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SELECTED SPEECHES
1988
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March--Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR. Ancient forests-priceless
treasure. (Keynote)
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March--Provincial Museum Lecture Series, Victoria, B.C., Canada. Ancient
forests-priceless treasure. (Keynote)
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August--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM. Conservation biology: the manager's ethical dilemma. (Keynote)
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August--International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR. If forests are to survive .
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Oct.--Florida Audubon Annual Meeting, Tallahassee, FL. Ancient forests-priceless
treasure. (Keynote)
1989
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Jan.--Society for Ecological Restoration and Management, Oakland, CA.
Restoration: The heart and soul of land management. (Keynote)
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March--Ministry of Natural Resources of the Ontario Provincial Government,
Toronto, Canada. Ecological processes, people, governments, and sustainable
forestry. (Keynote)
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March--Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, MI. Policies and land
issues.
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April--Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN. Conference on a Shrinking
World. Deforestation and human survival.
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Sept.--Lane County Medical Association, Eugene, OR. The politics of being
human. (Keynote)
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Oct.--The State of the Islands Conference, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada. Ancient
forests, sustainable forestry, and human relations. (Keynote)
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Nov.--USDA Forest Service, Live Oak, FL. Ancient forests, sustainable forestry,
and human relations.
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Nov.--Canadian All Native Conference, Vancouver, Canada. Sustainable forestry
and the politics of being human.
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Nov.--Cariboo Forests and Communities: Challenges and Opportunities. Conference
sponsored by the Ts'ilhqot'in Tribal Council, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada.
The need for ecologically sustainable forests. (Keynote)
1990
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Jan.--Old-Growth Forests Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. Old-Growth forests, how they function. (Keynote)
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Feb.--California Forest Soils Council, Sacramento, CA. The role of large,
woody debris in maintaining the health of forest soils.
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April--Earth Day Conference, Quincy, CA. Ecological processes of old- growth,
coniferous forests. (Keynote)
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June--USDA Forest Service Conference on "New Perspectives," Philadelphia,
PA. Authenticity in the Forestry Profession.
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July--USDA Forest Service Conference on "New Perspectives," Petersburg, AK.
Changing ecological perspectives and the future of the Forest Service.
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August--Stein Valley Festival of the Native Canadians of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Canada. A land ethic and old-growth forests. (Keynote)
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Sept.--National Writers Conference, Taos, NM. It's not so much what we say
but how we say it that makes the difference.
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Sept.--USDA Forest Service Conference on Old-Growth Forests, Little Rock,
AR. Old-growth forests and ecological sustainability. (Keynote)
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Dec.--USDA Forest Service Conference on Empowerment, Fort Collins, CO. Human
dignity and professionalism in the work place--resource management in the
1990s. (Keynote) top
1991
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Jan.--USDA Forest Service Conference on The Older Americans Program in the
Workplace, New Orleans, LA. Humanism and ecology. (Keynote)
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April--Headquarters, Environmental Protection Agency, Wash., D.C. Ecological
sustainability of old-growth forest-soil processes.
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April--Yale University Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters,
Yale University, New Haven, CT. Ecological sustainability of old-growth
forest-soil processes.
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May--International Conference on Science and the Management of Protected
Areas. Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. How do we manage
protected areas within our dynamic, cultural landscape? (Keynote)
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Sept.--USDA Forest Service, Region 9, New Employee Orientation. Milwaukee,
WI. Humanism, ethics, values, and ecology. (Keynote)
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Oct.--Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society for
Range Management, Wenatchee, WA. Managing rangelands for the evolution of
society. (Keynote)
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Oct.--Annual Conference of the Environmental Education Association of Oregon,
Portland, OR. Patterns across the landscape and the survival of society.
(Keynote)
1992
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March--Congressional Research Service Seminar on Multiple Use and Sustained
Yield: Changing Philosophies for Federal Land Management. Library of Congress,
Wash., D.C. Do we owe anything to the future? (Visionary Speaker)
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April--USDA Forest Service, Chippewa National Forest, Cass Lake, MN. Forests
as living components of dynamic landscapes. (Keynote)
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June--Public lecture in Presov, Slovakia. The role of large woody debris
in temperate forests.
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June--Faculty of Forestry, Forestry School, Presov, Slovakia. The role of
large woody debris in temperate forests.
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June--High school class in Sabinov, Slovakia. Culture and the environment.
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June--State Forest Service in Presov, Slovakia. Ecosystems and sustainable
forestry.
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June--State Forest Service in Cergov, Slovakia. Comparative function of
native mixed forests and single species conifer plantations.
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June--Public lecture in Presov, Slovakia. Ecology and culture--a choice
of how we manage our forests.
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June--International conference on the environment of eastern Slovakia in
Presov, Slovakia. Native forests of Cergov, if I were chief forester.
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July--Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Phoenix, AZ. The
cornerstones of a culturally-sustainable environment. (Keynote)
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Oct.--Future Frontiers Synergy Conference, Tokyo, Japan. Integration of
large woody organic materials into the soil's infrastructure.
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Oct.--Future Frontiers Synergy Conference, Tokyo, Japan. Global Imperative:
harmonizing culture and Nature.
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Oct.--National Conference on Natural Areas, Bloomington, IN. Cultural change
and the naturalness of landscapes. (Visionary Speaker)
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Nov.--Southern Appalachian Man and The Biosphere Conference, Gatlinburg,
TN. Cultural evolution and the biodiversity crisis. (Keynote)
1993
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March--National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Sacramento, CA. Thinking
beyond the individual. (Banquet speech)
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April--University of Oregon, Department of Planning, Public Policy, and
Management, Eugene, OR. The nature of sustainability.
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August--Town meeting, Sumita, Japan. The workings of a conifer forest above
and below ground. top
1994
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Feb.--Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Annual Meeting, Bend, Oregon.
Science, intuition, and advocacy.
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June--Salmon Arm Watershed Project, Salmon Arm, B.C., Canada. From the forest
to the sea: the ecology of wood in streams, rivers, estuaries, and oceans.
1995
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Jan.--College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C., Canada. Canadian Forest
Practices Code And Human Values.
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Feb.--Cascadia Conference on Sustainable Communites, Eugene, OR. Sustainable
Communities In The Northwest. (Keynote)
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April--Adaptive Management for Line Officers, US Forest Service, Albuquerque,
NM. Social-Environmental Sustainability. (Keynote)
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May--Sustainable Forests: Global Challenges and Local Solutions, Prince Albert
Model Forest Association, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Nature Of
Forest Ecosystems And Their Relationship To Human Culture. (Keynote)
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June--Sustainable Forests--Integrating the Experience, Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, Canada. Sustainable Development--A Social-Environmental Imperative.
(Keynote)
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Oct.--Sustainable Forest Management and Commercialization of Research and
Development, Forestry Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Malaysia.
Sustainable Development--A Social-Environmental Imperative. (Keynote)
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Oct.--Forestry Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Malaysia. Integrating
Research Into Cultural Necessities.
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Oct.--Universiti Pertaniam Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Global
Imperative: Harmonizing Culture And Nature.
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Oct.--Malaysian Institute of Maritime Affairs, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The
Ecology Of Wood In Estuaries And Oceans.
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Oct.--Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Sustainable Development:
What Does It Mean?
1996
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March--Idaho Rivers United, Twin Falls, ID. Imperatives of Social-Environmental
Harmony. (Keynote)
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April--Columbia Basin Shrubsteppe Symposium, Spokane, WA. Fragility Of Altered
Ecosystems. (Keynote)
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Nov.--Second Annual Robert D. Clark Lecture in the Humanities, University
of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Sustainability In Terms Of Community Development. top
1997
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March--Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. St. Paul, MN. Resolving
Environmental Conflicts.
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March--University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Global Imperative: Harmony,
Community, Sustainability.
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Sept.--Binational Forum on Lake Superior, Ashland, WI. Principles and Concepts
of Sustainable Development.
1998
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May--National Conference on Environmental Decision Making, Knoxville, TN.
The Role of Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Community Development.
(Keynote)
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Sept.--Oregon Planning Institute, Eugene, OR. The Role of Vision and Leadership
in Sustainable Community Development. (Keynote)
1999
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April--Conference on Sustainability in the Next Century, Minnesota Office
of Environmental Assistance, St. Paul, MN. Taking the Next Step toward
Sustainability. (Keynote)
2000
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May--Sustainable Rural Planning, Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
Taking the Next Step toward Sustainability. (Keynote)
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Sept.--Association of Oregon Recyclers, Bend, OR. Owning
Sustainability. (Keynote)
2002
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May--Forest Stewards Guild, Wilsonville, OR.
From the Forest to the Sea: The Ecology of Wood in Streams, Rivers, Estuaries, and Oceans.
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June--National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry, Portland, OR.
Biodiversity and the "Green" Certification of Forest Products.
2003
2005
2006
2007
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May--Planning for Sustainability:  From Vision to Action at the Community Level, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sustainable Communities: What Are They? How Do We Get There From Here? (Keynote)
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May--Planning for Sustainability:  From Vision to Action at the Community Level, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.How to Develop a Shared Vision and Why It's Important.
2008
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Feb.--Oregon Mycological Society, Portland, OR. Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function.
2009
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April--Missouri State University, Springfield, MO. Act Locally and Affect the Whole World.
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April--Rotary Club, Springfield, MO. Social-Environmental Planning.
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Dec.--Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City). Resolución de confictos socio-ambientales.
2010
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Sept.--Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, Tacoma, WA. The Design Interface Between Everyforest and Everycity.
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Oct.--The Philosophy of Silviculture/Science Symposium, Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Seeing the Universe In a Forest.
2011
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Feb.--Umpqua Watersheds 15th Annual Banquet, Winston, OR. Our Forest, Our Legacy (Keynote)
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May.--Third Urban Forest Symposium, Seattle, WA. Connecting Trees to the Community (Keynote)
2021
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November.--Green Building Convention, Cape Town, South Africa. The Inviolable Rules of Decision-Making, which Determine Irreversible Consequences or Outcomes
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