Resources for Small Woodland Owners
Organizations and collaborations, networks and individuals, classes and workshops, on-site and on-line: there are a multitude of resources to assist small forestland owners in the process of refining their objectives for their property and then bringing them to life.
The Partnership for Forestry Education is a collaboration of state, federal and private organizations to provide educational resources to Oregon's forest landowners, managers and operators. The Partnership was created to overcome decreases in key state agency budgets that reduced their capacity to provide the necessary educational programming. Partnership activities include jointly planned and delivered educational programs, a partnership web site, a shared database, joint outreach mailings and increased use of the knowledge delivered.
Other Landowner Resoures
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Resources for Family Forest Landowners
In Oregon, there are many sources of assistance available to forest landowners: expert technical advice, classes, grants and person-to-person counsel from peers – as well as online resources. This guide organizes these resources geographically and in other logical ways, for easy reference. Throughout the booklet are descriptions of each resource as well as handy contact information. Updated for 2024-2026.
Developed by OFRI in cooperation with the Partnership for Forestry Education.
This publication (as well as many others) an also be ordered (free) from the OFRI website.
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Oregon Forest Protection Laws: An Illustrated Manual
Since it was first published in 2002, Oregon’s Forest Protection Laws: An Illustrated Manual has become a standard reference for those planning and executing timber harvests. The publication fosters easy understanding of the Oregon Forest Practices Act and Rules, and the other best management practices, laws and rules that apply to Oregon’s forest landowners.
This Revised Fourth Edition was necessary following major changes to the Forest Practices Act resulting from the Private Forest Accord agreement between the timber industry and environmental groups. This includes new rules regarding riparian management, logging on steep slopes, and forest road construction and maintenance.
This edition is only available as a digital download (PDF). Print copies of the manual will be available by early 2025.
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Oregon Forest Management Planning
A resource for landowners and foresters
Are you thinking about writing a forest management plan? This site will guide you and your forestry professional to all the resources you’ll need. Get started by navigating the pages below and using the Unified Management Planning Templates.
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Landmapper
Welcome to Landmapper, a simple online tool to create maps of your property you can quickly save, download, or print.
Landmapper is designed to help make conservation and management planning easier for forest owners.
We currently offer maps across Oregon including aerial photos, street maps, topography, streams, and soil types.
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Tree School Online
The OSU/Partnership for Forestry Edfucation Tree School Online series ran from March 2020 - April 2022 featuring 52 webinars of favorite Tree School classes. Check out this Tree School Online library for a wide variety of learning opportunities, including webinar recordings and resources from instructors.
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Woodland Fish & Wildlife
Want to Improve Wildlife Habitat on Your Forest Land?
The Woodland Fish and Wildlife publication series is for you. A variety of practical “how to” publications are written just for small forest owners in the Pacific Northwest. All publications are free and can be downloaded from the list below.
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Family Forests of Oregon YouTube Channel
OSWA & OTFS share a YouTube channel! From county Tree Farmer of the Year videos to a Forestry Taxation series, there are lots of options for videos to watch and things to learn. Check it out—and consider subscribing while you’re there!