Kara Baylog

Forestry and Natural Resources Program Coordinator

541-776-7371
[email protected]

Expertise: Community science , Fire , Environmental education (PreK-12)

Locations: Jackson County

Content by Kara Baylog

Postfire follow-up: Using the LEAF assessment template

The days following a wildfire are a critical time for recovery outreach. Learn how to help landowners set priorities, outline goals and connect with needed resources.

Kara Baylog, Glenn Ahrens, Stephen Fitzgerald, Lauren Grand, Alicia Christiansen, Kidane Giday, Aaron Groth, Ariel Cowan | Sep 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Student teams support watershed monitoring in Jackson County

By combining real-world relevance with experiential learning, SWAT strengthens local restoration efforts while building the next generation of environmental professionals.

Kara Baylog | Apr 2025 | Impact story

FireBright provides career paths and builds wildfire-resilient communities

The curriculum is being used in whole or in part at schools across the state.

Kara Baylog | Feb 2025 | Impact story

Fire Bright: A Curriculum for High School Educators

This curriculum package teaches students to help protect their communities from wildfire. They also learn about careers in natural resources.

Kara Baylog, Jennifer Payne, Herb Johnson, Yasmeen Hossain, Christopher Adlam, Ben Ho | Mar 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Our Future in Our Hands

Reduce the impact a wildfire might have on you and your community.

Carrie Berger, Kara Baylog, Aaron Groth, Emily Jane Davis, Dusti Linnell, Oralia Mendez | Aug 2023 | Collection Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Prepare Your Home

The future of our families, homes and communities facing potential wildfires in Oregon is in our hands. Learn how you can prepare your home with simple actions before a wildfire strikes.

Aaron Groth, Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis, Kara Baylog | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Care for Your Mental Health

You can build resilience and overcome wildfires' potentially negative consequences by focusing on supporting mental health. Part of Our Future in Our Hands series.

Emily Jane Davis, Dusti Linnell, Kara Baylog, Oralia Mendez | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

Learn how to minimize and prevent the harmful effects of wildfire smoke on your body. This publication is part of the series, Our Future in Our Hands.

Carrie Berger, Kara Baylog | May 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Make a Plan

Our Future in Our Hands: Make a Plan details what steps you can take to be prepared for when a wildfire strikes. This publication is part of the Our Future in Our Hands series.

Carrie Berger, Kara Baylog | May 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Wildfire outreach expands to engage Latino communities across Oregon

Expanding access to wildfire education and preparedness tools — especially for Latino communities and other underserved groups — is essential to creating a more resilient Oregon.

Kara Baylog | Mar 2023 | Impact story

Fire Aware. Fire Prepared. Resource Packet

Oregon State University’s Forestry & Natural Resources Extension along with state and local agencies and community partners, want to help Oregonians prepare for the reality of wildfire and have created a resources packet that will help get you Fire Aware. Fire Prepared.

Carrie Berger, Christopher Adlam, Kara Baylog, John Rizza | Jul 2021 | Fact Sheet Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Firewise checklist

NFPA Firewise Communities provides winter and spring checklists to prepare your home ignition zone from wildfire.

Spanish: Lista de verificación de Firewise (Firewise checklist in Spanish)

Kara Baylog, NFPA | Mar 2021 | Fact Sheet

Fire FAQs—How can landscapes with mixed ownerships be managed for fire effectively?

Discusses how to manage landscapes for fire when areas are owned or managed by different people or entities. One in a series of fire FAQs that are based on questions that Forest and Natural Resource Extension agents and specialists have received from the people they serve.

Kara Baylog, Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger | Dec 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Keeping Your Home and Property Safe from Wildfire

Learn to reduce wildfire risk by creating defensible space around your home.

Max Bennett, Stephen Fitzgerald, Alicia Christiansen, Kara Baylog | Sep 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Citizen Fire Academy: Curriculum Package for Facilitators and Educators

This Citizen Fire Academy curriculum package equips participants with the knowledge they need to improve fire preparedness and resiliency on their own properties and in their communities.

Stephen Fitzgerald, Kara Baylog, Max Bennett, Rhianna Simes, Nicole Strong | Nov 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Before wildfire strikes: A handbook for homeowners and communities in Southwest Oregon

Learn how to protect your home from wildfire. Tips include creating defensible space, managing vegetation, and preparing emergency plans to boost your home's chances of survival.

Kara Baylog, Max Bennett | May 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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