Filtered Sunlight, Respiration & Resilient Forests in Southern Oregon
Photo review of Southern Oregon forests under stress, showing how thinning, prescribed fire and filtered sunlight restore respiration, moisture balance and resilience.
Rachel Lee Hall is a forest photographer and educator documenting forest stress, thinning, and prescribed fire in Southern Oregon’s Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest. Her work with Forest Under Stress highlights how filtered sunlight, open canopies and Active Forest Management restore respiration, soil moisture, and resilience while reducing catastrophic crown fire risk.
Rachel Hall
For over 48 years, I have lived in the Rogue River Valley with my husband Larry of forty-seven years, where our children were born. My interests encompass earth dynamics, geology and forestry while working in and enjoying farming, soil restoration, irrigation projects, orchard selection and planting, hunting, camping, gardening, and education. My hands planted over 250,000 conifers for the NF and
