https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/plantation-thinning-zones-of-agreement monthly 0.5 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/6884f025-8429-40c2-9c13-427b24ab284b/Screenshot+2025-12-20+at+9.16.35%E2%80%AFAM.png Initiatives - Plantation Thinning Zones of Agreement - Make it stand out The Plantation Thinning Zones of Agreement (ZOA) document was finalized in December 2022. This document represents the collective work of numerous individuals and has received full consensus support from the voting members of the Hood River Forest Collaborative. https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/mn8oiqrcklywph2amzabmrthiq1or3 monthly 0.5 2024-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/d3a0e87a-4f6e-41a1-b505-4dc80e8c25ef/Gibson+Work+Party+3.jpg Initiatives - Wildlife Habitat - Make it stand out Rolling barbed wire fencing on a beautiful fall day at Gibson Prairie (September 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/94892577-53c8-4446-9658-bbc5ec6709ec/Gibson+Work+Party+2.jpg Initiatives - Wildlife Habitat - Make it stand out The volunteer group filled up an entire pickup bed with old barbed wire from the Gibson Prairie area during the first work party in September 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/2f21163f-f862-4495-8459-e4baa6c48d54/Gibson+Work+Party+4.jpg Initiatives - Wildlife Habitat - Make it stand out Leather gloves and eye protection and critical to ensuring personal safety when removing barbed wire. https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/gibson monthly 0.5 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/fba4a79b-ee03-4825-a7ce-55d998ec8f03/govt+flats+fire.jpg Initiatives - Gibson Insect & Disease Project - Make it stand out The Government Flats Fire (2013) burned more than 11,000 acres immediately adjacent to the Gibson Insect and Disease Project. The fire created large areas of overstory mortality, killing all of the trees, which is uncharacteristic in these types of dry forest ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/ea494f64-4e4b-4804-ab31-ac75362feb31/overstocked+gibson.jpg Initiatives - Gibson Insect & Disease Project - Make it stand out Image of a stand proposed for restoration treatments in the Gibson Insect and Disease Project. Overstocked forests increase risks associated with climate change including insects, disease, and high-severity wildfire. https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/forest-roads monthly 0.5 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/6191753a-522f-478d-9316-d06ba94a3560/forest+road1.jpg Initiatives - Forest Roads Inventory Project - Make it stand out Hood River Forest Collaborative volunteers conducting an inventory of the 1340 Road near Lost Lake. The road was previously decommissioned and the collaborative was evaluating the effectiveness of the decommissioning and identifying any additional restoration needs to stabilize the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/3af1153a-5f97-490f-965a-f180e06b0586/culvert.jpg Initiatives - Forest Roads Inventory Project - Make it stand out Culverts are surveyed to ensure they are not blocked by sediment or debris. Blocked culverts can lead to water flowing over the road and eventually a significant failure. Regular monitoring and maintenance helps to minimize the ecological impacts of the road network. https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/community monthly 0.5 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/0da8a819-9da7-43d4-a585-6c31252b1f8f/spanish+language+event+May+2024.jpg Initiatives - Community Engagement - Make it stand out Hood River Forest Collaborative worked with Oregon State University Extension Fire Program, Comunidades, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District to host a Spanish-language community event focused on community wildfire preparedness. The event brought together more than 100 community members in May 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/0029b7e1-7805-46c4-9eb3-50b7bda327d2/community+engagement+1.jpg Initiatives - Community Engagement - Make it stand out Hood River Forest Collaborative hosts community meetings each year to share information with the public and solicit input. Image taken at a community meeting at Working Hands in August 2024. https://www.hoodriverforestcollaborative.org/initiatives/communitywildfire monthly 0.5 2024-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/1f8d0a60-51eb-44ab-9ad7-5e887357f002/MARS+chipper.jpg Initiatives - Community Wildfire Preparedness - Make it stand out Local non-profit partner, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards, maintains a mobile chipper and stewardship crew that assists with the creation of defensible space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66ea507b2d4d4755ed05f333/a6ec777a-53a0-46a4-a0a5-90b0e2058d78/defensible+space+2.jpg Initiatives - Community Wildfire Preparedness - Make it stand out Neighbors worked together to clear brush around their homes on the westside of Hood River. The neighborhood participated in the free mobile chipping program offered through a partnership with Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District and Mt. 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