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2014 Fall Newsletter • From Seedling to Sawmill with Oregon Educators • Water, Woodland, and Wildlife Tour • Thank You New Sponsors • Soiree Recap Turn your shopping into charitable giving! Fred Meyer Simply link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Forests Today & Forever at www. fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by our name. Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping FTF earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates. If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. Amazon Go to “smile.amazon.com” for all of your Amazon shopping (instead of the usual www.amazon.com), where you will be prompted to select your charity, like Forests Today & Forever. Or, you can link directly using this url: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1101518. Everything else about your Amazon shopping experience stays the same - the shopping cart, wish lists, shipping options and most importantly, prices. You shop, Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase to FTF! Donate to FTF By Shopping Amazon and Fred Meyer!
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2014 Fall Newsletter
• FromSeedlingtoSawmillwithOregonEducators• Water,Woodland,andWildlifeTour• ThankYouNewSponsors• SoireeRecap
Turn your shopping into charitable giving!
Fred MeyerSimplylinkyourFredMeyerRewardsCardtoForestsToday&Foreveratwww.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.Youcansearchforusbyourname.Then,everytimeyoushopanduseyourRewardsCard,youarehelpingFTFearnadonation!YoustillearnyourRewardsPoints,FuelPoints,andRebates.IfyoudonothaveaRewardsCard,theyareavailableattheCustomerServicedeskofanyFredMeyerstore.
AmazonGoto“smile.amazon.com”forallofyourAmazonshopping(insteadoftheusualwww.amazon.com),whereyouwillbepromptedtoselectyourcharity,likeForestsToday&Forever.Or,youcanlinkdirectlyusingthisurl:http://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1101518.EverythingelseaboutyourAmazonshoppingexperiencestaysthesame-theshoppingcart,wishlists,shippingoptionsandmostimportantly,prices.Youshop,Amazondonates0.5%ofyourpurchasetoFTF!
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PromotingForestStewardshipThroughEducation
Fall 2014
Teachingateacherisliketeachingathousandindividuals!TheSeedlingtoSawmillTeacherTourisanexcitingeventofferedbyFTFeveryJulyinpart-nershipwithTheSummerInstitute,aninternationalorganizationthatprovidesteacherswithcontinuingeducation.Thetourisdesignedtogiveteachersaccurateandscience-basedinformationaboutforestmanagementinanexperientialformat,wheretheycanseetheprocessesandmanagementfirsthand,andlearndirectlyformexpertsinthefield.Ourgreatesthopeisthatthetourwillpositivelyinflu-
enceteacherstobringforestmanagementconceptsintotheirclassrooms,givingstudentsperspectiveandunderstandingaboutactivemanagementofOregon’sforests.
Thisyear,FTFandpartnershostedfifteenK-12educatorsfromdiversesubjects,includingScience,SocialScience,EnvironmentalStudies,Economics,andevenPhysicalEducation.Themorninginclud-edavisittoOregonDepartmentofForestry,wherestewardshipforester,RobinBeisecker,oriented
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FTFEducatorandtreefarmowner,LindsayReaves,introducesteacherstotreefarmmanagementatBaumanTreeFarm.
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teacherstoforestmanagementintheregionandtotheOregonForestPracticesAct.TeachersthentouredSwansonBrothersMillinNotiwithforester,JaymeDumford,tolearnhowlogsarepurchasedandtowitness,firsthand,themillingprocess.
Intheafternoon,teachersexperiencedaworkingtreefarm.TheytouredmanagementunitsofBau-manTreeFarmwithtreefarmowner,LindsayReaves,learningaboutmanagementobjectivesandseeingtheapplicationofbestforestpractices.Aviewfromaridgeallowedteacherstowitnesssustainableforestryfromalandscapeperspective,andawalkalongariparianareagaveperspectiveonmanage-mentpracticestoprotectwaterresources.Thedayconcludedwithapanelofindustryprofessionalsdiscussingtheirperspectives,andgivinganoppor-tunityforteacherstoaskquestionsandengageinconversationaboutforestmanagementatallscales.
Weareproudofthetourthatweoffereachsummer,andstrivetoprovidealearningcontextmuchlikeatypicalteacherhopestoprovideforhisorherownstudents.Wefindthatteachersfeelopentoaskabundantquestions,aregenuinelycuriousabouttheinformationpresented,andwanttoknowmoreattheendoftheday!Asanaddedbonus,some-timesteacherstakeaparticularinterestinprogramsweofferforstudentsatlocaltreefarms.Thisyear,wepickedupMadisonMiddleSchool,locatedinEugene,toparticipateinForestFieldDays.
Thankyoutoourpartnersforhelpingmakethedayasuccess:SwansonBrothersMillandJaymeDum-fordforthemilltour;RobinBeiseckerforthepresen-tation;TomBaumanandLindsayReavesforopeninguptheirtreefarmfortheevent;andtoTomBauman,RyanBeyer,TallyPatton,DickPowell,MaryraeThom-sonforparticipationontheforestrypanel.
Theeveningwascool,themusicwasfantastic,thewinewasflowing,andpeoplewerebidding!TheFirstAnnualSoiree&SilentAuctionwasahugesuc-cess!Ninty-threepeoplecameouttoSweetCheekstoshowtheirsupport,andnearly$2500wasraisedforforestryeducation!
Thankyoutothoseofyouwhoattendedtheevent,andtovolunteersDwightDziezek,JonathanPowell,TomBauman,AmandaStamper,DeniseLindly,andValMichalenkoforhelpingmaketheeveningrunsmoothly!
Soiree & Silent Auction Fundraiser... a Success!
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Thank You, Silent Auction Donors!Bobby&KayKing,TomBauman&LindsayReaves,DickPowell,BillWynkoop,JoAnnNapier,TrueVal-ueHardware,MikePayne,OSUExtension,SpindriftCellars,GiustinaLand&Timber,CamusCountryMill,Long’sMeatMarket,OregonForestResourcesInsti-tute,Goodies,LaneForestProducts,NinkasiBrewery,OregonHazelnutBoard,FirewoodCheeryDelivers,NorthwestCommunityCreditUnion,FamilyofKenBrauner,OregonWomeninTimber,OregonGallery,SweetCheeksWinery
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ForestsToday&ForeverandLongTomWatershedCouncil(LTWC)togetherhostedaprogramtoeducatepeopleaboutforestmanagementonsmalllandholdingsinthewatershed.Forty-threepeopleattendedthe“Water,Woodlands,&Wildlife”touratBaumanTreeFarm,whichincludedawalkingtourofmanagementunits,withpresentationsbyTomBauman,landowner;OleBuchoftheOregonDepartmentofForestry;SteveCole,contractforester;andBruceNewhouse,ecologist.Thetourprovidedperspectivesonhowlandownergoals,habitatprotection,economics,andregulationsworktogetherandinfluenceoneanother.
Theaudiencewasengaged!Peopleaskedplentifulquestions,showedinterestinthepresentations,andexemplifiedcuriosityaboutforestmanagementpracticesandwaterresources.Manypeoplecametotheeventviathewatershedcouncil,givingFTFanopportunitytoengageanewaudienceinaconversationaboutforestmanagement—an
audiencethatwewouldnothaveotherwisereachedwithoutourgreatpartnershipwithLTWC.
ThankyoutoLTWCforworkingwithustoprepareagreatevent,toourspeakerslistedabove,andtoTomBaumanandLindsayReavesforprovidingthevenue.
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ForestsToday&ForeverwillhostitsannualmeetingonJanuary23attheValleyRiverInn.Thisisourop-portunitytothankoursponsors,donors,andvolunteers,andtosharethegoodworkoftheorganization.Adeliciousbuffetbreakfastwillbeprovided,andpresentationsbythedirector,boardpresident,andForestFieldDaystudents.Moreinformationandinvitationtofollowbyemail!
Volunteers & Doners, Mark Your Calendar!
OleBuch,foresterwiththeOregonDepartmentofForestry,discussesforestpracticesandregulations.
Director Beth KriskoForests Today & Forever is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseeourwebsite:www.ForestsTodayAndForever.orgContactBethKriskoatcoordinator@foreststodayandforever.org
Thank you to New Sponsors!ThankstoOakridge Sand & Gravel,Emerald Forest Products, Swanson Group Manufacturing,Papé Group,and Coburg Rock Quarry forcommitmenttosponsorship!Wearetrulygratefulandhonoredtohavethesupportofthesecompanies,astheirdedicatedfundingthroughsponsorshipgivesfirmgroundingforourworktoeducatethepublicaboutforestmanagement.Withoursponsors’commitment,weareabletoeffectivelymeetourimportantmissionofpromotingforeststewardshipthrougheducation.Ifyouareinterestedinbecomingasponsor,pleasegetintouchwithFTFDirector.
