Dean Lisa Graumlich

A scientist known internationally for

research on climate and ecosystems –

and who has a track record of getting

wide-ranging groups of experts to

focus on environmental issues – was

welcomed as the inaugural dean of the

University of Washington’s College of

the Environment on July 1, 2010.

Dean Graumlich supports Pack Forest

and visited with staff in October.

New Name.

New director search underway. Tom

Hinckley continues as interim director.

Enrollment stands at 355 undergraduates

and 167 graduate students, a total of 522.

Highest total enrollment for the school in

several decades.

Impact of funding cuts:

Administrative and support staff cuts

Increased tuition for students

Larger class sizes

Increased time to accomplish activities as

everyone is doing more

Deferred maintenance

Retirements at Olympic National Research

Center, Stand Management Cooperative,

Precision Forestry Cooperative lead to holes in

staffing. Can’t be filled due to budget cuts.

Greg Ettl begins as Director of SMC and PFC in

January. Continues as Director of CSF-Pack

Forest. Oversees research at ONRC.

We are NOT closing.

Reduced permanent staff in forest and

conference center operations by three

positions. Other positions no longer full-

time.

Forest ecologist position shared with State

Parks.

Deferring maintenance on structures and

forest road system.

Holding pattern while waiting for timber

markets to improve and for the completion

of the ECOSEL auction before scheduling

a large timber sale.

Continuing with pre-commercial thins.

Forest ecologist position shared with State

Parks.

Activity-based budgeting and staff cuts are bringing students back to Pack Forest.

Students are more involved with planting trees, measuring forest inventory plots, and collecting and analyzing data for several research projects.

Summer internships,

spring break activities and

research assistants.

Foreign interns return to

Pack Forest.

New weather station.

Pack Forest attached to almost $3 million

in grants.

Future funding uncertain as federal and

state funds continue to contract.

Increased number of students doing grad

research projects at Pack Forest.

Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Western mountain ecosystems Research Sponsored By: USDI US Geological Survey

Multi-objective optimization to evaluate and sell forest ecosystem servicesResearch Sponsored By: USDA

Nitrogen fixation in poplar: Increased efficiency of bioenergy crop production.Research Sponsored By: National Science Foundation

Endophytes for ecological restoration, climate change mitigation, and improved forest productivity. McIntire-StennisFunding. S.L. Doty, S-H. Kim, G. J. Ettl, and S. Brown. (Drew Zwart)

Multi-objective Optimization to

Evaluate and Sell Forest Ecosystem

Services. (Nora Konnyu, Svetlana Kushch,

Paul Fischer, Jeff Comnick, and Rachel

St. John)

Integrating Carbon and Other Ecosystem

Services into a Framework for Forest

Management. Deschutes National Forest,

USFS. S. F. Toth and G.J. Ettl. (Svetlana Kushch)

Endophytes for ecological restoration, climate change mitigation,

and improved forest productivity. McIntire-Stennis Funding. S.L.

Doty, S-H. Kim, G. J. Ettl, and S. Brown. (Drew Zwart)

Assessing the role of harvest intensity in improving forest health

and providing biodiversity as an ecosystem service. G.J. Ettl,

Turnblom, E., Wirsing, A., and S. F. Tóth. McIntire-Stennis Funding.

(Kevin Ceder)

Providing forest ecosystem services

with ECOSEL auction mechanism in

experimental settings. S.F. Toth,

S.S. Rabotyagov and G.J. Ettl.

(Gabrielle Roesch).

Influence of soil moisture on

Alnusrubraectomycorrhizal fungal

community distribution throughout a

growing season. G.J. Ettl (Kate Galligan).

Physiological responses, survival, and growth of Douglas-fir and

western redcedar seedlings in a variable overstory retention

silviculture system. G.J. Ettl (Cockle, A., Walter, T., Hough-Snee, N.)

Nitrogen Fixation in Poplar: Increased Efficiency of Bioenergy

Crop Production. Doty, S.L., Kim, S-H, Ettl, G.J., and R.

Bura. National Science Foundation. (Jenny Knoth)

Is self-sustaining although some maintenance has been deferred.

New clients have discovered the center as a cost-effective venue for retreats and workshops.

State agencies have increased use.

More weddings and private stays.

Summer interns maintain trails.

Eagle Scout project restores

Hugo Peak puncheons.

Increased usage related to

fees at State Parks.

Surveys completed

over the summer to

determine level and

type of use.

Upper Level EducationUW Seattle-Tacoma, Evergreen State College, Green River CC, PLU, and others use Pack asfor classes/field trips.

Delegations from S. Korea, China, Chile, Brazil, Japan and France visit last year as well as US groups.

K-12 Schools Over 750students/teachers

have toured Pack

Forest in past two

years.

FFA – Pack Forest

prepares and hosts

FFA Forestry

and Natural

Resources competitions.

Conference Center offers forest tours for groups such as Seattle Young Peoples Project, Ritsumekian-Humans and the Forest, Women Evolving-Biological Sciences, Sierra Club, ESA-SEEDS, Russell Family Foundation.

Scouting Groups – Use the forest for outings and badge work.

Pierce County Search and Rescue – Uses the forest for training, 8 weekends per year.

EOSEL forest management modeling

complete. Website created. Need final UW

approvals.

Mount Rainer Institute concept moves

forward. Business plan and curriculum

development.

Increase student participation

Student interns from other forestry schools

―Legacy and change, tradition and transition—all have been part of our daily experience this year at SFR. Budget shortfalls require transformative thinking. We must be attentive to new and innovative directions as we implement goals to keep us in the top rank of schools offering forestry research and education. Our legacy and traditions of strategic planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, strong donor support, and public engagement help us in this task. ‖

--Tom Hinckley