How many trees were burned in the 2020 Labor Day fires, and do we still have more trees than we did 100 years ago?
Image In light of 2020’s devastating fire season, I was recently asked these two questions.
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Ice storm heavily affects forests
Image When an ice storm warning went out to central Willamette Valley residents in mid-February, I recall the
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It’s not always so peaceful in Port Blakely’s forests…
Image And the truth is, we can’t wait for the sounds of squeals, shouts, singing and laughte
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It’s spring! Time to think about wildlife in burned areas
Image Wildfire in Oregon elicits powerful responses from all walks of life, whether it’s from concerned cit
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Fire awareness today and every day
Image May is officially Wildfire Awareness Month.
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The importance of getting students into the woods
Image Forestry education is engaging, relevant and important for Oregon students.
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Ready to learn
Image “I’ve been waiting a year for this,” I found myself saying as I was setting up for my first in-pe
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Forty years of forestry education in Oregon
Image In 1981, my wife, Teresa, and I moved to Oregon so I could attend graduate school at the Oregon State Uni
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OFRI will implement state audit operational recommendations
Image In August 2020, Gov.
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A new opportunity to teach students about the connections between forests and the sea
Image As someone who loves the forest and the sea, I’ve spent a lot of time considering both.
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Meet the authors behind our new publication about forest amphibians
Image The Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s (OFRI) Wildlife in Managed Forests program has
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After logging’s done, what happens to the debris that’s left behind?
Image Now that we’ve officially entered western Oregon’s wet season, many of us are ready to snuggle up at home
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Meet our social media intern
Image Hi, everyone!
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Collaboration and Compromise: The Private Forest Accord legislative package passes in the 2022 session
Image We are in a historic time of a paradigm shift in the collective approach to forest policy in Oregon.
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How many new trees are planted in Oregon when one is harvested?
Image You may have seen the statistic in some of Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s educational media an
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Forest literacy version 3.0
Image What is forest literacy? By its nature, it’s a moving target.
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Salamander hide-and-seek
Image What wildlife species live in Oregon? How do we know?
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How do foresters choose what kinds of trees to plant in Oregon’s forests?
Image As a forester working for Roseburg
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You never forget your first amphibian egg mass
Image It’s a beautiful sunny February day that’s cold but clear, and I’m at a wetland in Washingt
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Update on OFRI response to state audit
Image Last summer, the Secretary of State Oregon Audits Division released its findings and recommendations
