Environmental Science: Oregon & Pacific Northwest

This is the official State of Oregon Energy Plan that was developed throughout 2007-2009.

Includes a vast amount of maps and publications information about Oregon geology & minerals, such as geology of river basins, mineral layers of Oregon, hazard slide areas.

This site includes lidar map collections, and lidar data viewer with an interactive map. Lidar (light detection and ranging) is a new tool that can provide very precise, accurate, and high-resolution images of the surface of the earth, vegetation, and the built environment. Airborne lidar uses a laser range finder mounted in a precisely navigated aircraft to scan the earth's surface at very high rates and collect very dense clouds of X-Y-Z coordinates.

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute is dedicated to public understanding of forest stewardship to meet the social, environmental and economic needs of both present and future generations. Includes a variety of resource & educational tools.