World Forestry Center

World Forest Institute - Fellows Community Reception
2017-05-04 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

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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.
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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
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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
