“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
Take a deep dive into flame-resistant landscaping options with the OSU Extension authors, Amy Jo Detweiler, Stephen Fitzgerald, Ariel Cowan, Neil Bell and Thomas Stokely. These plants not only thrive […] Read more by Carolyn Bucknall, National Forest Foundation It may seem counterintuitive that burning forests is good for their health. In fact, until the […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
Controlled burning is key to lowering fire severity during wildfire season While the Sycan Marsh Preserve is in a different national forest, the lessons learned from the Bootleg Fire can […] Read more
Within the Deschutes National Forest we now have approximately 450,000 acres of unnatural, unhealthy forest in need of active restoration. We’re all familiar with these conditions: overgrown, shrubby understories…overly dense forests that are chock-full of small trees, many of them species that are not tolerant of fire….creating a landscape primed for the mega-fires we’re seeing today. The consequences? […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
Restoring our dry, fire-adapted forests in Central Oregon is a multi-step process carried out over many years and requiring collaboration among a diverse team of forest scientists, fire experts, loggers, […] Read more Once the initial forest restoration steps have been completed, and the forest is ready for prescribed fire, now it’s time to organize […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
Wildfire is a certainty. We’re finding solutions to allow us to live with it better. Some of us love the Deschutes National Forest because its majesty inspires us…others because it provides us clean air and water…serves as critical wildlife habitat…creates living-wage jobs in recreation and forest products industries…is a key draw for visitors. What we […]
Differences between wildfire and prescribed fire smoke in Western States in the U.S. What Is Smoke? Smoke is a byproduct of living and dead vegetation and organic soil, collectively referred […] Read more Fire is an important part of any ecosystem. Disturbances such as fire change landscapes by altering plant and animal populations, removing some species, […]
What is Biomass and how can it increase our community resilience? Join our partners, the Ochoco Forest Restoration Collaborative at a one-day Biomass Summit next month! Biomass includes any woody material we strategically take off the land as a by-product of forest restoration. Biomass can be used to produce a full range of products including […]
Contributed by Robbie Flowers, PhD. Forest Entomologist for the USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. Central Oregon Forest Insect and Disease Service Center. With paddleboard and mountain biking season in full swing, you may see a familiar site fluttering by you near the river or on the trail. This robust and colorful insect is known […]
The Deschutes National Forest is full of white and grand firs that make perfect Christmas trees. Plus, they’re local and as organic as it gets. Don’t know what a white fir or grand fir tree looks like, click here. Our friends at Deschutes Land Trust also have a handy quick reference guide to trees found in Central […]
