Oregon State: Wildfire Risk Making Timberland Less Valuable, Long Harvest Rotations Less Feasible
November 07, 2025
November 07, 2025
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 7 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:
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Wildfire risk making timberland less valuable, long harvest rotations less feasible
Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners to harvest trees much earlier than planned, a new analysis of Douglas-fir forests shows.
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Wildfire risk making timberland less valuable, long harvest rotations less feasible
Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners to harvest trees much earlier than planned, a new analysis of Douglas-fir forests shows.
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