NOT SO CLEAR-CUTSome forest landowners grow timber for wood products. Others focus on wildlife habitat or fire resiliency. Many try to find a balance between environmental and economic values. How and when they decide to harvest trees depends on their specific forest objectives. Learn about those objectives and the differences between harvest methods.

This pocket-sized booklet serves as a detailed reference guide to Oregon’s forests and forest-based economy, including information, maps, graphs and statistics about forestland ownership, timber harvest, forest-based employment and wood products production. 

This colorfully illustrated publication covers the geology and ecology, major forest types, characteristics of selected trees, disturbance and change, and management of Oregon forests east of the Cascades. It is intended as a guide for forest landowners or others interested in management of east-side forests.

A companion to Find Your Path, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

This updated digital version includes 12 weeks of lessons aligned with education standards covering the history of Oregon forests; tree biology and forest types; the environmental, social and economic importance of forests; forest management; wildfire; and more.  

A directory of field sites, special events and ongoing forestry programs for Oregon educators and their students.

This document identifies connections between the Oregon Forest Literacy Plan concepts and the following resources for grades 9-12.Oregon Environmental Literacy PlanOregon Science StandardsOFRI MaterialsPLT ActivitiesProject WILD Activities

A k12 conceptual guide to teaching and learning about Oregon's forest.  

Oregon's forests are among the most diverse in the world. The colorful 24-inch by 36-inch poster includes a map showing the statewide locations where the most common conifer and hardwood tree species are found, plus descriptions of ecological and climatic conditions in which they thrive. 

A companion to Oregon's Forests poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

One order per teacher, please. The teacher sampler packet is a great way to receive an overview of OFRI's K-12 education programs and materials. The folder contains the following publications appropriate for 6-12 grade teachers and their students:

The Tree Carbon Tape helps give middle school students a tangible sense of the amount of carbon stored by Oregon’s forests. It's also a craft. Cut and tape the sections to create a tape that wraps around trees with different diameters.There is also an accompanying teacher guide  designed to help you use the Tree Carbon Tape in your middle school classroom.  

A companion to the Tree Carbon Tape, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

This classroom poster illustrates the role of forests and wood products in the carbon cycle. The poster shows the major contributors of carbon into the atmosphere, how forests absorb carbon through photosynthesis and how wood products such as lumber and furniture continue to store the carbon absorbed by trees.

A companion to Where's All The Carbon? poster, the Instruction Guide includes additional activities, lesson plans and background information to help teachers go deeper into the material included in the student publication. The guide also includes a list of additional resources, and it is aligned to state educational standards.

In this two-minute video Elise Kelley shows us what it takes to be a fish biologist. It's a highly competitive position that uses hands-on science to keep our fish populations healthy, while trying to keep recreational users happy. This video is part of a series of fifteen videos and the "Find Your Path" publication.

In this two-minute video, travel into the woods with Mary Castle of Molalla, Oregon, as she shows what it's like to be a forest engineer. She designs the roads and bridges necessary for timber harvest and works with logging and road contractors to ensure the work is done properly. This video is part of a series of fifteen videos and the "Find Your Path" publication.

In this two-minute video, Bonny Hammons shows what being a hydrologist for the McKenzie River Ranger District is all about. Hydrologists monitor water quality and work with forest managers and operators to help plan forest projects, reduce the impact of logging on a watershed and help restore fish habitat. Bonny works for the U.S. Forest Service. This video is part of a series of fifteen videos and the "Find Your Path" publication.