[ODF_Private_Forests] Jennifer Beathe, Dave Schmidt named to OFRI board

[WEEKS Kevin]

Oregon Forest Resources Institute
News Release

November 16, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Dan Postrel, ODF, 503-945-7420
Dave Kvamme, OFRI, 971-673-2948

Jennifer Beathe, Dave Schmidt named to OFRI board of directors

PORTLAND, Ore. - Acting State Forester Nancy Hirsch announced that Jennifer Beathe and David Schmidt have been appointed to the board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

According to Oregon law, the state forester appoints 11 of OFRI's 13 board members. Two other members serve ex officio: the dean of the Oregon State University College of Forestry and a public representative appointed jointly by the president of the Oregon Senate and the speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Board representation includes small, medium and large forest-products producers (Classes 1, 2 and 3) that pay dedicated forest-products harvest taxes to support OFRI's programs. The board also contains one member representing small woodland owners and one representing forest-sector employees.

Beathe will represent Class 2 producers, and Schmidt will represent Class 1. They replace retiring board members Pete Sikora and Sara Leiman, respectively. Two other members - W. Ray Jones, Class 3, and Bill Kluting, employee representative - were appointed to second terms. The terms are effective beginning Jan. 1, 2011.

Beathe is a forest engineer at Starker Forests in Corvallis, where her responsibilities include harvest planning, supervision and road drainage. Starker Forests maintains active forestry education and outreach programs for elementary school students and the public. Beathe is a member of the Society of American Foresters and has served on the board of directors of the Oregon Society of American Foresters Foundation.

Schmidt is a long-time professional forester and owner of Schmidt Family Forest LLC. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and has served in several state and national leadership posts on natural-resource policy issues. He also is a past Tree Farmer of the Year in Benton and Lincoln counties. He served 12 years as a Linn County commissioner, retiring in 2000.

                Producer class specifications include:
*             Class 1 - Producers of less than 20 million board feet per year
*             Class 2 - Producers of at least 20 million board feet per year, but less than
100 million board feet per year
*             Class 3 - Producers of at least 100 million board feet per year

OFRI is a semi-independent state agency dedicated to forestry education. To learn more about OFRI and its work, visit Oregonforests.org.

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