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<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>Sept. 17, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Dan Postrel, ODF, 503-945-7420 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
Dave Kvamme, OFRI, 971-673-2948<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Oregon state forester seeks applicants for OFRI board of
directors <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>SALEM, Ore. – Oregon State Forester Marvin Brown is
seeking applications from qualified individuals to serve on the board of
directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. OFRI is a semi-independent
state organization dedicated to forestry education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The state forester will fill two vacancies created by board
members whose terms expire in January 2011.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Persons interested in being considered for positions on the
OFRI board now or in the future should contact Dan Postrel at the Oregon
Department of Forestry, 2600 State St., Salem, Ore., 97310, or by e-mail at
dpostrel@odf.state.or.us. Completed applications for the upcoming two vacancies
must be postmarked by Oct. 15, 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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 who
is appointed jointly by the president of the Oregon Senate and the speaker of
the Oregon House of Representatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Board representation includes small, medium and large forest
products producers 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The two upcoming vacancies are for representatives of small
and medium forest products producers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The two board members who will leave after their terms
expire in January are Sara Leiman, Coast Range Conifers, representing Class 1
producers; and Pete Sikora, Giustina Resources, representing Class 2 producers.
The terms of two other members — W. Ray Jones, Class 3, and Bill Kluting,
employee representative — also will expire, but both are expected to seek
reappointment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Producer
class specifications include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>• Class
1 – Producers of less than 20 million board feet per year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>• Class
2 – Producers of at least 20 million board feet per year, but less than 100
million board feet per year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>• Class
3 – Producers of at least 100 million board feet per year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The small woodland owner representative must own between 100
and 2,000 acres of forestland and have no direct financial interest in any
forest products processing activity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To learn more about OFRI, visit OFRI online at
oregonforests.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-30-<o:p></o:p></p>
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