This webinar covered 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.

Originally aired on October 22, 2020

Presenters: Glenn Ahrens and Max Bennett, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agents, OSU Extension Service, Keith Baldwin, Oregon Department of Forestry, Heather Medina-Sauceda, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bret Harris, Farm Service Agency

Resources

• Assistance map to find local contacts (https://knowyourforest.org/assistance-map)
• Oregon Forest Industry Directory (https://www.orforestdirectory.com/)
• Choosing the Right Chemical Applicator for your Family Forest (https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9171)
• Choosing the Right Logging Contractor for your Family Forest (https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9170)
• The Soil and Water Conservation District (https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/naturalresources/swcd/pages/swcd.aspx) (SWCD)
• Oregon Department of Forestry - Help after a wildfire (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/Pages/afterafire.aspx)
• Find local ODF Stewardship Foresters (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Working/Pages/FindAForester.aspx)
• Forest Practices Administrative Rules (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/lawsrules.aspx)
• Oregon’s Forest Protection Laws (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/lawsrules.aspx)
• Rules for wildlife food plots (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Working/Pages/FPA.aspx)
• Successful Reforestation: An Overview (https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec1498)
• Selecting and Buying Quality Tree Seedlings (https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec1196)
• Sources of Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Documents/workingforests/seedling-catalog.pdf)
• Oregon Department of Forestry – Replanting Forests (https://www.oregon.gov/odf/working/pages/replanting.aspx)
• Planting Our Future Forests: Species and Seed Source Considerations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUZOIVHXu8o&list=PL6NNlJutjWIBkCQHzYQqMNoUadTkIvlPm&index=6)– recorded webinar
• NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/) (EQIP)
• NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/ewp-emergency-watershed-protection/kentucky/emergency-watershed-protection) (EWP)
• NRCS local service center (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/vermont/local-service-centers)
• FSA Emergency Forest Restoration Program (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/emergency-forest-restoration/index) (EFRP)
• FSA fact sheets (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/fact-sheets/index)
• FSA local service center (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=or&agency=fsa)