A companion to Where's All the Carbon? poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

A companion to Find Your Path, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

A companion to Oregon's Forests poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

Ensayos de Bosque: Grados 4-5 (Español e Inglés)Esta colección ilustrada de ensayos escritos en español e inglés aborda temas relacionados con los bosques de Oregon, incluyendo fauna, silvicultura y biología de los árboles. Los ensayos de una página fueron escritos por especialistas en recursos naturales y luego revisados por maestros para evaluar el contenido y la legibilidad y por científicos para verificar su exactitud. Cada ensayo incluye preguntas de comprensión de la lectura.

Pollinators are essential to a functioning ecosystem. The Xerces Society, an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats, reports that the ecological services pollinators provide are necessary for the reproduction of more than 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants, including more than two-thirds of the world’s crop species. Fruits and seeds derived from insect pollination are a major part of the diet of approximately 25 percent of all birds, and of mammals ranging from voles to bears to humans.

After a mild wildfire season in 2016 – but following back-to-back record seasons the previous two years – Oregon’s luck ran out. Despite fire suppression systems regarded as best-in-class for private and public lands, lightning and human-caused wildfires ravaged the state’s forests and rangelands, making 2017 one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.

In the summer of 2017, Oregonians woke up and smelled the smoke. Wildfires encroached on the daily lives of our state’s 4 million people, as hazardous smoke drifted into small communities and major metropolitan areas alike. Breathing became difficult and caused many school sporting events, as well as outdoor concerts and performances, to be canceled. Restaurants, retailers and other businesses lost revenue. Highways closed. Workers took long detours to get to their jobs, or stayed home. More than 7,600 people were evacuated from their homes due to fire danger.

Herbicides control plants that compete with tree seedlings for water, sunlight and nutrients. They are typically applied only two to four times during the first few years of tree growth to help establish a new forest, with no further use until after the next timber harvest, in 40 to 80 years.This publication is one in a series of forestry topic sheets being developed by OFRI.

In western Oregon, landowners of commercial forestland most likely use clearcutting, followed by planting trees to replace the ones harvested. Clearcutting is efficient and cost-effective, which means more affordable wood products for the consumer. In eastern Oregon, because the tree species are different, landowners may use selective harvest methods such as thinning, and allow trees to naturally regenerate.This publication is one in a series of forestry topic sheets being developed by OFRI.

This 24-page, full-color publication is a complete Spanish translation of OFRI's Into the Forest workbook for fifth- and sixth-grade students. It offers a grade-appropriate overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management and forest careers. The text also explores how we as a society need to balance the economic, ecological and social values of our forests. Illustrations, puzzles and activities engage student interest. 

This 16-page booklet offers forest landowners and managers scientific background and solutions for managing landscapes within the range of fisher and Humboldt marten in Oregon. It’s part of a series of publications addressing the habitat requirements and ecological roles of various forest wildlife species in Oregon.

An important benefit of the abundant forests that cover nearly half of Oregon is their ability to store atmospheric carbon in the wood they produce. Forests absorb significant amounts of carbon, sequestering it from the atmosphere. It remains stored even after trees are harvested and made into wood products.The science around the interactions between forests and carbon is complex, but what's clear is that there are a number of strategies that can work in tandem to help maximize the positive impacts forests and wood products can have on climate change mitigation.

When regular, low-intensity fires occurred in forests, they helped burn away smaller trees and brush that could serve as fuel for future wildfires. As a result, when another fire burned through those same forests, it was less likely to become large and destructive.

This is a 105-page report. Quantities are limited.Please contact Kathy Storm to order a copy.A 12-page summary report, titled Oregon's Forest Economy, is also available.

This 12-page report summarizes the data of The 2019 Forest Report, a comprehensive economic assessment published by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. It covers ownership and harvest, economic contributions, sector employment, product manufacturing, product demand and more.The information from this summary report was used to create the website TheForestReport.org

Life in the Forest is a 24-page, full-color publication designed to assist students in understanding how forests provide habitat for different wildlife species.   It highlights current wildlife research and presents data for students to analyze. It is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.

A companion to Life in the Forest, the Instruction Guide includes background information and additional resources to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes learning activities that are aligned to educational standards.This publication is in digital form only.Student Instructions for Activity“Assessing eDNA sequences” 

In Oregon, more than 300 public water providers rely on surface water from rivers, lakes or reservoirs as their main source to supply about 75 percent of Oregonians with their safe drinking water. Nearly half the state is forested, so much of Oregon’s surface water comes from forested watersheds.

The Oregon State University (OSU) Institute of Natural Resources spent two years leading a science-based review of the effects of forest management on drinking water, yielding a 300+ page report. Their primary findings from that report are available in this one-page summary sheet.

The Trees to Tap report, a science-based review of the effects of forest management on drinking water led by the Oregon State University Institute for Natural Resources and funded by a grant from the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, includes an extensive chapter on findings and recommendations. This PDF of the Trees to Tap findings and recommendations chapter summarizes the results of a scientific literature review that focused on water quality, sediment and turbidity, forest chemicals, and natural organic matter and disinfection byproducts.