Not So Clear-cut
Some forest landowners grow timber for wood products. Others focus on wildlife habitat or fire resiliency.
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Oregon 4-H Outreach Leadership Institute
The Oregon 4-H Outreach Leadership Institute prepares students for college and helps them explore different career optio [...]
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Oregon Envirothon
Teams of five students participate in this hands-on environmental problem-solving competition. Teams complete training a [...]
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Oregon Forest Facts
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 productio
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Oregon Forest Literacy Plan-Updated 2022
A k12 conceptual guide to teaching and learning about Oregon's forest.
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Oregon Garden Natural Resources Education Program
The Oregon Garden Natural Resources Education Program presented by OFRI provides students in grades 4-6 a hands-on appro [...]
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Oregon Natural Resources Education Program
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Oregon's Forests (Poster)
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.
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Oregon's Forests Poster-Instruction Guide
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.
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Port Blakely Forestry
Port Blakely offers experiential learning through an interactive forestry field trip. Students play games, complete hand [...]
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Sounds of the Forest
This publication, with text and color illustrations, is intended for young readers (grades K-3) and tells the story of some of the animals that live in Oregon's forests.
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Sourcing from Sustainable Forests
Advances in wood technology are allowing us to build bigger and taller wooden structures. But seeing wood being used more frequently can bring up questions and concerns about sustainable forest management and sourcing.
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Starker Forests
Starker Forests is a fifth-generation, family-owned business that began in 1936, when T.J. Starker purchased cut-over fo [...]
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Talk About Trees
A Talk About Trees facilitator visits the classroom and uses forest artifacts, displays and hands-on activities to deliv [...]
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Teacher Sampler Packet Grades 6-12
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.
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Teacher Sampler Packet Grades K-5
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.
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Tillamook Forest Center
The Tillamook Forest Center, located in the heart of the Tillamook State Forest on Highway 6 about one hour west of Port [...]
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Tree Carbon Tape
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.
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Tree Carbon Tape Instruction Guide
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.
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