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 “Do-It-Yourself Ways to Steward a Healthy, Beautiful Forest.”

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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