{"id":1325,"date":"2015-07-31T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2015-08-03T12:18:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:18:49","slug":"speaking-of-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/treetopics\/2015\/07\/31\/speaking-of-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of the weather…"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Amy Grotta, OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension – Columbia, Washington & Yamhill Counties<\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t need to tell you it\u2019s hot out there today. (Oops! I just did. Sorry.) \"temp<\/a><\/p>\n

Between the extreme heat and the very real fire danger, it\u2019s not a good afternoon to be working in the woods.\u00a0 Rarely do I say I\u2019d rather be in the office than in the field, but today is one of those days that I\u2019m appreciating the air conditioning.<\/p>\n

Since everyone is talking about the weather anyhow, it seems appropriate to share some reading material that relates to it, which you can enjoy in the comfort of whatever cool spot you\u2019ve found today.\u00a0 Oregon Forests and Climate Change<\/a> is the subject of a little writing project which a number of my Extension colleagues have taken on as a group.<\/p>\n

Why this project?\u00a0 OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension strives to provide objective, science-based education to help forest owners succeed in forest stewardship. The growing body of climate science means that a basic understanding of climate and climate variability are needed to guide key aspects of stewardship of managed forests, such as:<\/p>\n