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.

Website: http://starkerlectures.forestry.oregonstate.edu/

The lectures are free and open to the public!

·         Thursday, March 4, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
Corvallis, OR

Ecosystem Service Markets: Potential and Pitfalls
Sara Vickerman, Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships, Defenders of Wildlife, West Linn, OR

Crossing Jurisdictional Boundaries: An Integrated Ecosystem Credit Accounting System and a Standard Credit Issuance Process
David Primozich, Executive Director, Willamette Partnership, Salem, OR

·         Tuesday, April 6, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
Corvallis, OR

Markets for Ecosystems Services
Bettina von Hagen, CEO, Ecotrust Forest Management, Inc., Portland, OR

·         Thursday, April 22, 2010
3:30 - 5:00 pm
OSU, College of Forestry, RH 107
Corvallis, OR

Ecosystems Services from Forest Lands: The Oregon Approach
Ted Lorensen, retired, former Assistant State Forester, Salem, OR

·         Thursday, May 6, 2010
3:30 – 5:00 pm
OSU, LaSells Stewart Center Construction & Engineering Auditorium
Corvallis, OR

Ecosystems Services Capstone Lecture
Sally Collins, Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Environmental Markets, Washington D.C.

·         Friday, May 7, 2010
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
OSU, College of Forestry, Richardson Hall/Hatfield Courtyard
Corvallis, OR

Capstone Field Trip
Lunch provided
RSVP by April 30th