In May, InvestigateWest and the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication held a pair of special events with more than a dozen experts on the challenges and opportunities posed by Oregon’s forests.
Watch video clips from the Portland symposium below.
Video Introduction: Rep. Peter DeFazio, U.S. Representative from Oregon’s 4th District
The Missing Middle: Toward a Model of Sustainable Forestry for Oregon’s Private and Public Forestlands
Moderator:
Robert McClure, Executive Director, InvestigateWest
Panelists:
Brent Davies, Director of Forestry, Ecotrust
Peter Hayes, Co-owner, Hyla Woods and former Oregon Board of Forestry member
George McKinley, Executive Director, Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative
Forests on Fire: The Rising Costs of Action (and Inaction) Against Wildfire
Moderator:
Dave Miller, Host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud
Panelists:
Timothy Ingalsbee, Executive Director, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology
Cassandra Moseley, Director, Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon
Craig Letz, independent fire management consultant
Keynote Interview: Rep. Kurt Schrader, U.S. Representative from Oregon’s 5th District
Lessons From John Day: The Pay-off and Promise of Collaborative Restoration Projects
Moderator:
Ben DeJarnette, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and contributor at InvestigateWest
Panelists:
Susan Jane Brown, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center
Bruce Daucsavage, President, Ochoco Lumber Company
Patrick Shannon, Director, Forest Program for Sustainable Northwest
