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cover of western forester september/october 2007 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights
  • Environmental Education is for Everyone
  • Telling the Forestry Story Effectively
  • No Child Left Indoors: Taking Students into the Forest
  • Walking in Both Worlds
  • ONREP: Connecting Oregon Educators to Forests, Wildlife, and Water
  • Alder Creek Children's Forest: Connecting Field and Online Place-based Learning
  • Students Learn About Forestry on the Olympic Peninsula
  • University Education Conference to be Held at Oregon State
  • Alaska Annual Meeting Held
  • Sustaining America's Forests and Foresters
  • New Tool for Public Outreach, Education, and Participation in Forest Management and Science
In Every Issue....
  • Calendar of Events
  • Policy Scoreboard
cover of western forester july/august 2007 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights
  • Working in Forestry...Making the Grade
  • Path to the Woods: Forestry Higher Education Options in the Northwest
  • Interest in Science Leads to Forestry Career
  • Student Well Prepared for BLM Job
  • Forestry a Perfect Fit
  • So You Want to be a Forester?
  • Countdown to Convention '07
  • Donations Sought for the Foresters' Fund Silent Auction and Raffle
  • Is SAF "Extraction-oriented?"
  • Bob Deal Named OSAF Forester of the Year at Annual Meeting
  • OSAF Foundation Forum
  • Biomass Workshop Slated for September
  • Council Report: SAF is Working and Improving in Many Arenas
cover of western forester may/june 2007 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights
  • The 2007 National Convention...Coming to You in October
  • National Conventon Theme Focuses on Sustaining American's Forests and Offers Plenty of Choices
  • Book Review by Gretchen Nicholas
  • Pacific Northwest Showcases Practices with Technical Field Tours
  • Local Students Planning Lots of Convention Fun and Camaraderie
  • Donations Sought for Foresters' Fund Silent Auction and Raffle
  • Support the Science Fund: Participate in the "Science in Action" Photo Contest
  • World Forestry Center Gala
  • Council Reaches Decision on New Dues Structure
  • National Discussion on Forest Policy Needed
  • St. Helens Tree Farm 25 Years After Eruption
  • Sustaining Sustainability
cover of western forester march/april 2007 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights
  • Ecosystem Services: Understanding Market Opportunities for Landowners
  • Ecosystem Services: Everything Under the Sun?
  • Can Markets Deliver Water Quality?
  • Conservation Banking: The Opportunity for Forestland Managers
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets and Forestry
  • Willamette Basin is a Model for Future Projects
  • An Ecosystem Marketplace: Some Opportunities and Challenges
  • Carbon and Forest Management: Markets, Wildlfires, and Air Quality
cover of western forester january/february 2007 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights
  • Urban and Community Forestry - Forestry's Final Frontier
  • Urban Forestry and Ecosystem Services: Bellevue, Washington's Natural Resource Case Study
  • Science in the City: Urban Forestry Research
  • Working to Create an Urban Forest Inventory
  • This Forester's Boots Walk Both Paved, Unpaved Roads
  • SAF Council Report: Year-end Meeting Prepares for Changes
  • Who's a Member in the Society of American Foresters?