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Artificial Pruning as a Measure of Controlling Fomes pini in Second Growth Douglas-fir

Purpose

Dougls fir is the most important timber tree in PNW and fomes pini is its greatest enemy. Study wether artificial pruning reduces chances for infection at the point of branch severance.

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1948-03-01
Related Publications
Maul, Theodore. Artificial Pruning as a Measure of Controlling Fomes pini in Second Growth Douglas-fir. B.S. Thesis, March 1948, Oregon State College, School of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Pests & Pathogens
Keywords
  • artificial
  • pruning
  • prune
  • trimming
  • fomes pini
  • second growth
  • douglas fir
  • douglas-fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • phellinus
  • fungus
  • fungi
  • pathogen
  • pathology
  • red ring rot
  • white speck
  • basidio
  • mycota
  • mycology
  • branch severence
  • Theodore Maul
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No
Agency
OSC -School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
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Researcher
Maul, Theodore W.
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Investigation of the 4x4 and 8x8 ft. Douglas-fir Spacing Plots on the McDonald Forest

Purpose

Compare growth reaction of site quality III land versus site quality IV land growth rates. Investigate growth characteristics on the spacing plots at McDonald Forest.

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1948-06-01
Related Publications
Kirchner, Walter. Investigation of the 4x4 and 8x8 ft. Douglas-fir Spacing Plots on the McDonald Forest. B.S. Thesis, June 1948, Oregon State College, School of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • 4x4
  • 8x8
  • planting
  • plant
  • spacing
  • space
  • growth reaction
  • site quality
  • site index
  • growing
  • SQ
  • SI
  • III
  • IV
  • characteristics
  • Walter Kirchner
  • four by
  • eight
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Kirchner, Walter
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A Stocking Survey of the NE 1/4, Sec. 6, T 11S, R 5W, W.M.

Purpose

Study what a site will look like after logging.

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1948-06-01
Related Publications
Sauerwein, William J. A Stocking Survey of the NE 1/4, Sec. 6, T. 11S, R. 5W, W.M. BS Thesis, June 1948, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Planning
Keywords
  • stock
  • stocking
  • survey
  • township
  • range
  • post-logging
  • post
  • logging
  • post-harvest
  • harvest
  • William Sauerwein
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Sauerwein, William J.
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A Development Plan for a Forest Nursery

Purpose

Adequate growing stock is needed for the future of forestry. Study how a nursery might be developed in Oregon.

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1948-06-01
Related Publications
Schuetz, Richard L. A Development Plan for a Forest Nursery. BS Thesis, June 1948, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Nurseries
Keywords
  • nursery
  • nurseries
  • plan
  • planning
  • plans
  • stock
  • Richard Schuetz
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Schuetz, Richard L.
Role
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N/A
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Control of Undesireable Trees by Application of Herbicides During the Dormant Season

Purpose

5 Experiments to test the effectiveness of more promising herbicides in controlling the subsequent sprouting from cut stumps and in killing the standing trees when applied in the dormant season.

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1952-05-23
Related Publications
Leech, Raymond. Control of Undesireable Trees by Application of Herbicides During the Dormant Season. M.S. Thesis, May 1952, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Chemical Control
Keywords
  • undesireable
  • herbicides
  • chemical control
  • dormant
  • dormancy
  • season
  • seasons
  • mortality
  • cull
  • culling
  • effectiveness
  • effective
  • sprouting
  • stumps
  • kill
  • killing
  • Raymond Leech
Additional Information
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No
Agency
OSC- School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Leech, Raymond
Role
PI
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N/A
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Preliminary Forest Management Plan for the Adair Tract Forest

Purpose

How to manage Adair Tract Forest

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1953-07-01
Related Publications
Edwin, Pierson W. Preliminary Forest Management Plan for the Adair Tract Forest. Report, July 1953, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Forest Planning
Keywords
  • Management
  • plan
  • planning
  • plans
  • manage
  • adair
  • tract
  • forest
  • forests
  • Pierson Edwin
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Edwin, Pierson W.
Role
PI
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N/A
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Space requirements and Yields for Free Growing Douglas-fir Trees

Purpose

What density should be carried throughout various phases of the rotation to produce maximum returns from an acre of land? 60 trees free of competition were measured for DBH, total height, age @ breast height, and crown diameter. Yield table constructed,

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
1956-06-01
Related Publications
Brewer, James E. Space requirements and Yields for Free Growing Douglas-fir Trees. Master of Forestry Thesis, June, 1956, Oregon State College, School of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • space
  • spacing
  • requirements
  • requirement
  • yield
  • yields
  • growth
  • growing
  • douglas fir
  • douglas-fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • wolf
  • open-grown
  • wolfy
  • open
  • density
  • maximum
  • optimal
  • return
  • returns
  • rotation
  • rotations
  • max
  • James Brewer
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Brewer, James E.
Role
PI
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N/A
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Genetic Analysis of an Invasive Grass, False-Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum)

Purpose

Genetic studies of invasive plant species can provide valuable information about the historical and biological factors that have contributed to a successful invasion. We used allozyme markers to investigate the genetic structure of false-brome in the Wi

Project Start Date
 
Project End Date
2003-12-12
Related Publications
“Genetic Analysis of an Invasive Grass, False-Brome (Brachypodium sylcvaticum).” Northwest Science “Genetic Analysis of an Invasive Grass, False-Brome (Brachypodium sylcvaticum).” Northwest Science “Genetic Analysis of an Invasive Grass, False-Brome (Brachypodium sylcvaticum).” Northwest Science
Project Categories
  • Environmental Factors
  • Invasive Vegetation
Keywords
  • genetic
  • genetics
  • gene
  • genes
  • geneology
  • invasive
  • exotic
  • grass
  • grasses
  • false brome
  • false-brome
  • brachyopodium sylvaticum
  • history
  • historical
  • invasion
  • invade
  • allozyme
  • marker
  • markers
  • Keith Karoly
  • Michelle Poyourow
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
Reed College
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Karoly, Keith
Role
PI
Collaborators
Poyourow, Michelle
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393

CFIRP Phase II

Purpose

Use silviculture approaches to achieve a diverse mix of timber, wildlife, and social acceptability

Project Start Date
1905-07-06
Project End Date
 
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Growth & Succession
Keywords
  • false-brome
  • false brome
  • grass
  • grasses
  • competition
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • vascular
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum
  • Seema Mangla
  • Paul Doescher
  • Barb Lachenbruch
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU COF
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Puettman, Klaus; Fitzgerald, Stephen
Role
PI
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N/A
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Comparison Between the Growing Seasons of Western Yellow Pine and Douglas-fir

Purpose

Measurements of the height growth made by 40 seedlings which were 5 years old, 20 Douglas-fir, 20 Western Yellow Pine

Project Start Date
1925-04-16
Project End Date
1926-08-06
Related Publications
McGuire, K.B. Comparison Between the Growing Seasons of Western Yellow Pine and Douglas-fir. Senior Thesis, August 1926, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • Western Yellow Pine
  • Growing Season
  • Growing seasons
  • comparison
  • Douglas fir
  • Douglas-fir
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Ponderosa pine
  • Pinus ponderosa
  • Douglas
  • tree growth
  • seedling growth
  • McGuire
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McGuire, K.B.
Role
PI
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N/A
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Regional Races of Ponderosa Pine

Purpose

The area was planted to Ponderosa Pine from 10 regional seed sources in 1928. Measurements and plantations upkeep is done at 10 year intervals. The last mortality check was made in 1981 and another measurement is planned for 1986.

Project Start Date
1928-01-01
Project End Date
1999-12-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Seed Viability
Keywords
  • Genetics
  • ponderosa pine
  • pinus ponderosa
  • seed sources
  • races
  • seed sourcing
  • western yellow pine
  • western yellow
  • tree growth
  • Roy Silen
  • Adams
  • Silen
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
USDA
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Adams, W.T.
Role
C
Collaborators
Silen, Roy R.; Howe, Glenn
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Fence Post Farm

Purpose

This area is known as the Fence Post Farm. It is a testing site for various treatments and varieties of fence posts that was established by T. J. Starker and has been measured since by Forest Products personnel.

Project Start Date
1928-01-27
Project End Date
1999-12-31
Related Publications
Miller, D.J. Service life of Treated and Untreated Fence Posts: 1985 Post-Farm Report. Corvallis, Oregon: Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, 1986.
Miller, Donald; Morrell, Jeffrey; and Schneider, Philip. Service life of treated and untreated fence posts: 1996 Post Farm Report. August 1999, Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University.
Morell, J.J., and Mark Newbill. Kerfing to Prevent Decay of Doug-fir Poles: An Update. Forest Products Journal 36 (6): 63-67. 1985.
Morell, J.J., S.M. Smith, M.A. Newbill, and R.D. Graham. Reducing Internal and External Decay of Untreated Doug-fir Poles: A field test. Forest Products Journal 36 (4): 47-52. 1986.
Project Categories
  • Forest Products
  • Wood Treatment
Keywords
  • Fence post farm
  • wood treatment
  • fence decay
  • telephone poles
  • TJ Starker
  • Starker
  • Forest products
  • fencing
  • fences
  • chemical treatment
  • wood resistance
  • Jeffrey Morrell
  • poles
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Role
C
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N/A
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An Experimental and Historical Study of Seed Viability in the Forest Floor of Certain Pacific Northwest Conifers

Purpose

1) Use of derived data as a basis for comparison with similar data from the Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station about testing the seed viability in the forest floor of Douglas-fir and other conifers. 2) The study of causes of viability of seed s

Project Start Date
1930-12-28
Project End Date
1931-01-01
Related Publications
Arnst, Albert. An Experimental and Historical Study of Seed Viability in the Forest Floor of Certain Pacific Northwest Conifers. B.S. Thesis, 1931, Oregon State College, School of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Seed Viability
Keywords
  • Seed viability
  • Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station
  • PNFES
  • FES
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • douglas
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • albert arnst
  • arnst
  • historic
  • forest floor
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC-Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Arnst, Albert
Role
PI
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N/A
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Douglas-fir Seedling Study on McDonald Forest

Purpose

Where on McDonald forest seedlings grow best and what we might expect to find in the future by the relationship of the one year seedlings to those that were able to survive a longer period.

Project Start Date
1937-01-01
Project End Date
1938-01-01
Related Publications
Sandoz, A.J. & F.J. Douglas-fir Seedling Study on McDonald Forest. Silviculture project, 1937-1938, Oregon State College, School of Forestry.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Reforestation & Restoration
Keywords
  • Douglas fir
  • Douglas-fir
  • Seeding
  • site quality
  • optimal growth
  • future
  • seeds
  • Sandoz
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- School of Forestry
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Sandoz, A.J.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Sandoz, F.J.
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A Comparative Vertebrate Ecology of Typical and Atypical Oak Areas

Purpose

1) What types of vegetation invade such wet locations (wet oak areas) 2) Find out what the effects of this situation are on the vertebrate animals as to species distribution and activities.

Project Start Date
1942-08-01
Project End Date
1943-05-01
Related Publications
Livezey, Robert. A Comparative Vertebrate Ecology of Typical and Atypical Oak Areas. M.S. Thesis, May 1943, Oregon State College, Department of Zoology.
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Vertebrate Ecology
Keywords
  • comparative
  • compare
  • vertebrate
  • vertebrates
  • ecology
  • eco
  • oak
  • woodland
  • savannah
  • quercus
  • oaks
  • wetland
  • fish
  • mammal
  • fishes
  • mammals
  • bird
  • birds
  • reptiles
  • reptile
  • lizards
  • lizard
  • frog
  • aquatic
  • zoology
  • zoological
  • Robert Livezey
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSC- Zoology
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Livezey, Robert
Role
PI
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N/A
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Grasslands Reforestation Project

Purpose

Data for these plots given to Alan Berg by George Barnes before his death. The shore pine is the last remaining trees from a seed source that is no longer available because of housing development. These trees have an exceptionally fast height growth an

Project Start Date
1953-01-01
Project End Date
1980-01-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Reforestation & Restoration
Keywords
  • Grassland
  • grass
  • reforestation
  • reforest
  • shore pine
  • seed source
  • seeds
  • pinus contorta
  • Alan Berg
  • George Barnes
  • housing development
  • growth
  • growing
  • viability
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Berg, Alan
Role
C
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N/A
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Genetics (Douglas-fir)

Purpose
N/A
Project Start Date
1954-01-01
Project End Date
 
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N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Physiology & Genetics
Keywords
  • genetic
  • genetics
  • gene
  • genes
  • geneology
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Keith Jayawickrama
  • Glenn Howe
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
COF
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jayawickrama, Keith
Role
PI
Collaborators
Howe, Glenn
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Forest Regeneration in the Willamette Valley Foothills

Purpose

1) Describes silvicultural problems of establishing forests and regenerating present forests after logging 2) Evaluates techniques for overcoming problems 3) Suggests forestation procedures for foothill sites.

Project Start Date
1954-01-01
Project End Date
1955-06-01
Related Publications
Mounteer, Robert W. Forest Regeneration in the Willamette Valley Foothills. M.S. Thesis, June 1955, Oregon State College, School of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Reforestation & Restoration
Keywords
  • regeneration
  • regen
  • willamette valley
  • foothills
  • hills
  • silviculture
  • silvics
  • forestation
  • reforestation
  • silvicultural
  • post-harvest
  • post-logging
  • post
  • harvest
  • logging
  • Robert Mounteer
  • Fern Land
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
Oregon State College
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Mounteer, Robert W.
Role
PI
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N/A
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Hybridization in Douglas-fir and Super seedling Grafts

Purpose

To study the survival and growth of hybridized Douglas-fir and super seedling grafts.

Project Start Date
1955-01-01
Project End Date
1991-06-30
Related Publications
Ching, K.K., and D. Bever. Provenance Study of Doug-fir in the Pacific Northwest Region. 1. Nursery Performance. Silvae Genetica 9: 11-17. 1960.
Ching, K.K., and P.N. Hinz. Provenance Study of Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest Region. 3. Field Performance at age Twenty Years. Silvae Genetica 27: 229-233. 1978.
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • Hybrid
  • Hybridization
  • Douglas fir
  • douglas-fir
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • super seedling
  • graft
  • grafts
  • planting
  • viability
  • survival
  • growth
  • growing
  • hybridize
  • Kim Ching
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Ching, Kim K.
Role
C
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N/A
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Breeding Arboretum

Purpose

To study the differences in Douglas-fir trees planted from seed sources throughout the Douglas-fir region.

Project Start Date
1955-01-01
Project End Date
1991-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Seed Viability
Keywords
  • Breed
  • breeding
  • hybrid
  • hybridization
  • hybridize
  • douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • genetics
  • genes
  • genetic
  • Adams
  • Dill
  • Stanley
  • Howe
  • Glenn
  • Seed
  • sources
  • source
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Adams, W.T.
Role
C
Collaborators
Dill, Stanley B.; Howe, Glenn
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