Tillamook Burn reforestation project

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The Tillamook Burn reforestation project was a large-scale mid-20th-century effort in Oregon to restore vast forest areas devastated by repeated wildfires, ultimately leading to the creation of the modern Tillamook State Forest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf forest restoration program
reforestation project
aimedTo create a sustainable state forest
re-establish commercial timber production
reduce erosion
restore forest cover
stabilize soils
appliesTo Tillamook Burn NERFINISHED
coordinatedBy Oregon Department of Forestry NERFINISHED
State of Oregon Board of Forestry NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
documentedIn Oregon Department of Forestry historical publications
Tillamook Forest Center exhibits
endTime 1973
followed Tillamook Burn wildfires NERFINISHED
hasEffect establishment of second-growth forests
improved watershed protection
long-term timber resource for Oregon
heritageDesignation Oregon heritage forestry project NERFINISHED
influenced modern Oregon reforestation policy
public perception of large-scale forest restoration
involved local schoolchildren tree-planting campaigns
professional foresters
volunteer tree planters
location Clatsop County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Tillamook County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Washington County, Oregon NERFINISHED
mainTreeSpecies Douglas-fir NERFINISHED
western hemlock
western redcedar
partOf history of Tillamook State Forest
plantedTrees tens of millions of seedlings
precededBy Tillamook Burn fire of 1933 NERFINISHED
Tillamook Burn fire of 1939 NERFINISHED
Tillamook Burn fire of 1945 NERFINISHED
Tillamook Burn fire of 1951 NERFINISHED
result creation of Tillamook State Forest
scale hundreds of thousands of acres
significantEvent post–Tillamook Burn wildfire restoration
startTime 1949
state Oregon
supportedBy Civilian Conservation Corps alumni and similar work programs
usedMethod aerial seeding
hand planting of seedlings
site preparation by slash burning
use of tree shelters and protection measures

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Tillamook State Forest reforestationProgram Tillamook Burn reforestation project