General News

Chandra Ferrari
January 24, 2025

Chandra joined Governor Kotek’s office in April 2024 as a Natural Resources Policy Advisor.  Chandra has nearly twenty years of experience working for public and non-profit entities on natural resource issues.  She most recently served as the Deputy Habitat…Click for More

Galen G. Schuler
January 24, 2025

Galen is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs for Green Diamond Resource Company, which owns and manages over 1.6 million acres of working forest lands in California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Green Diamond is a part of a…Click for More

Debbie Colbert
January 24, 2025

Debbie Colbert was appointed Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife director in May 2024 and is the first woman to ever be appointed to the permanent ODFW Director position in the agency’s long history.

She has served Oregon for more…Click for More

Tere O’Rourke, CEO
January 24, 2025

Tere O’Rourke has worked in natural resources management for over 40 years. She has worked for private businesses, federal government, international programs and non-governmental organizations. She is the CEO of Natural Resource Solutions, LLC, providing technical assistance for habitat…Click for More

Rebecca Barnard
January 17, 2025

As the Forestry Certification Manager for Sappi North America, Inc. (SNA), Rebecca manages Sappi’s FSC®, SFI® and PEFC Chain-of-Custody certificates, FSC Controlled Wood Certificate and SFI Fiber Sourcing Certificate. Rebecca provides training, support and strategic direction on certifications to…Click for More

2024 ORTWS Board Nominations & Elections
March 20, 2024

Are you interested in becoming more involved with the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ORTWS)? Or, do you know someone who may be interested in a leadership position with ORTWS? By running for an elected position…Click for More

2023 Grant Recipient Report – FT&F
September 8, 2023

  August 28, 2023
2023 Grant Report by Forests Today & Forever to The Wildlife Society, Oregon Chapter
Forests Today & Forever used the $400 granted by the Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society to purchase owl…Click for More

2022 Winter Wildlife Field Days Grant Report
August 5, 2022

Winter Wildlife Field Days is a family-friendly event that invites the public to get involved with nature. This year, starting from March 1-31, all 21 community members created dozens of things for participants to explore the beauty of nature,…Click for More

2022 Grant Recipient Report – FT&F
July 26, 2022

Grant Report by Forests Today & Forever to The Wildlife Society, Oregon Chapter
Forests Today & Forever used the $1,325.00 granted by the Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society to
purchase owl pellets for our Forest Field Day program, a field-based…Click for More

Workshop: Forest Stewards – 2022
June 9, 2022

Forest Stewards Workshop June 2022