College of Forestry

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Implementation Plan Principles

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College of Forestry
New Leadership

• Brenda McComb, Head, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society
• Thomas Maness, Head, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management

Strategic Vision Report to the Dean - Final

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Contributing to Oregon's Economy, Environment and Citizens

• College of Forestry Annual Report of Accomplishments to the Provost for Academic Year 2008-09

The Capital Campaign: The College of Forestry

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News

• Forest Engineer Dr. Marvin Pyles Named to Endowed Chair: Knudson Chair of Forestry.
• Tom McLain named Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Wood Science and Technology at their recent annual meeting in Boise, Idaho
• Silviculture Expert Dr. Doug Maguire Named to Endowed Professorship: N.B. and Jacqueline Giustina Professor of Forest Management

• Coral reefs inspire rare consensus in new survey - just save them
• Global warming may spur increased growth in Northwest forests
• Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse
• Riparian zones recover quickly after fire, need little management

Highlights

• Steven Running, Professor/Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the ICCP (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), visited the college on October 30. Video from his lecture How a Tree Physiologist Became a Rocket Scientist is now available.



• New for 2009: The College of Forestry now offers the Peace Corps Master’s International Program in Forestry
  
  
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Upcoming Events

• 2009 Starker Lecture Series
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  Fall dates TBA