Starker Forests News & Blog
News
Starker 2026 Summer Tours Announced
It’s time to plan outdoor fun for the summer. Join Starker Forests for free...
Dick Powell Leaves Legacy of Forest Manager and Educator — Farewell Treeman
Our colleague and friend Dick Powell passed away July 30, 2025. We...
Trail Process Good Fire Line Practice
This past week was shortened due to the Independence Day holiday falling on...
Starker Summer Tours
Starker Forests has scheduled five, free summer tours for the public...
Private landowners key to keeping ahead of summer fires
When a forester arrives at work around 7 a.m. and the fire truck bay doors are...
Gary Springer touched many with his humor, love for forestry
Gary Springer, an integral part of Starker Forests from early 2003 to his...
Summer Intern Blog
Accuracy is Key to Forest Management
Caroline Puckett here, third summer with Starker Forest! I’m back because once...
Different Duties Make For Fast Week
Hi! I’m Caroline Puckett and this is my third year as an intern at Starker...
Cruising Trees is a Health Assessment
This week, we finished stocking surveys and moved on to learning how to do...
Summer Interns Return With Full Schedule
There are seven summer interns at Starker Forests this year. Interns become...
Jamie Looks Forward to Sharing Summer Experience
As the internship season at Starker Forests closed, the foresters encouraged...
Anthony Ends Summer on Uphill Project
I finished up my final week at Starker Forests this summer. The summer seemed...
Events
Starker 2026 Summer Tours Announced
It’s time to plan outdoor fun for the summer. Join Starker Forests for free...
Sign Up For Summer Tours
Starker Summer Tour Series Announced
Tree Planting Day 2023
Tree Planting Day – 2020
We are gearing up for one of our most fun events of the year, Tree Planting...
Tree Planting Day 2020
Annual tree-planting tradition continues in Starker Forests [envira-gallery...
Fire Season
Fire Season Begins June 15
Oregon Department of Forestry has declared that the West Oregon Protection...
2025 Fire Season Over
Oregon Department of Forestry declared the West Oregon fire season is over as...
Fire Season Begins June 16, 2025
The Oregon Department of Forestry has declared that the West Oregon Protection...