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2016 Basic Woodland Management Shortcourse

Registration is now open for the 2016 Basic Woodland Management Shortcourse to be held in McMinnville beginning Tuesday, February 9th.

 

This introductory course is ideal for anyone who is just starting out taking care of a woodland property. Topics covered include:

  • Getting Started: Assessing your property and your site
  • What’s Going on in Your Woods? Understanding tree biology, forest ecology and habitat
  • Taking Care of Your Woods: tree planting, care for an established forest, weed control
  • Getting it Done: Safety, timber sale logistics, and laws and regulations.

Through the course materials, presentations, field session, and interactive discussions with other woodland owners, participants will leave the class with practical knowledge that they can use to care for their own small woodland.

 

Course dates: Tuesday evenings, Feb. 9th, 16th, 23rd, and Mar. 1st. 6:00 – 8:30 pm. Field session: Sat. Mar. 5th, 9 am – 2 pm

Location: Yamhill Public Works Auditorium, 2050 NE Lafayette Ave., McMinnville

Cost: $40/individual or $50/two people from the same family

To register: Register online or print and mail the attached flyer. Space is limited.

For more info: Questions about the course, email amy.grotta@oregonstate.edu. For questions regarding registration, call Vicki Krenz, 503-397-3462.

 

This announcement courtesy of Oregon State University Extension Service

 

Willamette Valley Fish Habitat and Passage Workshop

Fish Trip RWC 023

 

Click here to register for this free one day workshop focusing on fish habitat and passage! Lunch is provided, but bring your own boots!

 

Morning Agenda
Welcome: Julie Woodward, OFRI
Oregon Plan Overview: Greg Apke, ODFW
Intro to Restoration: Guillermo Giannico, OSU Extension
Intro to Fish Passage: Fran Cafferata Coe, OFRI
Voluntary Forest Practice Measures : Kyle Abraham, ODF
Economics of Fish passage: Lucas Hunt, PSWCD
Thinking like a fish: Jacob Rint, Hancock Forest Management
Logistics and project planning: Scott Snedaker, BLM

 

Afternoon Agenda
The afternoon will be spent on the Rickreall Watershed, on lands owned and managed by Hancock Forest Management. We will visit a trap and haul fish program site, a recent bridge replacement, and a habitat restoration site. Come prepared with sturdy shoes and field clothes.

North Coast Fish Passage and Habitat Workshop

A free one-day workshop and tour in Seaside on October 27, 2015. This workshop and tour aimed at forest landowners will highlight best practices to restore and enhance fish habitat in forested streams. The workshop will provide technical assistance, tools and resources to guide the fish habitat and passage process for landowners. Half of the day will be spent in the classroom and the afternoon will be spent visiting recent fish habitat and passage projects in the field.

Project Partners:

  • Associated Oregon Loggers
  • Greenwood Resources
  • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Oregon Forest Industries Council
  • Oregon Forest Resources Institute
  • Oregon Small Woodland Association
  • Oregon State University
  • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

Woodland Ponds Workshop

Monday, October 19th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Miller Woods, McMinnville

Ponds can enhance the scenic, recreation, wildlife, and fire protection values on a woodland property. This workshop taught by OSU Extension Specialist Steve Bowers will cover the practical aspects of starting a successful ponds project on your property. $10 per individual/family (includes a copy of the Woodland Ponds field guide).

See Woodland Ponds Flyer for more details. Register online here or by contacting Brandy Saffell, or 503-397-3462.

 

North Coast Fish Passage and Habitat Workshop

An upcoming forest landowner workshop in Seaside will highlight best practices to restore and enhance fish habitat in forested streams.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute has organized the free one-day workshop, scheduled for Oct. 27, in collaboration with various public and private partners. These include the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Associated Oregon Loggers, the Oregon Small Woodland Association, Hancock Forest Management, the Oregon Forest Industries Council, Oregon State University and Greenwood Resources.

The workshop will provide technical assistance, tools and resources to guide landowners with fish habitat and passage projects. Half the day will be spent in the classroom, and the remainder in the field visiting recent fish passage and habitat projects.

The aim is to encourage more forest landowners to take on fish habitat restoration or passage. The workshop will help landowners get the information they need to start planning successful projects.

The North Coast Fish Passage and Habitat Workshop is scheduled for Oct. 27 in Seaside at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave. Registration is available here.

Both workshops will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The deadline to register is Oct. 18.

Willamette Valley Fish Habitat and Passage Workshop

IMG_20140403_100105_929An upcoming forest landowner workshop in Salem will highlight best practices to restore and enhance fish habitat in forested streams.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute has organized the free one-day workshop, scheduled for Oct. 29, in collaboration with various public and private partners. These include the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Associated Oregon Loggers, the Oregon Small Woodland Association, Hancock Forest Management, the Oregon Forest Industries Council, Oregon State University and Greenwood Resources.

The workshop will provide technical assistance, tools and resources to guide landowners with fish habitat and passage projects. Half the day will be spent in the classroom, and the remainder in the field visiting recent fish passage and habitat projects.

The aim is to encourage more forest landowners to take on fish habitat restoration or passage. The workshop will help landowners get the information they need to start planning successful projects.

The Willamette Valley Fish Passage and Habitat Workshop will take place on Oct. 29 in Salem at the Chemeketa-Eola Viticulture Center, 215 Doaks Ferry Road NW. Registration is available here.

The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The deadline to register is Oct. 18.

Bald Hill Silviculture Twilight Tour

Time: 6:00 PM to “dark”

Join Benton County Extension for an entertaining walking tour and lively discussion of some alternative management activities demonstrated on this property close to Corvallis.  In a very short distance we will visit four different plantings with different histories (starting for Christmas trees or timber), spacings, and arrangements.   Now marked for the first commercial thinning entry this fall (at age 24), we will talk about density, live crown ratios and ring counts on our way to discussing what it takes to make an early entry profitable while improving the future stand. Yes learning can be fun.

  • Speakers: Bill “luck is better that planning” Emmingham (retired OSU Extension Silviculture Specialist) and Mark Miller (Trout Mountain Forestry).
  • Provocateurs: Dave Hibbs (retired OSU Forestry professor) and Brad Withrow-Robinson (OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Benton Co.)

 

Location: Emmingham property on Bald Hill. 3231 Hawk Crest Rd, Philomath. Directions: turn North off of West Hills Rd on to Bullevard Rd (about ¼ west of the Reservoir Rd/West Hills Rd intersection) and drive up hill until you find a forest.
Parking at the site is limited. We encourage you to car pool from the OSU Extension Office, meeting in the parking lot at 5:30 pm.

Cameron Demonstration Forest Tour

RSVP required. Call the Benton County Extension Office 541.766.6750 or email Andrea

Location: We will meet at Peavy Arboretum lodge and go by vans to Cameron Tract, departing promptly at 9:30 am.   Due to fire conditions and parking limitations at the tract, no additional vehicles will be allowed.

Please take this opportunity to visit the Elizabeth Starker Cameron Demonstration Forest (aka Cameron Tract) with Tammy Cushing and Brad Withrow-Robinson.  Tammy is the new Starker Chair of Private and Family Forestry, and is responsible for developing the educational activities for the Cameron Tract, among many other things.

We will walk the property, review its mission, identify the opportunities it provides, and discuss ways to build a robust educational program to serve family forest landowners in the mid-Valley and around the State. This is a great chance to share your thoughts and help shape the future of this great resource!