Planning for Planting: Practical Guidance for Successful Reforestation

September 25th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

$10 - Registration is required by September 22nd

Meet in the Umpqua area
* The meeting location will be emailed after registration.

Landowners frequently express both interest and concern about the most challenging step in the cycle of forest management: achieving good regeneration after a disturbance or harvest. Join a team from OSU Forestry Extension for a day in the forest learning about the basics of forest regeneration, including species selection, the influence of topography, using the shade of sheltering objects, browsing by animals, and much more. We will also discuss 'downstream' influences of reforestation choices like impacts on future potential fire behavior, forest product yield, and wildlife habitat.

Participants will get hands-on experience performing a basic plantation measurement plot and testing forest growing conditions. Establishing a vigorous new forest stand is not an easy task, but this workshop will help you move ahead with confidence and clarity.

We will meet in Umpqua and then ride in OSU-provided vans to the tour site.