Forest Resources Institute

Proposed changes to Forest Resources Institute

Steep cuts to Oregon forestry education agency proposed again (Capital Press, 2/13/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Forest Resources Institute: OFRI's statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industry
Oregon Forest Resources Institute: OFRI’s statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industry (2021) Oregon Audits Division

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Annual report (serial) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Mass timber products

Federal official sees mass timber future as ‘very promising’ (Portland Tribune, 10/12/22)

Thumbnail of screenshot from the video From fuel to frame: advancing a forest restoration supply chainFrom fuel to frame: advancing a forest restoration supply chain (2022) Oregon Department of Forestry

Thumbnail of cover from the document Identifying drivers and barriers for investment in Oregon's mass timber manufacturing supply chainIdentifying drivers and barriers for investment in Oregon’s mass timber manufacturing supply chain (2020) Oregon Business Development Department

Thumbnail of cover from the document Forest to frame: advanced wood products, Oregon leads innovative mass timber movementForest to frame: advanced wood products, Oregon leads innovative mass timber movement (2017) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

2017 wildfire season

Will Oregon’s wet spring bring quiet wildfire season, or fuel major fires similar to 2017? (Statesman Journal, 6/17/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document 2017 wildfire season facts.2017 wildfire season facts (2017) Oregon Department of Forestry

Thumbnail of cover from the document Thumbnail of cover from the document Impacts of Oregon's 2017 wildfire season: time for a crucial conversation.Impacts of Oregon’s 2017 wildfire season: time for a crucial conversation (2018) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Thumbnail of cover from the document The impacts of the 2017 wildfires on Oregon's travel and tourism industry.The impacts of the 2017 wildfires on Oregon’s travel and tourism industry (2017) Oregon Tourism Commission

Landscaping for wildfire safety

Keep Oregon Green: Landscaping (KTVL, 3/24/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Living with fire: fire awareness, prevention and mitigation : creating fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes.Living with fire: fire awareness, prevention and mitigation : creating fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes (2021) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Thumbnail of snapshot from the video Preparing for fire: how grants help landowners defend their homes from wildfire.Preparing for fire: how grants help landowners defend their homes from wildfire (2021) Oregon Department of Forestry

Thumbnail of snapshot from the video How to make your home and property fire-safe.How to make your home and property fire-safe (2018) Oregon Department of Forestry

Forest Resources Institute audit

Tax-funded Oregon Forest Resources Institute misled public, may have broken state law, audit finds (Oregonian, 7/21/21)

State forestry institute isn’t transparent about role as industry booster, audit says (Statesman Journal, 7/21/21)

Fagan’s forestry agency audit points to lack of transparency, accountability (KOIN, 7/21/21)

Thumbnail of cover for the document Oregon Forest Resources Institute : OFRI's statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industryOregon Forest Resources Institute : OFRI’s statute undermines its public benefit and the state agency is not transparent about its statutory mandate to support the industry (2021) Oregon Audits Division

Searching for marbled murrelets

Searching for the most elusive bird in the Northwest (OPB, 3/8/2021)

Cover of document The marbled murrelet and the Oregon Endangered Species Act.The marbled murrelet and the Oregon Endangered Species Act (2017) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Cover of document Marbled murrelets and forestry.Marbled murrelets and forestry (2016) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Cover of document Marbled murrelet technical report.Marbled murrelet technical report (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry, Private Forests Program