Changes coming to FNR Extension
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
1y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties There are many comings and goings in FNR extension with two recent arrivals in the Valley, and one upcoming departure. Arrivals Alex Gorman is the new FNR Extension agent for Columbia, Washington and Yamhill Counties. Alex has  forestry degrees from Humboldt State University and University of  Minnesota.  He is based in St. Helens, and started on June 30, the day after the discovery of the Emerald Ash Borer in Forest Grove.  So Alex was thrust into the state and local ..read more
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Bees in the Woods Video Series
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
1y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Agent, for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties Most woodland owners love their wildlife.  Deer, bear, foxes, bobcats and all those birds of course.  An increasing number of people are adding native pollinators to their list of desirable wildlife, and looking for ways to improve pollinator habitat on their properties.  Just as they might already be doing for other animals.  I recently posted a teaser blog about creating pollinator habitat woodland properties.  I described key habitat features, gave a few tips on how ..read more
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Science meeting on coast redwood and giant sequoia in Oregon held
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Dan Stark, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension for Clackamas, Tillamook and Lincoln Counties. Amid ongoing and expanding interest in redwoods among landowners in western Oregon, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) Extension convened Growing Redwoods in Oregon Science Meeting in October 2021.  Over 70 participants met virtually over two half-days, to discuss the potential of redwoods in Oregon.  Participants included researchers, public land managers, private landowners, geneticists, nursery specialists and other practitioners from Oregon and beyond. Photo by Norma Kline ..read more
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New Leadership for FNR Extension
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Jim Johnson, familiar long-time leader of the Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) Extension Program retired last winter.  Jim served 15 years with OSU, primarily as Associate Dean and Forestry Extension Program Leader but also led international programs and was interim Department Head for two departments in the College.  Jim did a lot to strengthen the FNR program in his time with us.  We wish him well in Virginia where he has moved to be close to a small flock of grandchildren. Dr. Holly Ober has followed Jim as FNR Extension Program Leader.  She started here at OSU on ..read more
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Origins of the Master Woodland Manager Program
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn & Polk Counties. The Oregon Master Woodland Manager (MWM) Program is one of the first and strongest forestry “peer to peer” learning and volunteer programs in the country. The MWM program had its start right here in Linn and Benton Counties in the early 1980s.  MWM origninators Mike Barsotti, Don Carr and Rick Fletcher, 2019. Photo Jody Einterson. Cropped from the origninal. Don Carr, Mike Barsotti and Rick Fletcher were three new, young Foresters working for different agencies (The Natural Re ..read more
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Master Woodland Managers – learning and serving the local community
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties. Master Woodland Manager class of 2014, for Benton, Linn & Polk Counties. Photo Paul Adams. The Master Woodland Manager Program is an OSU Extension learning and volunteer training program with roots in the mid-Willamette Valley.  Master Woodland Managers (MWMs) are experienced woodland owners who take an advanced training to improve their own skills and knowledge of woodland management.  In return for the training, each MWM commits to volunteer service to their community.&nb ..read more
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Fire Aware. Fire Prepared. Resources now Available
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Are you ready for the wildfire season? Some great new sources of information, including a  webinar series and resource packet, are available online to share with family, friends and neighbors as we work to be more aware and more prepared for fire. Last summer’s 2020 wildfire events affected most Oregonians and we learned that EVERYONE living in Oregon should be prepared for a wildfire emergency. And here we are in July, with 2021 becoming another historic fire year.  So it is important to keep focused even though every community is different, and it can be difficult to navigate all ..read more
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Report foliage scorch to help study of 2021 heat wave
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Are you seeing foliage scorch or other damage (as described in earlier post) and want to help increase our understanding of the impacts of our recent heat wave?  If so, you can report those effects to help foresters and researchers studying the longer-term impacts of this event.  A group of scientists and forest managers at OSU and the USFS is asking people who observed these effects to report their observations by responding to this survey (link is also below). You will be using a website created by the Oregon Department of Forestry to survey drought impacts on forests. Since this ..read more
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Yes, the June Heat Wave has hurt trees
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties.  Mature Douglas-fir showing foliage scorch alng Hwy 20, East of Cascadia. Photo B Withrow-Robinson People driving in and out of the valley have been alarmed by the damage to trees caused by the recent heat wave and wondering what it means.  They are not alone. I have been asking around to try to get a clearer sense of the severity and extent of the effects of the heat wave around western Oregon.  What I have heard from within forestry and Extension circles is that the ..read more
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Becoming Smoke Ready
TreeTopics | Serving small woodland owners and managers in the Willamette Valley & northwest Oregon
by withrowb
2y ago
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties.  First appeared in Linn & Benton Extension July/August GROWING newspaper. Wildfire is an accelerating problem across Oregon, with many potential impacts. One impact – smoke – can have many detrimental effects on communities including our physical and mental health, damaging our forest and agricultural industries, and slowing local economies. Harmful smoke from wildfire happens somewhere in Oregon every year, and in years like last year, spares no part of the state. Smoke f ..read more
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