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Website Last Updated May 7, 2012

Spring Newsletter posted April 4

Contents:

The Bi-Weekly R6 Update

New FS Office Receives Tribal Blessing

Employees and tribal members celebrate FS’s office, located on Tribal land

SUP Administer Honored as ‘Rec Advocate’

Karen Lindhorst was selected for her ability to communicate and balance the needs of permitees

R6 Partnership Council Wins National Award

The award represents the effective partnership of the council and the many accomplishments made for FS employees

Well-Read Natural Resource Manager

Volunteers Restore Snoqualmie Point Park

80 volunteers of all ages came together to restore Snoqualmie Point Park

Spring Break – Working for the FS!

An ‘Alternative Spring Break’ program inspired three students to learn & work with the FS

Where in the Region?

Poetry Contest Winner Selected

Open House Celebrates Collaboration

Siuslaw NF’s SO now shares location with PNW Research lab and OSU

Watershed Monitoring Group Recognized

“Ten Fingers in the Dike Award” awarded to AREMP

WellNews

Tips on how to deal with the emotional aspects of retirement

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	Bulletin Board: Normally updated at least once a week or more frequently, depending on my schedule and the occurrence of events between the quarterly postings of the OldSmokeys Newsletter so check back regularly for those changes too. Check this section on a regular basis for updates. The Bulletin Board is available for posting notices of coming events; lost and found items or people; news and activities of interest to those involved in resource management; opportunities for involvement in special projects; retirement parties, luncheons or other activities that are planned for your local area or that are of Regional significance. Go to Bulletin Board page.
	Membership Page: Contains our Constitution, Bylaws, a printable Membership Invitation Form, access to an electronic Membership Directory for Members Only that is searchable, link to a list of books by members and a Memorial Record of Deceased Members.
	Photo Page: Contains several albums, including photos back as far as the spring of 2003. Send me some of your favorite photos, historic, vacation, or otherwise, and I'll be glad to post them for all the members to see. Just email me your digital photos along with descriptive information.

	Useful Links Page: Contains both internal and external links to sites of interest to members. This page replaces the former "Potpourri" page.
	Administration Page: This page contains the names of the current Board members and their contact address. Click HERE to view a list of Board Members since inception of the 30-year Club in 1945.

The Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association (PNWFSA) exists:

	To provide opportunities for retirees and persons nearing retirement to share their knowledge of resource management with people living in the Pacific Northwest. We are particularly interested in providing a contact point for youth groups or schools seeking first person, historic resource management information.
	To provide a link between land management agencies and retirees, emphasizing the importance of historical events, people and equipment.
	To promote relationships beneficial to the conservation of the Northwest’s natural resources.
	To encourage retiring Forest Service persons and their associates to maintain and nurture their professional and personal heritage.

Membership in the PNWFSA is open to: (1) any retiree of the U.S. Forest Service, (2) any current employee of the Forest Service with at least 20 years of government service (including military service), who works in or has worked in the Pacific Northwest and (3) any retiree who has worked for U. S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest.

Membership will be granted upon submission of a membership application and payment of dues. A one-year complimentary membership is granted to any new R-6/PNW Station retiree.

The board may also grant special memberships in individual cases.

We encourage you to browse through the site, check out the links to other pages and Web sites, and submit any suggestions for improvement, or letters and comments that you wish to have included in subsequent Newsletters, which will be published in both print form and on the Web.

Attend our monthly meetings at the Beaverton Elks the last Friday of every month:

3500 SW 104th, Beaverton, OR--It is located east of Hwy 217, just off Canyon Road.

Social hour starts at 11:00AM; Lunch at 12 Noon--No reservations are required.

PO Box 5583 • Portland, OR 97228-5583

Email:

Bev Pratt, Association Secretary

Don Nearhood, Website Maintenance

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