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Oregon Forest Pest Detector Field Guide

This visual field identification guide will help you identify the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle — two invasive tree pests threatening Oregon forests. This guide supplements the Oregon Forest ...

Brandy Saffell, Amy Grotta | Apr 2016 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not All Fires Are Wild: Understanding Fire and Its Use as a Management Tool

Fire is an important natural disturbance that helps maintain the health and diversity of our forests and grasslands. Wildfires, however, are behaving differently than historically described due to a number of factors,...

Janean Creighton, Rebecca Wolf, Carrie Berger, Christine Olsen | May 2015 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

A Land Manager's Guide for Creating Fire-Resistant Forests

This publication provides an overview of how various silvicultural treatments affect fuel and fire behavior, and how to create fire-resistant forests. In properly treated, fire-resistant forests, fire intensity is reduced...

Stephen Fitzgerald, Max Bennett | Sep 2013 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Best Management Practices for Maintaining Soil Productivity in the Douglas-fir Region

Learn about characteristics that affect productivity, managing mass wasting risk and maintaining adequate nutrient supply in Douglas-fir forest soils.

Alex Dobkowski, Steve Campbell, Jeffrey D. Grizzel, Robert B. Harrison, Ronald L. Heninger, Douglas A. Maguire, Richard E. Miller, Deborah Page-Dumroese, William Scott, Darlene Zabowski | Apr 2011 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Managing Organic Debris for Forest Health

This publication outlines the role of forest organic debris in inland Northwest forests. Recommends how to maintain forest soil productivity and improve wildlife habitat while reducing wildfire and insect-pest hazards. ...

Chris C. Schnepf, Russell T. Graham, Sandy Kegley, Theresa B. Jain | Mar 2009 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)