Alicia Christiansen

Photo: Lynn Ketchum

she/her/hers

Forestry & Natural Resources

541-236-3002

Expertise: Cutting and selling trees , Fire , Forest health and management , Non-timber forest products , Tree care

Locations: Douglas County

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Content by Alicia Christiansen

What’s lurking beneath the forest floor?

When insects and disease enter a forest, the damage isn’t always obvious at first. By the time damage is visible, it might be too late to combat the issue. This can be especially challenging for landowners dealing with root diseases.

Alicia Christiansen | Mar 2023 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Native Trees of Western Oregon

Trouble distinguishing white and black oaks? Wondering if that huge cedar is an incense, Port-Orford, or Western red? The more you know about your trees, the better you can care for them and improve their overall health. This...

Alicia Christiansen, Lauren Grand | Apr 2021 | Video

Digital mapping tools: Part 1, the basics

Get more out of your smartphone! Free or low-cost digital mapping tools can help you track your path, measure a boundary, calculate area and pinpoint problem areas so you can find them again. You can even map vegetation via satellite imagery.

Norma Kline, Alicia Christiansen | Mar 2021 | Article

Digital mapping tools: Part 2, printing a topographic map

For a big-picture view of the landscape, sometimes nothing beats the power of a paper map. Save yourself a trip to the store and print out just the map you need from any number of free websites.

Norma Kline, Alicia Christiansen | Mar 2021 | Article

Choosing the Right Forestry Professionals

Consulting foresters, loggers, tree planters and more is an important decision. How do you go about selecting the right person and organization for your property and your particular project? The relationships established with ...

Alicia Christiansen, Eric Farm | Mar 2021 | Video

Mitigating soil erosion after a fire

Soil erosion following wildfire is a concern for many forest owners. In many instances the site will recover on its own with minimal erosion.

Alicia Christiansen, Wildfire Recovery group | Nov 2020 | Fact Sheet

Surveys show revised OSU Woodland Stick satisfies majority of users

The Woodland Stick is a simple and cost-effective tool that forest landowners can easily use to obtain rough estimates of average tree size and wood volume on their properties.

Lauren Grand, Alicia Christiansen, Francisca Belart | Jun 2020 | Impact story

Top 5 things to consider when building a nature trail on your property

Nature trails are popular features across Oregon. Landowners of all acreages can successfully build nature trails on their property, as many design and maintenance features are the same regardless of property size.

Alicia Christiansen | Jun 2020 | Article

Selling Logs from Your Property: A Curriculum Package for Educators in the Western U.S.

Selling logs is one of the most important decisions a landowner can face. This curriculum package for forestry educators brings together consulting foresters, log buyers and loggers to teach participants how to get a fair deal ...

Lauren Grand, Alicia Christiansen, Francisca Belart, Tamara Cushing | Apr 2020 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Land Survey and Mapping: An Introduction for Woodland Owners

Discusses types of plane surveys, including property surveys and cadastral surveys. Briefly sketches the history of the rectangular survey system in the United States and describes how the rectangular system works. Tells how to use...

Norma Kline, Alicia Christiansen | Apr 2020 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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 | Oct 2019 | Article

Bigleaf maple decline continues to be a scientific mystery

Bigleaf maples in the Pacific Northwest have been in decline in recent years due to a mysterious affliction that scientists have yet to figure out. Consequences range from discolored leaves to tree death.

Alicia Christiansen | Aug 2019 | Article

Pacific Poison-oak and Western Poison-ivy: Identification and Management

Discusses how to identify and control Pacific poison-oak and western poison-ivy, and how to prevent exposure to the plants' oily substance, urushiol, which can cause an allergic contact dermatitis.

Brooke Edmunds, Lauren Grand, Alicia Christiansen, Andy Hulting | Nov 2018 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Extension foresters note trend in redwood plantings, plan needs assessment

As landowners in western Oregon start to plant redwood trees more frequently, OSU Extension foresters plan a survey to determine why the tall trees have become popular.

Kym Pokorny | Jan 26, 2021 | News story

Douglas County residents learn about firewise communities from OSU Extension workshop

The event was held in the field to illustrate how two residents prepared their homes and surrounding area to have a better chance of withstanding wildfire and to urge residents to organize a Firewise USA community.

Kym Pokorny | Jun 3, 2022 | News story