A growing body of scientific research supports the importance of retaining some natural structures for wildlife during timber harvest. This could include trees intentionally left uncut in certain areas, as well as standing dead trees, stumps, logs and other downed wood. This informational pamphlet helps forest landowners and managers understand how many trees they should leave standing on the landscape, and in which locations, to maximize the benefit they provide to wildlife once logging is completed.

The Investigate the Forest journal pages are intended to guide students in learning about Oregon’s forests while they explore the outdoors. They offer hands-on, student-centered ways to study the forest or other natural environments just outside their door and may be used before, during or after attending an Outdoor School program, to enhance students’ understanding of Oregon’s forests and how they’re a vital resource.  Each journal page is designed to stand alone, but may be used in conjunction with other pages in a learning progression.

One of three topic sheets intended to help small forestland owners understand upcoming changes to forest regulations created in response to the Private Forest Accord report.

One of three topic sheets intended to help small forestland owners understand upcoming changes to forest regulations created in response to the Private Forest Accord report.

One of three topic sheets intended to help small forestland owners understand upcoming changes to forest regulations created in response to the Private Forest Accord report.

Many private forestlands are open to recreational use. Visitors may see different forest classes and different management practices than they'll find in public forests. Adventure Awaits covers five high-level topics to give recreational visitors a basic education on the key benefits and protective measures in place in Oregon's working forests. The fully-illustrated booklet is easy to read and easy to share with others. It's a nice piece to have along for your next adventure.

Managed forests provide valuable habitat for wildlife at all forest stages. Some wildlife, including sensitive, threatened and endangered species, have special protections under the Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) and/or the state and federal Endangered Species Acts (ESA). The Wildlife In Managed Forests: FPA Reference Series serves to outline these protections for a variety of bird species of interest. 

This booklet includes a set of diagrams intended to help forest landowners planning a timber harvest to interpret current riparian management area prescriptions required under the Oregon Forest Practices Act. The new forest practice rules for expanded riparian protections for forest landowners who own 5,000 or more acres went into effect on July 1, 2023. All private forest landowners will be required to follow the new rules starting January 1, 2024.

Representatives from Oregon’s forest products industry and conservation groups came to a collaborative agreement to change the state’s forest laws, called the Private Forest Accord. They proposed that the Oregon Legislature make some of the most significant changes to Oregon’s forest practice laws and regulations – known as the Oregon Forest Practices Act – in 50 years. Learn more about the process and the subsequent changes.

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 2024-2025.Developed by OFRI in cooperation with the Partnership for Forestry Education.

With this five-year strategic plan, the OFRI staff and board reflected on our work as an organization, gathered public and stakeholder feedback, and came up with measurable goals that should ensure we are continuing to provide high-quality forest education programs that we hope reach an even broader set of Oregonians from across the state. This plan also lays out OFRI’s strategic priorities for the next five years, and the initiatives we will pursue with our on-going work to advance those priorities.

This 24-page booklet offers forest landowners and managers an introduction to the vast variety of native bees that are found in Oregon’s forests. This booklet provides a background and context for better understanding of the role managed forests play in providing habitat for native bees. The reader will learn about the threats to native bees, current research and will learn techniques to provide habitat for native bees.

This booklet includes a set of diagrams intended to help forest landowners planning a timber harvest to interpret current riparian management area prescriptions required under the Oregon Forest Practices Act. The new forest practice rules for expanded riparian protections for forest landowners who own 5,000 or more acres went into effect on July 1, 2023. All private forest landowners will be required to follow the new rules starting January 1, 2024.

Wood is the only major building material that stores carbon, which is removed from the atmosphere during a tree’s growth. CLT and other advanced wood products make it possible to construct mid-rise and even high-rise structures almost entirely with wood, with less environmental impact than traditional building methods. Recent and future mass timber buildings are putting Oregon at the forefront of this architectural evolution.

Revised Fourth Edition. Published in 2025. Includes Private Forest Accord updates.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.

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. This 36-page special report explores current forest practices in Oregon, and the tenets of forest sustainability.

You've read Sourcing from Sustainable Forests, but still have more questions about forest sustainability? This FAQ document includes many more commonly asked questions and answers about sustainable forest management in Oregon. This document is only available online, and is not available as a printed version.

OFRI annual report for fiscal year 2023-2024.

A three-page reference sheet explaining habitat needs of the Little Brown Bat. This sheet is currently NOT ORDERABLE.

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.