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June 2010 In this issue: Fun Forest wins Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year Regional Tree Farmer of the Year award Tour Fun Forest Call for volunteers: Cycle Oregon New ODF Forest Atlas Federal Forestland Report   Fun Forest, recently awarded Oregon’s Tree Farmer of the Year honors, adds the Western Regional Tree Farmers of the Year award to its list of accolades. This 1,281 acre Tree Farm outside of Sweet Home has become a leader in low-impact logging and biomass material utilization. It’s also become a great local resource for teaching how a working forest positively impacts a community. The Fun Forest is a classic example of how a collection of poorly stocked forestland and marginal farm land can be converted into highly productive forestland if the right people, knowledge and forest practices come together. Congratulations to the whole team. Mark your calendar: Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year tour is June 26 Upcoming Landowner Educational Opportunities Tree Farmer of the Year Tour June 26 Sweet Home Pacific Salmonid Habitat Restoration seminar June 23 Salem     Come tour Fun Forest with owners and forest managers Scott Melcher and Jim Cota.  The Fun Forest team share the 2009 Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year award and have been named 2010 Western Regional Tree Farmers of the Year by the American Tree Farm System.The tour will feature: Commercial thinning operation – second commercial thinning of an “escaped” Christmas tree plantation, Restoration project on a salmon/steelhead stream, Pasture forestation, Forest road development/maintenance, and Forest recreation project. Saturday, June 26 Tour bus departs at 9 a.m. Sweet Home Volunteers needed to teach 1,700 cyclists "what's cool" about Oregon's forests Every year, thousands of bikers take part in Cycle Oregon rides, hitting the road and travelling through some of our great forestlands. Why not meet them on the path and teach them a little something about our forests? That's what Nicole Strong, forestry extension agent from Benton County, is thinking. She's recruiting Master Woodland Mangers and Women Owning Woodlands members to volunteer during the Cycle Oregon "Homecoming Ride" on July 18 around the Monmouth, Dallas, Falls City area. Nicole is coordinating with Cycle Oregon to have "Farm and Forest" interpreters at the ride rest stops near local forestland, to interact with the cyclists. "Some of these bike stops could be right next to your property," says Nicole. "Come meet them and tell them first hand what's so great about your forest or farmland." See the July 18 bike route Contact Nicole Strong for volunteer information: email, (541) 829-1270 New ODF Forest Atlas The Oregon Department of Forestry has developed an online Forest Atlas as a public education product of the Statewide Forest Assessment and Resource Strategy. Maps developed for the Oregon Forest Atlas 2010 use GIS data obtained from several sources, including the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry. The Oregon Forest Atlas is an ideal research tool. It’s also a great resource for exploring a personal interest in Oregon’s forests. School science presentations, conservation projects and community outreach will all benefit from this new online publication.  Visit the Forest Atlas Recent OFRI report on Federal Forestlands finding receptive audiences OFRI’s latest report, Federal Forestland in Oregon, details the challenges and opportunities facing the state’s largest forestland owner. Response to the report has been positive, and it continues to gain exposure throughout the state. 2,300 copies mailed out statewide Presented to the Oregon Board of Forestry Presented to the Federal Forestlands Ad Hoc Implementation Working Group Presented at the Southern Oregon Biomass Conference View the report online, or order your copy for review.