerations in reforestation following wildfire including legal requirements, planting vs. natural regeneration, site preparation, selecting and finding seedlings, tree planting, and post-planting care.  Agency partners will be on hand to discuss technical/financial assistance available to landowners for post-fire reforestation. 

Resources

Check out this assistance map to find your LOCAL contacts: https://knowyourforest.org/assistance-map

Oregon Forest Industry Directory, https://www.orforestdirectory.com/

Choosing the Right Service Provider for your Family Forest: Chemical Applicator

Choosing the Right Service Provider for your Family Forest: Logging Contractor

The Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Programs can help connect you!
 

From Keith Baldwin's (Oregon Department of Forestry) presentation:

Oregon Department of Forestry - Help after a wildfire

Find local ODF Stewardship Foresters

Forest Practices Administrative Rules

Oregon’s Forest Protection Laws

Rules for wildlife food plots

From Glenn Ahren's presentation:

Webinar opportunity! Replanting your forest after timber harvest or wildfire, Tuesday, December 1st, 3-4:30pm.

Successful Reforestation: An Overview

Selecting and Buying Quality Tree Seedlings

Sources of Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings

Oregon Department of Forestry – Replanting Forests

Planting Our Future Forests: Species and Seed Source Considerations – recorded webinar

From Heather Medina's (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service) presentation:

NRCS, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

NRCS, Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

NRCS local service center

From Bret Harris' (USDA Farm Service Agency) presentation:

FSA, Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)

FSA, Fact sheets

FSA, local service center

Description

This webinar will cover the information you will need to handle your taxes after the fires.  We will talk about possibilities for deducting losses, how to determine the amount of loss and reconstructing your basis in the trees.  Some people may need to report a gain from the salvage of the timber.  You may be considering whether you even want to replant after harvest or salvage of the timber.  We will talk about how that decision can impact your property tax status here in Oregon.  In addition we will talk about federal tax incentives available for those who are replanting. 

Resources

Beginning with timber products harvested in 2020, the return due dates for both FPHT and STF severance tax have changed from January 31^st to April 15^th along with corresponding penalties.

ORS 321.045 Payment of tax; returns; estimated tax; payment. (1) The taxes levied under ORS 321.015 shall be due and payable annually, on or before April 15, for the preceding calendar year. The tax shall be delinquent if not paid by the due date, which shall be determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return.

The amendments to ORS 321.045 (FPHT) and 321.741 (STF Severance Tax) by sections 1 and 2 of this 2019 Act apply to calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

For Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion Counties, FEMA declared "qualified disasters" - for the time period of Sept. 7th thru 15th. IRS issued relief in accordance to that. There are other relief measures in place for those counties, and limited to affected landowners outside the declared areas.

From Tammy's presentation:

Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax

Hardwood Timber Industry Audit Technique Guide

The Forestry Land Tax Council, YouTube channel

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

NRCS, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

NRCS, Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

NRCS local service center

USDA Farm Service Agency

FSA, Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)

FSA, Fact sheets

FSA, local service center