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Forester Brad Moehlmann of Plum Creek Timber presents a grant award from the Plum Creek Foundation for $2,500 to FT&F Board Member Bill Wykoop and Program Coordinator LaRae Ash at Seneca Jones Timber Company.

Forester Brad Moehlmann of Plum Creek Timber presents a grant award from the Plum Creek Foundation for $2,500 to FT&F Board Member Bill Wykoop and Program Coordinator LaRae Ash at Seneca Jones Timber Company.

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New grants received in support of 2010 Forest Field Days and Forest Discovery Tours

It is with great appreciation that Forests Today & Forever accepts several grants in support of its 2010 educational programs. Without the contributions of our sponsors, our volunteers, local businesses and the numerous foundations, we could not fulfill our mission of promoting forest stewardship through education.

We thank the Woodard Family Foundation of Cottage Grove for its award of $1,000 in support our 2010 summer Forest Discovery Tours series, which is free to the public and designed to illustrate the current forestry practices of local public and private landowners and managers in Lane County.

The Woodard family is the founder of the Woodard Lumber Company, which was in operation near the current site for the Cottage Grove Dam until 1957. The Woodard Family Foundation began in 1952 with the mission of "assisting charitable organizations in developing the internal capacity to meet present and future needs; not to remove responsibilities from people." The family remains an active employer in the Cottage Grove area, and over the years, it has helped to found a hospital, library, resort, and a retirement community, among many other good works.

We also thank the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation for its continued support through a recent grant award of $5,000 for the Forest Field Day program. This year, 1,300 middle school students — with their teachers and parent chaperones — will learn the basics of land management and resource protection on three family tree farms using an interdisciplinary curricula based on the real-life scenario of a family inheriting timbered property. We are pleased to say that local Weyerhaeuser employees annually donate close to 150 hours of time and expertise to our Forest Field Days.

Since 1948 — in keeping with its goal of releasing the potential in people to strengthen communities and advance sustainability — the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation has directed more than $195 million to the communities where Weyerhaeuser employees work, live and play. Nationwide, its annual philanthropic budget totals $9 million.

Also providing generous support for the Forest Field Days program is the Plum Creek Foundation with an award of a $2,500 grant. Plum Creek is the largest and most geographically diverse private landowner in the nation, with approximately 7 million acres in major timber producing regions of the United States.

In 2008 alone, the Plum Creek Foundation provided more than $900,000 to U.S. communities, focusing on four areas, including: community improvement; educational programs for students of all ages; environmental stewardship and education programs; and organizations that creatively deliver quality arts and performance programs. Locally, Plum Creek has offices in Toledo and Coos Bay, with a seedling nursery in Cottage Grove, says Plum Creek Forester Brad Moehlmann. The foundation supports many local programs, Moehlmann says, ranging from outdoor educational programs such as Forests Today & Forever to community domestic violence prevention.

We are grateful as well to Menasha Forest Management Services (by The Campbell Group), for a matching grant in the amount of $1,500 to be used in general support of FT&F programs. Helping meet that grant is the Lane Small Woodlands Association, which provided $1,000 toward the goal — and whose members also provide invaluable resources and volunteers throughout the year. Helping round out the ‘matching’ grant funds were businesses Blue Sky Logging and Home Depot, along with contributions by several supportive individuals.

Mentors ($7,500-$9,999)

Champions ($5,000-$7,499)

Sponsors ($2,500-$4,999)

Associate Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499)

Supporters ($500-$999)

Friends (Up to $500)

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