General
Hardwood management. A webinar presented by Glenn Ahrens at the WSU Forestry Extension 2021 Forest Owners' Winter School, February 27, 2021.
Hardwoods of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University, Forest Research Lab, Resource Contribution 8.
Silvics of North America. Volume 1, Conifers. Volume 2, Hardwoods. USDA Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. 1990. These books describe the silvical characteristics of about 200 conifers and hardwood trees in the conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Many topics are covered for each species, including habitat, climate, soils and topography, associated forest cover, life history, seedling development, growth and yield, rooting habitat, reaction of competition, damaging agents, special uses, and genetics
Red Alder
Red alder management. A webinar presented by Andy Bluhm and Glenn Ahrens at the WSU Forestry Extension 2021 Forest Owners' Winter School, February 27, 2021.
Evaluation of Site Quality for Red Alder, by Constance Harrington and Paul Courtin. Pages 141-158 in Hibbs, D.E., D.S. Management of Red Alder. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press. 256 p.
A Method of Site Quality Evaluation for Red Alder, by Constance Harrington. U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report GTR-192. 1986.
Where Should I Plant Red Alder? by Connie Harrington. Presentation made to Lewis County Farm Forestry Association, April 18, 2018. 27 minutes.
Red alder: a state of knowledge. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report GTR-669. Includes 14 papers presented at a symposium in 2005.
Growing red alder, in Forest Management for Small Landowners, by Bryon Loucks. 2020.
Bigleaf Maple
Tapping west coast maples for fun and profit. by Elaine Oneil. Northwest Woodlands 38(2):14-15, 22-23. 2022.
Introduction to bigleaf maple sugaring. A webinar presented by Kevin Zobrist, Patrick Shults, and Grace Garrison. Sponsored by WSU Extension Forestry, January 12, 2022. 1 hour. Also available: Slides without audio. Answers to questions not addressed during the webinar.
Figured maple: finding, understanding and growing "gold" in the woods. Webinar presented by John Keller. 2021. 1 hour.
The ecology and silviculture of bigleaf maple. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Extension Note 33. 1999.
Bigleaf maple managers' handbook for British Columbia. Miscellaneous Report 090. 1999.
If you are interested in tapping bigleaf maple for syrup, visit the web page of resources prepared by WSU Forestry Extension.
Newspaper and magazine articles about Washington forest landowners who are tapping their maples for syrup have been recently published;
- Bigleaf belief, by Rebecca Phillips. Washington State Magazine, Winter 2021. About maple syrup tapping in Skagit and Whatcom Counties, featuring WFFA member Al Craney and WSU Extension Foresters Kevin Zobrist and Patrick Shults.
- Tapping West Coast maples for fun and profit: Pacific County man helping lead research effort, by Elaine Oneil. The Chinook Observer, Feb. 11, 2021.
- Northwest maple syrup? University of Washington testing local bigleaf maples for sweet industry. The Columbian, May 13, 2021
Big leaf maple syrup. 2020 Fall Forestry Seminar, sponsored by Washington Tree Farm Program.
Western Redcedar
Growing western redcedar, in Forest Management for Small Landowners, by Bryon Loucks. 2020.
Western redcedar dieback: what's happening and how you can help. A webinar presented by Joey Hulbert at the WSU Forestry Extension 2021 Forest Owners' Winter School, February 27, 2021.
Western redcedar dieback. A webinar sponsored by WSU Extension, presented May 2022. 1 hour. Contains 2 presentations: Community science: To advance knowledge and learning about western redcedar dieback, presented by Joey Hulbert, and How is climate affecting western red cedar dieback? Evidence from tree rings, presented by Robbie Andrus.
Oregon White Oak
Planting native oak in the Pacific Northwest, by Warren D. Devine and Constance Harrington. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-804. 2010. 25 p.
Pacific Madrone
Although madrone is not considered to be a commercial timber species, it is a native tree some people are interested in. Washington State University maintains a web site of research information on the species.