Monday, February 20, 2006

WFI Update


The February 2006 WFI Update is now available to download! In this issue:
  • Welcome to new Korean Fellow, Kyungtae Park
  • "Who Will Own the Forest" 3 Summit to be held September 11-13, 2006
  • East-side forests study tour
  • Photos from other recent site visits
WFI Update can be downloaded here

Thanks,
Angie
WFI Program Manager

Friday, February 17, 2006

Favorite Photos from 2004


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Originally uploaded by World Forest Institute.

Since this blog is new, I thought I'd go ahead and paste a few photos from the past. Here is a smattering of photos from 2004, from work meetings and field tours to social events. Click on the Lacys learning to skateboard to view the photo set. Enjoy!

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Yanping Zhang presents on Reforestation in SW China


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Originally uploaded by World Forest Institute.

Dr. Yanping Zhang gave an excellent presentation on the difficulties in reforesting degraded land in SW China. His presentation was one of the monthly presentations hosted by WFI on global forestry issues featuring our international Fellows. For more photos, click on Lao Zhang.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Newberry Volcanic Crater


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Originally uploaded by World Forest Institute.

As part of a tour in eastern Oregon, we stopped at Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Even though it was closed, we snuck in and carefully walked through the snow covered lava trail. Click Lao Zhang's photo for more pics.