publications
regional references
Approaching Cone Collection through Partnerships and Innovation on the Fremont-Winema National Forest (2025) - This document attempts to capture the process and methods employed for the 2024 cone collection project on the Fremont-Winema National Forest (Fre-Win). Although this project was quite successful, there were many lessons learned along the way that have been documented in this report for the benefit of others.
Integrated Post-Fire Resilience Strategy; Reforestation, fuel management and fuel breaks in South Central Oregon (2023) - This report prepared by American Forests in partnership with local landowners and land managers provides a strategy and justification for post-fire recovery methods across Klamath and Lake Counties based on analysis of recent wildfires.
Klamath-Lake Forest Health Partnership All-Lands Monitoring Plan (Oct. 2021) - This plan outlines a monitoring strategy for Klamath and Lake Counties for the next 10-15 years across ownerships at landscape scales. The plan outlines questions, indicators, methods, and responsibilities, as well as how the results will be shared and incorporated into an adaptive management framework. (2 Mb)
Planning and Implementing Cross-boundary, Landscape-scale Restoration and Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects (Oct. 2018) - This guide describes the process the Klamath-Lake Forest Partnership (KLFHP) has used to plan and implement cross-boundary restoration projects to achieve improved forest health conditions on large landscapes scales. It is intended as a model other individuals and communities can modify to meet the needs of their local circumstances. (10.3Mb)
2016 Klamath County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (KC CWPP) with 2019 Addendum - An update of the 2007 KC CWPP, which was prepared to support the planning efforts of all agencies and districts that participate in wildland fire management by compiling analyses of wildland fire hazards for defined WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) communities in Klamath County. The 2019 Addendum includes planning and resources recommended by the KLFHP (3.5Mb).
Fire-Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness - Published by OSU Extension Service in 2015 for Klamath County to explain the history of fire in Klamath County and the steps to make our homes and communities safer (4.2Mb).
Chiloquin-Agency Lake Rural Fire Protection District Community Wildfire Protection Plan - A plan developed out of community concern regarding significant fire frequency, large fire potential, resource damage potential, economic cost, and risk to public safety to help create communities that are fire safe and at low risk to damage from wildland fires (7.5Mb).
Klamath/Lake Forest Health Management Guide (1999) - Developed for the KLFHP and the Klamath Ecosystem Education Partnership, the Management Guide explains how woodland owners can develop, implement, and evaluate forest management projects on their land while considering the full range of resources and effects over the larger watershed.
FIRE
OSU Extension produced a summary brochure, Prescribed Fire Basics: Liability in Oregon, regarding prescribed fire liability and what you can do to reduce your risk.
KLFHP produced a Slash Pile burning brochure for landowners in Klamath and Lake Counties with information on pile construction, notifications, and burning.
FIRE FAQs What is forest fuel, and what are fuel treatments? - Published by OSU Extension Service, this pamphlet answers basic questions about fuels.
Engaging Communities in Prescribed Fire and Smoke describes best management practices, effective communication strategies, and outreach tools based on case studies from across the northwest.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has A Firewise Guide to Landscape and Construction that primary goal is fuel reduction that limits the level of flammable vegetation and material surrounding the home. While the NFPA A Guide to Firewise Principles if implemented will increase the chance that firefighters will be able to try and protect your property.
OSU Extension has A Land Manager’s Guide for Creating a Fire-Resistant Forest that helps forest owners plan for a more resilient forest.
Wildlife-Friendly Fuels Reduction in Dry Forests of the Pacific Northwest from Woodland Fish & Wildlife explains how to reduce fuels, improve forest health, and enhance wildlife habitat.
Wildlife Urban Interface Assessment Form will help you and your neighbors in Reducing Wildfire Risk in you Community
With Fire-Resistant Plants For Home Landscapes, you can plant the right plant that will help resist fires in the future.
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Life on the Dry Side is a quarterly newsletter by Oregon State University Extension Service geared toward land managers and owners east of the Cascades. It features updates on KLFHP projects, and current and past issues are available here.
Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) has compiled a current guide to technical, financial, and educational resources for Oregon's family forest landowners, entitled Family Forests.
Oregon State University has an extensive catalog of forestry publications to help with all aspects of forest health.
The Fremont-Winema has produced Accelerated Restoration and Priority Landscapes, a document designed to help support and guide decisions at the Forest and local level including: 1) identification and prioritization of large landscapes, 2) analysis of data at the watershed and landscape scale that may be helpful for project planning, 3) identification of potential efficiencies in project planning and implementation, and 4) provision of recommendations that could all contribute to accelerating the pace and scale of restoration.
Klamath Watershed Partnership worked with Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct field verification and physical habitat surveys to improve data in the Stream Classification Database. This work was funded by a monitoring grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and the results of the first 3 field seasons are available in a Final Monitoring Report.