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Woodland management resources

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Know Your Forest education hub

Looking for practical information about managing your forestland? This is an extensive library of resources to help you reach your goals.

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Know Your Forest assistance map

Looking for local people to help you with your forest management? Utilize this assistance map to find local resources such as your Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Stewardship Forester, and more!

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OSU Extension Catalog

This is a great place to find science based woodland management resources written by our Extension agents and topic experts at the university.

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National WOWNet

Did you know there is a national Women Owning Woodlands group? Explore topical, regional, and current forestry information for woodland owners. Read personal stories and find opportunities to connect beyond Oregon.

National WOWNet

Extension resources

Harvesting evergreen boughs from your woodland

Harvest evergreen boughs from your woodland property to make holiday wreaths. Be sure to harvest sometime after the first hard frost, and use proper pruning techniques.

Alicia Christiansen | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Monitoring Oregon ash forests in the face of the emerald ash borer: A guide for small woodland owners and managers

The emerald ash borer threatens Oregon ash forests. This guide offers methods for long-term monitoring, helping landowners track changes and assess impacts on their trees and landscape over time.

David C. Shaw, Katie Hill, Karen Ripley, Dan Stark, Wyatt Williams | Feb 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Exploring your property's past: Developing a property history for your woodland management plan

Writing the property history section of your forest stewardship plan can deepen your connection to the land. Here are resources for discovering the history of woodland property in Oregon.

Pat Wheler, Brad Withrow-Robinson, Amy Grotta, Lauren Grand | Mar 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Episode 37: WOWNet

In this episode, Lauren Grand is joined by Tiffany Hopkins and multiple members of the Women Owning Woodlands Network to explain how WOWNet educates and empowers female small woodland owners.

Lauren Grand, Tiffany Hopkins, Debi Lorence, Kate McMichael, Theresa Hausser | Aug 2023 | Podcast episode

Lane County forest landowners look to store carbon and fight climate change

Forest owners in Lane County can potentially use their properties to help mitigate the problems caused by an excess of carbon in the atmosphere.

Janet Donnelly | Jan 3, 2020 | News story

Know Your Forest - Non-timber forest products

The forests of Oregon have an abundance of commercially marketable nontimber forest products (NTFP) that forest landowners can manage for on their land to earn extra income. Some commonly collected nontimber forest products (NTFPs) in the U.S. include wild mushrooms, berries, ferns, tree boughs, cones, moss, syrup, honey and medicinal products like cascara bark and Oregon grape.

May 2018 | Online resource

Contracts for Woodland Owners

This publication describes basic principles of contract law as applied to planting; growing; maintaining; harvesting; road construction, maintenance, and repair; and selling logs and timber. Includes definitions of common contract terms and sample contracts.

Steve Bowers | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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