Sunday, April 27, 2008
Oregon Small Woodlands Association Annual Meeting
Fellows traveled to Florence, Oregon, for the OSWA annual meeting and tree school. What a trip! Local woodlands owners were kind enough to help us learn to dig for clams and cook up chowder and fritters, and also toured us around their woodlands. Click on Linsen and Mari for more photos.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Silver Falls State Park
Fellows visited with managers at Silver Falls State Park, an Oregon State Park. Park staff discussed visitor management and long term plans for accomodating growth in visits. Click on Min for more photos.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Arbor Day at Hoyt Arboretum
Fellows participated in the 2008 Arbor Day Celebration hosted by Parks and Recreation at Hoyt Arboretum. Click on the Min, Mari, and Namgon for more photos.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
April 2008 WFI Update Now Available
The newest WFI Update can now be downloaded from: http://wfi.worldforestrycenter.org/WFIupdate4.08.pdf
In this issue, find articles on:
*Brazilian Fellow
*Welcome to
*International Builders Conference in
*Updates from our Alumni
Thanks,
Angie, Program Manager
WFI Welcomes Min Zhao
In February WFI welcomed Dr. Min Zhao from China for a twelve month Fellowship. Min is sponsored by her employer, Shanghai Normal University, where she teaches and researches.
During her Fellowship Min will be exploring how to evaluate urban forest functions. “Urban forests play an important role in building a beautiful environment for people, and urban trees contribute significantly to environmental quality and human health,” says Min. “Unfortunately, little is known about the urban forest resource and what it contributes to the local and regional society and economy, especially in Chinese cities.” Min will spend her Fellowship examining the feasibility of using US-developed models to quantify urban forest effects. She hopes that these models will allow her to estimate urban forest carbon sequestration and impacts on air quality.
Besides learning to run the available models, Min will broaden her knowledge about US urban forest management during her Fellowship. She will spend time interviewing professional urban foresters, visiting urban forests and research sites, and attending conferences.
This is Min’s first time outside of China, and she is excitedly experiencing all that Oregon has to offer. “Oregon is a good place, with many green trees and many natural forests,” says Min. “I especially like that American people are very nice and they like to communicate with me.”
During her Fellowship Min will be exploring how to evaluate urban forest functions. “Urban forests play an important role in building a beautiful environment for people, and urban trees contribute significantly to environmental quality and human health,” says Min. “Unfortunately, little is known about the urban forest resource and what it contributes to the local and regional society and economy, especially in Chinese cities.” Min will spend her Fellowship examining the feasibility of using US-developed models to quantify urban forest effects. She hopes that these models will allow her to estimate urban forest carbon sequestration and impacts on air quality.
Besides learning to run the available models, Min will broaden her knowledge about US urban forest management during her Fellowship. She will spend time interviewing professional urban foresters, visiting urban forests and research sites, and attending conferences.
This is Min’s first time outside of China, and she is excitedly experiencing all that Oregon has to offer. “Oregon is a good place, with many green trees and many natural forests,” says Min. “I especially like that American people are very nice and they like to communicate with me.”
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