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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=164510916-02022009>Forwarding on behalf
of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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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">Feb. 2, 2009<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Contact:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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">Three new directors join OFRI
board<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">The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> state forester has appointed three new
directors to the board of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute to fill
vacancies as terms expired. The three new directors’ terms began Jan. 1 and
expire in three years.<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">The new directors are R. Wade Mosby of <st1:City
w:st="on">Lake Oswego</st1:City>, Steven J. Zika of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City></st1:place>, and
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill Kluting</st1:PersonName> of Monmouth. They were
appointed by State Forester Marvin Brown.<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">OFRI was created by the Oregon Legislature in 1991 to
improve public understanding of the state’s forest resources and to encourage
environmentally sound forest management. <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"><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill Kluting</st1:PersonName>
is the legislative affairs representative for the Carpenters Industrial Council.
Before joining the CIC, he worked as an electrician for 37 years at the
Willamette Industries mill in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:City> until the mill closed in 2000. He has
been a member of the CIC for 46 years and is a member of the governor-appointed
Federal Forest Advisory Committee. The CIC includes locals and district councils
across the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The majority of the union’s members are
employed in the forest products industry.<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">As an OFRI director, Kluting represents forest industry
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">Wade Mosby is a senior vice president with the Collins
Companies, a forest products company headquartered in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>. A native of
Sweet Home, Mosby has worked in the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> forest sector for more than 35 years.
He joined the Collins Companies in 1990. He is a founding member of the Forest
Stewardship Council, an international third-party forest certification system.
He is a co-founder and director emeritus of Forest Trends and founding director
emeritus of the Oregon Natural Step Network. He serves on the boards of Mull
Drilling Co., Sustainable Northwest, American Forest Resources Council, Keep
Oregon Green, the Biomass Power Association, the <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Oregon Business</st1:PersonName> Association and the Composite Panel
Association.<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 his OFRI director position, Mosby represents Class 1
producers, defined as those paying a harvest tax on 20 million board feet per
year or less. <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">Steve Zika is the chief executive officer of Hampton
Affiliates, a family-owned forest products company based in <st1:City
w:st="on">Portland</st1:City> with mills and timberland in the Pacific Northwest
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">British
Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>. His career spans 30 years in public accounting
and private industry, the most recent 13 years in executive positions with
Hampton Affiliates. He currently serves on the boards of the Western Wood
Products Association, American Forest Resources Council, Council of Forest
Industries and Associated Oregon Industries.<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">Zika’s board position represents Class 3 producers, those
companies paying a harvest tax on 100 million board feet per year or
more.<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 to the three new appointees, OFRI’s board
includes eight other members appointed by the State Forester. Additionally, two
ex officio members include the dean of the Oregon State University College of
Forestry and a public member appointed jointly by the president of the Oregon
Senate and the speaker of the Oregon House of
Representatives.<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"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> law stipulates that nine board members
represent each of three producer classes. The classes are categorized by timber
harvest volume into small, medium and large producers. The other two
forester-appointed members include one member representing small woodland owners
and one representative of forest industry
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">OFRI is funded by a dedicated harvest tax on forest
products producers and does not receive monies from the state’s general
fund.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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