The Oregon SIC has developed a Sustainable Forest Practice for Landowners in Oregon.
The Oregon Conservation Strategy is an effort to use the best available science to create a broad vision and conceptual framework for long-term conservation of Oregon’s native fish and wildlife, as well as various invertebrates and native plants. The Conservation Strategy emphasizes proactively conserving declining species and habitats to reduce the possibility of future federal or state listings. It is not a regulatory document, but instead presents issues and opportunities, and recommends voluntary actions that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of conservation in Oregon. Many of these strategies related to forestlands are practiced by companies that adhere to the SFI program and are embedded in the concepts of sustainable forestry.
Learn more or download a copy of the Oregon Conservation Strategy below:
Species at Risk
SFI program participants are required to protect threatened and endangered species. Many plant and animal species in Oregon are considered “at risk” or in need of conservation under various state and federal wildlife regulations and strategies for voluntary action. The Oregon Forest Resource Institute has produced a guidebook, “Identifying Priority Plants and Animals” that is available for downloading at http://oregonforests.org/.
This 100-page guidebook is intended to help forest landowners identify such species on their lands and to help guide their conservation efforts. The booklet also is proving to be of interest to secondary teachers for field and classroom use. It includes color photos, eco region and range maps, habitat descriptions and other information on 80 priority plant and animal species. This booklet is also good for teachers as well as interested members of the public.
For information on threatened and endangered species in Oregon
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/diversity/species/threatened_endangered_species.asp
Oregon also maintains a list of threatened and endangered plants
Oregon also maintains a list of threatened and endangered plants and is an excellent source for useful links to many other sources for plant conservation and information.
http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/CONSERVATION/statelist.shtml
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC)
located at Portland State University. ORBIC’s key function is to maintain, develop and distribute biodiversity information in Oregon. The center is working with partners to provide the most comprehensive information on plants, wildlife, fish, fungi, and vegetation throughout Oregon
Other Conservation Links
Invasive Species
SFI participants are required to manage so as to protect forests from invasive exotic plants and animals and participate in programs to limit the introduction, impact and spread of invasive exotic plants and animals that directly threaten or are likely to threaten native plant and animal communities.
Oregon is the Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC)
The purpose of the OISC is to conduct a coordinated and comprehensive effort to keep invasive species out of Oregon and to eliminate, reduce, or mitigate the impacts of invasive species already established in Oregon.
The Noxious Weed Control Program
Oregon Department of Agriculture operates to fulfill part of the Department’s mission to protect Oregon’s agricultural industry and natural resources by preventing and limiting the spread and impact of invasive exotic plant species (noxious weeds) which displace and compete with native and desirable domestic plant species. These invasive plants affect all Oregonians directly or indirectly through impacts on agricultural and forest economies and on other resources such as fish, wildlife, recreation and overall watershed health.
The National Invasive Species Information Center
Has information at both a national and state specific level. This site contains excellent descriptions of plant, animal, and other invasive species.
