PORTLAND, Ore. – A new pamphlet produced by OFRI’s Wildlife in Managed Forests program helps forest landowners, managers and other natural resource professionals understand the varied habitat protections for forest-reliant bird species required under the Oregon Forest Practices Act.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Forester and silviculturist Kathryn Charlton joined the OFRI staff this month to help deliver forest landowner education programs and manage the Institute’s demonstration forest in Silverton.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The 2023 Oregon Envirothon returned to a fully in-person event on May 5 at The Oregon Garden in Silverton, following two years of virtual competitions and a hybrid approach last year. More than 90 high school students, representing a dozen schools from across the state, participated in the annual environmental sciences competition, which is hosted each year by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI).
Winter is a crucial time for Oregon’s forests. The season’s cloudy, wet and cold days foster the explosion of new growth we see in spring forests by invigorating trees and plants with plenty of moisture. Winter is also the height of tree-planting season in Oregon’s forests.
Every year, forest landowners plant millions of trees across Oregon. Most are planted to replace trees harvested to make wood products. Others are planted to help restore forestland burned in wildfires.
The much-anticipated fourth edition of Oregon’s Forest Protection Laws: An Illustrated Manual, which includes information about recent updates to state forest practice regulations, is finally here!
As my time working for OFRI sets like the summer sun, I am reminded of the incredible opportunities the agency provided me with through its social media and outreach internship. I started the internship in February 2023 during my junior year as an undergrad at the University of Oregon. Now, with my bachelor’s degree in hand I am heading to the big city of Chicago. Before I leave, I’d like to share my favorite adventures and some of what I’ve learned during my time at OFRI.
Hello! My name is Henry Thomas, and I am the new social media intern for the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI).
When you picture a recently harvested forest, bees and wildflowers might not be the first things that come to mind. But at Portland-based Hampton Lumber, a growing initiative is turning clearcuts into pollinator havens.
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
Hello, my name is Emma Knapton, and I’m the new social media intern for the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI).
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.
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.
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.
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on an educational animated video about the distribution of carbon in forests. I created the short one-minute video using stop-motion animation, a skill I learned while in college.
Image Welcome to OFRI’s new and improved website, including our blog.
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Image The arrival of spring (finally!) reminds us of the restorative power of nature, powered by what so
Image This past weekend, May 19 and 20, kicked
