Starker 2020 Lecture Series
WOMEN OF FORESTRY Inspiring Leadership
Opening film: Taking Root, the vision of Wangari Matthai
Taking Root tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder Wangari Maathai, the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Film followed by panel discussion. See website for details.
Date: February 27, 2020
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Whiteside Theater
Woodland Information Night
Join us to hear from knowledgeable speakers and visit with other landowners at this annual event sponsored this year by the Benton County Small Woodlands Association. Topics: GIS Tools Available to Woodland owners by county services, Doug Sackinger-Benton County Public Services; Species Selection in a Changing Climate, Glenn Ahrens -OSU Extension, Clackamas County; Drones in Forestry- uses, types, regulations and more, Cory G. Garms, OSU College of Forestry, Aerial Information Systems Lab; Log Report, Van Decker, Timber owner and Key Man at B & G Logging
This event is free and open to the public.
Date: Wednesday, March 4th
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Benton County Library, meeting room
Questions contact Pat Boren
Tour of the Mass Plywood Panel plant at Freres Lumber
Will look at some of the new engineered structural timbers and panels made at the Freres new mill here in Oregon, such as floor, roof and wall panels as large as 12’ x 48’ and up to 12”.
Date: Wednesday, March 11,
Time: 09:00 to 11:00.
Space is limited and RSVP is required. Call OSU Benton County Extension office 541-713-5000 or email
Location: 40519 S Cedar Mill Rd, Lyons, OR 97358
Questions: Mark Havel email or 503-876-2197.
Please bring your own non-metal hardhat, safety glasses, and ear plugs if you have them.
Basic Woodland Management Shortcourse
Five session course ideal for anyone who is just starting out taking care of a woodland property. Topics covered: Getting Started: assessing your property and site, What’s Going on in Your Woods? Understanding tree biology and forest ecology, Taking Care of Your Woods: tree planting, care for an established forest, weed control, and Getting it Done: safety, timber sale logistics, laws and regulations.
Offered in 2 locations, register for one series:
Tangent BWM
Dates: Wednesdays, March 25, April 1, 8, 15, time 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Field trip Saturday, April 18, 9:00-3:00.
Location: OSU Extension office Tangent- 33630 McFarland Road, Tangent, OR 97389
Dallas BWM
Dates: Thursdays, March 26, April 2, 9, 16, time 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Field trip Saturday, April 18, 9:00-3:00.
Location: OSU Extension office Dallas, 289 E Ellendale, Suite 301 Dallas, OR 97338
Cost: $50 individual/$60 two from the same family sharing materials
Registration required deadline Friday, March 18 Register Online (click on "other options" to login)
Questions contact: Benton County Extension office 541-713-5000 or email
The Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine Conservation Association needs your help:
From: Mike Barsotti, Executive Director
The WVPPCA is working to quantify how many acres, the ages, and the location of ponderosa pine plantations in the Willamette Valley. This information is valuable for two reasons; it will help answer the questions: 1.) What is the future log supply? and 2.) Growth and yield tables need to be developed for ponderosa pine in the Willamette Valley and the location of stands of various ages on different soil types are needed to be measured to establish growth tables.
This information will complement the work of an Oregon State University grad student who used imagery and GIS technology to locate and quantify pine plantations in the Willamette Valley.
If you have or know of pine plantations in Willamette Valley, it would be very helpful if you would complete this online form (click the form link) or send by email the location, acres, and approx. age of the pine stand to barsotti@wvi.com
Thanks you for your help.
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