Longer, hotter summers and changing climatic conditions means that many of our newly planted native forest seedlings are stressed. Should you water native forest tree seedlings to help them make it through?
The mountain beaver is a medium-sized rodent of the western Pacific Northwest. Mountain beavers cause damage to forest regeneration by clipping or girdling seedlings or saplings or both, and undermining roots. Methods...
Farmscaping describes a broad range of activities that improve the diversity of a small farm and enhance the ecosystem it inhabits. Creating riparian buffer zones is one such enhancement.
Fire is an important natural disturbance that helps maintain the health and diversity of our forests and grasslands. Wildfires, however, are behaving differently than historically described due to a number of factors,...
The June 2021 heat wave caused significant damage to trees in Oregon. Learn some key findings on causes, types of damage, physiological "thermotolerance" of trees, and possible forest management implications.
Dive into a case study on thinning in mature Douglas-fir stands. Nearly all the trees in the study responded with increased growth and improved stress resistance.
Sitka spruce is among the world's fast-growing trees and the largest of the world's spruces. It's a valuable commercial timber. Its range extends from Alaska to northern California, but it faces unique problems ...
Riparian zones — those transition areas between bodies of water and land — are rich ecosystems that benefit man and nature. They make up a small percentage of the landscape but their importance far exceeds their geographic...
Shore pine is a subspecies of lodgepole pine that inhabits the coastal strip in Oregon. Insect pests, diseases, and nonbiological (abiotic) factors may have an impact on growth, visual appearance, and productivity ...