New forest education book designed for beginning readers |
The 16-page publication for the “early reader” uses familiar vocabulary and appealing illustrations to teach about forests and the wildlife that depend on them. The format allows children to read and enjoy the booklet by themselves.
Inserts with smaller text throughout the publication provide more details about Oregon’s forests, offering additional context and insights for more advanced readers, parents and educators.
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Convention, tour highlight family forests |
OFRI is a co-sponsor of both events, which highlight how family forest landowners can manage their forests for a variety of goals, including producing wood, providing wildlife habitat, protecting water quality and offering recreational opportunities. The convention had sessions covering each of those topics, and featured a keynote address by the new dean of the Oregon State University College of Forestry, Tom DeLuca.
The in-person tour later this month will visit Whitewater Forests, a tree farm in Lane County that is owned and managed by Gail and Gordon Culbertson, the 2019 Tree Farmers of the Year.
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Youth crew spruces up Rediscovery Forest |
A dozen teenagers and two adults, part of the OYCC crew organized by the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties, came out to The Oregon Garden July 26-28. Crew members helped with trail maintenance, pulled noxious weeds, and cut down Christmas trees that were damaged during the ice storm last February.
In addition to working in the forest, crew members participated in some forestry and natural resources career education and learned about Oregon’s forest sector. On their final day at The Oregon Garden, OFRI treated them to a pizza lunch to thank them for all their hard work.
The OYCC crew helped get the Rediscovery Forest ready to host students this fall when they visit on field trips to learn about Oregon’s forests and natural resources through the Oregon Garden Natural Resources Education Program, hosted by OFRI in partnership with The Oregon Garden.
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BLOG: "A new opportunity to teach students about the connections between forests and the sea"
Norie Dimeo-Ediger, OFRI’s director of K-12 education programs, loves the forest and the sea. So it’s no wonder, as she writes in a new blog post, that she’s particularly excited about a new partnership between OFRI and the Oregon Coast Aquarium to teach students about how important these natural ecosystems are to Oregon environmentally, economically and socially.
BLOG: "OFRI will implement state audit operational recommendations"
The Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division recently released a report detailing the findings of its performance audit of OFRI. Read this blog for a summary of the audit process and OFRI’s response to the report and its recommendations.
Grants available to forest landowners affected by ice storm
The Oregon USDA Farm Service Agency is now accepting applications for grants to assist non-industrial forest landowners who suffered damage in the 2021 ice storm in Yamhill, Clackamas, Multnomah, Marion, Polk, Washington, Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. The grants come from the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, which provides payments to eligible private forest landowners to carry out emergency measures to restore land damaged by a natural disaster. Learn more.
2020 Tree Farmers of the Year announced
The Oregon Tree Farm System has announced the 2020 Tree Farmers of the Year for Benton, Clackamas, Lake, Lane, Linn, Union, Washington and Yamhill counties. Watch a series of short videos highlighting each of the Tree Farmers of the Year winners here.
Homeschool day scheduled for Sept. 8
OFRI and The Oregon Garden are inviting homeschool students ages 5 to 12 and their families to participate in an array of outdoor learning activities at the 80-acre botanical garden in Silverton during the 2021 Homeschool Day on Sept. 8. The event will feature hands-on, self-paced learning stations throughout the garden, covering subjects such as wetland habitat and aquatic insects, seed germination and plant discovery, and forest habitats and wildlife. Learn more.
Oregon Logging Conference will be in-person in 2022
The Oregon Logging Conference has announced plans to return to its traditional in-person conference activities for the 2022 conference, scheduled for Feb. 24-26. The theme for the 84th annual Oregon Logging Conference will be “Family, Friends & Forestry 2.0.” Learn more.
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Oregon Forest Resources Institute |
The Oregon Forest Resources Institute supports and enhances Oregon’s forest products industry
by advancing public understanding of forests, forest management and forest products.
A 13-member board of directors governs OFRI. It is funded by a portion of the forest products harvest tax.
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