Managing Our Forests for a Future with Climate Change (SOCAN September General Meeting)

About the event

One of the natural assets most valued by Oregonians who cherish this beautiful state is our forested lands. Regrettably, these forests are challenged by the interconnected threats of a changing climate and increasing wildfire risk. Fortunately, efforts are underway to manage our forests in such a way as to reduce the impact of these trends. Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative (SOFRC) assisted by several other regional organizations locally is leading the way in addressing the SW Oregon forest management issue.

SOFRC Executive Director Terry Fairbanks, who has many years of forestry and silviculture experience with the USFS and BLM, will be featured at the Southern Oregon Climate Action Now monthly general meeting on Tuesday September 29th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Medford Public Library. Terry will discuss what SOFRC and associates are doing in the region to promote forest management that minimizes risks and promotes forest health as global warming continues to drive a changing climate.

Topics Terry will address include:

• How southwest Oregon’s dry forests need active management to stay healthy in a hotter, drier climate.
• How “ecological forestry” retains large, old, fire-resistant trees while restoring resilience.
• How the Rogue Basin Strategy applies ecological principles across the basin in an effort to reduce wildfire and the risk to homes.
• Management to keep carbon stable and concentrated in large, fire-resistant trees – rather than in dense stands likely to be lost to severe wildfire.
• How the Rogue Forest Partners are working on the ground across the Rogue Basin to promote heathy regional forests.

This meeting will be in-person only.

SOCAN’s general meetings are free and open to the public. There is no charge for attending.

This meeting is not sponsored nor endorsed by Jackson County Library Services