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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they talk about clearcutting in Oregon’s forests. People are surprised to learn that there is not only an economic advantage to clearcutting, but an ecological one as well – at least for Oregon’s state tree, the Douglas-fir.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they describe how forest operators are protecting the quality of Oregon’s drinking water. Modern logging techniques, well-engineered roads and protective vegetative buffers around streams keep our forest streams cool and clear.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they look at how loggers and forest landowners are protecting fish habitat. In Oregon, there are programs in place that foster the improvement of fish habitat in working forests to help support populations of fish such as wild coho.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they explain the importance of quality forest roads. The roads in a working forest not only have to stand up to the punishment of heavy equipment, but also need to be designed in a way that prevents muddy water from entering forest streams. It’s a big deal.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they explain why replanting is not only Oregon law, it’s the basis of all managed forests. Getting a new forest up and running as quickly as possible is the most important aspect of long-term forest sustainability.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they discuss Oregon’s evolving forest protection laws. Everyone wants Oregon to have sustainable forests, for all our environmental, social and economic needs. Oregon’s strong laws and modern forest practices help bolster that sustainability.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they explain how scenic highways fit into the Oregon Forest Practices Act. People like a nice view when they’re driving through Oregon, and that means forests, not harvest units. So how can forest landowners manage their land and maintain a nice view for motorists? Let’s find out.

Join Mike Cloughesy and Nicole Strong as they explore the requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act when it comes to animal habitat. During a harvest operation, live trees, dead trees and big down logs have to be left to become homes for various species. How many of those trees depends on the size of the harvest.

Sawdust, chips and other residual material left over from logging, mill processing or forest restoration can be used to create clean energy in Oregon. Woody biomass can provide heat, electricity and liquid fuel. But it can also help give us healthier forests and healthier communities. This nine-minute video explores the uses and potential of woody biomass.

The ways Oregonians prevent, fight, manage and, to some degree, live with wildfire have grown more complicated – and more expensive. This is a preview to a more in-depth video special report that examines the state of fire suppression, prevention and management, and describes various efforts to find the way forward.