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OSU details statewide extension, forest research and virtual‑fencing work that aided wildfire response and ranch recovery
Summary
OSU described its statewide ‘statewides’ programs — extension, agricultural experiment stations and a Forest Research Laboratory — as critical to wildfire recovery, precision ranching research and community outreach. Testimony included a rancher’s account of using OSU extension expertise after the 2024 Cow Valley Fire.
Oregon State University’s statewide public‑service programs told the Ways and Means education subcommittee on May 1 that continuing state support is critical for wildfire response, applied research and community assistance across Oregon.
Tom DeLuca, dean of the College of Forestry and director of the Forest Research Laboratory (FRL), described three statewide program areas — extension service, agricultural experiment stations and FRL — and said OSU has presence in all 36 Oregon counties. He said FRL, established by the state legislature in 1941 and supported by state…
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