Post-Fire Resources

General Information

• State of Oregon Wildfire Recovery

• Oregon Department of Forestry: Help After a Wildfire

  • Find a forester: Find & contact your local stewardship forester about what to do after a wildfire impacts your land and what resources might be available to help you

• Oregon State University Extension Fire Program

  • Story map product that includes an “Overview” of the major fires; “Map” to help interpret burn severity and “How to Use this Map” instructions; “How to Assess your Property”; and “Resources”

  • Fire Program Online Webinar Guide

  • Fire Program Faculty & Staff

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: DEQ Wildfire Response

• Willamette Partnership: Oregon Wildfire Recovery

• Clackamas County SWCD: 2020 Wildfire Resources

Prevention

• Oregon State University Extension: “Keeping your home and property safe from wildfire”

Tree Mortality and Hazard Assessments

• USDA Forest Service document for assessing damage and marking guidelines for post-fire tree injury

• Oregon Department of Forestry’s post-fire tree assessment summary document for non-industrial private forest landowners
  (Contact: Christine Buhl, Oregon Department of Forestry, Christine.j.buhl@oregon.gov)
  *Please note this document is a summary of the USDA Forest Service document linked above

• Oregon State University Extension: Hazard Tree Awareness and Erosion in Post Fire Landscapes Video

Restoration, Revegetation, and Erosion Control

• USDA Forest Service: Use of Plant Materials for Revegetation and Restoration after Wildfire

• Oregon State University Extension: Post-Fire Revegetation Overview

• Oregon State University Extension Support for revegetation on private land: Reforestation Assistance Form
  (Contact: Glenn Ahrens, glenn.ahrens@oregonstate.edu)

• Oregon Department of Forestry Youtube Channel: Replanting After Wildfire

• Pure Water Partners Burn Assessments and Erosion Control: If you own land along the McKenzie River that has been affected by the Holiday Farm Fire, Pure Water Partners is offering free post-fire assessments to evaluate erosion concerns, hazard trees and soil conditions, and make recommendations for short and long-term erosion control measures and replanting.

Invasive Plants & Wildfire

• USDA Forest Service: Invasive Plant Species and the Joint Fire Science Program

• Montana State University Extension: Managing Weeds after Wildfire

• Montana State University Center for Invasive Plant Management: The Role of Wildfire in the Establishment and Range Expansion of Nonnative Plant Species into Natural Areas

• Univ. of California Cooperative Extension - San Diego, Univ. of California Davis, and US Geological Survey: Invasive Plants and Wildfires in Southern California

Please email coordinator@oregoninvasivespeciescouncil.org if you have additional post-fire resources that you would like added to this page.