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On Snowy Nights: By Jim Petersen
As we are once again in the holiday season. 2020 has left everyone a bit battered and disheartened. It seems
ROBERT T. FRERES: 1929-2019 ANOTHER GIANT GONE
Editor’s Note: Jim Petersen delivered the Eulogy at Bob Freres’ funeral at Immaculate Conception church in Stayton, Oregon, November
Wayne Giesy: 1920-2019 Another Giant Gone
Forestry lost another giant in July – and I lost a great friend. Wayne Giesy’s contributions to the noble cause
Wesley Moss Rickard: Forestry Giant Gone
Another forestry giant is gone. Wesley Moss Rickard, who is widely believed to be the intellectual force behind modern-day industrial
THANKSGIVING 1954
I recently ran across an old photograph that reminded me why Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year. It
Christmas Morning On The Farm
When I was a youngster growing up in northern Idaho, my grandparents managed a farm that belonged to Bonner County.
John Marker: Another Giant Gone
The forestry world has lost another giant. John Marker, a much admired U.S. Forest Service retiree, recently passed away
Milt Herbert: An Exceptional Life Well Lived
The forestry world lost another giant this month. Lumberman, Milt Herbert, who one admirer once called "our industry'
William D. Hagenstein: 1915-2014
The forestry world lost a giant last week. William D. “Bill” Hagenstein died September 4 in Portland, Oregon at age