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• Members of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association have begun efforts to move conversations about Oregon's forests and the benefits they can provide, forward toward real action in the state's 4 million acres of family woodlands. The group is hosting "Howdy Neighbor!" Full Spectrum Forestry Tours at three family forests, finding cost effective ways of delivering valuable and understandable information to family woodland owners.

"Let's Rethink Tax Breaks for Private Timberland"

• Reply to the guest viewpoint article by Bob Kintigh and Larry Giustina

Summary of information from a recent set of client meetings conducted on ecosystem services. These meetings were used to help the PNW Research Station understand and identify the major issues for our clients relating to ecosystem services and their markets:

• Assessing client information needs on ecosystem services
• Ecosystem Services and Markets: Summary of comments from practitioner groups
• Ecosystem services report in July issue of OSWA Woodlander

Family Forests and Forestry: The Oregon Renewable Carbon Sink

• Letter to the House Energy and Environment Committee regarding House Bill 3543

Need for Action in the 2007 Farm Bill

• Threats to Private Forests and Policy oppotunities for the 2007 Farm Bill

Coming in April 2007 A symposium that might make YOU think a bit differently about the forestland you see from your own back yard.

Press Release - January 18, 2007

• Is PNW society walking away from supporting forests?

2006 OSWA membership survey - August 25, 2006

• Family landowners respond in force to questionnaire. Public Support for Family Forests, Assistance on Best Management Practices, Robust Industry and Passing on tree Farm to next generation top list of concerns.

Press Release - August 19, 2006

• "Tree day" hosts receive award for their service to Oregon's Family Forests

Press Release - July 28, 2006

• OSWA gives testimony to the Board of Forestry

Press Release - March 13, 2006

• Oregon's Conservation Strategy receives federal approval

Press Release - January 31, 2006

• State Appoints Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning

Press Release - November 22, 2005

• Mike Barne's comments on Agenda Item #2, Proposed Water Protection Rules

Press Release - March 3, 2005

• Family Forest Landowners Shocked at Governor's Break with Tradition.  
  OSWA Board of Directors has voted to actively support the reappointment of Chris Heffernan to a second term on the Oregon Board of Forestry.
  

Press Release - January 5, 2005

• Family Forests of Oregon, a new nonprofit group devoted to raising public awareness of Oregon's family forest lands, has received its federal charitable tax-exempt status.
  

Press Release - November 5, 2004

• RE: Availability of seedlings for reforestation for small woodland owners in Oregon. Position approved by Oregon Small Woodlands Association Board on 11/05/04

Press Release - August 12, 2004

• Statement by Oregon Small Woodlands Association Opposing Ballot Measure 34

Press Release - October 24, 2003

OSWA releases Brand Oregon discussion paper

Press Release - July 24, 2003

• Why We Need To Sustain Oregon's Family Forestlands

Press Release - May 5, 2003

• OSWA supports the President's Healthy Forest Initiative.

Press Release - April 25, 2003

• Friday, April 25 2003: A historic day for Oregon people and forests. Partners begin forest education and marketing co op.

Press Release - March 5, 2003

• Statement to the Board of Forestry concerning the Forest Program for Oregon. It's about time to talk sustainability.

Press Release - January 15, 2003

• ODF and OSWA released this timely information on hiring contractors to work on your land and trees.
  
  This statement includes a list of questions landowners should ask BEFORE they hire contractors. Also included is a list of websites that can provide additional information.

Press Release - December 13, 2002

• Statement to the Board of Forestry: ODF funding levels, Effect on Family Landowners by Mike Gaudern.
  
  This statement includes a fact sheet of how the natural resource sector is funded and the services that Oregon gets in return for that funding. Use it to help you convince your local legislator that we need to protect and, in fact, increase ODF funding.

Press Release - November 19, 2002

• Ron and Barbara Bentz, winners of the national "Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year" award for 2002. Read their story.

Press Release - October 16th, 2002

• Statement to the Board of Forestry: Statewide Evaluation of Forest Practices Act Effectiveness in Protecting Water Quality by Mike Gaudern

Press Release - Sept 4, 2002

• Statement to the Board of Forestry: Fire protection funding concerns in Eastern Oregon by Mike Gaudern

Press Release - August 22, 2002

• State Fair brings Oregonians together for family fun and serious discussion over forest and woodland issues

Press Release - July 26, 2002

• Do you have insurance for fire fighting and general liability? OSWA members have access to special discounted fire fighting insurance. Given the state laws regarding liability for fire fighting costs, this is a valuable benefit -- Find out more about insurance
  
• Agencies offer assistance to landowners after fire.