Oregon Forest
Oregon Department Forestry Private & Community Forests Program
The Private & Community Forests (PCF) Program staff regulates forest operations on nearly 12 million acres of nonfederal forestland. They guide forest landowners and operators on how to conduct forest operations and activities so they are in compliance with the Forest Practices Act administrative rules. FPA rules apply to harvesting, reforestation, road construction and repair, slash disposal (treetops, branches, brush and tree limbs left on the ground after a logging operation), chemical use and stream, lake and wetland protection. Sensitive resource sites, such as bird nesting and roosting locations, and threatened and endangered species sites are also protected under the rules. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Health Management in Oregon
Forest Insect & Disease Leaflets (FIDL) , U.S. Forest Service - pest alerts, How To..., forest health updates, insect and disease news bulletins, etc. ... The department´s forest health professionals conduct surveys, evaluations, and monitor forest insects and tree diseases. They provide technical advice and training in the use of integrated pest management principles to help professional foresters and landowners meet their management goals and objectives. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook State Forest
Within this web site, you will find a selection of interesting and useful information about Oregon´s Tillamook State Forest: places to go, things to see and do, background on forest management activities and forest history. ... Welcome to Your Tillamook State Forest , managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry. This web site serves as your guide to better understand the past, present and future of this unique forest, located west of Portland in the northern Oregon Coast Range. ... [Read More]
Oregon Caves National Monument (National Park Service)
Oregon Caves National Monument is small in size, 480 acres, but rich in diversity. Above ground, the monument encompasses a remnant old-growth coniferous forest including a Douglas-fir tree with the widest known girth in Oregon. Three hiking trails access this forest. Below ground is a marble cave created by natural forces over hundreds of thousands of years in one of the world's most diverse geologic realms. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department Forestry 2004 Oregon Fire Program Review
Assign the Protection Coverage Group to continue to build local partnerships and collaboration to address improved fire protection coverage suited to local community needs and expectations. Develop a comprehensive training program for Oregon Department of Forestry and cooperators to enhance fire prevention. Improve and coordinate administration and control of open burning to prevent escaped fires. Assign Forest Fuels and Hazard Mitigation Group to define roles, responsibilities and resources of partner organizations in wildfire hazard mitigation. Develop and support local fire coordinating groups. Continue to develop a “one-stop” grant delivery system for fuels reduction and community planning, and regularly review system performance. Ensure forest health and fuel reduction grant program delivery and administration are coordinated and integrated among the Oregon Department of Forestry´s Private and Community Forests and Protection from Fire programs. (Task fed ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Practices Research & Monitoring
The Oregon Department of Forestry´s Forest Practices Monitoring Program (FPMP) is producing valuable information for adapting forest management to better protect our natural resources and to serve the needs of the public and stakeholders. The FPMP main charge is to evaluate forest practices on private forest land and coordinate with research and monitoring at the state and national level. ... The Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) was adopted in 1972. Landowners and operators are subject to the FPA and rules when they conduct any commercial activity relating to the growing or harvesting of trees. Over the years, the FPA has adapted in response to improved knowledge about interactions between forest management and resource protection. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Publications
Hinkle Creek is the site of a new, state-of-the-art paired watershed study to investigate the effects of contemporary forest practices on water quality, fisheries and aquatic habitat. It is the first ever paired watershed study located completely on private forestland. ... Hinkle Creek is a Working Forest... A 5,000-acre watershed northeast of Roseburg, OR, Hinkle Creek supports a stand of 55-year old harvest regenerated Douglas-fir. The watershed is owned by Roseburg Forest Products, whose continuous, long-term objective is to produce high quality wood products. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry About Us
fire protection for 16 million acres of private, state and federal forests; regulation of forest practices (under the Oregon Forest Practices Act) and promotion of forest stewardship; implementation of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds; detection and control of harmful forest insect pests and forest tree diseases on 12 million acres of state and private lands; management of 780,000 acres of state-owned forestlands; operation of a 15-million-tree forest nursery; forestry assistance to Oregon's 166,000 non-industrial private woodland owners; forest resource planning, and, community and urban forestry assistance. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Resources Planning
One of the goals of the Oregon Department of Forestry´s Forest Resources Planning program is to assist the Board of Forestry in revising the Forestry Program for Oregon and emphasize sustainability as a Board of Forestry goal. Towards this goal we undertake and assist in projects such as the Forest Assessment Project which culminated in the 2001 Symposium held in October at Oregon State University and the recently released Forest, Farms, and People: Land Use Change on Non-Federal Land in Western Oregon 1973-2000. Currently we are undertaking a similar project covering Eastern Oregon, which will, when completed, provide information on land use activities for all of Oregon. ... [Read More]
Oregon Department of Forestry Managing the Tillamook State Forest
Foresters plan and conduct timber harvest operations to provide raw materials and revenue and also create a more diverse forest with openings and various age classes of trees. As you travel through the Tillamook, you’ll surely see many forest stands that are too dense, resulting in competition among individual trees for sunlight, nutrients and water. This also has a detrimental effect on plant and wildlife habitats that depend on more open conditions. Opening up the forest through tree thinning and patch cutting increases the growth, productivity and diversity of the forest. ... [Read More]
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