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The Rural Technology Initiative is involved in research and
technology development that relates to many different forestry
organizations
and communities. Often these relations will present an opportunity
for RTI to communicate the objectives and progress of its projects
to an annual meeting, consortium, seminar or field day. Below
are some of the events that RTI has been involved in.
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2008 Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition
Prince George, BC
June 2, 2008
This PDF is the presentation given at the conference by Larry Mason of the Rural Technology Initiative. To see the narrative text that accompanies this presentation, place your mouse cursor over the  icon in the upper left corner of each slide. |
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Annual Review:
College of Forest Resources Research Centers
April 18, 2008
The College administers five interdisciplinary centers, two of them jointly with other UW academic units. Centers at the UW generally focus on research and outreach. Although centers do not administer academic programs, they are an important resource for graduate and undergraduate student learning and research. View the streaming video presentations from this review by clicking here.
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College of Forest Resources Graduate Student Symposium
February 29, 2008
This symposium is a collection of short presentations that reflect the wide array of research being done by graduate students at the College of Forest Resources. The Rural Technology Initiative recorded and produced the presentations to streaming video and made them available here. |
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College of Forest Resources Research and Technology Showcase:
"Biofuels and Bioenergy"
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Northwest Environmental Forum:
Retaining Threatened Working Forest Lands and Enhancing Biodiversity
September 18 , 2007
The Northwest Environmental Forum met on the University of Washington campus in Seattle on September 18, 2007, with 88 leaders in natural resources participating. The presentations and discussion was meant to keep stake holders current with progress in keeping Washington forest lands forested, and to garner input for future direction. View the streaming video presentations and discussion from the forum.
A report from the forum is available here .
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Annual Review:
College of Forest Resources Research Centers
May 17, 2007
The College administers five interdisciplinary centers, two of them jointly with other UW academic units. Centers at the UW generally focus on research and outreach. Although centers do not administer academic programs, they are an important resource for graduate and undergraduate student learning and research. View the streaming video presentations from this review by clicking here.
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College of Forest Resources Graduate Student Symposium
February 23, 2007
This symposium is a collection of short presentations that reflect the wide array of research being done by graduate students at the College of Forest Resources. The Rural Technology Initiative recorded and produced them to streaming video and made them available here. |
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2006 Fall Forestry Seminar
“Trees, Shrubs, and Forest Floor Plants:
Get What You Want From Your Forest”
February 10, 2007
The WSU Forestry Extension hosted another Fall Forestry Seminar that was postponed until February because of inclement weather. The seminar gave practical “How To” information on managing vegetation that makes up family forest understory. The presentations were recorded and can be viewed here.
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Future of Washington's Forest Land Base Forum
November 20-21, 2006
There are 16 presentations from this Forum that cover the findings of the five studies on timber economics, forest structure, and forest conversion authorized by the 2005 Legislature in response to the 2004 Forum. The Forum was constructed to consider the findings of the studies, as presented by the researchers and found in the reports, and propose potential policy outcomes from those findings. |
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Year 2006 Western
Forest Economists Meeting
May 1 - 3, 2006. Mt. Hood, OR
The Western Forest Economists (WFE) have
been meeting each Spring. The three-day conference offers
those interested in forest economics a chance to discuss
current research, issues, and trends. This year RTI President
Bruce Lippke and RTI Forest Economist Kevin Zobrist participated.
Click
here for the proceedings and PowerPoint presentations.
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Coastal Bio-Energy Forum
Olympic Natural Resources Center
April 4, 2006
Sponsored by the Columbia-Pacific Resource Conservation
and Economic Development District, the North Olympic Peninsula
Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Olympic
Natural Resources Center, and the Rural Technology Initiative,
this forum brought together experts and leaders from Washington’s
Coastal Communities to discuss the opportunities and obstacles
for biomass-to-energy development. The
Entire Proceedings are available in streaming video. |
Saving
Washington’s Working Forest Land Base
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November 21-22, 2005 Over 90 people attended and participated
in this forum to discuss potential solutions for Saving
Washington’s
Working Forest Land Base. The attendees included leaders
from the forestry industry, government, environmental groups,
Native American
tribes, land conservation and financing organizations, foundations,
and the Washington legislature. The
published proceedings can be found by clicking here. |
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“Introduction to Small Scale Forestry
Equipment”
Center for Sustainability at UW Pack Forest
Eatonville, WA December 3, 2005
The annual seminar focused on equipping new
forest landowners with knowledge that can be immediately
used to better manage their land. For nearly two decades
forest landowners have been attending these annual events
with 2005 proving to be another success with nearly
100 attendees. Click
here to watch the presentations in streaming video.
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Developing management templates that increase
biodiversity while maintaining economic viability in intensively
managed forests
Speakers: Kevin Zobrist,
Research Scientist for the Rural Technology Initiative, Uof
W and
Dr. Tom Hinckley, Professor, College of Forest Resources, Uof W
September
13th and September
15th, 2005
The University of Washington and RTI are reporting
to the House Committee on Resources and the USDA on the results
of a recently completed study involving biodiversity on intensively
managed forests. Click the above dates for more information.
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Denman Forestry Issues Series presents:
The Changing Northwest Forest Landscape: Keeping It Green
June
2, 2005
The purpose of the Denman Forestry Issues Series
is to provide information and discussion on timely forestry
and natural resources issues. As with all the activities
associated with an academic setting, the ultimate goal
is to inform and educate students, faculty, staff and the
public. Kevin Zobrist, RTI's forest economist,
was invited to present “Economic Viability: The key
to keeping forests green”, and sit on the discussion
panel.
Here's a link to a PDF file of Kevin's
presentation.
Click here to watch the streaming video
of this Denman series.
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June 15, 2005
NCSSF's
mission is to improve the scientific basis for the design,
conduct and evaluation of sustainable forest practices in
the United States. NCSSF sponsors work of the highest technical
quality that is relevant to the urgent needs of forest managers,
practitioners and policymakers. They invited Tom Hinckley,
Kevin Zobrist and Michael Andreu to the annual meeting in
Portland, ME to present the results of the work accomplished
with their research grant. The presentation title was "Templates
for forest sustainability on intensively managed private
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An International Conference
on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge and Technology
May 11-13, 2005
McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, Oregon
This conference was to present knowledge
and technology transfer theories, methods, and case studies
toward
improving the
ability of forest science organizations
to understand how to successfully influence the adoption of innovations they
generate. Bruce Lippke, Larry Mason, Jim McCarter and Matt McLaughlin represented
RTI as presenters at the conference. |
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The 40th Annual Western
Forest Economists Meeting
May 2-4, 2005, Mt. Hood, OR
For 40 years, the Western Forest Economists (WFE) have been
meeting each Spring. This three-day conference offers those
interested in forest economics a chance to discuss current
research, issues, and trends. RTI had Kevin Zobrist and Elaine
Oneil present on regulatory effects on forest economics. |
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WFFA Annual Meeting
April 21 - 23, 2005, Ocean Shores,
WA
The
WFFA is the voice for family tree farmers in Washington
State. Their mission is to protect the economic viability
of the small forest landowner while providing forest resource
benefits such as clean water, clean air, and fish and wildlife
habitat. RTI's Kevin Zobrist and Ara Erickson went to the
annual meeting to spread information on new forest technologies.
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SAF 2005 Tri-Society Annual Meeting:
Corps of Discovery:
Foresters Walking in the
Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
Inland Empire, Oregon and Washington, April 13-15,
Lewiston,
ID
Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters
has been dedicated to improving the health and productivity
of America's
forests. Elaine Oneil and Roje Gootee were invited to present
during the 3 day event.
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International
Symposium on Red Alder:
A State of Knowledge
University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture
March 23-25, 2005 • Seattle, WA
The alder symposium was attended by over 170 interested
individuals including: small private forest owners, contractors,
industrial foresters, state and federal agency employees,
land trust managers, forest consultants, tribal forest managers,
extension services, and a host of faculty and staff from
university research institutions. The entire proceedings
have been edited and converted to streaming video, and can
be viewed from the Alder
Symposium webpage.
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Family
Foresters Workshop
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13th Annual Workshop; January 2005; Coeur d'Alene, ID
This workshop was designed to give family
foresters the knowledge and skills to manage their property.
It was meant to strengthen the skills of consulting foresters,
state-employed service foresters, and other natural resource
professionals who work with family forest owners; and to
serve as a forum to provide updates on emerging technology
and
knowledge applicable to family forests. Click
here to go to the streaming video directory for this workshop. |
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Fall Forestry
Educational Seminar:
" Forest Technology"
November 13, 2004
This one day seminar took place at UW Pack
Forest. It was an opportunity
for owners of private forest land, professional foresters,
and
accredited loggers in Washington to learn about existing
and future technologies as applied to managed second-growth
forests. The presentations from the seminar are
available on-line via streaming video. Click
here to go to the directory.
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CFR Alumni
Association Annual Meeting
November 5, 2004
The Rural Technology Initiative was invited
to showcase the program to CFR alumni. The presentations
centered on the use of software technology and how it is
being used to improve forestry in Washington. The showcase
also did well to reveal the partnership that has grown between
the College of Forest Resources and the Rural Technology
Initiative.
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The Washington Hardwoods Commission
Annual Meeting
June 24, 2004 in Mount Vernon
The Washington Hardwoods Commission was created
by the WA State Legislature to promote hardwoods in our state's
forests. Kevin Zobrist gave a presentation titled "Economic
and Silvicultural Opportunities for Red Alder Management." |
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5, 2004
NCSSF's
mission is to improve the scientific basis for the design,
conduct and evaluation of sustainable forest practices in
the United States. NCSSF sponsors work of the highest technical
quality that is relevant to the urgent needs of forest managers,
practitioners and policymakers. They invited Tom Hinckley
and Kevin Zobrist to the annual meeting in Boulder, CO to
present information about "Templates for forest sustainability
on intensively managed private forests". |
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Smallwood 2004: Creating Solutions
for Using Small Trees
May 18-21, 2004, Sacramento, CA
The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit
technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information
network for all segments of the forest products industry —
from standing tree to finished product. Larry Mason presented
"Market and Non-market Values of Fuel Reductions".
View Larry's presentation by clicking
here, or other presentations from the conference by clicking
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4th Annual ANREP Conference
(Association
of Natural Resource Extension Professionals)
ANREP is a national association for Cooperative Extension
Service (CES) professionals working in environmental education,
fisheries, forestry, wood sciences, range, recreation, waste
management, water, wildlife, and related disciplines. Luke
Rogers and Don Hanley attended this year's annual meeting
on May 18 in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Luke presented "Streaming
Video Plus - A New Internet Experience That Is More Like
A Live Classroom". Here's a link
to the poster presentation. |
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WA SAF Annual
Meeting
Wildlife and Forest Management Interactions
Port Angeles, WA, May 13-14, 2004
Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters has been dedicated
to improving the health and productivity of America's forests.
Kevin Ceder was invited to present on the Landscape Management
System and how it can be used in wildlife habitat modeling. |
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Arbor Day Fair 2004
May 5th - 7th, 2004
The RTI continues to volunteer at the UW Arbor
Day Fair held at the UW's College of Forest Resources. We
recognize the importance of teaching our youth the value
of our forests, and use these three days to share this importance
with them. If you're interested in volunteering next year, click
here. |
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WFFA Annual Meeting
April 29- May 1, 2004,Chelan, WA
The WFFA
is the voice for family tree farmers in Washington State.
Their mission is to protect the economic viability of the
small forest landowner while providing forest resource benefits
such as clean water, clean air, and fish and wildlife habitat.
RTI's Larry Mason and Elaine Oneil went to the annual meeting
to spread information on new forest technologies.
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Intertribal Timber Council Meeting
April 25-30, 2004
Quinault Lodge at Ocean Shores, WA
The
ITC is a nonprofit nation-wide consortium of Indian
Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and individuals dedicated
to improving the management of natural resources of importance
to Native American communities. Larry Mason and Luke Rogers
instructed a one day Landscape Management System training
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Denman Forest Series, March 8, 2004
College of Forest Resources,
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Wildfire in the West
The Denman Forestry Issues Series provides information and
discussion on timely forestry and natural
resources issues. Larry Mason participated in the Winter 2004
series by presenting "Market and Non-market
Values of Fuels Reductions". You can view
his presentation, and others, via UWTV streaming video by
clicking
here. |
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Innovation for
Survival of the Northwest Forest Sector: An Integrated Approach
RTI hosted this one day conference at the WSU-Puyallup Research
and Extension Center on November 18th, 2003. It covers different
innovations in forest management, forest products, and marketing.
The presentations are now available through streaming video,
and can be viewed by clicking
here. |
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2003 Fall Forestry Educational
Seminar:
"Wildlife in Working Forests"
This one day seminar took place at UW Pack Forest in Eatonville on November
15th, 2003. It goes into the effects of small forest management on the wildlife
in Washington. Some of the presentations from the seminar are available on-line
via streaming video. Click
here to go to the directory.
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Washington Hardwoods Commission
Annual Meeting
UW Pack Forest, June 19th, 2003
RTI was invited to to make two presentations during the meeting,
and also lead a Riparian Management Zone field trip. Below
is Larry Mason's slide presentation and video coverage of
the field trip.
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Year
2003 WFE Meeting
For over 30 years, the Western Forest Economists (WFE) have
been meeting each Spring. This three-day conference offers
those interested in forest economics a chance to discuss
current research, issues, and trends. RTI had a number of
presentations at this years Western Forest Economist annual
meeting (May 5-7, 2003). |
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ARBOR DAY FAIR
This is a special environmental education event for organized
school groups K-3rd grade at the University of
Washington's College of Forest Resources. This year it took
place April 30 - May 2, 2003, and attracted over 700
youths from the Seattle community. RTI ran the "High
Tech Forest" at the fair for the second year in a row,
and received very positive responses from both the children
and their teachers. Here is a link to the "Virtual
Forest" that was put together and presented by RTI
at the fair.
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The Pacific
Logging Congress In the Woods Show was great! If you
have not been then mark your calendar for October 3-6,
2005. It will be held in Victory, British Columbia. Below
are some of the machines we saw workin' in the woods... |
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This is just one of the many single-grip
harvesters we saw at the show. There was equipment and school
kids everywhere. Click to see
the video. |
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