Fellows visit Tillamook Forest Center

John Turland and Jasjit Walia at the mai n entrance
Originally uploaded by World Forest Institute.

The Tillamook Forest Center opened in April and Fellows toured the new facility along with small woodland owners during the Oregon Small Woodlands Association annual meeting. The Tillamook Forest Center is located at the heart of the Tillamook State Forest, and is the region’s newest interpretive and educational center. The center showcases the legacy of the historic Tillamook Burn, as well as the monumental reforestation efforts that left a permanent imprint on Oregon history while also shaping sustainable forest management today. For more photos, click on Jasjit and John.

Kyungtae Park presents on Korean Forestry

Kyungtae introduced Korea, Korean forestry, green building advances, and Eagon to WFC staff and guests. We learned that since the 1960s South Korea has developed very rapidly. Korea is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and nearly 20 million of the country’s 48 million citizens live around the capital city of Seoul. Recently, the market for green building materials has begun to develop, with an emphasis on products thatpromote a healthy, energy efficient environment.

The April 2006 WFI Update can now be downloaded at:
http://wfi.worldforestry.org/WFIupdate4.06.pdf

In this issue:
* Welcome to new Australian Fellow, John Turland
* Kyungtae Park to present on Korean forests and Green Building (see link http://wfi.worldforestry.org/korean%20forestry%20talk.pdf)
* Director Sara Wu visits with alumni in Taiwan and Japan
* Photos from other recent events

Thanks,
Angie
WFI Program Manager