Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Program (WHCMP) in the North Willamette Valley
Speaker: Lauri Brewster, Regional Habitat Biologist, North Willamette Watershed
District, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Speaker: Dr. Mark Swanson, Starker Chair in Private and Family Forestry at OSU

Family forests: positivity and hope as working hypotheses

 Mark will discuss forest properties managed by families and individuals as places where a diverse array of beneficial practices are employed, with outcomes as diverse as the owners.  The critical economic, ecological, and social roles of family forests will be emphasized, along with consideration for how society can support family forests.