Forest Health in Oregon 2024: West side forests

Part of the State of the State 2024: Forest Health in Oregon webinar series.
Review the health of Oregon's west side forests.
Douglas Fir Decline Complex and Mortality in SW Oregon with Bill Kuhn and Laura Lowery of the U.S. Forest Service
West Side Conifers Update (including Swiss needle cast) with David Shaw of Oregon State University
West Side Hardwoods Update with Glenn Ahrens of Oregon State University Extension.
References for westside hardwoods presentation:
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Health website tinyurl.com/odf-foresthealth
Kral et al 2020. Rapid Retreat of the Pacific Maritime Forest
www.biorxiv.org/content/biorx...
Red alder:
Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative website and resources - hsc.forestry.oregonstate.edu/
Sims et al 2015. Alder Canopy Dieback and Damage in Western Oregon Riparian Ecosystems
bioone.org/journals/northwest...
Grotta and Zobrist 2009. Management Options for Declining Red Alder Forests
pubs.extension.wsu.edu/manage...
Bigleaf maple:
Oregon Department of Forestry 2020. Why is my Tree Dying? Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)
www.oregon.gov/odf/Documents/...
Betzen et. al 2021. Bigleaf maple, Acer macrophyllum Pursh, decline in western Washington
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Pacific madrone:
Bennett 2009. Forest Health Fact Sheet: Diseases and Insect Pests of Pacific Madrone
extension.oregonstate.edu/sit...
extension.oregonstate.edu/for...
Pests and Pathogens of Pacific Madrone ppo.puyallup.wsu.edu/madrone/...