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Relation of Species of Attacking Decay Fungi to Kind of Preservative Treatment

Purpose

Isolations are made from treated stakes from time to time to determine what fungi may be invading and correlating that with the kind of preservative treatment.

Project Start Date
1956-01-01
Project End Date
1992-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • relation
  • decay
  • fungi
  • fungus
  • pathogen
  • pathology
  • pathogens
  • preservative
  • preserve
  • treatment
  • fungal
  • invasion
  • stakes
  • poles
  • stake
  • wood
  • products
  • product
  • posts
  • post
  • isolations
  • isolate
  • treated
  • chemical
  • chemicals
  • Highley
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
Forest Products Lab, Madison, Wisconsin.
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Highley, T.L.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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53

Biodiversity of Coast Range Streams: McDonald Dunn Forest

Purpose

Ecology and Systematic of Aquatic Insects: Planning a study with personnel in Fisheries and Wildlife on the role of aquatic insects in the degradation of wood in streams. Oak Creek may be used for 2 objectives: (1) as a sampling site for wood in varying

Project Start Date
1961-01-01
Project End Date
2000-12-31
Related Publications
Anderson, N.H., and Bruce Hansen. Effects of Long-term Regulated Flow on the Community Composition of Stream Invertebrates. Corvallis, Oregon: Water Resources Research Institute. Oregon State University. 1986.
Anderson, N.H., and Kerst, Cary. The Plecoptera Community of a small stream in Oregon, USA. Freshwater Biology, 1975, Volume 5, pages 189-203.
Anderson, N.H., and Wold, Janet L. Emergence Trap Collections of Trichoptera from an Oregon Stream. The Canadian Entomologist, Vol. 104, Feb. 1972, 189-201.
Hawkins, Charles, and Furnish, Joseph. Are Snails Important Competitors in Stream Ecosystems? OIKOS (Copenhagen) 49:209-220, 1987.
Project Categories
  • Hydrology
  • Woody Debris
Keywords
  • Biodiversity
  • biodiverse
  • coast range
  • stream
  • streams
  • hydrology
  • water
  • hydro
  • aquatic insect
  • insects
  • degradation
  • degrade
  • wood
  • woody
  • debris
  • Ecology
  • Oak Creek
  • Norman Anderson
  • David Lytle
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Anderson, Norman H.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Lytle, David
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57
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57

Weathering Characteristics of Pre-finished Hardboard Lap Siding

Purpose

Test the weathering characteristics of pre-finished hardboard lap siding. This is one of several sites in the U.S.A.

Project Start Date
1963-01-01
Project End Date
1983-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • Weathering
  • weather
  • erosion
  • erode
  • hardboard
  • baord
  • lap
  • siding
  • wood
  • products
  • product
  • finished
  • Currier
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Currier, R.A.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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60
Project ID
60

Small wood Harvesting with Cable Systems

Purpose

Skyline logging systems for managing young stands.

Project Start Date
1972-06-01
Project End Date
1985-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Logging
Keywords
  • Small
  • wood
  • harvesting
  • harvest
  • cable
  • cabled
  • system
  • systems
  • skyline
  • yarding
  • logging
  • log
  • young stands
  • stand
  • new
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
N/A
Role
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
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70
Project ID
70

Interrelationships Among Some Phenological, Genetic, and Wood Property Variables in Douglas-fir

Purpose
Project Start Date
1974-01-01
Project End Date
1981-06-30
Related Publications
McKimmy, M.D. The Effect of Annual Ring Micro-characteristics on Wood Properties. Paper read at Western DryKiln Clubs Joint Meeting, May 9-11, 1984. 1984
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Physiology & Genetics
Keywords
  • interrelationships
  • relationship
  • relationships
  • inter
  • phenological
  • phenology
  • genetic
  • genetics
  • wood
  • property
  • variables
  • variable
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • McKimmy
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McKimmy, M.D.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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76
Project ID
76

Simulated Docks

Purpose

To develop simple, effective methods for increasing the service life of decking, stringers and caps.

Project Start Date
1979-05-07
Project End Date
1999-05-01
Related Publications
Morrell, Jeffrey and Newbill, Mark. Kerfing to prevent decay of Douglas-fir Poles: An Update. Forest Products Journal 36 (5): 46-48. 1986
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Miscellanous Products
Keywords
  • Simulate
  • simulated
  • dock
  • docks
  • deck
  • decking
  • string
  • stringers
  • stringer
  • cap
  • caps
  • increase
  • increasing
  • wood
  • products
  • product
  • Jeffrey Morrell
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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139
Project ID
139

Physiology of Compression Wood Formation

Purpose

Destructive sampling of ten saplings in overstocked area of plantation. Study to examine physiology of compression wood formation.

Project Start Date
1980-03-13
Project End Date
1981-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Physiology & Genetics
Keywords
  • Physiology
  • compress
  • compression
  • wood
  • formation
  • form
  • destructive
  • overstocked
  • Desmond Smith
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Smith, Desmond E.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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146
Project ID
146

Smallwood Harvesting

Purpose

Skyline thinning with Bantam and mechanical slackpulling Christy and Koller tower. Research equipment performance, crew size, skidder use and time study techniques.

Project Start Date
1980-06-09
Project End Date
1980-10-01
Related Publications
Kellogg, L.D., and E.D. Olsen. Increasing the Productivity of a Small Yarder: Crew Size, Skidder Swinging, Hot Thinning. Corvallis, Oregon: Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University. 1984
Project Categories
  • Logging
Keywords
  • smallwood
  • small
  • wood
  • harvest
  • harvesting
  • skyline
  • cable
  • cables
  • cabled
  • thinning
  • thin
  • Bantam
  • slack
  • slackpulling
  • pull
  • pulling
  • Christy
  • Koller
  • time study
  • Loren Kellogg
  • Eldon Olsen
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Kellogg, Loren
Role
PI
Collaborators
Olsen, Eldon
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144
Project ID
144

Transmission Poles

Purpose

Thirty ten foot long cedar poles and 29 pressure-treated Douglas-fir poles, 18 feet long. Sprinkled from June 1 to September 30, one hour per day. Cedar poles - to develop above-ground sapwood preservative treatment using low mammalian tox

Project Start Date
1980-07-01
Project End Date
1986-06-30
Related Publications
Goodell, B.S., Krahmer, R.L., and Graham, R.D. Residue Retention and Fungal Invasion of Chloropicrin-Treated Douglas-fir. Forest Products Journal 35 (2): 45-49, 1985.
Goodell, B.S., Krahmer, R.L., and Graham, R.D. Bound Chlorinated Residue in Chloropicrin-Treated Douglas-fir. Wood and Fiber Science 18 (1): 127-133, 1986.
Helsing, G.G., Morrell, J.J., Graham, R.D. Evaluations of Fumigants for Control of Internal Decay in Pressure-Treated Douglas-fir Poles and Piles. Hlozforschung 38 (1984): 277-280. 1984
Morrell, Jeff, and Scheffer, Theodore. Persistence of Chloropicrin in Western Redcedar poles. Forest Products Journal, Vol. 35, No. 6, 63-67, 1985.
Smith, Susan and Morrell, Jeffrey. Correcting Pilodyn Measurement of Douglas-fir for Different Moisture Levels. Forest Products Journal 36 (1): 45-46. 1986
Zahora, Andrew and Corden, Malcolm. Gelatin Encapsulation of Methylisothiocyanate for Control of Wood-Decay Fungi. Forest Products Journal 35 (7-8):64-69. 1985
Zahora, Andrew and Coren, Malcolm. Methylisothicyanate Fungitoxicity to Poria carbonica in Douglas-fir Heartwood. Material und Organismen 20(1985):193-204, 1985.
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • Transmission
  • pole
  • poles
  • telephone
  • cedar
  • cedrus
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • product
  • products
  • wood
  • treatment
  • treatments
  • mammalian tox
  • Jeffrey Morrell
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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187
Project ID
187

Smallwood Harvesting Research: Whole Tree and Tree Length Skyline Thinning

Purpose

Smallwood harvesting research: whole tree and tree length skyline thinning.

Project Start Date
1981-07-01
Project End Date
1981-10-31
Related Publications
Kellogg, L.D. Handling the Small Tree Resource with Cable Systems. Forest Products Journal 33 (4):25-32. 1983
Project Categories
  • Logging
Keywords
  • smallwood
  • small
  • wood
  • harvest
  • harvesting
  • whole
  • tree
  • trees
  • skyline
  • thin
  • thinned
  • thinning
  • cable
  • cabled
  • cables
  • Loren Kellogg
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Kellogg, Loren
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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177
Project ID
177

Effects of Thinning on Wood Products

Purpose

To determine the effects of forest stand thinning in Douglas-fir on: (1) Juvenile, mature, and average specific gravity of wood in young-growth. (2) Mechanical strength properties of wood. (3) Wood utilization potential. (4) Knot size; potential value o

Project Start Date
1982-07-01
Project End Date
1983-09-30
Related Publications
McKimmy, M.D. The Effect of Forest Management Practices on Wood Properties. A Tech Workshop: Juvenile Wood-What does it Mean to Forest Management and Forest Products? FPRS and SAF, Oct 17 and Nov 7, 1985, at Portland, Oregon and Bellingham, Wa 1985
Project Categories
  • Lumber
Keywords
  • Thin
  • Thinning
  • Thinned
  • wood
  • product
  • products
  • lumber
  • grade
  • grades
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • mechanical
  • strength
  • knot
  • knots
  • size
  • utilization
  • McKimmy
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McKimmy, M.D.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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194
Project ID
194

Cottonwood Clone Bank

Purpose

The objective of this project is to produce (and learn how to produce) black cottonwood cutting material suitable for planting on other sites. Herbicide treatments: 1 lb/A Enid a.i., 4 lb/A Simezine a.i. on bare area Spacing: 6'x6' Irrigation: A

Project Start Date
1983-03-15
Project End Date
1986-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Seed Viability
Keywords
  • Cottonwood
  • cotton
  • wood
  • clone
  • clones
  • bank
  • genetics
  • genes
  • gene
  • geneology
  • Populus
  • William Emmingham
  • Richard Fletcher
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Emmingham, William H.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fletcher, Richard
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204
Project ID
204

Wood Quality Heritability

Purpose

Identification of within-tree quality variabilty using X-ray samples taken every 4 feet along a stem. Objective is to identify wood quality parameters for standing timber.

Project Start Date
1986-07-01
Project End Date
1987-12-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Lumber
Keywords
  • wood
  • quality
  • grade
  • grades
  • heritability
  • qualities
  • identification
  • tree
  • X-ray
  • X
  • stem
  • stems
  • standing
  • timber
  • Mike Hoag
  • McKimmy
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Hoag, Mike
Role
C
Collaborators
McKimmy, M.D.
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239
Project ID
239

Improving the Performance of Western Wood Species

Purpose

This test will evaluate the performance of 6 western wood species treated with CCA. Stakes will be driven into the ground and will be inspected on an annual basis for degrees of attack compared to untreated controls. Where failure occurs chemical analy

Project Start Date
1988-08-16
Project End Date
1988-08-16
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • improve
  • improving
  • performance
  • western
  • wood
  • CCA
  • trees
  • tree
  • Jeffrey Morrell
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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268
Project ID
268

Improving the Performance of Wood Poles

Purpose

A series of pole sections will be treated with a new fumigant. These poles will be evaluated for fumigant movement. A second series of poles will be treated with groundline preservative wraps to evaluate chemical movement in and out of pole sections.

Project Start Date
1988-08-16
Project End Date
1988-08-16
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • improve
  • improving
  • performance
  • wood
  • pole
  • poles
  • product
  • products
  • treatment
  • fumigent
  • fumigents
  • wrap
  • wraps
  • chemical
  • chemicals
  • Jeffrey Morrell
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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269
Project ID
269

Stand Management Cooperative Type 3

Purpose

This is an installation in a region-wide cooperative designed to provide a continuing source of high quality data for researchers to study the long-term effects of silvicultural treatments and treatment regimes on stand development and wood quality.

Project Start Date
1988-12-01
Project End Date
1988-12-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Growth & Succession
Keywords
  • stand
  • stands
  • manage
  • management
  • cooperative
  • coop
  • co-op
  • type
  • 3
  • thrree
  • growth
  • yield
  • yields
  • silvics
  • silviculture
  • silvicultural
  • treatment
  • treatments
  • wood
  • quality
  • David Hann
  • Johnson
  • Debora
  • Maguire
  • Douglas
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Hann, David
Role
C
Collaborators
Johnson, Debora; Maguire, Douglas A.
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273
Project ID
273

Cottonwood Culture in the Willamette Valley

Purpose

1. Demonstrate intensive cottonwood culture techniques. 2. Demonstrate the importance of weed control in cottonwood culture. 3. Investigate the performance of selected cottonwood clones under the climate conditions of the central Willamette River vall

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
1999-01-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • cottonwood
  • populus
  • cotton
  • wood
  • culture
  • cultures
  • willamette valley
  • WV
  • technique
  • techniques
  • weed
  • control
  • weeds
  • clone
  • clones
  • William Emmingham
  • Fletcher
  • Richard
  • Hibbs
  • David
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU (and Fletcher, Rick, Extension Agent)
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Emmingham, William H.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fletcher, Richard; Hibbs, David
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280
Project ID
280

Monitoring Snag Use and Dynamics in Clearcuts

Purpose

Mark and reexamine each snag in each clearcut annually to document fall rates, decay rates and bird use of snags in managed stands.

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
2000-06-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Slash & Decomposition
Keywords
  • monitor
  • monitoring
  • snag
  • snags
  • deadwood
  • downwood
  • wood
  • dynamics
  • clearcut
  • clear
  • clearcuts
  • decay
  • bird
  • birds
  • Bill McComb
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McComb, Bill
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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278
Project ID
278

Volatile compounds in Douglas-fir logs cut during different seasons

Purpose

To establish a relationship between volatiles emitted from downed logs and the attack of ambrosia beetles. The study plan calls for the establishment of two log treatments in the fall. In fall, winter ,spring, and summer six logs with live ploem will b

Project Start Date
1991-09-23
Project End Date
1992-09-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Slash & Decomposition
Keywords
  • Volatile
  • compound
  • compounds
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • log
  • logs
  • cut
  • cutting
  • harvest
  • harvests
  • logging
  • downed
  • wood
  • ambrosia beetle
  • beetles
  • decay
  • decaying
  • volatiles
  • phloem
  • Rick Kelsey
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Kelsey, Rick
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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296
Project ID
296

Log Water Balance Study

Purpose

Eight log sections of four species will be set up for measurement of wetting and drying processes. These sections are approcimately 60cm in diameter and 50cm in length. The cut ends will be sealed with parafin and they will be off the ground attached to

Project Start Date
1991-11-01
Project End Date
1992-11-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • log
  • logs
  • wood
  • water
  • balances
  • balance
  • hydrology
  • dry
  • drying
  • parafin
  • chemical
  • chemicals
  • USFS
  • Mark Harmon
  • Jay Sexton
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
Forest Service
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Harmon, Mark
Role
C
Collaborators
Sexton, Jay
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Project ID
299

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