Internet Resources for Small Woodland Owners
By Amy Grotta, OSU Extension
A few months ago I compiled a list of online resources for woodland owners as part of a presentation I was invited to give. I felt that it would be worth sharing the list beyond those folks that happened to be in the audience. The resources are listed in order by topic, alphabetically. If you’re reading this newsletter online, just click on the links.
Geology
DOGAMI (Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries): http://www.oregongeology.org Interactive maps of geology, past landslides and landslide hazards, LiDAR, etc.
Herbicides
PNW Weed Management Handbook: https://pnwhandbooks.org/weed
The Forestry chapter contains recommendations for forestry-registered herbicides for different target plants, application method, time of year, etc.
Log Prices
ODF Log Price Data: https://data.oregon.gov/Natural-Resources/Log-Prices/4v4m-wr5p/data Log prices by species, sort, and region, updated quarterly and going back to 2000.
Management Plans
Oregon Forest Management Planning website: http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/programs/forestry/oregon-forest-management-planning (or Google “Oregon Forest Management Planning”). Templates and resources for developing a plan.
Forest Planner: http://forestplanner.ecotrust.org/
Enter stand inventory data and project and compare management scenarios.
My Land Plan: https://mylandplan.org/
Developed by American Forest Foundation. Make a property map and an online “plan”, upload photos, journal feature, etc.
Mapping
Google Earth: https://www.google.com/earth/
“Fly” around your property! Historic aerial images dating to 1990’s, 3-D terrain, etc.
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
Create and save a map with a Google account. YouTube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIw3fqOxWM&t
Plant Identification
OSU Landscape Plants Guide: http://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/ List of native plants, identification key, also ornamentals.
Univ. of Washington Herbarium Image Collection: http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php Lots of great photos of native plants (of Washington, but relevant to Oregon too), plus a plant ID key and a winter tree and shrub ID guide.
Reforestation
Forest Seedling Network: http://www.forestseedlingnetwork.com
Nurseries and growers post their seedling availability, searchable by species, seed zone, stock type, etc.
Seedlot Selection Tool: https://seedlotselectiontool.org/sst/
A technical tool that you can use to project which seed sources might be best suited to your planting site in the future, based on climate change models.
Services (logging, appraisals, mills, etc.)
Oregon Forest Industry Directory: http://www.orforestdirectory.com/
Searchable database of service providers, log and wood products buyers and sellers, etc.
Soil
Web Soil Survey: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm
Learn about the soils on your property. Create a soils map and find out what the characteristics of your soil types are. Tutorials available on the site.
Taxes
National Timber Tax Website: https://www.timbertax.org/.
Everything you ever wanted to know about taxes and timber, accounting, record keeping, etc.
Tree Measurements
Log Volume Calculator: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=log_volume Type in your log dimensions and get a board-foot volume estimate.
Weather & Climate
USGS Water Data: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/rt
Real-time data from USGS stream gauges – flow rates, heights, flood stages, etc.
CoCoRaHS: http://cocorahs.org/
Daily precipitation reports from thousands of rain gauges across the US.
PRISM Climate Group: http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/
Enter your location and get 30-year “normal” temperature, precipitation, and other climate information.
(Source: Tall Timber Topics, Spring 2017, OSU Extension, Columbia Co.)
A few months ago I compiled a list of online resources for woodland owners as part of a presentation I was invited to give. I felt that it would be worth sharing the list beyond those folks that happened to be in the audience. The resources are listed in order by topic, alphabetically. If you’re reading this newsletter online, just click on the links.
Geology
DOGAMI (Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries): http://www.oregongeology.org Interactive maps of geology, past landslides and landslide hazards, LiDAR, etc.
Herbicides
PNW Weed Management Handbook: https://pnwhandbooks.org/weed
The Forestry chapter contains recommendations for forestry-registered herbicides for different target plants, application method, time of year, etc.
Log Prices
ODF Log Price Data: https://data.oregon.gov/Natural-Resources/Log-Prices/4v4m-wr5p/data Log prices by species, sort, and region, updated quarterly and going back to 2000.
Management Plans
Oregon Forest Management Planning website: http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/programs/forestry/oregon-forest-management-planning (or Google “Oregon Forest Management Planning”). Templates and resources for developing a plan.
Forest Planner: http://forestplanner.ecotrust.org/
Enter stand inventory data and project and compare management scenarios.
My Land Plan: https://mylandplan.org/
Developed by American Forest Foundation. Make a property map and an online “plan”, upload photos, journal feature, etc.
Mapping
Google Earth: https://www.google.com/earth/
“Fly” around your property! Historic aerial images dating to 1990’s, 3-D terrain, etc.
Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
Create and save a map with a Google account. YouTube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIw3fqOxWM&t
Plant Identification
OSU Landscape Plants Guide: http://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/ List of native plants, identification key, also ornamentals.
Univ. of Washington Herbarium Image Collection: http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php Lots of great photos of native plants (of Washington, but relevant to Oregon too), plus a plant ID key and a winter tree and shrub ID guide.
Reforestation
Forest Seedling Network: http://www.forestseedlingnetwork.com
Nurseries and growers post their seedling availability, searchable by species, seed zone, stock type, etc.
Seedlot Selection Tool: https://seedlotselectiontool.org/sst/
A technical tool that you can use to project which seed sources might be best suited to your planting site in the future, based on climate change models.
Services (logging, appraisals, mills, etc.)
Oregon Forest Industry Directory: http://www.orforestdirectory.com/
Searchable database of service providers, log and wood products buyers and sellers, etc.
Soil
Web Soil Survey: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm
Learn about the soils on your property. Create a soils map and find out what the characteristics of your soil types are. Tutorials available on the site.
Taxes
National Timber Tax Website: https://www.timbertax.org/.
Everything you ever wanted to know about taxes and timber, accounting, record keeping, etc.
Tree Measurements
Log Volume Calculator: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl?calculator=log_volume Type in your log dimensions and get a board-foot volume estimate.
Weather & Climate
USGS Water Data: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/rt
Real-time data from USGS stream gauges – flow rates, heights, flood stages, etc.
CoCoRaHS: http://cocorahs.org/
Daily precipitation reports from thousands of rain gauges across the US.
PRISM Climate Group: http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/
Enter your location and get 30-year “normal” temperature, precipitation, and other climate information.
(Source: Tall Timber Topics, Spring 2017, OSU Extension, Columbia Co.)