Starker lands are open for public recreation. Permits available at the office.
Oregon Department of Forestry has declared the West Oregon District is now in fire season. All Starker Forests gates are closed. No camping, campfires or smoking allowed in Starker Forests. You are our eyes when you are in the forests. If you see smoke or something of concern, please contact the authorities.
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Sept. 1, 2023 After 11 weeks of learning new skills and hanging out with the other interns, my time at Starker for this summer has come to an end. Monday, our morning started with making sure the fire trucks had everything they needed. We took inventory, wiped the...
Aug. 29, 2023 This week was another fun and exciting week at Starker Forests consisting of stream surveys, timber cruising and firefighting. Monday, I did stream surveys with Joseph. This one particular stream we did was quite steep and offered a terrific view from...
Aug. 26, 2023 After a week like last week, this week was very nice and Friday was very different from most of our days. Very early Friday morning thunder and lightning struck across the valley resulting in multiple fires and a lot of stress for everyone at Starker....