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November/December 2008 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights

Forestry Education Today and Tomorrow: A National Perspective
OSU Offers Eight Curricula Through the College of Forestry
Changes Underway at University of Washington
COCC: Hands-on Education in the Heart of the Pacific Northwest
New School of Earth, Environment and Society Planned at Washington State University
Cradle to Career: Educating Today's Global Natural Resource Professionals
Sustainable Forestry? Not Without a Sustainable Workforce!
Workforce Initiatives and the K-12 Audience
Joint Washington State/Oreogn SAF Leadership Conference
Coos Chapter Reaches Out to High School Students
OSAF Foundation Forum
Upcoming Conference Promises Unique Perspective on PNW Forestry and the Future
WSSAF Biomass Display Available

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September/October 2008 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights

Understanding Forestry Law
Securing Access to Forestlands
The Spotted Owl Returns to the Spotlight
Landmark Ninth Circuit MIssion Brush Decision Supports Forest Management
Understanding and Preventing Timber Trespass
The Aftermath of the Weyerhaeuser Case: Important Lessons for the Timber Industry
Employers Beware: Don't Get ICE'd by Your I-9 Practices
Real Estate Deeds in the Pacific Northwest: What Form to Use and Why
Liability Implications of Fees to Use Forestland
OFRI Names Barnum New Executive Director
SAF Member Honored by Washington State DNR

July/August 2008 (download pdf)

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May/June 2008 (download pdf)

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Indian Forest Trust Walk
Coastal Forest Goes to Siletz Tribe for Management to Restore Marbled Murrelet Populations Lost to New Carissa Oil Spill
Intertribal Timber Council's Commitment to Education
Tanana Chiefs Conference Hosts Alaska Wood Energy Conference
Nez Perce is Walking the Carbon Talk
Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute Tribes: Leaving a Legacy for Future Generations
Is it Time to Give Our Federal Forests Back to the Indians?
Council Works Through Full Agenda at March Meeting
The Forestry Education Dilemma at Washington State University

March/April 2008 (download pdf)

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LIDAR: An Emerging Tool for Multiple Resource Measure, Planning, and Monitoring
A Model Specification for LIDAR Surveys in the Pacific Northwest
Developing a Stand-Level Inventory Using LIDAR
The Impact of LIDAR Technology on Transportation System Design: Moving from Coarse Topographic Maps to Detailed Digital Elevation Models
Fledgling Student Council Takes Flight
OSAF 2008 Annual Meeting: Building the Future with Oregon's Forests
Forests in Transition: Washington State SAF Annual Meeting
Our Voice: Any Country That is Worth Defending is Worth Preserving
High School Students Learn Skills at GRCC
Multiple Resource Management is Focus of New Technical Report

January/February 2008 (download pdf)

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