FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Helping people and forests recover from disaster Post-fire reforestation site planted in 2022.(Glenn Ahrens) Story by: Glenn Ahrens, Extension Forester More than 500 private landowners in Clackamas County experienced wildfire on their land during the 2020 Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Collaborative effort brings interpretive panels to the Hopkins Demonstration Forest Students observing interpretive panel on reforestation at Hopkins Demonstration Forest. (Peter Matzka) Story by: Peter Matzka, Forest Educator Over the summer and fall of 2022, eight Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES New Outreach Center opening in 2023 at Hopkins Story by: Peter Matzka, Forest Educator The Hopkins Demonstration Forest has been an OSU Extension partner for over 30 years, with this partnership growing deeper over time. Coming Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Youth and Public Education Rebounding at Hopkins Demonstration Forest Peter Matzka, Forest Educator OSU Extension’s Forestry Education Program at the 140-acre Hopkins Demonstration Forest provided 125 forest-based educational programs and four college level courses in 2022. Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Outdoor ‘day’ school offered at Hopkins Story by: Peter Matzka, Forest Educator The 140-acre Hopkins Demonstration Forest was host to 125 forest-based educational programs and four college-level courses. In total, OSU Extension’s forestry education programing in Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Tree School helps woodland owners succeed Story by: Sarah Cameron, Forestry Program Assistant Clackamas Tree School is the largest education event for woodland owners in the Pacific Northwest, providing about 75 classes for 650 participants annually. Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Clackamas Master Woodland Managers — learning and serving Woodland owner picking up 12,000 tree seedlings for post-fire planting. Story by: Glenn Ahrens, Extension Forester The Master Woodland Manager training (April—June 2022) added 27 new volunteers to Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Teen As Teachers Develops Leadership Skills Story by: Janet Nagele, Extension Faculty, 4-H This past year a partnership between two OSU Extension programs, 4-H Youth Development and SNAP-Ed, led to an exciting new program that combined cooking Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H Brings Hands-on Science Education to Summer School Story by: Janet Nagele, Extension Faculty, 4-H Reading science text books and listening to lectures seldom inspire school-aged youth. Instead, FUN hands-on natural science lessons engaged most youth. 4-H Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Farm to School Ag Day Story by: Jan Williams, Clackamas County – 4-H Youth Development Instructor This year, 4-H in Clackamas Countypartnered with North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), Canby FFA, and Clackamas County Farm Bureau (CCFB) Read More