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OFRC Field Trip – Jackson Watershed Fuelbreak Project

July 16, 2024 These fuelbreaks will reduce fire-risk in areas with high risk levels due to insect and disease mortality having killed trees, combined with high fuel loads due to fire-suppression over the past 100 years. The project will not exceed 3000 acres. This project is in the Paulina District, […]

OFRC Field Trip- Beaver Restoration

June 18, 2024 29 members and organization people joined on the field trip. First Stop: Mitchell Bridge Creek – went up Gable Creek viewpoint to look at a beaver restoration project that is a good reference point for the other stops. Reese (https://westernbeavers.org) gave the history on this project. It […]

Juniper Statistics Information

Western Juniper’s Growing Influence in Eastern Oregon  Estimated Acreage 1936 1988 2004 > 10 percent cover 420,000 2.2 million Total area with juniper 6 million 9 million (Azuma, 2004) Volume of current stand ——– 467 million cubic feet Private landowners own 58 percent of the area and 49 percent of […]