Ask a forester: Unmanaged or managed forests?
April 10, 2019It's the next entry in our 'Ask a forester' series. This time we talked with forester David Dougherty from GreenWood…Clean water makes good beer
April 8, 2019There’s a simple premise that Wolf Tree Brewery owner Joe Hitselberger thinks is behind the success of his craft brew:…Ask a forester: Burning after a harvest
February 13, 2019Oregon Forests Forever has a well-informed, active and engaged community that regularly poses important questions. There are so many great…Replanting a forest with drones once the fire is out
January 30, 2019Many of you know how wildfires can devastate a landscape. Fires leave charred debris in their wake, can wreak havoc…Waste nothing: Using 100 percent of every tree
January 16, 2019Oregon is known for its culture around recycling and limiting waste. It is no surprise then that the timber industry,…America’s most beautiful lake is in Oregon, and it has an underwater forest
January 9, 2019Within Willamette National Forest is Clear Lake, a spring-fed lake as clear as a swimming pool. Volcanic activity left white…Wildfire smoke equivalent to a pack of cigarettes a day. Sen. Wyden wants to reimburse ‘smoke refugees’ forced to flee
September 5, 2018This summer’s fires created many ‘smoke refugees,’ residents who had to flee their homes because smoke levels were unhealthy. These…The Nature Conservancy and Hampton Lumber work together to restore Tillamook wetlands
August 1, 2018The Nature Conservancy recently received a donation from Hampton Lumber to help restore wetlands in Tillamook County. Restoration of the habitat…DISTILLING NATURE – JAPANESE TURN WOOD INTO BOOZE; OREGONIANS FOCUS ON BEER
July 23, 2018When you think of Japanese spirits, you probably don’t think of Douglas-fir notes or Western larch bark bits. But that might…