Climate change, population growth, and income growth have the potential to significantly affect the availability and use of water in the Willamette River Basin (WRB). The Willamette Water 2100 project (WW2100) was motivated in ...
Native Americans rely on tribally important ecosystem services such as traditional foods, hunting, timber production, non-timber forest resources (recreation, water), and cultural resources. Unfortunately, many of these resources may be ...
Choosing the right species for the right climate is fundamental to the success of foresters and horticulturists. But what if the climate changes? Will natural and planted forests still be well adapted to the places they’re ...
In this video, Mike Cloughesy gives an overview including a look at the recent “Oregon Forest Ecosystem Carbon Inventory and the Role of Wood Products in Carbon Storage.” Edie Sonne Hall discusses “Managing Forests to ...
Many family forest landowners are managing their property in a way that stores a lot of carbon in their forests’ growth, and opportunities exist to be paid for this “carbon sequestration service.” The Stewart family’s ...
An Oregon land use policy creates a large economic value for some private homeowners who are allowed to protect their shoreline against erosion, according to a new Oregon State University study.
West Coast forest landowners are expected to adapt to climate change by gradually switching from Douglas-fir to other types of trees such as hardwoods and ponderosa pine, according to a new Oregon State University study.
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