Plywood leader
Oregon continues to lead the nation in plywood production.
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Engineered wood leader
Oregon continues to lead the nation in engineered wood products.
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Softwood lumber leader
Oregon continues to lead the nation in the production of softwood lumber.
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Forest ownership table
Ownership of Oregon's is split between federal, state, private and tribal owners. This table shows the acreage in each of the ownership categories
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One third of Oregon's forests are privately owned, and yet they product three quarters of our lumber supply. These pie charts show the comparison between ownership and harvest in Oregon.
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Total acreage pie chart
Nearly half of Oregon is covered in forestland, totaling almost 30 million acres.
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Jobs in Oregon's forest sector table
Oregon's forest sector supports more than 62,000 jobs across the state, including forest management, primary and secondary forest products, transportation and more.
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Exploring the life of Oregon’s largest nest maker: The bald eagle
For many of us, the bald eagle conjures the image of a majestic sky predator. Folks rarely think of a freshly hatched, defenseless puffball. However, the pipeline from puny to powerful only takes three months. Let’s start at the beginning. Making a house a home
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Summit to highlight forest wildlife research
Portland, Ore. — The Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) and partners are hosting the inaugural Forest Wildlife Research Summit Oct. 30 at Oregon State University in Corvallis to highlight scientific research on the habitat needs of forest-reliant wildlife and their response to forest management actions.
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Forest Values and Beliefs Research 2025
Every few years, OFRI conducts an in-depth research survey called Forest Values and Beliefs. The research is conducted by DHM Research. We asked 800 Oregonians their opinions about, and knowledge of, forests and forest management in Oregon.
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Forestry education website updated
Portland, Ore. — The Partnership for Forestry Education has updated its KnowYourForest.org website, which serves as a gateway to the information, tools and educational opportunities available to Oregon’s forest landowners.
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Meet our new social media intern
Hello, my name is Emma Knapton, and I’m the new social media intern for the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI).
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So, what is a northwestern pond turtle anyway?
The northwestern pond turtle may be small — just 6-8 inches long — but it’s got a big story. With a marbled brown shell and a uniquely patterned yellow and black belly, this shy reptile is known to live up to 70 years.
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Annual Report 2024-25
OFRI Annual Report for fiscal year 2024-25.
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Hidden treasure: Why Oregon’s native bees need you this fall
As fall starts to settle in the Pacific Northwest, blooms turn to seeds, deciduous trees blush with warm shades and crisp mornings bring a sense of change.
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A night in the life of one of Oregon’s best pest regulators: the little brown bat
In the dusky stillness of a cave nestled in the forested hills of Oregon, a young little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) opens her eyes for the first time that evening. A little more than a year ago, she was born with light brown fur, joining a colony of little brown bats whose coats range in color from reddish brown to dark brown.
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Forests Working for Wildlife
This publication highlights how Oregon’s private forest landowners are supporting native wildlife through thoughtful, science-based management. Building on nearly 20 years of OFRI’s Wildlife in Managed Forests (WIMF) program, this publication showcases real examples of habitat stewardship, key research findings, and practical actions that help keep common species common. Explore how working forests of all ages contribute to a healthy mosaic of wildlife habitat across Oregon’s landscape.
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The life of a working forest
Forest landowners and managers are hard at work every day in forests throughout the state. They ensure that trees are thinned, spaced and growing properly, and that excessive dry brush is cleared and other fire hazards minimized. All this is done while maintaining wildlife habitat, biodiversity and water quality.
Forest Fac
62,000 OregoniansThat’s the number of individuals who own between 10 and 5,000 acres of forestland in our state. Their holdings are often referred to as "family forestlands," because many of these properties have been handed down through generations.The amount of timber coming from family forestlands varies greatly depending on market demand for wood products. Family forestlands accounted for about 12 percent of Oregon’s annual timber harvest in 2022.
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Oregon’s old treasures
Old-growth forests are more complex than any other kind of forest, and they are home to a diversity of animals, insects, fungi, mosses and lichens. These older forests are a crucial piece of Oregon’s forest mosaic, and provide habitat for threatened species such as the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet.Logging of old-growth forests virtually never occurs in Oregon. Today, an old-growth forest in Oregon is much more likely to be lost to wildfire than to timber harvest. What little is harvested is usually done to restore forest health or protect public safety.
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Forests, carbon and climate change
Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, mostly from humans burning fossil fuels, are contributing to global warming and climate change. This rise in the average temperature of the land and water on Earth has contributed to melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and longer and more intense wildfire seasons, among other environmental impacts.
It starts with photosynthesisForest carbon sequestration starts with photosynthesis, the process plants use to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Chloroplasts inside leaves and needles use carbon dioxide from the air, water from the soil, and energy from sunlight to produce glucose, a simple sugar. Trees use glucose to make wood, storing carbon in the process. Oxygen is released into the atmosphere as a byproduct.
