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Awareness is key to avoiding yellowjackets

Yellowjackets are a fact of outdoor life during the summer and fall in Oregon. While they are beneficial to the environment, their painful sting poses a hazard to people. Here's how to avoid them.

Amanda Brenner, Lauren Grand | Aug 2020 | Article

A Guide to Hedgerows: Plantings That Enhance Biodiversity, Sustainability and Functionality

Hedgerows are living fences with the ability to grow food, shelter wildlife, save water, manage weeds and look beautiful all year round. Study the many benefits of hedgerows, and learn what you need to know to plant your own living fence.

Pami Monnette, Jude Hobbs | Jun 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

So You Want to Plant Some Trees

Are you interested in replanting native trees for a restoration project? Perhaps you are planning to harvest trees on your property and need some help with replanting techniques and where to find seedlings. Whether you are just...

Dan Stark | May 2020 | Video

Tide Gates: Operation, Fish Passage and Recommendations for Their Upgrade or Removal

This document is intended for policymakers so they can make informed decisions about upgrading or removing tide gates in an effort to improve conditions for Oregon’s native migratory fish and other animals and plants that inhabit estuaries.

May 2020 | OSU Sea Grant Publication Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Oregon's Forest Protection Laws

This class will make it easy to see how Oregon’s Forest Protection Laws affect you. In 2018 the Oregon Forest Resources Institute released the third edition of Oregon Forest Protection Laws: An Illustrated Manual. The update ...

May 2020 | Video

Guide to Oregon Fisheries

A short guide to the commonly caught commercial seafood species in Oregon. Includes information on management, season, habitat and life history, fishing gear used to catch it, pounds landed and value of the fishery, and fun facts for 12 of the major fisheries in Oregon.

Jamie Doyle, Amanda Gladics | May 2020 | Fact Sheet

Eat Oregon Seafood - Where to Buy Oregon Seafood

Discover the many different types of seafood harvested in Oregon. These local foods can be used in a wide variety of recipes and are tasty substitutes for seafood shipped from further away. Use the map and business listings below to find seafood caught or grown in Oregon. Search for recipes, or share your own using #EatOregonSeafood.

Amanda Gladics, Jamie Doyle, Angee Doerr, Adriene Koett-Cronn | May 2020 | Online resource Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Shop at the Dock Garibaldi: Interview with Julie Wentzel of Food Roots, part 2

Learn more from Julia Wentzel of Food Roots about how you can access flash frozen, locally caught seafood in Tillamook County during the Covid-19 pandemic, and some ideas of seafood dishes you can make at home.

Amanda Gladics | May 2020 | Video

Shop at the Dock Garibaldi: Interview with Kelly Barnett of The Spot

Learn more about The Spot, a seafood market and one of the usual tour stops on the Shop at the Dock program in Garibaldi. We talk with Kelly Barnett, the owner and a commercial fisherman, to learn more about what how ...

Amanda Gladics | Apr 2020 | Video

Portland rain garden example

Take a guided tour through a rain garden to see the variety of ornamental and edible plants that do well in the flooded and dry areas. Learn how this type of landscape reduces rainwater runoff at your home.

Robert Emanual | Mar 2020 | Video