These resources detail hands-on stewardship activities that landowners can perform themselves, including monitoring, enhancing habitat, controlling invasive plants and pests, protecting soil, and thinning young stands. This list of resources supplements the handout “Practices to Steward a Beautiful Forest After Timber Harvest.”

Monitoring

• Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast – by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon
• Native Trees of Western Washington – by Kevin Zobrist
• Trees to Know in Oregon – by Ed Jensen
• Shrubs to Know in Pacific Northwest Forests – by Ed Jensen
• Conducting a Forest Biodiversity Assessment: A Guide for Forest Owners and Land Stewards
• Basic Forest Inventory Techniques for Family Forest Owners
• Inventory and Mapping: A Beginner’s Guide to Basic Inventory and Digital Mapping of Non-timber Forest Products on Small Private Forestlands

Wildlife

• Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest – by Russell Link
• Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest – by Russell Link
• Diversifying Forest Structure to Promote Wildlife Biodiversity in Western Washington Forests
• Habitat Conservation for Landbirds in Coniferous Forests of Western Oregon and Washington
• Woodland Fish and Wildlife
• Pollinator Conservation Resources

Invasive Species

• Oregon Invasive Species Council
• Washington Invasive Species Council
• Invasive Species: What Gardeners Need to Know
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Brooms
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: English Ivy
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Gorse
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Himalayan & Evergreen Blackberry
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Knapweeds
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Knotweeds
• Invasive Weeds in Forestland: Tansy Ragwort

Soil

• Keeping your Forest Soils Healthy and Productive
• Managing Organic Debris for Forest Health

Thinning

• Assessing Tree Health
• Backyard Forestry in Western Washington
• Silviculture for Washington Family Forests
• Using Pre-commercial Thinning to Enhance Woodland Productivity
• Many Young Stands Too Crowded
• Spacing Young Conifer Stands
• Young Stand Thinning Strategies

Next Steps

• Funding for Forest Stewardship: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
• Forestry Education and Assistance for Washington Forest Landowners
• Know Your Forest – A comprehensive website of resources focused on Oregon forest management
• Oregon Forest Industry Directory
• Washington Forestry Consulting Directory

 

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