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Dick Courter's Biography

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Full Name:

Richard 'Dick' W. Courter

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Gayanne

Birth Place:

IL

Home City:

Portland, OR

BS, Forest Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1961-1966

Candidate, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 33, 2024

Owner, GeneTechs, 1978-present

Owner, Nehalem Tree Farm, present

Owner, Skyline Tree Farm, present

Served, Oregon National Guard

Forester, Crown Zellerbach Corporation, 1968-1977

Member, Portland Downtown Rotary, 1983-present

Member/President/Western Regional Board Member, Association of Consulting Foresters of America, 1978-present

Certified Tree Farmer/National Operating Committee (NOC) Member/National Public Affairs Committee (NPAC) Member/Inspector, American Tree Farm System, 1971-present

Charter Member, World Forestry Center, 1970-present

Member, Society of American Foresters, 1966-present

Member, Advisory Committees, Oregon State University Extension

Executive Committee Member/National Operating Committee Member/Former National Public Affairs Committee Chair, American Forest Foundation

Member, D.L Phipps Forest Nursery Seedling Task Force, Oregon Department of Forestry

Former Chair, Forestry Committee, Oregon Association of Conservation Districts Board

Author/Founder/Manager, Memorial Fund Endowment, Oregon Tree Farm System, Incorporated

Precinct Committee Person, Multnomah County Republican Party

Member/Board of Directors Chair/Western Regional Director, National Woodland Owners Association

Former President, Oregon Association of Consulting Foresters Board

Delegate, Oregon Republican Party

Member/Board of Directors Member/2nd Vice President, Oregon Small Woodlands Association

Board Member/Former Chair, Oregon Tree Farm System, Incorporated

Member, Salmon, Steelhead, Bull Trout Advisory Committee, Oregon Board of Forestry

Member, State Stewardship Coordinating Committee, Oregon Department of Forestry

Former Board Member, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

Awards:

Oregon Forester of the Year - Society of American Foresters

Distinguished Service Award - Oregon Association of Conservation Districts

Leadership Award 2008 National Tree Farm Convention - Oregon Tree Farm System, Inc.

Hagenstein Family Forest Land Achievement Award - Oregon Tree Farm System, Inc.

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