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Tree disease: a sneaky forest threat
WEBForest Threats: Tree Disease. Tree diseases such as Swiss needle cast and laminated root rot threaten the health of Oregon’s forests, but active forest management helps prevent or slow the spread of these diseases.
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URL: https://oregonforests.org/threats-to-our-forests/Tree_Disease
Facts about Oregon’s forests
WEBBy 2013, the harvest had rebounded to roughly pre-recession levels. In the five most recent years where data is available (2017-2021), Oregon timber harvest averaged around 3.8 billion board feet. The 2020 Labor Day fires led to a short-term increase in timber harvest due to post-fire salvage logging on private land.
UNDERSTANDING EASTSIDE FORESTS
WEBIn a longer time frame (several to many decades), changes in forest species composition, tree understory development and stand structure involve a process of change called “succession.”. STAND DEVELOPMENT. Stages of stand development are (1) regeneration, (2) stand closure and (3) stem exclusion and/or stagnation.
About the Oregon Forest Resources Institute
WEBThe Oregon Forest Resources Institute achieves its mission by providing forest education programs and materials for the general public, K-12 students and teachers, and forest landowners. Almost all of OFRI’s educational programs, publications and other resources are provided to the public free of charge. View the 2023 Strategic plan.
Impacts of Oregon’s
WEBThese include nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds. It can irritate the eyes, nose, throat and respiratory system, and can be inhaled into the deepest part of the lungs, according to a report published by the Oregon Health Authority.
Harvesting trees
WEBHarvesting trees. Logging is an essential part of Oregon’s economy, and plays a role in the way many forests are managed – whether they are owned by federal, state or local governments; small businesses or large corporations; or tribes, families and individuals. There are many players in the process of planning and executing a timber harvest.
Trees of Oregon’s forests
WEBTrees of Oregon’s forests. Traveling across the state, you soon discover that Oregon is home to a wide range of trees. There are 30 native coniferous species and 37 native species of broadleaf trees. Oregon varies greatly in terms of elevation, temperature, wind, rainfall and soil composition. Combinations of all these factors help determine
Threats to our forests
WEBOregon’s forests provide a host of benefits to our state, including clean air and water, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation and scenic beauty. But our forests are vulnerable to multiple threats. Some are natural factors such as fire, insects, disease, or wind and ice storms. Others, such as climate change, invasive species and forestland
Prescribed burning 101
WEBThe main goals of prescribed burning are: · Removing excess fire fuels such as dry brush and sticks from the landscape. · Creating firebreaks that help prevent wildfires from growing out of control. · Maintaining the many plant and animal species whose habitat depends on periodic fire. One type of prescribed burning used in Oregon is
What does OFRI stand for
WEBWhat does OFRI stand for? May 24, 2018. In the late 1980s, forest landowners and the Oregon Legislature began to realize the forest sector needed a public agency to advocate for the importance of Oregon’s forests, forest management and forest products. So in 1991 the Legislature created OFRI. The Institute operates under a model …
We smelled the smoke. Now it’s time to wake up. OregonForests
WEBAir quality and health. Wildfire smoke, a mix of particulate matter and gases, irritates the eyes, nose, throat and respiratory system, and can be inhaled into the deepest part of the lungs, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Too Many Trees, Too Few Mills: An Overview of PNW Interior …
WEBA healthy, east-side ponderosa pine forest historically supported fewer and larger trees per acre. Lodgepole pine is the dominant tree in frost-dominated, mid- to high-elevation sites. Lodgepole pine is much more frost tolerant than ponderosa or other interior conifers. Lodgepole forests have a fire return interval of about 75 to 100 years, and
Meet the authors behind our new publication about forest …
WEBWe also summarize the current science and offer suggestions for voluntary forest management actions that benefit amphibians. Read on to learn a little more about the authors behind this awesome new publication. Dr. Tiffany Garcia. Dr. Tiffany Garcia grew up in northern California and has always been around forests, amphibians and natural
You never forget your first amphibian egg mass
WEBTheir amphibian egg mass monitoring program uses volunteers to track four native pond-breeding amphibians: the Pacific chorus frog, Northwestern salamander, long-toed salamander and Northern red-legged frog. These four amphibians can all be found in Oregon’s forests, and you can learn more about them and their habitat needs in the …
Forest health webinars planned for Feb. 27-28
WEBPORTLAND, Ore. – An upcoming webinar series for foresters, forest landowners and managers, and others with an interest in forestry, will focus on the health of Oregon’s forests, including the current condition of Oregon’s forests, forest health trends, challenges, current research findings and possible solutions.
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