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WORLD CENTER 2015 ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE Executive Director

The World Forestry Center name is familiar provided the majority of the world’s to many people here in Portland, but few and served as the fundamental resource have more than a vague idea of all that for housing, transportation, and food. we do. A majority of our visitors have Now, with a growing awareness that we seen our museum or attended events on must reduce our dependence on fossil THE WORLD FORESTRY our four-building campus. But not many fuels, society turns once again to to CENTER’S WORK realize what goes on behind the scenes meet the ever-growing needs of humanity. or the full range of our efforts to connect With the added factor of a five-fold REFLECTS WHAT I HAVE people to the importance of forests and growth in world population since the time DONE MY ENTIRE the practice of sustainable forestry. fossil fuels first came into use, the pressure CAREER, HELPING on forests is even greater. Though our roots are regional, dating back PEOPLE UNDERSTAND to the 1905 construction of the well-loved Today, we at the World Forestry Center PRODUCTS forestry building for the Lewis and Clark are exploring new partnerships to build AND WHAT THE Exposition, today our role is globally understanding among leaders around impactful. In 1986, we began programs the globe that make decisions that affect IS ABOUT. OUR WORK IS to train professionals from around the world, our forests. We must keep improving our CRITICALLY IMPORTANT helping teachers use forests as a stimulating management of forests to help us through FOR THE UNITED STATES and relevant context for learning, helping the enormous economic and political AND FOR COUNTRIES international gain skills to lead transitions that lie before us. Your support their countries into new forestry practices, of the World Forestry Center gives us the AROUND THE WORLD. and helping timberland owners navigate ability to connect people to the vital the turbulent world of the wood trade importance of healthy forests and of –  David Hampton market. Those programs continue today sustainable forestry practices worldwide. Chair of the Board and have produced a worldwide network We are excited to show you what’s next. of professionals whose widening influence Thank you for your support. is felt in forests on six continents.

Looking forward, we continue to see much to do. Prior to the introduction and exploitation of fossil fuels, forest products Eric Vines Executive Director Executive Committee Board of Directors THE WORLD FORESTRY CENTER IS A 501(C)(3) Patty Bedient David Hampton Eric Schooler Matt Donegan Barbara M. Karmel John W. Warjone NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO Greg Fullem Mark Norby Rick H. Wollenberg CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF Board of Directors SUSTAINABLY MANAGED Kathy Abusow Gary S. Hartshorn Edward J. Ray FORESTS. Jennifer Allen Whit Hill John Shelk Michael A. Barnes Russ Hoeflich Richard N. Smith Nils D. Christoffersen Cherie Kearney Court Stanley Mike Clutter Thomas Maness Ed Sweeten Kaarsten Turner Dalby Joseph B. McKeown Hank Swigert Doug Decker Harry A. Merlo David R. Syre Allyn C. Ford Dennis Neilson Court Washburn Roje S. Gootee David Nunes Thomas Wheeler Victor Haley Jeff Nuss John H. Wilkinson MEMORIAM Jes M. Hansen Claudio L. Ortolan James L. Workman In 2015 the World Forestry Center was saddened by the passing of two members of the Honorary/Advisory Board of Directors Board of Directors: John Blackwell Orcilia Zuñiga Forbes* G. Web Ross William H. Bradley Alan Goudy Darrell Schroeder * Orcilia Zuñiga Forbes, Jim Brown Guilermo Güell Jean-Claude Seve Director 1981-1991, Belmiro de Azevedo Thorry Gunnersen Dieter Siempelkamp serving as Treasurer 2002-2006 and Honorary Dean D. DeChaine Giles Hotelin Amir Sunarko Director 2012-2015, Dan Dutton Peter Koehler* George Swindells died August 28, 2015, Red Emmerson Young-Ju Park in Portland, Oregon.

* Peter H. Koehler, Senior Management Staff Director 1972-1997, Executive Director Development Director WFI Director Vice President 1979-1989, Eric Vines Wendy Mitchell Sara Wu Chairperson 1989-1991, President 1990-1991 Financial Director Director Senior Fellow and Honorary Director Darlene Boles Rob Pierce Rick Zenn 1997-2015, died Event Services Director Public Programs Director November 2, 2015, Jennifer Kent Mark Reed in Portland, Oregon.

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 3 Global Connections.

3 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report World Forest Institute 2015 Conferences

The World Forestry Center hosted its 11th Who Will Own the Forest? and 5th Forest Products Forum conferences in September. The events attracted a combined audience of more than 450 professionals from the forest industry, investment, legal, and conservation sectors from around the world.

The annual Who Will Own the Forest? conference focused on institutional timberland investing and featured 48 speakers in a wide-ranging agenda that also featured two World Forest Institute alumni: John Turland (New Zealand) spoke about Asia-Pacific and Ke Dong (China) joined a panel discussion on illegal log trade and timber tracking. Other topics included: the outlook on timber, timber versus alternatives, regional valuation trends, institutional investor concerns, the forest financing landscape, inventory technology, seedling advances, investing in carbon offsets, services, cultivating the next generation of timberland managers, updates on overseas investing, and the bio-fuels market.

Co-organized by the World Forest Institute and Forest Economic Advisors, the Forest Products Forum featured experts from Forest Economic Advisors as well as guest speakers offering forward-looking perspectives on the wood products, tim- ber, wood , and sectors.

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 4 Global Leaders Gather for Summer Institute Since 1996, the World Forestry Center has invited experienced leaders in education, management, and strategic communication from around the globe to tour our forests, explore new ways to collaborate, advance teaching, and learn about the world’s forests.

The Class of 2015 arrived July 12. Led by Senior Fellow Rick Zenn and assisted by Liz Langford of Australia and WFI Fellowship Program Manager Shadia Duery, the group visited sites on Mount St. Helens, Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Bull Run Watershed, and the Mount Hood National Forest to meet local experts and discuss content topics ranging from to supporting rural economies.

The International Education Institute is supported by grants and donations. A special thanks goes out to the Paul and Sally McCracken Fund at Oregon Community Foundation, Gray Family Foundation, Washington County Small Woodlands Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, American Forest Foundation, and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.

Many thanks to our hosts and volunteers: Dr. Ed Jensen, Sue Baker, Bonnie WE IN INDIA ARE A GREAT FRATERNITY, Glendenning, Bill Wood, Suzie Slockish SO THE THINGS I LEARNED WILL BE SHARED and family, Todd Cummings, Mark and THROUGH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE Dawn Smith, Erik Lease and Brian Bradac, Lisa Veino and Lauren Holwege, driver COUNTRY. ALL THE TOPICS COVERED WERE USEFUL Patricia Sweet, and the great staff of TO ME. IT WAS A WEEK FULL OF KNOWLEDGE THAT the Menucha Conference Center. GAVE ME IDEAS TO WORK ON FOR A YEAR. Administrative support was provided by WFI Senior Program Manager Chandalin Bennett and summer intern – Subash Chandler Jiadong Ye from University of British Haryana, India Columbia School of Forestry.

5 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report AMERICAN FOREST Senior Fellow Invited to Speak FOUNDATION HONORS in Malaysia, , New York, ZENN WITH THE & Oregon RUDOLPH SCHAFER AWARD The American Forest Foundation (AFF) honored Senior Fellow Rick Zenn with the prestigious Rudolph Schafer Award for lifetime achievement and his commitment to the foundation’s national Project Learning (PLT) program. The award was presented by Senior Fellow Rick Zenn, a 26-year Kinabatangan River with a BBC film AFF Senior Vice President veteran at the World Forestry Center, crew and forest researchers at the of Education Kathy McGlauflin had an exceptionally busy 2015. Danau Girang Field Centre operated on June 8, 2015, at the PLT by Cardiff University. In January, Rick was the keynote speaker International Coordinators’ at the Forests Today & Forever annual In October, Rick was an honored guest of Conference in Saratoga meeting in Eugene, Oregon. In April, he the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute Springs, NY. was invited to lead a workshop for local (TFRI), Taiwan (TFB), Rick has represented the World teachers at the Tualatin River National and National Taiwan Normal University Forestry Center on PLT’s national Refuge in Sherwood, Oregon, (NTNU) as one of two speakers selected operations committee for more and in June he led a “Global Connections” from the U.S. to speak at NTNU’s than 20 years. “Thousands of seminar at the Project Learning Tree international education conference in educators and millions of International Coordinators Conference . He toured the Taroko National students have benefited from in Sarasota Springs, New York. While Park and several of the country’s forestry Rick’s expertise, leadership, in New York, he visited the SUNY education centers with Alumni Fellows and dedicated service to PLT Environmental Science and Forestry of the World Forest Institute. and the field of education over Center in the 15,000-acre Huntington “In 2015 I learned to keep my bags many years,” McGlauflin noted. Forest in the Adirondack Mountains packed,” Rick said. “It was a great “The Rudy” is PLT’s highest near Lake Placid and Grey Towers— honor to travel and represent the national recognition named Gifford Pinchot’s historic family estate World Forestry Center.” after Rudolph Schafer who in Milford, Pennsylvania. founded PLT in 1976. Rick is In August, he traveled to Malaysian the fourth person to have ever Borneo to speak at the Rhythms and received the award. Rimba ROR! Wildlife Festival held captions: Above: Senior Fellow Rick Zenn at at the Discovery Center in International Environmental Education the famous Sepilok Forest managed Conference at National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, October 2015. by the Sabah Forestry Department. Bottom: End of the trail at Sabah Forestry He also spent three days on the Department Rainforest Discovery Center, Sandikan, Malaysia, August 2015. Photos courtesy of Rick Zenn.

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 6 The 2015 World Forest Institute Fellows

In 2015, the World Forest Institute (WFI) hosted seven exceptional professionals in its International Fellowship Program.

To date, WFI has hosted Enkeleda Pjetri Sarita Lama Qingxin Liu Carol Koh Albania Nepal over 130 Fellows from China Taiwan 40 different countries.

Miguel Sanchez Stuty Maskey Robert Mijol Bolivia Nepal Malaysia

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT: BOLIVIA GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT: MALAYSIA

Miguel Sanchez came to WFI to learn Robert Mijol works for the Sabah Forestry about forest nursery practices. Back in Department in Malaysia and came to WFI his homeland in La Paz, he operated a for six months to study mechanisms of small teaching nursery on the univeristy's payments for services. He campus. While in the program he toured was researching how to implement such various forest nurseries, learning about systems in the forest reserves of Borneo. The program brings leaders in operations and management. forestry from around the world Upon return to Malaysia, Robert was to Oregon for six months to learn Thanks to his experience gained here, granted the opportunity to fully manage about best practices in forestry he now works for the Bolivian National the Ulu Segama-Malua Sustainable Forest and to apply what they learn to Forest Development Fund, a decentralized Management project – a large-scale, improve communities in their public entity responsible for financing multi-stakeholder and home countries. programs and projects aimed at sustainable rehabilitation project. The training he and integrated forest development in received at WFI was invaluable in preparing Bolivia. As the Forest Nursery Specialist him to take on this leadership role. he provides vital input on operations for the whole country.

7 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report World Forest Institute Update

The World Forest Institute (WFI) signed two important agreements with Asian forestry agencies to participate in its International Fellowship program.

In the presence of the U.S. Ambassador WFI also signed a Memorandum CLIMATE SCIENTIST to Malaysia, Joseph Yun, and with of Understanding with Director DR. STEVEN RUNNING Portland Metro Council President Lu Wenming, head of the Division LECTURES AT WORLD Tom Hughes representing the World of International Cooperation at the FORESTRY CENTER Forestry Center, the Sabah State Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF). Forestry Department of Malaysia CAF is active in academic exchanges On December 9 the World endorsed a Notes of Cooperation and has established cooperative Forestry Center, The Nature with WFI to nominate professionals relations with more than 20 national Conservancy, and the Pinchot to the Fellowship program over the and international organizations. WFI Institute for Conservation hosted next four years. is excited to welcome CAF researchers a public lecture reporting on the

to its Fellowship program. UN Climate Change Conference that was held in Paris, France. In July, Executive Director Eric Vines visited forests in Germany and Austria, Dr. Steven Running is a Regents taking time to meet with international director Dieter Siempelkamp. Professor at the University of Montana and was a chapter Lead Eric also traveled to Durban, South Africa, Author for the 4th Assessment of to participate in the first Timberland the Intergovernmental Panel on and Conference on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr. Running the African continent, organized by contributed to the reports of the international director Dennis Neilson. IPCC, which shared the Nobel While in Durban he attended the Peace Prize in 2007. He was , a once in “on the ground” at the WFC while five-year gathering of forestry NGOs the UN Framework Convention on hosted by the Food and Climate Change took place. He Organization of the . talked about the latest climate negotiations and the specific role global forests have in the captions: Above: Eric Vines (left) and Dieter Siempelkamp Earth’s climate system. At top right: Dr. Steven Running

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 8 Regional Roots.

9 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report A PREMIER EVENT SPACE

Over 200 groups rented our premier event space. Some Youth Education Programs of those groups included: The World Forestry Center’s Education Department partnered with the U.S. Forest The Beck Group Service (USFS) and Oregon State University (OSU) in 2015. Bureau of Environmental Services City of Portland Parks & Recreation Thanks to the support of the USFS, the WFC Forest Economic Advisors Education Department took 400 under-served Greater Portland youth on a two-day forest adventure called Education Network Greenwood Resources Forests Inside Out. With the help of local high Intertwine Alliance school students serving as mentors, students met The Nature Conservancy with USFS rangers and hiked the Columbia The Northwest Community River Gorge. Forest Coalition Oregon Department of Forestry The Education Department hosted 944 elementary Oregon Forest Resources Institute students for OSU’s Wood Magic Program. The Oregon Mycological Society program is an interactive experience designed to Oregon State University educate students about the wonders of wood as Oregon Truffle Festival a material and encourages them to think about Portland Wholesale resource issues. Association Society of American Foresters SOLVE Sustainable Northwest Sutherland U.S. Department of Agriculture Education at the Discovery Museum U.S. Forest Service, PNW Region Western Forestry and and Magness Memorial Conservation Association Western Hardwood Association World Affairs Council World Wildlife Fund

The Education Department inspired 3,728 students and Magness Memorial Tree Farm 112 school groups with tours of the Discovery Museum. hosted 51 school groups and 2,144 students.

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 10 Art Gallery The Art Gallery advances the WFC mission through the arts.

The World Forestry Center is committed to partnering with nonprofits and local craftsmen to showcase art inspired by nature and sustainable forestry. To foster community outreach and engagement, the Art Gallery exhibits are free of charge.

the Geezer Gallery – y – May through September

the Portland Child Art Studio – y – October through November

the Joinery – y – December through January

11 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report 2015 Operating Revenues and Expenses

Public Education Programs 12,25

Professional Education Development 59,29 Programs 90,00 21 2 REVENUE

2,5,9 20,1 External Relations

9,9 55,10 1 20 Investment Facility Income Rentals

Administrative Public Education 55,9 Programs 59,205 20 22

EPENSES

2,19 2,2,05 Development 11 52,9 20 Professional Education Programs 9, 19 202,901 Facility Rentals External Relations

World Forestry Center // worldforestry.org 12 2015 Donors

President’s Club and Canopy Club Corporate Members WE ARE GRATEFUL Collins Roseburg Forest Products GreenWood Resources Stoel Rives TO OUR 2015 DONORS FOR THEIR ONGOING Crown Club and Friends of the Forest Corporate Members SUPPORT. Freres Foundation IFA Nurseries Terra Verde Inc. Gramark Companies Port Blakely Tree Farms Thompson Tree Farm The Giustina Foundation Lone Rock Timber Walsh Trucking Harrigan Lumber Co. RSG Forest Products

Gifts of $100,000 or more The Collins Foundation William Hagenstein Estate Merlo Foundation

Gifts of $10,000 to $99,999 Barbara Bledsoe The Helen B. Sutherland Amir Sunarko Chevron Corporation Foundation via Scott Howard William Swindells Fund ESCO Foundation Honzel Family Foundation of Oregon Community David & Brette Hampton Linda Millard Foundation Hampton Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. L.L. Stewart Stimson Lumber Company of Oregon Community Subfund 1 of Oregon United States Forest Service Foundation Community Foundation The Wollenberg Foundation

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 John & Christina Blackwell Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. L.L. Stewart Friends of Paul Bunyan Family Foundation Trust Subfund 2 of Oregon Foundation Paul & Sally McCracken Community Foundation Joseph E. Weston Public Fund of Oregon Community Washington County Small Foundation Foundation Woodlands Association Juan Young Trust Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

13 World Forestry Center // 2015 Annual Report Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999 The A.J. Frank Family Foundation Green Diamond Resources NW Farm Credit Services Patty Bedient Victor and Elizabeth Haley Patrick Lumber Co. James E. Brown Jes & Margaret Hansen The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation Columbia Bank Whit Hill Eric & Dianne Schooler Columbia County Small Jim Brown Consulting John & Linda Shelk Woodlands Association Forestry, LLC Shelk Fisher Family Foundation Dean & Joan DeChaine Barbara Karmel Sustainable Forestry Initiative Flowerree Foundation Gordon King Edwin Sweeten Alan Goudy Joanne M. Lilley Walker Family Foundation Achsah J. Graham Prudence Miller Wildwood Investments, Inc. The Gray Family Foundation Mark & Connie Norby John & Judy Wilkinson

Gifts of $250 to $999 Morris & Dorothy Bergman Cherie Kearney Richard Sohn Ke Dong S. Kenneth Kirn Richard Strachan Forestry Suppliers, Inc. William Lansing Eric Vines MEMORIAM Gregory Fullem & Cynthia & Richard Magness James & Kimberley In Memory of Janna Davydova New Belgium Brewing Workman Michael Krause William & Patricia Galligan Prairie Foundation Ellen Louison

Gifts of $100 to $249 In Memory of Michael Barnes Ronald Koenigh James Schneider Paul & Sally McCracken Lawrence Beckius Charlie Krebs Gary Springer John McCracken Robert Blum McKinstry Charitable Foundation United Way of the In Memory of Cameron Winery Hester Nau Columbia-Willamette Richard Posekany John Crowell Pacific NW Federal Marsha Vogel Laurie Coventry Nancy Cummings Credit Union Vogel Charitable Foundation Lynn Ferguson James Rombach Zenn Family A.J. Frank Family Foundation Robert Hazen Society of American Foresters, Zephyr Photo Productions Rick Herson Oregon Society Robert Freund & Anne Greenwood Gifts up to $99 Alan Goudy Scott Armbruster Charles Lember Dennis Payne Edith Neff Peter Belluschi & Sharon Holland Josephine Pope Phyllis Posekany Warren Bland Bob Lovgren Portland Garden Club In Memory of BSA Troop 221 Robert Madsen Bobbie Richey Wendell Walker Sahith Chandra Bruce Mateer Robert L. Miller Associates George & Gayle Tinker Robert Cone Alan Maul Irene Rowan Pauline Ellett Jessi Mauley Shana Smythe We have made every effort to Carl George Jill McDonald Sue Sutter include all donors from 2015. Sarah Gorman Wendy Mitchell Jim Weidenbaum Please notify Wendy Mitchell of any changes so that we can correct Robert Hilliard Victor Musselman Wells Fargo Bank our records by sending an email to [email protected]. Jean Hoffman Don Nearhood Wells Fargo Foundation Thank you. Kroger-Fred Meyer Benjamin Negrete Michael Wheeler & Victoria Fernandez Robert Williams

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