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Understanding foliar herbicides – part 1
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties In my previous installment of this series on the basics of herbicide use in weed control, I...
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By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties In previous installments of this series on the basics of herbicide use in weed control, I...
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Using foliar herbicides: Getting the bang for your buck
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties Even a wall of blackberries can be tackled In recent entries in this series on the basics of...
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Operations on family forest lands not making the grade for fire preparedness
ODF photo By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties It is never really too early to think about fire season. With fire season comes...
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Wood Sickness
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties Wood accumulating in every un-used space may indicate a problem… This blog often carries...
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Will 2014 be the year of the Ips?
Winter storm damage Storm damage may lead to beetle problems in ponderosa pine By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn & Polk Counties Not to be a...
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What’s causing all that die-back in Incense-cedar?
A ratty-looking incense-cedar near Corvallis by Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties You’ve probably noticed that incense-cedar...
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Yellowjackets
by Chal Landgren, OSU Extension Christmas Tree Specialist Anyway it is spelled- Yellowjacket, Yellow Jacket or Yellow-Jacket, these insects are feared and hated not only by picnickers, but by many...
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Watching out for the Emerald Ash Borer & other Invasives
Large purple plastic triangular boxes illustrate monitoring activity by Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties and Wyatt Williams, ODF...
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Mist netting photo journal
Mist nets are set up in the pre-dawn light where birds move around during normal feeding activities By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn & Polk...
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New class of mid-Valley Master Woodland Managers graduating
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn & Polk Counties Please help welcome a new class of Master Woodland Managers. The Master Woodland Manager Class...
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November Ice Storm hits Coast Range
West of Philomath. Image: Liz Cole By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties While most residents of the Willamette Valley and Cascades...
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Is Swiss Needle Cast still a Problem?
A Swiss Needle Cast affected tree By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Benton, Linn & Polk Counties The short answer, unfortunately is ”yes”, but the news...
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Management by Objective
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn and Polk Counties A local meeting of professional foresters last month focused on how forest management practices...
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Winter Storm Damage
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension – Benton, Linn and Polk Counties Winter storms seem to inflict damage to trees and forests somewhere in the area most years....
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Wood is Good for so many Things….
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension for Benton, Linn and Polk Counties At the wood products fair in Albany last month, I was thrilled by the sight of so many creative...
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Many Douglas-fir with dead tops and branches in the Willamette Valley this year
By Brad Withrow-Robinson, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Agent, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties Young Douglas-fir trees with dying branches or tops turning brown, then red have become a...
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Put down those pruning shears
Brad Withrow-Robinson, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Agent, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties I recently got a call from a fellow whose Douglas-fir trees were covered with globs of pinkish...
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Reflections from the Trail
Brad Withrow-Robinson, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension agent, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties. I recently did a backpacking trip with my daughter, about a 12 year long summer tradition....
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Pruning season is now open
Brad Withrow-Robinson, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Agent, Benton, Linn and Polk Counties. For those so inclined, pruning season is now open. There are many reasons people pick up a saw...
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