Ecologically appropriate management of coastal Douglas-fir is a complex topic and this page serves as a first step to catalogue examples of and tools for excellent forestry in coastal Douglas-fir.

Tools and Links

Management Plans

• Corvallis Watershed Stewardship Plan
• Forest Wisdom Article on the Corvallis Watershed by Scott Ferguson
• Oregon Forest Stewardship Planning Guidelines
• Belton Forest, OR - A Forest Guild Model Forest
• Tree Shepard Woods, WA - A Forest Guild Model Forest

Forest Type Descriptions

• World Wildlife Fund
• Central Pacific Coastal Forests
• NatureServe
• North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest
• North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Dry Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest
• US Forest Service
• Cascade Mixed Forest--Coniferous Forest

Forest Health

• General Forest Health

Insects

• Douglas-Fir Dwarf Mistletoe
• Douglas-Fir Beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsuqae)
• Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata)

Diseases

• Swiss Needle Cast (SNC) (Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii)
• Laminated Root Rot (Phellinus weirii)
• Armillaria Root Rot (Armillaria ostoyae)
• Annosus Root Disease (Heterobasidion annosum)

Climate Change

• Climate Change Likely to Have High Costs for Oregon Forests – Oregon State University

Wildlife

• Wildlife of Unmanaged Douglas-Fir Forests
• Enhancing Wildlife on Private Woodlands – Oregon State University

General Resources

• Certification Standards for the Pacific Coast – Forest Stewardship Council
• Forest Laws in Oregon
• Oregon Forest Resources Institute
• Atlas of Oregon's Forests
• Andrews Experimental Forest
• Cascade Center for Ecosystem Management
• Washington State University Extension resources
• Forestry and Wood Processing Publications

References

• Ecological Characteristics of Old-growth Douglas-Fir Forests