{"id":148,"date":"2024-03-22T17:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/?p=148"},"modified":"2024-03-22T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:08:18","slug":"landscape-context-forests-of-recognized-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/2024\/03\/22\/landscape-context-forests-of-recognized-importance\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Context (Forests of Recognized Importance) &#8211;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Forest of Recognized Importance (FORI) is a term first introduced in&nbsp;the American Forest Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treefarmsystem.org\/stuff\/contentmgr\/files\/2\/b0872a8dc122128baacea886ebf468f1\/pdf\/final_standards_guidance_7.9.15_links.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015-2020 Standards of Sustainability<\/a>. In order to be certified by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treefarmsystem.org\/\">American Tree Farm System<\/a>, you must establish if your property is part of a FORI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FORIs are forests of exceptional ecological, social, cultural, or biological values. To be designated a FORI, a forest needs<br>to have a combination of unique values instead of just one. These forests are evaluated at the landscape level. They are not<br>regulated at either the Federal or State level, and they are not identified by the State of Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The difference between a FORI and a Special Site is that the Special Site is important locally, while a FORI is important<br>regionally or nationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FORIs may include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rare, sensitive, or representative forest ecosystems such as unique forest ecosystems, riparian areas,<br>or wetlands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical habitats for multiple threatened or endangered plant and animal species, as identified by<br>Federal or State of Oregon entities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognized large\u2010scale cultural or archaeological sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rivers and other water bodies that are drinking water sources for large metropolitan entities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Areas of unique geologic features such as geysers, waterfalls, lava beds, caves, or craters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to think about this is to consider whether your property fits within a broader landscape assessment or initiative. For example, is your property within a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonconservationstrategy.org\/conservation-opportunity-areas\/\">Conservation Opportunity Area<\/a>? Is there a larger initiative in your area that may focus on, for example, watershed health, invasive species control, reducing wildfire risks or insect and disease control? The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonconservationstrategy.org\/\"><strong><u>Oregon Conservation Strategy<\/u> <\/strong><\/a>is a good starting point to determine how your property interfaces with broader landscape-scale management initiatives. You may also consider reaching out to a local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oweb\/resources\/pages\/watershed-councils.aspx\">watershed council <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oacd.org\/regions-and-directory-of-districts\">soil and water conservation district<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make note of any initiatives or strategies that may intersect your property. If your property falls within a known strategy and may contribute to a FORI, outline the management considerations necessary to help conserve and enhance the attributes identified by the initiative(s).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forest of Recognized Importance (FORI) is a term first introduced in&nbsp;the American Forest Foundation&#8217;s 2015-2020 Standards of Sustainability. In order to be certified by the American Tree Farm System, you must establish if your property is part of a FORI. FORIs are forests of exceptional ecological, social, cultural, or biological values. To be designated a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/2024\/03\/22\/landscape-context-forests-of-recognized-importance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Landscape Context (Forests of Recognized Importance) &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8562,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8562"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/forestplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}