Promoting Forest Stewardship Through Education Spring 2020 Elementary Education at the Logging Conference This year, 753 students and 112 teachers and chaperones from 14 schools attended the Oregon Logging Conference School Tours. Students learned about trees and their many uses, were exposed to the diversity of careers in the woods, and learned what it is like to be a field forester. A highlight of the day was a tour of the big equipment, where students saw the big machines up close and learned how they are used in forest operations. We are honored to be part of this exciting and long-standing program that gives youth an intro- duction to forest management and builds early awareness about the many job opportunities in our local communities. 1 Forests Today & Forever Left: Students posing during the equipement tour (photo credit Heidi Leib); Top right: Talk About Tree Instructor teaches students to identify trees; Middle right: students meet a forester and tools of the trade; Bottom right: students and chaperones learning how the big equipement works in the forest. The Oregon Logging Conference School Tour is hosted by Forests Today & Forever, Oregon Logging Conference, and Oregon Women in Timber
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Promoting Forest Stewardship Through Education
Spring 2020
Elementary Education at the Logging Conference
This year, 753 students and 112 teachers and chaperones from 14 schools attended the Oregon Logging Conference School Tours. Students learned about trees and their many uses, were exposed to the diversity of careers in the woods, and learned what it is like to be a field forester. A highlight of the day was a tour of the big equipment, where students saw the big machines up close and learned how they are used in forest operations. We are honored to be part of this exciting and long-standing program that gives youth an intro-duction to forest management and builds early awareness about the many job opportunities in our local communities.
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Left: Students posing during the equipement tour (photo credit Heidi Leib); Top right: Talk About Tree Instructor teaches students to identify trees; Middle right: students meet a forester and tools of the trade; Bottom right: students and chaperones learning how the big equipement works in the forest.
The Oregon Logging Conference School Tour is hosted by Forests Today & Forever, Oregon Logging Conference, and Oregon Women in Timber
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Forest Today & Forever’s 2020 Annual Meeting
One hundred and seventy-five supporters attended our annual meeting in January. The breakfast hour gather-ing had many highlights, including a compelling key-note address by Casey Roscoe, Seneca’s Senior VP of Public Relations. Casey engaged the audience as she shared stories that highlight the importance of forestry to Oregon and the success of the wood products indus-try. Using her personal storytelling about Seneca’s leg-acy as an example, Casey encouraged the audience to tell their own stories—i n effect, helping to highlight the broader story of how timber has and continues to ben-efit Oregonians. The event also included a presentation by Forest Field Day students and concluded by recogniz-ing the 2019 Volunteer of the Year (see below).
Casey Roscoe delivers the keynote address at the FTF annual meeting.
A word from our 2019 Volunteer of the Year It was a pleasure to honor Bob Johnson as the 2019 Volunteer of the Year at the 2020 annual meeting. Here is a statement from Bob that reflects why he is so great!
Retired ODF forester, Bob Johnson, accepts the 2019 volunteer award.
Thank You Table Sponors
Save the Date: 2021 MeetingJ a n u a r y 2 9 , 2 0 2 1
I have been fortunate to help with Forest Field Days since the mid-1990s. Along with hundreds of other volunteers, the landowners who open their property to Forest Field Days, and organizations/individuals who have financially supported FFD, we have made this fine program happen for thousands of middle school age students. That’s a good feeling! Long ago, when I was in sixth grade in Corvallis, I attended an outdoor forest education day. I remember a forester showing us kids how to use an increment borer to measure a tree’s age and radial growth. It’s a special memory. These days when I’m instructing at the Timber station of a Forest Field Day, I show the middle schoolers how to use an increment borer. I see the same excitement in these students that I remember when I was in sixth grade so many years ago! It’s a neat feeling and I am glad to be part of this ‘hands-on’ forestry education. -Bob Johnson
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J o i n u s f o r t h e 7 t h A n n u a l S o i r e e & S i l e n t A u c t i o nReturning to Sweet Cheeks Winery this year!
Forest Today & Forever invites all supporters and community members
Thursday, September 17th, 6-9pm
Sweet Cheeks Winery
FTF’s 7th Annual Soiree & Silent AuctionWe are excited to return to Sweet Cheeks Winery for our Soiree & Silent Auction! On September 17th, please join us for this annual fundraiser to support our forestry education programs. Great live music, tasty food, an abundant silent auction awaits, along with excellent company of fellow supporters. The wine will flow and beer is on tap, too! We look forward to you joining us for another evening of bidding and fun!
Monies raised via the silent auction go to support FTF’s programs.
More information on purchasing tickets will be provided by email and in our next newsletter.
NEW PROGRAM: Wood is Good!Share the news about Forest Today & Forever’s new forest sector career program designed for high school classes. Students are introduced to the forest sector and the variety of job and career options available in our local communities. We have already reached nearly 500 students with this program and are scheduling for spring now!
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , s e e o u r w e b s i t e :
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2020 Spring Newsletter
• Elementary Education at the Oregon Logging Conference• 2020 Annual Meeting• A Word from our 2019 Volunteer of the Year• 7th Annual Soiree & Silent Auction
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