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  • Forest Fact Break: Wildlife

    This 90-second animated video explains why forest animals live where they do. It’s part of OFRI’s Forest Fact Breaks series, which uses bold animated graphics, sound effects and narration to teach about natural resource topics in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

  • Forest Fact Break: Wood Products

    This 90-second animated video looks at wood products. We use trees for all kinds of daily items. Some are pretty obvious; others, not so much. But when you consider that wood is one of our greatest renewable resources, it’s probably a good idea to use wood for whatever we can. This video is part of OFRI’s Forest Fact Breaks series, which uses bold animated graphics, sound effects and narration to teach about natural resource topics in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

  • Forest Harvest Methods: Clearcutting

    Clearcutting is a timber harvesting practice where most of the trees in a given area are harvested at the same time. Oregon law limits the size of clearcuts and requires landowners to leave trees in certain areas to protect rivers and streams and provide wildlife habitat. The remaining area must be reforested with tree seedlings within two planting seasons.

  • Forest Harvest Methods: Restoration Thinning

    Without regular fires, Oregon’s dry east-side forests have grown much thicker. The unnaturally dense forests that exist today are more susceptible to insect and disease outbreaks and are fueling bigger, more intense wildfires that put nearby communities in danger.

  • Forest Harvest Methods: Variable-Retention Harvest

    Variable-retention harvesting is being used by the Bureau of Land Management in southwestern Oregon to find a balance between its economic and ecological objectives.

  • Forest Threats: Forest Fire

    Fire can be a particularly destructive threat to Oregon’s forests, but active forest management can help lessen the impacts.

  • Forest Threats: Insects

    Oregon is a great place to grow trees, especially the sturdy conifers we use to build our homes and office buildings. But our forests are vulnerable to multiple threats. Join Mike Cloughesy, director of forestry at the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, to explore some of the threats facing Oregon’s forests, and see how active forest management is helping combat these threats.

  • Forest Threats: Invasive Species

    Controlling the spread of invasive plants that pose a threat to native species growing in Oregon’s forests is a constant battle.

  • Forest Threats: Severe Weather

    Storms and severe weather can have lasting impacts on forest health, but active forest management often minimizes the damage.

  • Forest Threats: Tree Disease

    Tree diseases such as Swiss needle cast and laminated root rot threaten the health of Oregon’s forests, but active forest management helps prevent or slow the spread of these diseases. 

  • Michael Green: Architectural Design

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Building Code Evolution

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Find Your Path: Wildland Firefighter

    What does it take to stop a raging wildfire? Brian Burnside of Miller Timber Services in Philomath, Ore., explains what it takes to be on a firefighting crew. You need to be a strong individual, but you also need to be backed up by a strong team and a strong organization. It’s tough and dangerous work. But it’s exciting work as well.

  • Michael Green: Building with Wood

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Climate Change

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Emerging Tech

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Forest Practices

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Healthy Forests

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • Michael Green: Why Build with Wood

    Architect Michael Green talks about issues related to green building, wood products and forest management in this video series adapted for OFRI.

  • A Day in the Woods: Chemicals and the Forest

    Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they discuss why foresters use herbicides in a newly planted forest. By giving young trees an early advantage, herbicides can speed the time it takes to develop a mature forest. After a few early applications, foresters rarely use herbicides again until harvest.

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