Search All News

Image

Writing a Forest Management Plan: Using Stand Inventory Data to Determine Density

The objective of this series is to break the process of writing a forest management plan into simple steps intended to make the process accessible and straight forward regardless of your previous skills and knowledge.ry of the article

Image

Welcome Harper Loeb

Welcome Harper Loeb, Hands on the Land Project Coordinator!

Image

How Butterflies Turned the Cascades Orange This Summer

Hikers, backpackers, and folks living in Central Oregon have experienced an exceptionally large emergence – or irruption – of California tortoiseshell butterflies this summer.

Image

Outdoor recreation is a public health necessity, OSU study finds

Outdoor recreation isn’t just a leisure activity — it’s essential for mental health, especially during times of crisis, according to new research from Oregon State University.

Image

The magic of Christmas trees, supported by science: A new chapter for OSU’s Extension program

Priya Rajarapu, an experienced entomologist and molecular biologist, recently took over as OSU’s second-ever Christmas tree specialist.

Image

A pathway in forestry and fire

Tobi Mankita recently earned his forestry degree with a focus on wildland fire and restoration

Image

From Corvallis trails to global conservation

From Corvallis trails to global conservation: A granddaughter continues her grandfather’s work

Image

From engineering to entrepreneurship

Lucy Vitali’s path to purpose in the WINS program

Image

Stewarding the future

One grandmother’s journey to educate and restore

Image

From the battlefield to the backcountry

The TRAL Ecampus program gave Kevin Anderson the flexibility he needed

Image

Opening doors to urban forestry

Now, for the first time, Oregon State University’s Forestry and Natural Resources Extension program has added dedicated urban forestry Extension specialists to help communities across the state.

Image

Bringing forest stewardship closer to Portland

This spring, the College of Forestry completed its most significant research forest acquisition in more than 60 years — the Tualatin Mountain Forest. The 3,110-acre working forest, just 10 miles west of downtown Portland, is the largest remaining contiguous block of undeveloped land in the Tualatin Mountain range.

Image

Turning a Problem into a Product

Sadete Zela was a visiting scholar from Albania last summer

Image

Welcome Chloe Kontur

Welcome Chloe Kontur, Machinist at the TallWood Design Institute

Image

Welcome Kelsie Szeszulski

Welcome Kelsie Szeszulski, Forestry Education Coordinator

Image

Welcome John Riggins

Welcome John Riggins, Associate Professor in FERM and Forest Health Extension Specialist!

Image

Welcome Rachel Baschieri

Welcome Rachel Baschieri, Technology in Natural Resources Specialist in FNR Extension!

Image

Yellowstone aspen showing signs of recovery following 1995 reintroduction of wolves to park

A paper in Forest Ecology and Management documents the first new generation of overstory aspen trees in Yellowstone’s northern range in 80 years, three decades after wolves were reintroduced to the nation’s oldest national park.

Image

Student spotlight: Jill Aire, natural resources

COF natural resources major Jill Aire was recently named a Oregon Consular Corps Scholar for 2025

Image

Research shows outdoor recreation not a luxury but a public health necessity

New research strongly suggests policymakers should view outdoor recreation spaces not as luxuries but as essential public health infrastructure. Led by scientists at Oregon State University, the study analyzed behavior and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that outdoor recreation’s mental health benefits were significant and measurable.

Delve into the fascinating world of bee communities in disturbed forests with Dr. Graham Frank, a recent PhD graduate from Oregon State University. Dr. Frank shares key insights about how bee communities are influenced by different types of disturbances, and what this means for forest management.

A new research complex coming to life at Oregon State University will support innovation, entrepreneurship and industry partnerships — but innovation is also at the heart of the complex’s physical design.