January 10, 2013
For immediate release
Contact: Dave Kvamme –
971-673-2948
KnowYourForest.org: Everything
you need to know about managing family forestland
PORTLAND, Ore. – A new website is now available to help the more than 60,000 family
forest landowners in Oregon manage their property more successfully.
The site, at KnowYourForest.org, is a comprehensive
resource for many of the questions that come up with family forestlands. Topics
it covers include harvest, fire protection, wildlife and much
more.
“It won’t quite plant
trees for you, but this is the next best thing to having a staff,” said Mike
Cloughesy, director of forestry for the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. “If
you have a question about your forestland, this is the place to start.”
OFRI was one of the
organizations that helped build the site for the Partnership for Forestry
Education. A year in the making, the site went live Jan. 2.
For any forestland owners
thinking about harvesting timber, the site provides information on finding a
logger, figuring out what kind of mill would buy logs, certifying forestland,
and knowing state rules for logging and replanting. Even landowners who aren’t
planning to log can learn about creating better wildlife habitat, managing
invasive species and protecting against wildfire.
The site also has a
calendar of relevant conferences and events. And it includes a directory of
experts – from landowner associations, to government agencies to contractors
and consultants – as well as resources specific to each county, such as local
foresters and watershed councils.
The website works
hand-in-hand with OFRI’s recently published 16-page booklet, “Family Forests: A guide
to technical, financial and educational resources for family forest
landowners.”
The Partnership for
Forestry Education includes OFRI, the Oregon Small Woodlands
Association,
the Oregon Tree Farm System the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State University
Extension,
the Oregon Department of
Forestry
and many other groups.
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