Just the Facts


OTFS Annual Meeting, Workshop and Recognition Luncheon

Monday November 21, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. World Forestry Center, Portland

November 16, 2011 deadline
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OTFS Inspector WANTED

Do you know a forester, or retired forester, that may be interested in becoming an OTFS Inspector? Inspectors need to have training to become an OTFS Inspector. If you or someone you know would be interested, please send an e-mail to:

Michael Atkinson, OTFS Inspector Coordinator,
coyote8199 at wildblue dot net
Training will take place the summer of 2011, with a date to be announced.


What to do if a Natural Disaster Happens to Your Tree Farm

Just before the recent severe weather events that took place in and around Almsville, Oregon in early December of 2010, the USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) announced their Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP).
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The Oregon Tree Farm Memorial Fund

The Memorial Fund can accept donations from persons or organizations as Memorials, as Honorariums, or as Special Gifts. Donations can be cash, property, securities or any other form of wealth acceptable to the Fund Administrator. Current donations amount to slightly over $30K working for OTFS through security investments.

The donated principal amount can never be withdrawn. Only interest, dividends, long and short term capital gains, and/or investment gain can be removed from the Memorial Fund as measured by a clear formula applied yearly at December 31.

The Memorial Fund was designed to provide property owners an opportunity to offer conditional or non-conditional property gifts, for example, Family Tree Farms.

Conditional gifts could carry a written contractual agreement instructing the Fund Administrator how that donation must be handled. The landowner may instruct the Memorial Fund to manage the property for benefit of the Memorial Fund or any other named beneficiary.

Alternatively, instructions may provide the Memorial Fund direction for selling the property. Conditional gifts must be approved by the Fund Administrator before acceptance. Inquiries held in strictest confidence.

Please send your donations or phone inquiries to:
Dick Courter, Standing Chair and Founder
OTFS Memorial Fund
1600 NW Skyline Blvd.
PORTLAND, Ore. 97229
(503) 297-1660

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ATFS Webinars


PORTLAND, Ore.

ATFS values our Tree Farmers and their commitment to good stewardship and we strive to provide the tools they need to keep their forests healthy, productive, and enjoyable. The ATFS webinar series provides important management information to our Tree Farmers and covers a range of topics from invasive species to legacy planning. Upcoming webinars include:

  • Review Your Management Plan in the New Year
    • January 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. EST (Register Here)
    • Holidays are about bringing friends and family together, and during this time, ATFS is encouraging families to take a look at their forest management plan and discuss their goals and objectives together. To help landowners, ATFS is hosting the Webinar Review Your Management Plan in the New Year, and we encourage all landowners, inspectors and leader to attend.

ATFS is using mail and email to inform Tree Farmers about the webinars and we encourage you to help spread the word throughout your state network.

If you cannot participate in a webinar, live recordings will be posted online after the completion of each webinar. We are currently offering recorded webinars on the following topics: Ruffed Grouse Ecology and Habitat Management, Leaving a Legacy for the Next Generation, Timber Management for White Tail Deer, Quality Habitat for White Tail Deer, Asian Long-Horned Beetle, and Southern Pine Beetle.

 

Oregonian Elected to Lead American Forest Foundation


Priority Programs will Stem the Loss of America's Woodlands

PORTLAND, Ore.– The American Forest Foundation (AFF) today announced the election of Clint Bentz, CPA and family forest landowner from Scio, Oregon, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees; Connie Best, co-founder and Managing Director of Pacific Forest Trust in California, as Vice-Chair; and Ken Stewart, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as Treasurer. Bentz succeeds Colin Moseley, Chairman of Green Diamond Resource Company of Seattle, who has served on the AFF board since 2004.

Bentz said "I am honored to have this opportunity to lead the oldest and largest forest landowner group in the U.S, also a national leader in the field of environmental education, at a time of tremendous challenge in dealing with climate change, forest loss, landowner incentives, emerging forest markets, and other issues that can make or break the 10 million American woodland owners like me."

The Foundation is best known for its American Tree Farm System,  read more...›

Other American Forest Foundation Executive Appointments


Experience is Key in New Executives

PORTLAND, Ore.– The American Forest Foundation (AFF) incoming Vice-Chair Connie Best is well known as a national leader in forest conservation, focusing on strategies that harness the power of commerce to accomplish conservation objectives. She is the principal author of America's Private Forests: Status and Stewardship (Island Press 2001) and "Capital Markets and Sustainable Forestry: Opportunities for Investment." Prior to founding the Pacific Forest Trust, Ms. Best founded and managed the company that created America's first all-natural soda pop, a revolutionary development in the beverage industry.

She has served on numerous boards including,  read more...›



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