Forestry & Wood Products
Welcome to a section devoted to sustainability in the forestry and wood products sector! We have tried to provide visitors with a variety of perspectives from leaders working on different facets of these emerging issues. The information compiled represents multiple points of view and illustrates the many conversations going on in our state around sustainable forestry. We hope you will find this compilation of resources helpful to you in your quest to learn more about what is going on in Oregon and to better understand these complex concepts.
Explore these pages to help answer your general questions:
And visit the following topic-specific pages to find Oregon perspectives, frequently asked questions, local case studies, listings of organizations and agencies, and recent articles, publications, and research:
Visit Daily Forestry News for the top forestry news in the Pacific Northwest updated every morning at 5:00am.
New Reports
Working to Restore Oregon's Eastside Forest Ecosystems and Community Health: Oregon's Experience
A Report to Governor John Kitzhaber
The Governor's Eastside Forest Advisory Panel and its partners have made important progress in identifying common ground among diverse interests that could allow us to collectively meet the goals of restoring eastside forest ecosystems, reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire and enhancing the economic stability of rural communities. This report highlights the importance of working collaboratively across the landscape using an agreed-upon set of guiding principles to improve the health of forests, watersheds and communities in eastern Oregon. The Panel's efforts have proven that working together with scientists, managers, communities and citizen leaders over this six year period has tremendous potential to restore forests, watersheds and communities in both the short and long term. Download complete report (3.7 mb pdf file)
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Featured Case Study
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
This organization founded in 1990 is now a nationally recognized source of information on resource efficient design, building materials and methods, and job site recycling.
Source: Sustainable Northwest
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Oregon Small Woodlands Association
http://www.oswa.org/
Oregon Small Woodlands Association shall be an effective force in addressing statewide forestry issues, that are critical to family forestland owners by communicating with woodland owners and the public in a timely and concise manner; working with natural resource agencies, organizations and other forestland owners; advocating the interests of family forestland owners; promoting wise forestland stewardship; and, sponsoring programs, activities and publications which inform members and the public about forest land stewardship. |
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