Managing Woodlands in the Coastal Fog Belt - OSU Extension Service
Landowners face special challenges and opportunities managing woodlands in Oregon’s coastal fog belt. This publication discusses forest management treatments that allow you to achieve your goals in this fast-growing environment. We will also explain how several important timber species grow best in specific sites. (Figure 1) The Fog Belt
Managing coastal fog belt forests with fire in mind
This brief discusses how to enhance fire resilience in Oregon's coastal fog belt forests, which are prone to high-intensity fires under extreme conditions. It explores management strategies like creating defensible spaces, strategic fuel breaks and maintaining forest diversity to reduce wildfire risks while balancing ecological and economic ...
publication, we’ll break western Oregon into five ecoregions. VARIED LANDSCAPE COASTAL FOG BELT The coastal fog belt is a narrow band that hugs Oregon’s coastline. This ecoregion is defined by a temperate climate, caused by its proximity to the ocean. Winters here are mild and wet, and summer temperatures are tempered by foggy conditions. These
This is a big year for forests in Oregon. Here’s what you need to …
2024年3月6日 · Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged. Those changes have been years in the making, and many are coming...
Wildfire Severity and Frequency in Western Oregon | Coast Range Forest ...
Third, our Coast Range forests accumulate significant summer moisture from the air as high-ridgetop trees grab and condense fog from the convection flow of moist ocean air. Some of these forests can accumulate 30% more precipitation than comparable clear-cut areas, with as much as 44% of their spring and summer precipitation coming from fog ...
Fog Down in the Valley - NASA Earth Observatory
2022年2月19日 · Oregon has already seen at least three extended periods of valley fog in 2022, as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite from February 8-12, January 22-29, and January 14-17. Fog is essentially a low-lying cloud composed of tiny water droplets suspended in the air.
Managing woodlands in Oregon's coastal fog belt is different from managing inland forests. This publi-cation discusses fog belt manage-ment approaches and reasons for choosing among them. It also covers characteristics of important timber species and how to match them to specific site conditions. The fog belt The fog belt is a strip of land
Detecting and Forecasting Fog Occurrence, Frequency, and …
Fog and low clouds play an important role in providing moisture to coastal ecosystems. Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests are currently distributed along a narrow strip of coastline in California and Oregon and rely on the presence of marine fog for moisture availability during the dry season (June-October). Recent time series ...
How the Oregon Department of Forestry uses drones to fight fires
2024年6月13日 · This summer the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is using drones to help with multiple aspects of fire suppression and detection. Drones like this one are used to help spot fires and create situational awareness.
Oregon plans to reserve a state forest as a carbon warehouse
2024年10月28日 · Coast Range fog settles on the Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay. Oregon’s leaders decided for the first time to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful greenhouse gases to...