Oregon Logging Conference set for Feb. 22-24
The 86th annual Oregon Logging Conference will be held Feb. 22-24 at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene. This year’s conference will include keynote speakers, social events, a family day, a log loader competition, a forestry workers career day for high school students, a scholarship auction and a wood carver event, among other activities. Learn more and register on the Oregon Logging Conference website.
Webinars focus on forest fire resiliency
The Oregon State University Extension Service is holding a webinar series through this spring that will delve into topics related to fires, fuels and density management for a variety of forest types and management objectives across central and eastern Oregon. Webinars in the series will be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. through May 2. They are free to attend, but registration is required.
Mass Timber Conference coming to Portland
The International Mass Timber Conference is returning to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland next month. Billed as the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world, the eighth annual conference for professionals across the forest, manufacturing, design, development and construction industries will be held March 26-28. It will feature speakers, exhibits and tours focusing on the entire mass timber industry supply chain. Learn more and register on the Mass Timber Conference website.
New publication focuses on forest carbon
A new publication from the Oregon State University Extension Service gives an overview of forest carbon, carbon offsets, projects and markets. Introduction to Forest Carbon, Offsets and Markets is intended to orient forest landowners, land managers, natural resource professionals and others with forest carbon cycling and storage, along with carbon market terminology and processes. It also provides resources for getting started with a forest carbon project. The peer-reviewed publication can be downloaded from the OSU Extension Catalog.
Survey seeks input from forest-related businesses
Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Workforce and Talent Development Board are conducting a survey of forest sector employers. It seeks to gauge employer perspectives on industry workforce gaps, existing talent sources and opportunities to strengthen the talent pipeline to guide the state’s priorities and activities related to workforce development. The survey is available at this link. It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and all information concerning individual respondents will be kept confidential.
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