International Year of Forests

 

Oregon's Place in World Forests and Forestry

The Starker Lecture Series is sponsored by the Starker Family in Honor of T.J. and Bruce Starker and is supported by the OSU College of Forestry and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

In 2011, the OSU College of Forestry’s Starker Lecture series will join with the world to globally celebrate and promote the International Year of Forests by examining Oregon's place in world forests and forestry. Five lecturers, representing local, national, and international perspectives, will address global issues related to the state of the world's forests, the wood products market, urban forestry, policies affecting today's forests, and how each topic relates to issues here in Oregon. The lecture series will conclude with a field tour that provides a rare glimpse into the export of wood products out of the Portland area.

The Starker Lectures are free and open to the public!

  • Thursday, February 3, 2011

    3:30 - 5:00 pm
    OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
    Corvallis, OR

    Global Perspective on World Forests (Tropical)
    Gary Hartshorn, President and CEO, World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon

    Check back after the lecture for the following available media:

    Archived Video Link
    Audio File (MP3)


  • Thursday, February 17, 2011

    3:30 - 5:00 pm
    OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
    Corvallis, OR

    World Wood Products Market
    Paul Owen, President, Vanport International, Portland, Oregon

    Check back after the lecture for the following available media:

    Archived Video Link
    Audio File (MP3)

  • Thursday, March 31, 2011

    3:30 - 5:00 pm
    OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
    Corvallis, OR

    The State of the World's Forests
    Ed Pepke, Forest Products Marketing Specialist for the United Nation's Economic Commission for Europe and Food and Agriculture Organization, Timber Section, Geneva, Switzerland

    Check back after the lecture for the following available media:

    Archived Video Link
    Audio File (MP3)

  • Thursday, April 7, 2011

    3:30 – 5:00 pm
    Miller Hall, World Forestry Center
    Portland, OR

    Urban Forestry
    Melanie R. Kirk, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist -- Urban Forestry, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, Texas

    Check back after the lecture for the following available media:

    Archived Video Link
    Audio File (MP3)     

  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011

    3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
    OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
    Corvallis, OR

    A Global View of Policies Impacting Forests and Forestry
    Ben Cashore, Professor of Environmental Governance and Political Science and
    Director of the Program on Forest Policy and Governance, Yale University

    Check back after the lecture for the following available media:

    Archived Video Link
    Audio File (MP3) 

  • Friday, May 20, 2011

    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Portland    , OR

    Capstone Field Trip -- Visits to Wood Export Facilities in the Portland Area
    Lunch provided
    RSVP (date TBD)
    3.0 SAF Continuing Education Credit, Category 1
























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College of Forestry Dean's Office, Oregon State University
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Corvallis, OR 97331-5704
Phone: 541-737-1585
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