[ODF_Private_Forests] State Forester seeks applicants for OFRI Board

[WEEKS Kevin]

Oregon Forest Resources Institute
News Release

September 9, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Dan Postrel - ODF - 503-945-7420
               Pete Sikora - OFRI board chair - 541-485-1500
               Dave Kvamme - OFRI - 971-673-2948

Oregon state forester seeks applicants for OFRI's board of directors

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon State Forester Marvin Brown has announced that he is soliciting applications from qualified individuals who may be interested in becoming members of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute's (OFRI) board of directors. OFRI is a semi-independent state organization dedicated to forestry education.

According to Oregon statute, the state forester appoints 11 of OFRI's 13 board members. Two members serve ex-officio: the Oregon State University dean of forestry and a public representative who is appointed jointly by the speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and the president of the Oregon Senate. Two of the state-forester appointed seats will open in January 2009.
            Producer class specifications are as follows:
*  Class 1 - Producers of under 20 million board feet per year.
*  Class 2 - Producers of at least 20 million board feet per year, but under 100 million board feet per year.
*  Class 3 - Producers of at least 100 million board feet per year.

In addition, there is a position representing small woodland owners owning between 100 and 2,000 acres of forestlands and who has no direct financial interest in any forest products processing activity and another position representing forest sector employees.

This year, the state forester plans to appoint a class 1 representative, replacing Allan Foutch, Miami Corporation, who is completing a second term on OFRI's board and a class 3 representative, replacing Dennis Creel, Hampton Tree Farms, who also will finish a second term. Jake Gibbs, Lone Rock Timber Company, has completed his first term on OFRI's board and it is likely that the state forester will reappoint him to a second term.

Persons interested in being nominated for positions on the OFRI board now or at a future time should contact Dan Postrel at the Oregon Department of Forestry, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310 or by e-mail at dpostrel at odf.state.or.us. Completed applications must be postmarked by November 14, 2008.

To learn more about OFRI and its work, visit OFRI online at www.oregonforests.org<http://www.oregonforests.org>.

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For more information about the ODF Private Forests News service, contact:
Kevin Weeks
ODF Agency Affairs / Private Forests Division
kweeks at odf.state.or.us<mailto:kweeks at odf.state.or.us>
(503) 945-7427
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