Revenue supports Research Forests operations and teaching and research within the College of Forestry. Reason for Harvest: This timber harvest contributes to the overall sustainable harvest goal. Spacing will be variable with small gaps along corridors. Prescription: Commercial thinning of dead, diseased and stressed trees. Harvest Method: Tethered Harvester/Forwarder Haul Route: 771 Road, 680 Road, 600 Road to Oak Creek Trailhead Ĭlosed Roads: 771 Road, portions of the 6020 when actively working and cables/equipment are across roadĬlosed Trails: Uproute Trail when actively working and cables/equipment are across the road/trail The second phase of the Crow's Nest harvest will begin this afternoon. The exact dates are dependent on weather conditions and contractor availability. The OSU Research Forests intend to apply herbicides to select project units on the McDonald-Dunn Forest, starting as early as Monday, August 1st, 2022. For more information about harvest closures and forest management activities, please visit our Interactive Harvest Webmap or contact us with questions. Information about forest closures is located at key access points, and closures are clearly marked on-site. Additionally, removal of dead and dying trees along the property line will be occurring. Mastication/fuel reduction within the harvest area and specifically along the property lines with neighbors will be occurring post-harvest. High degree of mortality within the tighter spacing. Reason for Harvest: High degree of mortality adjacent to trails, buildings, and residences. Prescription: Patch Cut, Commercial thinning of dead, diseased, and stressed trees. Harvest Method: Ground-based Harvester/Forwarder, Parking: No Intensive Management trail access from the parking lot during harvests Haul Route: 522 Road to 520 Road to NW Arboretum Road Please note that there will be no Intensive Management Trail access from the parking lot during the harvest.Ĭlosed Roads: Portions of the 522 Road, 524 Road & all of the 524.1 RoadĬlosed Trails: Intensive Management Trail & a portion of Calloway Creek Trail Here is a map of the area where hunting is allowed.ĬLICK HERE to learn more about hunts offered on the Dunn Forest. Here are some tips from the USDA Forest Service on hunting safety for hunters and other visitors. You may or may not see hunters while you are out in the Dunn Forest. Hunters may only use a bow to hunt buck deer or bull elk. Out of the 84 people who applied, 50 individuals were randomly selected and received a letter in the mail allowing access to the Dunn Forest for walk-in hunting. The bow hunt will pick up again from 11/19 to for buck deer. The Deer/Elk Bow Hunt on the Dunn Forest begins tomorrow, , and lasts until. If you would like to get your deer or elk tested, and help with ODFW’s surveillance effort, please call the ODFW Adair Village office at 54 to schedule an appointment. CWD has never been detected in Oregon, but with recent detections in Idaho last year, it is right on Oregon’s border. ODFW is increasing surveillance efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease found in deer, elk, and other members of the Cervidae family. We also want to share this important message from ODFW about Chronic Wasting Disease: Visit our hunt webpage to learn more about hunts offered on the Dunn Forest: Check out our newsletter article on hunter and non-hunter safety during hunting season. You may or may not see hunters while you are out in the Dunn Forest over the next month. This hunt will last until November 4th with an extended youth weekend occurring on November 5th and 6th. All herbicide applications are conducted in compliance with State and Federal regulations and under a licensed pesticide applicator's supervision.Ĭlick here for a map of the spray locations throughout the McDonald-Dunn Forests. The purpose of herbicide applications is to control the growth of non-native plant species and competing vegetation in recently harvested areas. ![]() Signs will have the date of application, name of the chemical used, and the industrial re-entry interval posted at entry points into each treatment area. Please see the on-site signs for re-entry times associated with each chemical. Spray targets vegetation only (not road or trail surfaces).ĭuring application, staff will be at roads and official trails leading into spray areas to keep people away. We will spray all treatment units on the McDonald and Dunn Forests using backpack sprayers. The OSU Research Forests intend to apply herbicides to select project units on the McDonald-Dunn Forest, starting as early as Thursday, April 6th.
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