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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Oregon Forest Resources Institute</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">News Release <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">September 9, 2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Contact: <SPAN
class=414461720-09092008> </SPAN>Dan Postrel – ODF - 503-945-7420<SPAN
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pete
Sikora – OFRI board chair – 541-485-1500<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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</SPAN>Dave Kvamme – OFRI - 971-673-2948<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> state forester seeks applicants for
OFRI’s board of directors</STRONG> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">SALEM</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ore.</st1:State></st1:place> -
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.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">According to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> statute, the state forester appoints 11
of OFRI’s 13 board members. Two members serve ex-officio: the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> 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.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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</SPAN>Producer class specifications are as
follows:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">•<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Class
1 – Producers of under 20 million board feet per
year.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">•<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Class
2 – Producers of at least 20 million board feet per year, but under 100 million
board feet per year.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">•<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Class
3 – Producers of at least 100 million board feet per
year.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2600 State
St.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97310</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> or by e-mail at
dpostrel@odf.state.or.us. Completed applications must be postmarked by November
14, 2008.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">To learn more about OFRI and its work, visit OFRI online
at <A
href="http://www.oregonforests.org">www.oregonforests.org</A>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>-30-</FONT></P>
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size=3></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=414461720-09092008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more
information about the ODF Private Forests News service,
contact:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=414461720-09092008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Kevin
Weeks</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=414461720-09092008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>ODF Agency Affairs
/ Private Forests Division</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=414461720-09092008><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><A
href="mailto:kweeks@odf.state.or.us">kweeks@odf.state.or.us</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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