Do you know about Sudden Oak disease? Protect your woodlands from this threat and learn more from this episode of In The Woods with Norma Kline, hosted by Jacob Putney.
“Everyone is collaborating and working together on this [Phytophthoras]… it’s just a really good example of a collaborative effort against an invasive, exotic problem.”
In this episode Lauren Grand interviews Dr. Mark Swanson for essential tips that will benefit new forest landowners in the stewardship of their property and surrounding ecosystems for generations to come.
“You’re going to learn a lot. Be prepared to learn a lot. This is really a journey of learning, and don’t worry about learning it all at once. This is a journey that is going to be measured in years, not weeks or months.”
In this episode Jacob Putney interviews Matt Mattiota on the technological advancements for these two timber harvesting methods.
“I think [Cut-to-Length Systems] have tremendous opportunity to help us manage our forests… to become better at what we do and be better stewards of the land.”
In this episode Lauren Grand interviews Lorelle Sherman, Extension Forester for Benton, Polk, & Linn Counties on the Purple Martin PNW subspecies.
“It is really cool and important that we have snag nesting species in the Pacific Northwest still because the eastern subspecies has totally lost that behavior and we would like to do our best to preserve that behavior in the Pacific Northwest.”
In this episode Lauren Grand interviews Julie Woodward, Director of Forestry for the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, and Jennifer Ward, training lead for the Forest Resources Division, ODF.
“So, if you think about what Oregonians care about and value, it’s really reflected in the forest practice rules and what we help protect…you think about from the soil to the water, the wildlife the fish and reforestation.”
– Julie Woodward, Director of Forestry, Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
In this episode Lauren Grand interviews Andy McEvoy on the wildfire hazard map created for Oregon.
“It includes that best available science with that first round of input from fire and fuels professionals on the fuels, but then it also includes observations from and feedback from county planners, local land managers, and the other folks that know their landscapes.”
Andy McEvoy, Oregon State University, Faculty Research Assistant
In this episode Lauren Grand and guest-host Aaron Groth interview Jen Warren and Mike Cafferata.
“A red flag warning is a great opportunity to trigger folks to think about what they can do to prepare in case there were a fire near their home…Do a good sweep around your house, refresh your evacuation plan, and check your kit.”
Jen Warren, Oregon State Fire Marshal, Fire Risk Reduction Specialist.