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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon Dept. of Forestry issued this news release today.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Forestry Department to celebrate century of service on Feb. 23 <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>For immediate release Major Media Distribution<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>February 17<b><span style='color:#0033CC'>,</span></b> 2011 Rod Nichols, (503) 945-7425,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>rnichols@odf.state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oregon’s forest heritage will be the theme when the Oregon Board and Department of Forestry celebrate their centennial on Feb. 23 at the State Capitol. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Displays featuring Oregonians’ close ties to the state’s 30 million acres of forestland from pre-settlement times to present will be available for viewing in the Capitol Galleria throughout the event, scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) retirees will be on hand to answer questions and share anecdotes about forest management as it has evolved over the years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A 1 p.m. ceremony will feature remarks from Board of Forestry Chair John Blackwell and State Forester Doug Decker. A proclamation signed by Gov. John Kitzhaber, recognizing the Board and Department for a century of service, will be presented.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Following the ceremony, a cake decorated with ODF’s centennial logo will be served.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Throughout the event, attendees can purchase a collectible: an envelope with a genuine postal cancelation mark depicting the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary. Aumsville Postmaster Ray Berg will be on hand to do the honors. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sale proceeds will help defray the costs of the centennial celebration.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kids are invited to decorate tree cookies at a table in the Galleria. The “cookies” – round slices of wood – are branded with ODF’s centennial logo on one side. Young artists can personalize the other side with rubber stamps and felt markers. The tree cookies are free.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The evolution of forest firefighting will be portrayed by two wildland fire engines on display across Court Street from the Capitol. A modern engine will be parked beside a vintage 1930 engine. ODF firefighters will be available to discuss forest fire suppression then and now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bear hugs will be offered throughout the day by (who else?) Smokey Bear, courtesy of the Keep Oregon Green Association, ODF’s longtime partner in wildfire prevention. The association will host a table in the Galleria with information on how to prevent forest fires.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“We especially want this to be a ‘kid-friendly’ event,” ODF’s Dan Postrel said. “It’s an opportunity for young people to learn about the role forestry has played in Oregon’s history – and have fun doing it.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Galleria is on the main floor of the Capitol building, at 900 Court St. in Salem.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>###<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div></body></html>