Riparian Areas

Featured Resources

Living on the Land: Got a Stream? Grow Plants!

This publication is part of the Living on the Land series. It provides concise information on how to best protect your stream areas with native vegetation and grazing strategies that help wildlife and property values. Primarily directed to small-acreage landowners east of the Cascades. Click the...

By Brian Tuck | OSU Extension Catalog

Trees and Shrubs Chart - Riparian Species for SW Oregon

Chart for the type, form, mature size, and tolerances to shade, drought, and flooding for Southern Oregon streamside trees and shrubs.

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Managing Woodland Roads: A Field Guide

A full-color field guide to building and maintaining unpaved roads in woodland environments. Contains information on road shapes and surfaces, cross-drainage structures, stream crossings, wet-weather operations, and inspection and maintenance regimes. Discusses legal issues and contracts; culvert...

OSU Extension Catalog

Latest Resources

Tillamook Watersheds Website

This website documents living with flooding in the lower Tillamook Bay basin on the Oregon coast.

OSU Sea Grant Publication

Grazing Management Options for Riparian Areas

Our hope is to make you better acquainted with the important functions of riparian areas on your ranch, give you some ideas on how to manage them effectively, and provide a framework for developing grazing management that incorporates these areas into your overall cattle operation.

By Dustin Johnson, | Publication

Tree School Clackamas teaches love for the land

Educational event draws hundreds from woodland community in Clackamas County and beyond.

By Glenn Ahrens, Rose Clarke, Michael Bondi, Kimberly Jacobsen Nelson | Article

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Latest News

NSF awards $1.8 million to OSU-Utah collaboration to estimate U.S. plant transpiration

Aug 29, 2018

With a $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation, scientists at Oregon State University and the University of Utah are teaming up to make initial estimates of U.S. plant transpiration.

By Chris Branam | News Story

To grasp water scarcity, OSU researchers probe links between human and natural systems

Oct 23, 2017

A big OSU-based modeling study captures the fine-level interactions between nature and people

By Gail Wells | News Story

Proper forest road construction helps keep streams healthy, according to study

Aug 3, 2017

Sediment being sent into streams is not biologically significant

By Chris Branam | News Story

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Upcoming Events

Establishing and Maintaining your Forest

Oregon City, OR

Sat, Sep 21, 2019 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

A full day of classes covering a wide range of topics important for NW forest owners, including forest health & maintenance, business management, wildlife & native plants, fire, non-timber forest ...

Native Plants! Why, Which & How to Use Them

Central Point, OR

Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Native plants support pollinators and wildlife, and they require fewer resources to thrive. Learn why, how, when, and where to plant and replant with native species, including wildflowers, grasses,...

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