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<p class=MsoNormal>Private Forests News list subscribers:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This news release is forwarded at the request of the Oregon
Forest Resources Institute.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kevin Weeks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Oregon Department of Forestry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(503) 945-7427<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Oregon Forest Resources Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Julie Woodward – 503-584-7259<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>June 11, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For immediate release<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Volunteer mentors needed to guide students at ‘Live In
The Woods Show’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PORTLAND, Ore. – Volunteer mentors from the
forest sector community are needed to guide students in grades 5 through 12 at
this year’s Pacific Logging Congress 6th ‘Live In The Woods
Show.’ <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The show, which occurs every fourth year, takes place this
year on Sept. 15 and 16 at the Longview Timberlands near Clatskanie, Ore.,
approximately one hour’s drive west of Portland on Highway 30.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>“This is an amazing opportunity for students to get a
firsthand look at Oregon’s forest sector,” says Julie Woodward,
event volunteer coordinator.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Accommodating the approximately 2,000 students and teachers
who will attend the event requires hundreds of volunteer foresters, forest
operators, family forestland owners and other experts. Volunteer tour guides
will take groups of students down the show trail and highlight the
environmentally advanced logging methods in use. Students will learn about
natural resources, the equipment used in harvesting trees, reforestation after
harvest, the protection of fish and wildlife habitat, water resources and the
importance of Oregon’s forests to the state’s economy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In addition to the joy of sharing the forest with students,
volunteers will receive many other benefits including a free pass to the show,
t-shirt, talking points and interpretive materials.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Founded in 1909, the Pacific Logging Congress seeks to
educate lawmakers, educators, students and the general public about the need
for sound, responsible forestry to supply global needs for wood fiber.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Interested volunteers are encouraged to register online at:
Oregonforests.org/Education/PLCVolunteerForm.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For more information about volunteering, contact Julie
Woodward at woodward@ofri.org or call 503-584-7259.<o:p></o:p></p>
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