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Matt Betts, Forest Ecosystems & Society, OSU College of Forestry

Bird's Eye View: Forest Research Laboratory ecologists are engaged in collaborative research with industry partners to learn more about the potential impacts of intensive forest practices on native wildlife as well as ways to mitigate such impacts.

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Ford Gift Creates Endowed Deanship

A $5 million commitment from the head of Roseburg Forest Products and his wife has created an endowment for the College of Forestry dean’s position at Oregon State University.

“For more than a century, the College of Forestry has been at the forefront of OSU’s efforts to produce research and graduates that enhance the state of Oregon,” said OSU President Ed Ray. “Today it is considered among the best forestry programs in the world, and it is a critical part of the university’s focus on sustainable earth ecosystems and economic growth.

“This visionary gift from Allyn and Cheryl Ford illustrates that in tough economic times smart people redouble efforts to preserve the path to excellence,” Ray said. “Their investment assures that the college will have outstanding leadership for the next century and beyond.”

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Foresters keep close eye on tussock moth activity

State and federal forest officials are bracing for a continuation of last year’s Douglas fir tussock moth outbreak that lightly defoliated fir and spruce trees in the Blue Mountains. A news release from the Oregon State University Extension Office in La Grande said light defoliation was mapped last year across 9,000 acres of the Umatilla National Forest, including 7,800 acres in Washington and 1,200 acres in Oregon.

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Seeing the forest for the trees

On a steep, south-facing mountain slope about 20 miles east of Sweet Home, two dozen people, including OSU forestry professor Klaus Puettmann, are talking ideas for the management of 1,600 acres of mostly 40- to 110-year-old Douglas firs. They represent the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State University, private timber land owners, environmental groups and loggers.

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Designing Wildlife Corridors in the Digital Age

Development is squeezing animals into smaller pockets of land, and without sufficient planning and protection, individual animal populations could find themselves increasingly isolated. Claire Montgomery, a forest economist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, has been developing methods to address both animal populations and timber management strategies. "I was beginning to look at problems where uncertainty played a much bigger role than it had in the past in my research," said Montgomery.

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