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The Oregon white oaks on this Polk County (OR) woodlot are still healthy and showing good growth. However, their crowns are beginning to close in and the stand will benefit from a thinning. Dave Vesely, Pacific Wildlife Research.
A few oaks scattered around agricultural fields will attract hawks to hunt voles, gophers, and other wildlife that damage crops. Chip Andrus, WaterWorks Consulting.
Tree thinning and other restoration activities can result in tons of slash and dead brush. Restoration projects need to develop a plan for burning, chipping, or mulching this waste. Lynda Boyer, Heritage Seedlings.
This woodland owned by Mark and Jolly Krautmann is being thinned and cleared of invasive weeds as part of a major prairie and oak habitat restoration project funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Dave Vesely, Pacific Wildlife Research.
Oregon white oaks have a reputation for growing very slowly. However, the species can show surprising growth rates on good sites and with active management. This tree is 16-years old. Connie Harrington, US Forest Service.
Trilliums can be abundant in the understory of oak woodlands. Lynda Boyer, Heritage Seedlings.
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