Our Objective

To help researchers and educators communicate their work and knowledge in a manner that is compelling in content and visually striking.

What we do

General Communications

We write, edit, and produce Focus on Forestry, the magazine of the College of Forestry, and the Biennial Report of the CoF Forest Research Laboratory. We edit and produce the annual Academic Report of the College of Forestry and the annual report of the Center for Wood Utilization Research at Oregon State University. We write and illustrate Notable Notes, a series of one-page research briefs for K-12 teachers, and web feature stories and biographies.We maintain the print and electronic versions of the published Starker Lectures.

We continue to expand the online Forestry Collections in ScholarsArchive@OSU, part of the OSU Libraries Open Access Project. The Forestry Collections include faculty research papers, the Soap Creek Valley/College Forests oral histories, forestry student theses and dissertations, and Forest Research Laboratory reports, papers, bulletins, and case studies.

Scientific Publishing

We edit manuscripts of scientific papers, books, and proceedings for College of Forestry researchers; we maintain a searchable database of published articles on the CoF web page for viewing or to order as reprints; and we work with the OSU Libraries to include CoF publications in ScholarsArchive@OSU, where they are available to read and download worldwide as part of the Open Access initiative.

We publish reports and books under the CoF Forest Research Laboratory imprint in four peer-reviewed series: Research Contributions, Papers in Forest Policy, Contributions in Education and Outreach, and Case Studies.

• Research Contributions describe recent scientific research in more detail than journal publication usually permits.

• Papers in Forest Policy provide information to legislators, administrators, and other policymakers to help them make policy and management decisions.

• Contributions in Education and Outreach are oriented toward practitioners, students, or the public.

• Case Studies are teaching studies that focus on a single unit, which could be a company, process, or product; each study emphasizes and elucidates a particular concept or principle with real-world data.

The Forestry Communications Group also orders, stores, and distributes the in-house series, as well as journal reprints by College of Forestry authors. About 2000 titles, including both College of Forestry publications and reprints of journal articles, are available to read online or order through our searchable database.

We also design and edit high-quality posters and electronic presentations for scientific and general audiences.

Development of Communication Skills:

We work with student writers individually to help them improve their skills. Faculty members may request presentation of a workshop on various aspects of scientific communication as part of a class curriculum. Access to notes on past workshops are also available.

Who we are

A team of experienced writers, editors, graphic designers, artists, web specialists, and others who assist in creating, developing, and publishing print-based and electronic content to meet educational, research, and outreach requirements.

For more information, contact

Forestry Communications Group
Oregon State University
202 Peavy Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Voice: (541) 737-4270
Fax: (541) 737-2668