FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Protecting and Sustaining Oregon Christmas Trees Chal Landgren, Extension Christmas Tree Specialist, is leading efforts on propagation and testing of new varieties of Christmas trees in Oregon. These include Nordmann, Turkish, and Trojan fir, native to Read More

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ensuring Healthy, Resilient Forest Trees and Ecosystems OSU Extension Forestry Agent, Glenn Ahrens looking for needle disease on Douglas-fir. Glenn serves as your local forest health specialist answering hundreds of sick tree calls each year. Forest Read More

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Practical How-to Education and Inspiration at Tree School Clackamas Participants learn what to look for and how to use field guides to identify plants in “Tree & Shrub ID.” Every March since 1991, OSU Extension brings Read More

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Providing In-Demand Education for Basic Woodland Skills Woodland owners learning how logs are scaled to measure wood volume and to evaluate quality for selling in the marketplace. With over 5,000 family forest owners taking care of Read More

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES The Good News About Forest Insects Lady Bugs are predatory insects that help control pests. Tree-killing insects made headlines in 2018, but the good news is that forests are home for many species of beneficial insects. Read More

FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Building Fire Adapted Communities Protecting your home and property from wildfire starts with creating defensible space and making buildings resistant to ignition. Another bad fire season illustrates the increasing risk of wildfire across much of Oregon. Read More