Trees on the Edge: Understanding & Managing Douglas-fir Decline & Mortality in SW Oregon — AGENDA
May 4, 2023, OSU Extension, 569 Hanley, Central Point
Workshop objectives:
- Provide an update on what we know about the causes, trends, and future projections of DF decline and mortality in SW Oregon/N. CA.
- Give practitioners tools for assessing DF mortality risk at the individual tree, stand and landscape scales
- Describe and discuss reasonable strategies practitioners, owners, and managers can use to manage DF decline before, during, and after mortality.
Target audiences:
- Foresters, silviculturists, planners, agency managers, other natural resource professionals in the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion; experienced forest and woodland owners
8:30 Douglas-fir decline and mortality in SW Oregon: status, trends, and impacts. Laura Lowrey, Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service
9:00 Douglas-fir decline and mortality in SW Oregon: why here, why now? Max Bennett, Forestry Agent, OSU Extension
9:15 The flatheaded fir borer: knowns & unknowns. Bill Schaupp, Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service (retired)
9:45 Other agents of Douglas-fir dieback & mortality. Don Goheen, Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service (retired)
10:30 Drought ecophysiology and implications for Douglas-fir mortality. Matt Powers, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
11:15 DF mortality: Fuels and fire issues. Jena Volpe, Fire Ecologist, and Jesse Kiene, Fire Management Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
12:30 The future of DF in SW Oregon: genetic and climate change considerations. Glenn Howe, Associate Professor, Oregon State University
13:15 Management issues and strategies – practitioner’s panel.
- Eric Siemer, O & C Forester, Medford BLM. Operational considerations. PDF Recording
- Lisa Meredith, District Silviculturist & Inventory Specialist, Medford BLM. Landscape planning considerations. PDF Recording
- Marty Main, Owner, Small Woodland Services Inc. Experiences managing DF on private & City lands. PDF Recording
- Danny Cluck, Entomologist, USFS Forest Health Protection, Region 5. DF mortality issues and perspectives, N. California PDF Recording
15:00 Findings and recommendations from DF mortality working group – panel discussion
Risk assessment, Laura Lowrey PDF Recording
Stand management, Max Bennett PDF Recording
Landscape prioritization, Chris Adlam PDF Recording
Questions? Contact Max Bennett, OSU Extension, 541-930-8404, maxbennett@oregonstate.edu
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