Temperate Forest Foundation

Timeline: Continuing the Tradition of Achievement

2007

• The Foundation produced three Teacher Forestry Tours this year:
  • Pacific Northwest Tour - Portland, OR
  • Lake States Tour - Escanaba, MI
  • Northeast Tour - Saranac Lake, NY
• Teacher Forestry Tour graduate lesson plans have been added to the web site.
• Six of the Foundation's educational videos have been converted from VHS to DVD format:
  • The Miracle Resource
  • Two Sides of Fire
  • The Dynamic Forest
  • The Right Choice
  • A Forest Vision
  • America's Forests: A History of Resiliency and Recovery
• The Foundation produced the Eco-Links: Wildlife and Forests and Climate Change: Forests and Carbon Sequestration.

2006

• The Foundation produced three Teacher Forestry Tours this year:
  • Pacific Northwest Tour - Portland, OR
  • Lake States Tour - Grand Rapids, MN
  • Northeast Tour - Saranac Lake, NY
• A new governance structure was adopted by the new Board of Governance.
• The Foundation produced the Eco-Link: Forests as Financial Assets.

2005

• Developed new strategic plan
• The Foundation produced four Teacher Forestry Tours this year:
• Lake States Tour - Grand Rapids, MN
• Northeastern Tour - Saranac Lake, NY
• South-Central Tour - Hot Springs, AR
• Western Canadian Tour - Vancouver, British Columbia
• Bob Owens, President and CEO of Owens Forest Products, was appointed new Temperate Forest Foundation Chairman

2004

• Produced first calendar
• The Foundation produced four Teacher Forestry Tours this year:
• South-Central Tour - Hot Springs, AR
• Intermountain Tour - Lewiston, ID
• Lake States Tour - Grand Rapids, MN
• Northeastern Tour - Saranac Lake, NY
• Bob Legg retired from the Temperate Forest Foundation
• The Temperate Forest Foundation hired new President and CEO, Lee F. Freeman

2003

• Produced first printed product catalog
• Produced the Eco-Links: Technology in the Mills, Biomass for Energy and Forest Fuel Reduction, and What Comes From the Forest (upcoming)
• Bob Owens and Snavely Forest Products (Chris Snavely, Steve Snavely and Susan Fitzsimmons) won Foundation’s third and fourth Distinguished Service Award.
• The Foundation produced five Teacher Forestry Tours this year including one new tour in British Columbia, Canada:
• Southeastern - Jacksonville, FL
• Intermountain - Lewiston, ID
• Western Canadian - Vancouver, BC
• Lake States - Escanaba, MI
• Eastern Canadian - Mattawa, ON

2002

• Exhibit at the NSTA Annual Convention in San Diego, CA
• The Foundation produced four Teacher Forestry Tours this year including:
• Intermountain - Lewiston, ID
• Lake States - Escanaba, MI
• Eastern Canadian - Mattawa, ON
• Southeastern - Jacksonville, FL
• Produced the Eco-Links: Fire Ecology (II), The Tree that Changed the World, Technology in the Forest
• Produced the poster, Things We Get From the Forest

2001

• The Forest Education Kit was introduced
• The Foundation produced four Teacher Forestry Tours, including two new tours:
• Southeast - Asheville, NC
• Intermountain - Lewiston, ID
• Lake States - Green Bay, WI
• Eastern Canada - Mattawa, Ontario
• Exhibit at the Pacific Logging Congress' (PLC) Live Woods Demo in Timber, OR
• Produced the Eco-Links: Sustainable Forestry II, What's Good About Wood, Forest Health, Engineered Wood Products (II)

2000

• The Foundation produced four Teacher Forestry Tours, including two new tours:
• Southeast - Asheville, NC
• Redwood Region - Fortuna, CA
• Lake States - Green Bay, WI
• Canada - Edmundston, NB
• (April) Exhibit at the NSTA Annual Convention in Orlando, FL
• Produced the Eco-Links: Education in America, Global Climate Change, Canada's Forests

1999

• A new video by the Foundation, The Right Choice was released
• The Foundation produced three Teacher Forestry Tours, including its first international tour:
• Southeast - Alexandria, LA
• Northwest - Longview, WA
• Canada - Edmundston, NB
• (March) Exhibit at the NSTA Annual Convention in Boston, MA
• Produced the Eco-Links: Forest Certification II, America's National Forests

1998

• Responding to demand, the Foundation produced additional tours this summer:
• Southeast - Alexandria, LA
• Redwood Region - Scotia, CA
• Northwest - Longview, WA
• Northeast - Orono, ME
• A new video, entitled A Forest Vision was released
• (April) Exhibit at the NSTA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV
• Renee King became the Foundation’s third Office Manager and first CFO
• The Foundation's web presence grew, through content and a new site design
• Eco-Links: The Power of Vision, Pulp & Paper, Anadromous Fish & Pacific Forests, Global Wood Trends

1997

• Hot on the success of the 1996 Teacher Forestry Tours, the Foundation repeated the Moncks Corner tour and produced a new tour in the Northeast at Bucksport, ME
• (April) Exhibit at the NSTA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA
• A new video, Two Sides of Fire was released
• Created new CD-ROM, Forests of the South
• Created Screen Saver II and offers it free online
• Created new Poster, Nature's Perfect Recycling Factory
• Eco-Links: Engineered Wood Products, Forest Engineering, America's Private Forests, Pressure-Treated Wood

1996

• The Foundation keynoted the third Redwood Region Teachers' Tour
• Produced the first Southeastern Teacher Forestry Tours in Moncks Corner, SC
• (April) The Foundation exhibits at the NSTA Annual Convention in St. Louis, MO.
• Released a new video entitled The Dynamic Forest
• Foundation web site was created at www.forestinfo.org
• New Eco-Links: Strategic Planning, Education

1995

• The Foundation introduced the video, The Miracle Resource
• Keynoted the second Redwood Region Teachers' Tour
• Eric P. Canton won Foundation’s second Distinguished Service Award
• Permanent exhibit installed in the World Forestry Center
• Created new CD-ROM entitled The Miracle Resource
• Eco-Links: Eco-Nomics, Water, Sustainable Forestry, Forest Soils

1994

• Foundation Keynoted the first Redwood Region Teachers' Tour
• Eco-Links: Energy, Information, World Population, Fire Ecology

1993

• Dennis Downer won Foundation’s 1st Distinguished Service Award
• Foundation produced the video Circle of Life and introduces it at the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) annual meeting in Tarpon Springs, FL
• Eco-Links: Forest Landscapes, Certification & Eco-Labeling

1992

• Foundation conducted New Horizon Seminars
• First video produced, In Harmony with Nature - The Vision (no longer for sale)
• Robert G. Lee became Chairman of Foundation
• John H. Baldwin became Vice President

1991

• Bob Legg became President & CEO of Foundation
• Foundation's name changed to Temperate Forest Foundation
• The first Eco-Link publications were created

1990

• The Foundation received 501(C)(3) non-profit status from IRS in May
• Bob Legg joined Board of Foundation

1989

• Responsible Environmentalism Foundation was incorporated in Portland, Oregon
• Gordon King was the founder and the first CEO

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