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
No caucus information on file.
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.