IRM in the Press

Click on the links below to view articles related to IRM and some of our projects.

IRM – General

IRM – Biodiesel

Advocates try to fuel change, by Theresa Hogue. The Corvallis Gazette-Times. January 24, 2005. A1, A4.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/01/24/news/top_story/mon01.txt

IRM – Company Philosophy and Ethics

Innovative Forestry – Forestry Restoration Contracting Firm Offers Suite of Holistic Forestry Services Forest Wisdom – Forest Guild. August 2007. Pg.7,12-13
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Forest Guild Wisdom7[1].pdf

IRM – Forest Management

“Selection” forest management gaining interest, by David Stauth. OSU News. May 19, 2000.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2000/May00/select.htm

 

IRM – In the Community

Calapooia students use native plants to reclaim some soggy ground. Albany Democrat Herald. March 17, 2011.
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/people/article_b016726c-50b4-11e0-960a-001cc4c03286.html

Habitat for Biology – Students Learn Through Restoration.  Extra Credit Newsletter – Albany School District.  May 2010.  Page 4-5.
http://albany.k12.or.us/district/documents/newsletter/newsletter_may10b.pdf

Firm Helps Paint Philomath Green, by Raju Woodward.  The Corvallis Gazette Times.  February 25th, 2010.
http://gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_ca406344-2178-11df-9c61-001cc4c002e0.html

IRM – Oak Woodland Talks

What to Do with Oak Woodlands, by Darin Stringer. Douglas County Woodlands Update. July 2005. Pg. 6
http://www.irmforestry.com/oak-woodland-talk.html

Forest ecologist’s discussion to delve into Willamette Valley oak habitats, by Darin Stringer.  Statesmen Journal.  February 18, 2004.
Statesmen Journal.doc

IRM – Partnerships

Local Stewardship Groups Receive National Honors. USDA – Pacific Northwest Region. August 12, 2011.
News Release – Stewardship Group Award.pdf
Stewardship Group Award Recipients.pdf

IRM Helps with NCF Expansion in Oregon. Northwest Natural Resource Group.

http://www.nnrg.org/news-events/news/irm-helps-with-ncf-expansion-in-oregon/

IRM – Projects

Bald Hill Restoration

Restoring Bald Hill, by Theresa Hogue. The Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 4, 2003. A1, A5.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2003/11/04/news/top_story/tuetop.txt

Columbia Gorge Oak Restoration

Columbia Gorge White Oak Restoration. The Columbian Newspaper, Clark County, WA. June, 2008.
http://www.irmforestry.com/documents/Columbian – Conservation Article.doc

Cheating the cheatgrass

Cheating the cheatgrass. Trust Talk – The Columbia Land Trust. Fall 2007. Pg. 4-5.
http://www.columbialandtrust.org/news/letters/V14N3Aut07.pdf

Dillacourt Creek and Logging Camp Restoration

Two Restoration Projects. Defenders of Wildlife. Summer 2007. Pg. 3-5
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Dillacourt Project – CLT.pdf

Ellsworth Preserve

Restoring a rain forest, by Kathie Durbin. The Columbian. April 10, 2005. A1, A6-A7.
Columbian – April 10, 2005 Part 1 (pdf 1.1 mb)
Columbian – April 10, 2005 Part 2 (pdf 1.3 mb)
Columbian – April 10, 2005 Part 3 (pdf 650 kb)

Gill Oak Restoration

Creating Breathing Room for the Oaks on the Gill Property. Currents – McKenzie River Trust. Winter 2005. Pg. 3
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Gill – Winter 2005.pdf

Restoring Oak Woodlands in Douglas County. Currents – McKenzie River Trust. Fall/Winter 2004. Pg. 3
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Gill – FallWinter 2004.pdf

Glaze Restoration

A forestry model for the future?, by Kate Ramsayer.  The Bend Bulletin.  January 9, 2010.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100109/NEWS0107/1090355/1041&nav_category=

Logging project near Sisters could be a model, by Gail Kinsey Hill. The Oregonian. December 5, 2007.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2007/12/_by_gail_kinsey_hill_1.html

Foresters look for a fresh approach. Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon. December 2007.
http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=13791&TM=44337.09

Field trip helps forge trust among diverse interests, by Kate Ramsayer. The Bend Bulletin. November 16, 2007.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071116/NEWS0107/711160478&SearchID=73345079065287

MSWCD – Invasive Weed Inventory and Stream Characterization Survey

Agency’s survey tracks invasive plants. The Statesman Journal. September 11, 2011.
http://community.statesmanjournal.com/blogs/watch/2011/09/11/agencys-survey-tracks-invasive-plants/

Metolius Reserve

Fatal Attraction – Beetles and the Metolius Preserve. Landscapes – Deschutes Basin Land Trust. Volume 12, Number 2. Pg. 4-5
http://www.deschuteslandtrust.org/files/newsletters-and-annual-reports/DLT_NLfall08_final.pdf

Metolius Restorative Thinning Nearing Completion. Landscapes – Deschutes Basin Land Trust.
Spring 2007. Pg. 3
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/DBLT – Spring 2007.pdf

Forest Stewardship at the Metolius Preserve. Landscapes – Deschutes Basin Land Trust. Spring 2005. Pg. 1, 7.

Land tust showcases thinning techniques on Metolius Preserve, by Jim Fisher. The Nugget Newspaper. February 9, 2005.
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Metolious – Nugget Article4.pdf

Conservation group begins work on restoration of the Metolius Preserve, by Lily Raff. The Bend Bulletin. February 5, 2005. C1, C8.
Bend Bulletin – February 5, 2005 Part 1

Bend Bulletin – February 5, 2005 Part 2

Metolius Preserve Forest Stewardship. Deschutes Basin Land Trust.

Mt. Pisgah

Native Landscapes – A project aims to restore some of the Willamette Valley’s oak savannah, by Susan Palmer. The Register-Guard. October9, 2008. Pg. 1, 6.
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Mt. Pisgah – Page 1.pdf
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Mt. Pisgah – Page 2.pdf

Oregon Aspen Project

Reclaiming Fading Glory: The Decline of Aspen and How to Bring it Back, by Darn Stringer. Northwest Woodlands. Spring 2009. Pg. Cover Photo, and 16-18.

http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Northwest Woodlands Spring 2009.pdf

Popcorn Swale

For the love of the Popcorn flower, by Diane Huber. The News-Review of Douglas County. October 24, 2003. Pg. 1, 9.
The News-Review of Douglas County – October 24, 2003 Part 1
The News-Review of Douglas County – October 24, 2003 Part 2
The News-Review of Douglas County – October 24, 2003 Part 3

 

Warner Mountains Aspen Monitoring

Stimulus Dollars Put Oregon Youth To Work On The Fremont-Winema National Forest. Fremont National Forest. August 27, 2009.
News Release – Aspen-Assessment-Crew-082709.pdf

Summer School, by Jim Stinnett. The Cottage Grove Sentinel. August 12, 2009.
http://www.cgsentinel.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3999

Wild Iris Oak Restoration

Restoration Project Tour and Discussion. Long Tom Watershed Council. July 2007. Pg. 3
http://www.longtom.org/documents/newsletters/2007_07_ltwcnews.pdf

Wind Rim Thin

Douglas Firs Fall to Save 500 – Year-Old White Oaks, by Larry Dill. Columbia Gorge Magazine. Summer/Fall 2008. Pg. 26-32.
http://www.irmforestry.com/pdfs/Columbia Gorge Magazine SummerFall 08.pdf