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Caitlyn Pollihan, Vicki Christiansen accept acting details
Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012Checking in with a new state forester
Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012Oregon State Forester Doug Decker was recently interviewed by the Capital Press about his first year as head of the Department of Forestry. One year on, Decker discusses improving landowner relationships, creating natural resource policies, active management on federal lands and future priorities of the agency.
NASF and state water, wildlife, ag associations reach out to EPA on forest roads
Posted on Friday, February 3, 2012Academic forestry job opportunities
Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012NASF recently posted several job opportunities for prospective forestry faculty:
University of Missouri Assistant Professor, Silviculture
Northern Arizona University seeks Asst Professor of Forest Biostatistics
Extension Assistant Professor in forestry -- University of Vermont
SFI call for applications for conservation partnerships grants related to water, climate
Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 20122011 among the worst for wildfires
Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012During 2011, a total of 73,484 wildfires burned an estimated 8,706,852 acres (35,235 square kilometers) of land across the United States. Wildfire activity during 2011 was exceptionally high and was only exceeded in the historical record by wildfire activity during the years 2006 and 2007, according to preliminary data released from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
MORE: NASF has released its annual Communities at Risk Report, which helps provide a national snapshot of wildland fire risk, preparedness and capacity.


