World Forestry Center

The Hagenstein Lectures: Emerging Voices in Forestry
2019-10-20 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Questions? Email Rick Zenn, Senior Fellow at rzenn@worldforesty.org
Emerging Voices in Forestry is sponsored by Oregon Forest Research Institute, The Heathman Hotel, Friends of Trees, Hopworks Urban Brewery, and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region.
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2019 WFI International Fellowship Program – Forestry Lightning Talks
2019-09-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Meet eight Fellows from around the world who came to Oregon to see how we meet global forestry challenges. They hope to take what they’ve learned here to improve their communities back home. Fellows will be sharing their project findings and how they are planning to implement change using their new knowledge. What we do in Oregon is inspiring people to impact their own corner of the planet.
Join us for the International Fellows‘ final ten-minute presentations!

Romain Matile (France): Wildfire prevention and prescribed fire
Ana Kanoppa (Brazil): Lessons from the Pacific Northwest on mobilizing funds for conservation
William Maiden (UK): Pests, diseases and climate change in the urban forest
Richard Banda (Malawi): Establishment of a multi benefit plantation in Malawi
Zhongyuan Ding (China): Forestry workforce development
Temitope Dauda (Nigeria): Planning landscape conservation in Nigeria
Rodolfo Vieto (Costa Rica): The journey of a forest consultant from Costa Rica
Fen-Hui Chen (Taiwan): Non-timber forest products as an alternative revenue to timber in Taiwanese forests

When: Thursday, September 12, 2019Where: World Forestry Center / Cheatham HallTime: 5:30 to 7:30 pmRefreshments on the house!
FREE EVENTDoors open 5:30 pmTalks begin 6:00 pm

The World Forest Institute International Fellowship Program is sponsored by the Harry A. Merlo Foundation.
Questions? Email Vivian Bui at vbui@worldforestry.org.
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4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221
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On Fire: A Conversation with John Maclean
2019-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Miller Hall
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Portland, OR 97221
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World Forest Institute- 2019 Fellows Community Reception
2019-04-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Come meet the 2019 World Forest Institute International Fellows!
Enjoy a casual evening at the World Forestry Center's Discovery Museum with refreshments, light appetizers, and engaging conversation as we welcome this year’s Fellows. They have come from around the world to Oregon to exchange knowledge about sustainable forestry practices. This is a great networking opportunity to meet your neighbors, friends, and colleagues in the natural resources community and to connect with these WFI professionals!
Click here to read the Fellows’ bios
Program for the evening:
5:30 pm - Doors open
6:00 pm - Introductions from Fellows
6:30 pm - Networking
This event is free with registration.

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Questions? Email Vivian Bui at vbui@worldforestry.org.
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Cultivating Talent: Workforce Strategies in the Forest and Natural Resource Sectors
2018-10-25 07:00 - 18:00 | World Forestry Center / Cheatham Hall
For more information, contact Rick Zenn, Senior Fellow: rzenn@worldforestry.org.
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The Hagenstein Lectures: Emerging Voices in Forestry
2018-10-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Sunday, October 14, 2018
Cheatham Hall
Doors open 12 pm
Program runs 1 - 5 pm
Free. Advance tickets required.
AGENDA:
1:00 PM - Welcome
1:15 PM - ACT 1: Visioning Forests- New Tools, New Vision
Zack Parisa and Edie Sonne Hall
2:00 PM - Break
2:30 PM - ACT 2: Forest Carbon
Mike Warjone and Angie DiSalvo
3:15 PM - Break
3:30 PM - ACT 3: Communication
Thomas Easley and Nicole Strong
4:15 PM - Wrap-up
4:30PM - Adjourn
Visit The Hagenstein Lectures website to learn more about the event.
Event is FREE with registration.
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Questions? Email Rick Zenn, Senior Fellow at rzenn@worldforesty.org
World Forestry Center
Cheatham Hall
4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221
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2018 WFI International Fellowship Program – Forestry Lightning Talks
2018-09-13 17:30 - 19:30 | World Forestry Center / Cheatham Hall
Meet five Fellows from around the world who came to Oregon to see how we meet global forestry challenges. They hope to take what they’ve learned here to improve their communities back home. Fellows will be sharing their project findings and how they are planning to implement their new knowledge back home. What we do in Oregon is inspiring people to impact their own corner of the planet.
Join us for the International Fellows' final ten-minute presentations!
Jeen Bunnik (Netherlands): Forest Management Lessons Learned From the Pacific Northwest
Xuejiao Li (China): International Collaboration in Forest Science, the US Approach
Meei-ru Jeng (Taiwan): How to Establish a Bio-char Supply Chain
Thammarat Mettanurak (Thailand): Applications of Structural Softwood Lumber in the Thai Market
Tuan Phan (Vietnam): Carbon Tax or Carbon Trade, what approach to use in Vietnam
When: Thursday, September 13Where: World Forestry Center / Cheatham HallTime: 5:30 to 7:30 pmRefreshments on the house!
FREE EVENTDoors open 5:30 pmTalks begin 6:00 pm

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The World Forest Institute International Fellowship Program is sponsored by the Harry A. Merlo Foundation.
Refreshments sponsored by The Collins Foundation.
Questions? Email Vivian Bui at vbui@worldforestry.org.
World Forestry Center
4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221

Postcards From the Frontlines of International Forestry
2018-07-18 08:30 - 11:30 | Mt. Hood Room, Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us for a morning event exploring natural resource management issues from around the world featuring the 2018 World Forest Institute International Fellows with keynote speaker Dr. Bruce Marcot from the U.S. Forest Service. Hear their stories, share yours, and leave inspired by these stories of sustainable global solutions in an ever-changing field.

Wednesday, July 18
Registration at 8:00 am. Program 8:30 - 11:30 am.
$5 registration fee
AGENDA:
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 - 8:35 am Welcome and Introduction from Sara Wu, Interim Executive Director of the World Forestry Center
8:35 - 8:40 am Opening Remarks
8:40 - 9:15 am Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bruce Marcot, U.S. Forest Service

Bruce Marcot realized after his field visits and living in Bantu villages in Africa to view the forest as a whole ecosystem where needs for and interests in forestry, nutrition, health, forest biodiversity, and ecosystem sustainability all converge. He was sent to these villages to evaluate the potential for expanding forestry operations, but he came to the conclusion that it made no sense to separate that goal from other dimensions of local community needs.
Moderator for both sessions: Ben Hayes, sixth-generation forest landowner, Hyla Woods, Springboard Forestry
9:15 - 10:15 am Session 1: How Science is Informing Forest Management Decisions

Meei-ru Jeng: Increasing Data Accessibility in Taiwan
Tuan Phan: Using Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services to Combat Sea Level Rise in Vietnam
Xuejiao Li: Creating a National Parks System to Protect Biodiversity in China

10:15 - 10:35 am Morning Break
10:35 - 11:15 am Session 2: Family-Run Businesses: The Next Generation

Thammarat Mettanurak: KL Timber, a Second-Generation Business in Thailand
Jeen Bunnik: Bunnik Forest Products, a Fifth-Generation Business in the Netherlands

11:15 - 11:30 am Closing Remarks
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The World Forest Institute International Fellowship Program is sponsored by the Harry A. Merlo Foundation.
Questions? Email Vivian Bui at vbui@worldforestry.org.
World Forestry CenterMt. Hood Room, Discovery Museum4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221

TreeMendous Second Saturday: Wildfire Prevention
2018-06-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us on Saturday, June 9 (1/2 off admission thanks Hancock Forest Management!) when The Oregon Department of Forestry will be on hand to help you learn all about Wildfires and Fire Safety. Enjoy a guest appearance from Smokey Bear, spin the wheel for fabulous prizes, take part in special crafts and activities, and enter to win a beautiful hanging flower basket from Means Nursery. ODF will bring one of their vintage and modern fire trucks, and there will be a special remote broadcast from FISH (104.1 FM) from 10 am to noon.

The Dollars and Sense of Urban Trees- Are You Getting the Best Bang for Your Buck?
2018-06-07 07:30 - 15:30 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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City tree managers are like investment executives whose task it is to optimize their community’s return on investment from their urban forests. But, which best management practices, habits, and innovative approaches actually contribute to the bottom line of a city’s tree budget? Do large cities and small cities have to think and act differently when it comes to proactively versus reactively managing their city trees? Are there small changes in work habits, tree selection, or tree codes that can add up to significant tree care cost savings? And, if a city is optimizing its approach to tree management, what is the best way to let the town’s decision-makers know?
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Cecil Konijnendijk
Start with Design: Good planning optimizes your Urban Forest's Return on Investment

Cecil Konijnendijk is a professor of urban forestry at UBC in Vancouver. He also holds visiting professorships at several Chinese universities. Cecil is passionate about trees and forests, and especially about the values they represent to us humans, and is frequently asked to speak on this topic. He has studied, taught and advised across the world, and has written and edited books such as 'The Forest and the City: the cultural landscape of urban woodland' and the 'Routledge Handbook of urban forestry'. Cecil is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Arboriculture and editor-in-chief of the journal 'Urban Forestry & Urban Greening'.
Lightning Round with Special Guests
Kristin Ramstad - The Cost of Not Caring for your Community Forest
Scott Altenhoff and Eric DeBord - Choosing technology to pay you back
Jon Pywell - Making way for new trees by repurposing removed trees
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2018 conference, and thank you for your continued support!
Organized by the Oregon Department of Forestry, US Forest Service, and Oregon Community Trees.
Thank you to our sponsors, including the World Forestry Center, Oregon State University, Metro, City of Portland, Friends of Trees, and Clean Water Services.
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Firewise Educational Community Event
2018-06-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
We invite you to join us!
FIREWISE Educational Community EventJune 5th, 5:30 - 7:30 pmWorld Forestry Center, Discovery Museum
Kris Babbs from Keep Oregon Green, and Kevin McLaughlin from the Oregon Department of Forestry will give a short presentation about the importance of raising awareness around fire prevention and safety.

RSVP: bit.ly/RSVP_Firewise_Event
or contact Merrit Thompson, Development and Community Relations Manager:
503.488.2122 or mthompson@worldforestry.org
Thank you to our partners:
Keep Oregon Green, Oregon Department of Forestry, Portland Fire & Rescue, Hoyt Arboretum Friends (HAF), and Forest Park Conservancy

World Forest Institute- 2018 Fellows Community Reception
2018-04-17 17:00 - 20:00 | Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Come meet the 2018 World Forest Institute International Fellows!
Enjoy a casual evening with refreshments, light appetizers, and engaging conversation as we welcome this year’s Fellows. They have come from around the world to Oregon to learn about sustainable forestry practices that will help them make a difference back home. This is a great networking opportunity to meet your neighbors, friends, and colleagues in the natural resources community and to connect with these WFI professionals!
Click here to read the Fellows' bios
Program for the evening:
5 pm - Networking
6 pm - Introductions from Fellows
7 pm - Networking
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This event is free with registration.
Register here!
Questions? Email Vivian Bui at vbui@worldforestry.org.

"Era of Megafires" on Wednesday, April 11th from 6:00-9:00 pm
2018-04-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Last summer, fires in Canada, Washington, and Oregon blanketed the Willamette Valley and much of our region in smoke. For many residents, it wasn't safe to breathe the air outside. Is this the new normal? How can we manage forests to reduce the number of megafires each summer? And what can cities do to protect residents when major fires burn just beyond our borders?
Dr. Paul Hessburg, a research landscape ecologist with Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station will explain why the number of megafires, fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, has increased over the past decade and what we need to know to make smart decisions about fire and land management in the future.
Dr. Hessburg will be joined by a panel of Oregon-based experts who will discuss what is being done on the local level to manage fire impacts.
The reception and presentation will be held at Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available at 6 p.m. The talk will begin at 7 p.m.
This event is brought to you by The Nature Conservancy, The World Forestry Center, Oregon Forest Resources Institute, and City Club of Portland. The presentation was created by Paul Hessburg in collaboration with the United States Forest Service Northwest Research Station and North 40 Productions.
Presenter
Paul Hessburg is a research landscape ecologist based at the Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Wenatchee, Washington. He studies spatial patterns and processes in landscapes, including those related to human activities and natural disturbances. He began working for the research station in 1985 as a plant pathologist, and holds a Ph.D. in forest pathology from Oregon State University.
Among his accomplishments, Hessburg has played a leading role in two major landscape assessment and science synthesis efforts that are exceptional in their scope and complexity: the Eastside Forest Ecosystem Health Assessment and subsequent Interior Columbia River Basin Assessment. These projects developed new, statistically valid measures of the natural range of variability in forest and rangeland spatial patterns that serve as a basis for detecting change resulting from human settlement and management. The work has helped improve the ways that forests and grasslands are managed in the western United States, in part by shifting thinking beyond the stand level to large landscapes.
Hessburg also has a long record of working with forest managers to address on-the-ground issues. In collaboration with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, he pioneered a restoration strategy and a suite of landscape evaluation and planning tools that were implemented forest wide in 2012 and are being used today by several other national forests.
Panelists
Kirsten Aird is the Cross Agency Systems Manager for the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section in the Oregon Public Health Division. During her 18 years in public health she has fostered public-private partnerships to promote and support policy, system, and environmental strategies that address chronic disease prevention, early detection, and self-management.
Kirsten grew up in Oregon in a timber family. She spent her summers camping and her “take your daughter” to work day was always in the trees. Today her family owns a 90 acre tree farm outside of Eugene where she was married and where her children spend weekends and summer vacations exploring the woods.
Kirsten graduated from Emory University’s-Rollin’s School of Public Health with a Masters Degree in Public Health Policy and Management.
John Stromberg is a third-term mayor of Ashland, Oregon. He and his wife are from Northern California, but have been living in Oregon for the last 31 years. Now “retired," John’s previous profession was as an organization and management consultant, working primarily in banking, public power, and telecommunications on issues related to deregulation.
His academic background includes a bachelor of science in physics from CalTech, a master of science in statistics from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in business administration from UC Berkeley. His dissertation was a RAND Corporation report, “The Internal Mechanisms of the Defense Budget Process.”
Mayor Stromberg has been a leader of the Ashland Forest Resiliency Project where the City and partners developed a community-based alternative for restoration and fire risk reduction in the Ashland Municipal Watershed that the Forest Service and partners are now implementing. In 2016, the Mayor participated in a White House Roundtable on communities, fire risk, and fire-adapted communities.
Ryan Haugo joined the Nature Conservancy in 2011 and served as the senior forest ecologist for the Washington and Idaho chapters before joining the Oregon chapter in 2017. Ryan is also an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Science. In his current role, Ryan leads the Conservancy’s efforts across Oregon to develop and communicate a rigorous and responsive evidence base to drive conservation actions. After starting his career in environmental education, Ryan earned an MS and PhD from the University of Washington and served as a plant ecologist with the Washington Natural Heritage Program. When not at work, he spends much of my free time traveling across the great Pacific Northwest hiking, biking, and camping with his wife and two young daughters.
Moderator
Lisa Gaines is the director of the Institute for Natural Resources (INR), headquartered at Oregon State University. She has worked for more than 25 years with universities, government agencies, and NGOs to develop and manage multi-institutional natural resource and international development projects and programs. At heart, she is a facilitator and a networker. Lisa’s areas of interest and experience include the human dimensions of environmental risk, environmental policy and decision-making, citizen participation, evaluation, and international trans-boundary waters. She currently serves on the Oregon Geospatial Information Council, the Oregon Sustainability Board, the American Institute for Biological Sciences. She is a Senior Fellow with the American Leadership Forum of Oregon and President of the Corvallis Rowing Club. Lisa has a PhD in environmental sciences from Oregon State University.
Reception at 6:00 pm. Presentation and panel discussion 7:00-9:00 pm.
For more information, please contact our Senior Fellow, Rick Zenn, at rzenn@worldforestry.org
Registration is required. Register now
Thank you to our event sponsors:

World Forestry Center
City Club of Portland
The Nature Conservancy
Oregon Forest Resources Institute
US Forest Service
North 40 Productions

Forests ~ Water ~ Health II
2017-11-16 08:00 - 11:30 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Forests ~ Water ~ Health II is sponsored by The Woodard Family Foundation.
The World Forestry Center is bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the connection between forests, water quality and human health. Join us in this conversation and uncover what science tells us about healthy forests and healthy communities.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
8:30 - 11:30 am
Doors open at 8:00 am for registration and continental breakfast.
$15 General | $5 Student
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World Forestry Center
Cheatham Hall
4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221
Contact Merrit Thompson at 503-488-2122 or mthompson@worldforestry.org with questions or more information.

The Hagenstein Lectures
2017-10-15 13:00 - 17:00 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
The World Forestry Center and Society of American Foresters invite you to join us for The Hagenstein Lectures. We are honored to introduce Emerging Voices in Forestry, all under the age of 45.
Join us and meet them in person and enjoy craft beer, wine, food, new friends, provocative ideas, and great conversation.
Visit The Hagenstein Lectures website to learn more about the event and to register today!
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Doors open @ noon, Program runs 1-5 pm
Event is FREE with registration. Go to our website: https://www.hagensteinlectures.org/
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2017 International Fellowship Program - Forestry Lightning Talks -
2017-09-27 17:30 - 20:00 | Mt. Hood Room, Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Meet eight Fellows from around the world who came to Oregon to see how we meet global forestry challenges. They hope to take what they’ve learned here to improve their communities back home. What we do in Oregon is inspiring people to impact their own corner of the planet.
Taiwan: From urban forestry to urban ecology // Nepal: Lessons learned on forest fire management // Slovakia: Can managed forests achieve conservation goals // Japan: Application of environmental monitoring data in forest management //Malaysia: Introducing recreational fishing into forest reserves // Guatemala: Rural development tools to aid Central America // Scotland: Integrating wildlife into working forest landscape management // India: Comparison of non-profits working in natural resources in the Pacific Northwest
Appetizers and Drinks on the House!!
Free Event
Doors open @ 5:30 pm Talks start @ 6:00 pm
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Magness Memorial Tree Farm ~ Celebrating 40 Years
2017-08-12 | Magness Memorial Tree Farm, 31195 SW Ladd Hill Rd , Sherwood, OR, 97140, United States
Join us in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Magness Memorial Tree Farm.
August 12, 2017
Ice Cream Social
Join us as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Magness Memorial Tree Farm with a family-friendly ice cream social. Free and no reservation required. For more information contact Wendy Mitchell, Development and Community Relations Manager, wmitchell@worldforestry.org.
Magness Tree Farm was donated to the non-profit World Forestry Center in 1977 by generous local residents Howard and Panzy Magness. Each year thousands of people visit to hike in the woods, learn about forest management, and enjoy this beautiful property tucked away in the Chehalam Mountains of the Willamette Valley.
Free and open to the public daily, Magness has 2.5 miles of hiking trails, sheltered picnic areas, rustic bunkhouses, a stream, and meadows that are waiting to be explored.
Join us as celebrate 40 years of Magness Memorial Tree Farm.

When Small is Big: Forest Initiatives Around the World
2017-07-19 08:00 - 13:00 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Sponsored by Vanport International and Manufacturing, Inc.

Join us for a half day event exploring forest issues from around the world. Featuring the 2017 World Forest Institute International Fellows with special guest moderator Ben Hayes from the Pinchot Institute for Conservation and keynote speaker Dr. John Bliss from Oregon State University, you will leave inspired by these stories of sustainable global solutions.
Wednesday, July 19
Registration at 8:00 am | Program 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
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$20 Registration fee, includes catered lunch
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Updated Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 - 8:35 am Welcome and Introduction from Sara Wu, Interim Executive Director of the World Forestry Center
8:35 - 8:40 am Opening Remarks: Ben Hayes
Ben Hayes is the Working Lands Project Director and Conservation Finance Specialist with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation.
8:40 - 9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Bliss
Me, You, and the Monkeys in the Forest! Dr. John Bliss is Emeritus Professor in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University. He is recently retired as Associate Dean for International Programs at OSU and has a long history of international forestry experience.
9:00 - 10:30 am Session 1: Forestry in a Changing Climate: Unique Solutions to Difficult Problems
Four presentations from across the globe on challenges and their inspiring solutions.

Shreejita Basu: Water Crisis in India
Binod Heyojoo: Wildfires in Nepal
Sawako Tanaka: Greenhouse Gas Monitoring in Japan
Oscar Hernandez: Climate Change Adaptation in Guatemala

10:30 - 10:50 am Morning Break
10:50 - 11:45 am Session 2: Panel Discussion: Conservation Challenges Around the World
Moderated by Ben Hayes, this panel will discuss how ideals of forest conservation and management are different with each unique cultural perspective and what some of the conservation challenges are in each of their respective countries.

Chiao-Ping Wang: Can Taiwan produce more of its own timber?
Michelle Yap: What are alternate revenue streams in Malaysian forest reserves?
Hebe Carus: Is multi-ownership, landscape-level forest management possible in Scotland?
Jan Jenco: How does cooperation work when there are competing priorities in Slovakia?

11:45 - noon Closing Remarks: Dr. John Bliss and Ben Hayes
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Reception
World Forestry Center
Cheatham Hall
4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221

Eastern Oregon University Reception
2017-06-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Eastern Oregon University, Badgley Hall, Huber Auditorium, LaGrande, OR, 97850, United States
Join us for a complimentary afternoon reception at Eastern Oregon University featuring the 2017 World Forest Institute Fellows. EOU President Tom Insko will welcome the WFI Fellows to their campus in La Grande, Oregon and the WFI Fellows will share their stories with you! Download the program flyer for this event!
Held from 3-5 pm at Badgley Hall, Huber Auditorium on the Eastern Oregon University campus in La Grande, Oregon. Refreshments Provided.
RSVP to Shadia Duery at sduery@worldforestry.org or 503-488-2110

Diversifying Our Urban Forests: People, Partnerships and Trees
2017-06-01 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Come and join your fellow urban enthusiasts for a great conference put on by our partners at Oregon Community Trees. Registration is now open.

World Forest Institute - Fellows Community Reception
2017-05-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Discovery Museum, World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Come out and meet the 2017 World Forest Institute International Fellows! Enjoy a casual evening of food, drinks and conversation, as we hear from this year’s Fellows. They have come from around the world to Oregon, to learn about sustainable forestry practices that will help them make a difference back home. This is a great networking opportunity to meet your neighbors, friends, and colleagues in the natural resources community and connect with these WFI professionals!
Click here to read their bios.

Download the event flyer!

Program for the evening:
5 pm - Networking and social time
6 pm - Introductions from Fellows
7 pm - Networking and social time
This event is free with registration.
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Foresters: Connecting Forests, Products, People
2017-04-26 08:00 - 2017-04-28 17:00 | OR
2017 Oregon Society of America Foresters Annual Meeting.
The World Forestry Center is proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 OSAF meeting. They have an exciting three-day program lined up focused on connecting people and the forest. The event will be held at the Embassy Suites in Tigard and you can find the agenda and registration information on their website.

World Forestry Center Gala
2017-04-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Global Aviation Hangar, 2250 NE 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR, 97214, United States
A Special Gala to Honor Leadership Hall Inductees
The World Forestry Center is excited to announce a special Gala on Saturday, April 8, 2017, to honor our 210 distinguished Forestry Leadership Hall Inductees, both living and deceased. Proceeds from this event will be used to support the vitally important work of the World Forestry Center and the International Fellowship Program that extends the legacy of our Inductees to a global level.
Festivities start at 5 pm Dinner and Entertainment start at 6 pm
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Climate and Health Conference Follow-up
2017-03-02 08:30 - 12:00 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
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Attendance is free, but advanced registration is required.
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For additional information on the Climate and Health Conference, visit www.climaterealityproject.org/health.

Forests - Water - Health
2016-12-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
The Irwin Foundation in honor of Forestry Leadership Hall Inductee Howard Wallis Irwin presents a conversation about
Forests - Water - Health
The surprising ways climate change will affect community health through its impact on water and forests.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Public Lecture 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Tickets: $5 Student; $10 General
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World Forestry Center
Cheatham Hall
4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR 97221
The World Forestry Center and Carpe Diem West are bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the connection between forests, water quality and human health. Join us in this conversation and uncover what science tells us about healthy forests and healthy communities.

Thank you to our sponsors:
The Irwin Foundation

John Wilkinson, Retired Industry Executive and WFC Board Member
Contact Amber Morrison at 503-488-2122 or amorrison@worldforestry.org with questions or more information.

DJ Spooky Performs ‘Heart of a Forest’
2016-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) will perform Heart of a Forest at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, in Cheatham Hall at the World Forestry Center.
Miller will mix live, recorded and electronic music with aerial video of Oregon forests, along with an on-stage conversation with a forest ecologist. The multimedia show is inspired by symphonic music Miller composed during four seasonal artist residencies at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in the Oregon Cascades. The score metaphorically explores spring, summer, fall and winter through sound and imagery.
For the Heart of a Forest project, Miller wanted to understand “how to remix some of the ways we think about traditional forms of music versus digital interpretation of nature. Is the landscape a portrait? Is a composition a portrait? I think we need music to catalyze how we can rethink our relationship to nature.” Miller says that the piece is inspired by Thoreau and the collision of data, sound and new ways to think about the absence of origins.
Miller first rose to fame as hip-hop turntablist "DJ Spooky," and has since performed throughout the world. In addition to his work as a composer, Miller is also a multimedia artist and author whose work has appeared at the Venice Biennial for Architecture, the Andy Warhol Museum, the Whitney Biennial and others. Miller spent 2012-2013 as the first artist-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and has collaborated with a diverse array of popular musicians, including Yoko Ono, Chuck D and Thurston Moore. He is also a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. His recent appearance have included the score to Re-Birth of a Nation, and performances at Carnegie Hall. His website is: http://djspooky.com/
The Heart of a Forest project is a collaboration between the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature and the Written Word at Oregon State University and the four regional host organizations. Funding is provided by the Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights program and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for college students with ID and free for youth in grades K-12. Advance tickets are available online.
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Forestry “Lightning ” Talks
2016-10-13 17:30 - 20:00 | Mt. Hood Room, Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Join us for an evening of ‘quick-like-lightning’ presentations from our international research Fellows. Hear their stories about the natural resource lessons they learned during their 6 months in the Pacific Northwest, and how they hope to apply these lessons when they return home.
Download the flier for the event and RSVP today!

The Hagenstein Lectures - Emerging Voices in Forestry
2016-10-09 13:00 - 17:00 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Welcome the new leaders working at the forefront of social, economic, and environmental change. Craft beer, wine, food, new friends, provocative ideas, great conversation.
The Hagenstein Lectures is a new, exciting, high-profile public outreach initiative led by the World Forestry Center and the Society of American Foresters to honor the legacy and memory of professional forester William D. Hagenstein, who died in Portland at age 99 in 2014.
The Hagenstein Lectures brings together influential young urban professionals who are deeply concerned about the future of the world’s forests with fascinating, forward-thinking guest speakers (under the age 45) who are working on the ground in forests around the world. By combining their “Emerging Voices,” we intend to create a robust and ongoing local-global conversation about real opportunities to advance sustainable forestry in the 21st century. The Hagenstein Lectures are intended to be a catalyst for action.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Doors open at noon. Program starts promptly at 1 pm and concludes by 5 pm.
While there is no cost to attend the event, you do need to reserve your ticket. Tickets are limited. We expect this event to sell out.
Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
The event schedule and speakers will be announced soon. Visit hagensteinlectures.org.

WFI Conferences
2016-09-20 08:00 - 2016-09-22 17:00 | Miller Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, 97221, United States
Looking for the Who Will Own the Forest Conference? Forest Products Forum?

Oregon Wood Artists Showcase
2016-05-19 10:00 - 2016-07-10 17:00 | Discovery Museum Gallery, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, OR, 97221, United States
This showcase of over 65 pieces from 35 different artists includes a wide variety of what can be done with wood; from hand carved native Indian art and masks to intricate heirloom toys, from fine custom furniture to exquisite turned masterpieces and much more. The styles include items with natural edge table tops, artistic combination of different woods with contrasting colors and textures, and the use of burls and other types of figured woods that bring out the real beauty of wood.

Dave Guttschmidt Hollow Form Maple Burl, Burned & Dyed, Carved Feet

Leonard Worth Music Stand Mahogany & Lacewood

Austin Heitzman Swell Side Table Madrone with Three Way Miter Joinery

Peter Stevens Gretchen’s End Table Slate-topped, Sycamore & Wenge
