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Are We Putting the Forest to Sleep? Part 4: Still No Certainty
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Providing context on topics impacting Oregon forest management. We are unapologetic advocates for the forest sector who believe forestry is part of the solution to Oregon’s biggest challenges. We’re subject matter experts who take pride in our ability to distill complex forestry topics into manageable information. We may challenge what you think you know. You may not like what you hear, and we’ll talk about issues that make us uncomfortable, too. Trust our information is grounded in science, facts, and practicality about the forest sector. Send questions to [email protected].
Episode
- Are We Putting the Forest to Sleep? Part 4: Still No Certainty · 52 mntIn this episode, Chris Edwards is joined by Laura Wilkeson of Hampton Lumber and Seth Barnes of the Oregon Forest Industries Council to examine the latest developments…
- That's Wild: The High Cost of Gridlock in Federal Forest Management · 1 jam 15 mntWhat happens when years of collaborative forest restoration work get tied up in litigation — and wildfire gets there first? OFIC President Chris Edwards sits down with Travis…
- Facts Optional: A Case Study in DEQ’s data spin · 48 mntIn this episode, Katie Murray, Executive Director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter (OFS) returns to the podcast, but this time to host a conversation with Isabella Nelson…
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Advancing Mass Timber in Oregon · 58 mntIn this episode we interview Chris Evans, president of Oregon's newest mass timber manufacturer, TimberLab, who played a major role in the new mass timber ceiling at the Portland…
- Busting the top six myths about the timber industry · 1 jam 2 mntThis episode with Sara Duncan, Director of Communications for the Oregon Forest Industries Council, takes on the top six myths about the timber industry, including: 1. Tree…
- The 2024 Wildfire Funding Proposal: Getting the Story Right · 1 jam 25 mntIn this episode, Senator Elizabeth Steiner, Senate co-chair of the full Ways and Means Committee in the Oregon Legislature, discusses a work group she convened that OFIC's Kyle…
- Free to Grow: How pesticides help trees grow · 1 jam 12 mntThis episode with Katie Murray, executive director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter, and Seth Barnes, director of forest policy for the Oregon Forest Industries Council covers…
- It all starts in the soil · 1 jam 1 mntThis episode with Dr. Tom DeLuca, dean of the Oregon State University College of Forestry, focuses primarily on carbon sequestration and storage in forestry and forest soils. We…
- What is the Oregon Forest Resources Institute? · 56 mntThis episode with Jim Paul, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, discusses the institute’s three primary program areas (public…
- Are We Putting the Forest to Sleep? An update: Coho lawsuit and a minor correction · 18 mntAs a follow-up to our two previous episodes that focused on the history of state forest lands in Oregon and the state’s pursuit of a Habitat Conservation Plan, this episode…
- Are we putting the forest to sleep? Part 2: What went wrong · 47 mntThis is the second in a two-part series on Oregon’s state forests, including the current controversy surrounding the Department of Forestry’s pursuit of a Habitat Conservation…
- Are we putting the forest to sleep? Part 1: History of State Forests · 40 mntThis is the first in a two-part series about Oregon’s state forests, including the history of how the state acquired over 600,000 acres of forest from 15 forest trust land…
- One Foot in the Black: Part 2 – The deep dive into Oregon’s firefighting system · 40 mntThis is the second in a two-part series on wildfire in Oregon, including the unique and world-class elements of Oregon’s wildland firefighting system (known as the complete and…
- One Foot in the Black: Part 1 – Why are Oregon’s skies so smoky? · 42 mntThis is the first in a two-part series on wildfire in Oregon, including what’s causing the wildfire crisis in Oregon, what role climate change plays in our smoky skies, the…







