BLM District Hosting Conifer Mortality Field Trip in Applegate Valley on Friday
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a public field trip later this week to see the ongoing conifer mortality in southwest Oregon.
During the field trip, BLM foresters will discuss the agency's plan to strategically address the current crisis with conifers.
More trees in southwest Oregon died between 2015 and 2019 than in the previous four decades. Increasing tree mortality is leading to concerns about increased fire danger and public safety issues.
To help address the problem, the Medford District BLM is proposing to remove dead and dying trees from up to 5,000 acres over the next five years. The work would focus along roadways, near homes and in locations where land managers will have the best opportunities to stop fires while they are small.
More information can be found on the project website at "eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2027249/510."
The field trip will start near Ruch in the Applegate Valley on Friday at 11 a.m.. It will end around 3 p.m..
To RSVP for the field trip, please contact Todd Boren at (541)-618-2365.
Posted on 2/27/24 6:29AM by Sam Marsh
