Starting more than 60 years ago, a complex of four forest fires occurring at six-year intervals burned almost 400 square miles of
virgin Douglas-fir forest in the northwestern Coast Range of Oregon. The area, which became known as the Tillamook Burn, was the focus
of an unprecedented reforestation effort drawing...
Focus on Forestry is published three times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring) by the College of Forestry, Oregon State University. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni and friends informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Focus on Forestry is published three times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring) by the Oregon State University College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni and friends informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Flavored milk is a growing category for dairy products; however, it is a perishable product that is subject to microbial spoilage which can lead to a negative consumer experience and lead to lost sales. Flavored milk processors communicated unique spoilage events related to their products, including color loss of strawberry...
Generally, the groundwater pumped from wells is safe to drink. As water moves through layers of soil to reach the underground aquifer, disease-causing organisms such as bacteria and viruses are filtered out or eaten
by tiny soil animals. Many harmful chemicals also are broken down in the soil before they...
Since the early 1990s, declines in northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations have been documented through extensive field surveys and range-wide demographic analyses. Although loss of late-successional forest has been credited as the primary cause for spotted owl population declines, environmental variation has also been shown to influence vital...
School garden programs have become increasingly popular for their diverse, positive benefits. School gardens are often promoted as a relatively low cost means to offer hands-on learning opportunities that may foster academic achievement, particularly in the sciences, however only six studies have been published on the impact of garden education...