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The Tao of Forest Management

The Tao of Forest Management
By Thomas Maness, Cheryl Ramberg-Ford and Allyn C. Ford Dean, College of Forestry When it comes to proper management of our public forests, some would like to take a page from the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu. He posed the concept of non-action as an approach to life. In our forests, if we do nothing and…
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Forest Restoration Creates Logging Jobs

Forest Restoration Creates Logging Jobs
Logging is up in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho under the U.S. Forest Service timber program that focuses less on commercial sales and instead sees logs as a byproduct of restoration and efforts to cut the risk of fire. [Read the Full Article]
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Learning to live with Wildfires

Learning to live with Wildfires
Susan J. Prichard, a research scientist with the University of Washington and the Pacific Fire Sciences Wildland Laboratory has compiled a concise review of how wildfire has evolved in the Pacific Northwest and much of what is reported holds true for us in Central Oregon. Read the full article on The Conversation [CLICK HERE]. "After decades…
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Restoring Oregon’s Dry Side

Restoring Oregon’s Dry Side
Across the state of Oregon, Forest Collaboratives are working to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration in their communities. Featuring the voices of several collaborative members in Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon, the story of the Collaboratives illustrates the impact these groups are having on their communities and the health of Oregon’s forestlands.
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