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

OSU Extension Catalog

Oct 2017

Many family forest owners depend on professional operators to help get things done on their property. This often includes the important task of weed control. Finding the right person for the job is important. Finding the right person starts with knowing what to look for when hiring. This publication helps with this process. This publication can be downloaded in two different ...

By Brad Withrow-Robinson

Successful Reforestation: An Overview

OSU Extension Catalog

Oct 2008

Provides a brief overview of the steps involved in a typical reforestation operation. Covers mechanical, manual, and chemical methods of preparing the planting site. Discusses obtaining financial assistance for reforestation, purchasing suitable seedlings, understanding stock-types, handling seedlings, selecting planting spots, spacing, timing plantings, protecting seedlings from browse and sunscald, and maintaining the plantation.

By Stephen Fitzgerald

Management Planning for Woodland Owners: A Visual Guide

OSU Extension Catalog

May 2014

This interactive online module explores the concepts of woodland management planning through videos, maps, and audio segments from woodland owners.

By Amy Grotta

Controlling Pocket Gopher Damage to Conifer Seedlings

OSU Extension Catalog

May 2003

Pocket gophers girdle (remove bark from) the bases of conifer seedlings and saplings, causing significant economic losses. This publication will help you design a program to reduce or eliminate gopher damage to seedlings and saplings in your forest plantation or Christmas tree farm.

Oregon Forest Pest Detector Pest Watch Bronze Birch Borer (BBB) | Monitoreo y Detección de Plagas Forestales en Oregon Barrenador del Abedul Bronce (BBB)

OSU Extension Catalog

Apr 2018

This is a bilingual publication (English and Spanish) for landscape workers and the public to help them protect Oregon birch trees from this damaging pest. Includes insect identification, host plants, signs and symptoms, and what to do if you suspect BBB. Esta es una publicación bilingüe (inglés y español) para los trabajadores de jardinería y la pública, para ayudarles a...

By Nicole Sanchez, Brandy Saffell, Dan Leavell

Best Management Practices for Maintaining Soil Productivity in the Douglas-fir Region

OSU Extension Catalog

Apr 2011

This publication is a reference guide for forest soils productivity and management. Main topics include (1) understanding and managing risk, (2) soil characteristics that affect productivity, (3) soil survey information for forestland managers/management of soil erosion, (4) managing mass wasting risk, (5) managing soil disturbance, and (6) maintaining adequate nutrient supply.

By Sam Angima

Pruning Western White Pine: A Vital Tool for Species Restoration

OSU Extension Catalog

Jun 2006

Pruning young white pine can increase survival of individual trees exposed to white pine blister rust and help restore the species in Inland Northwest forests. Learn when and how to prune and the silvicultural and economic issues to consider. Heavily illustrated sections cover identification of blister rust cankers, blister rust monitoring, and identification of blister rust's alternate host-plants in the genus Ribes.

Planning and Implementing Cross-boundary, Landscape-scale Restoration and Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects

OSU Extension Catalog

Oct 2018

This guide describes the process the Klamath-Lake Forest Partnership (KLFHP) has used to plan and implement cross-boundary restoration projects to achieve improved forest health conditions on large landscapes scales. It is intended as a model other individuals and communities can modify to meet the needs of their local circumstances. Readers can download the entire 117-page curriculum ...

By Dan Leavell

Measuring Your Trees Workbook

OSU Extension Catalog

Apr 2013

This workbook is a companion to OSU Extension publication EM 9058, Measuring Your Trees. It includes instructions (4 pages) and seven spreadsheets. Before using this workbook, collect data following the procedures outlined in EM 9058. Then enter your data in this workbook to automatically calculate several stand volume and growth measurements and generate a printable summary report.

Fire FAQs—Who owns Oregon's forests, and how does that matter when it comes to fire?

OSU Extension Catalog

Jan 2019

Oregon's wildfire landscape is clouded by the mix of public and private interests that control more than 30 million acres. Forests make up nearly half of Oregon, and most forests fall under federal management. Forest ownership factors into both the number of fires and the size to which they grow.

By Dan Leavell, Lauren Grand, Stephen Fitzgerald, Carrie Berger

Reducing Hazardous Fuels on Woodland Property: Pruning

OSU Extension Catalog

Aug 2008

Discusses pruning as a way to reduce fire hazard in forest land. Outlines pruning guidelines. Summarizes considerations in pruning.

By Max Bennett

Mixed Conifer and Hardwood Forest Management in Southwest Oregon

OSU Extension Catalog

Dec 2013

This publication is part of the Alternative Forest Management series. It describes a case study on management of a mixed conifer and hardwood forest in southwest Oregon. The landowners' management philosophy is to promote mature forest conditions while maintaining multiple species and age classes, to increase fire resistance and decrease the potential for high-intensity wildfire, and ...

By Stephen Fitzgerald, Max Bennett

Trees Against the Wind

OSU Extension Catalog

Feb 2003

Learn how to plan, establish, and care for windbreaks, shelterbelts, and living snow fences. Includes sections on windbreak design, planting for wildlife, windbreak species characteristics, and much more. Color photography.

Two-aged to Multi-aged Stand Management in the Coast Range

OSU Extension Catalog

Apr 2018

This publication is part of the Alternative Forest Management series. It describes a case study on shelterwood harvest and using active management to convert a mature, even-aged stand to a multi-aged stand in the Oregon Coast Range. The landowner's core management philosophy is to create forests that are both ecologically complex and economically viable.

By Amy Grotta

Reducing Fire Risk on Your Forest Property

OSU Extension Catalog

Oct 2010

The degree of wildfire risk depends on both the probability of an ignition and the potential for damage or harm (such as loss of trees, homes, or even lives). Recognizing that you may have a high wildfire risk is the first step in doing something about it. Whether you own a few acres or thousands, this publication will help you reduce the potential for wildfire ...

By Robert (Bob) Parker, Stephen Fitzgerald, Max Bennett

Group Selection Cutting in Mature Douglas-fir Forests

OSU Extension Catalog

Dec 2014

This publication is part of the Alternative Forest Management series. It describes a case study on the group selection method, a management style that mimics the natural gap creation that takes place in old-growth forest stands as a result of wind throw, landslides, and root-rot pockets. The result of group selection harvest is a wide range of quality wildlife habitat types ...

By Stephen Fitzgerald

The Care and Planting of Tree Seedlings on Your Woodland

OSU Extension Catalog

May 2006

Covers the care and handling of seedlings. Discusses proper seedling planting techniques, including timing, tree spacing, planting spot selection, and tools. Highlights common mistakes made when planting, such as crooked roots, improper planting depth, loose trees, and damaged bark. Includes trees per acre and spacing requirements, a list of commonly asked questions and answers, a seedling checklist, and figures that illustrate planting techniques.

By Stephen Fitzgerald

Tarif Access Tables: A Comprehensive Set

OSU Extension Catalog

Apr 2013

Tarif numbers are essential for calculating the volume of standing timber on forest land. This publication includes comprehensive tarif numbers for six species of Oregon timber--Douglas-fir, grand fir, ponderosa pine, red alder, western hemlock, and western redcedar--and the corresponding tree volumes.

By Robert (Bob) Parker