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Snodgrass tapped for honor

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 3, 2009

Congratulations to Lynn Snodgrass, CEO of Gresham, Ore.-based Drake’s 7 Dees Garden Center. She has been selected by the Portland Business Journal as an Orchid Awards finalist for “Business Owner of the Year” in the medium/small business category. The awards, which honor the achievements of leading Portland-area businesswomen, are given as part of the 2009 […]

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Roger Berryhill, nursery grower for 46 years

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 20, 2009

We received the sad news this morning that Roger Berryhill, co-owner of Berryhill Nursery in Sherwood, Ore., passed away last night (Feb. 18, 2009) of a heart attack at the age of 75. Roger was featured, along with his wife Arda, in a profile article (PDF) that ran in this month’s issue of Digger magazine. […]

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OFA leader passes away at age 45

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 19, 2009

John Holmes, chief executive officer of OFA–an Association of Floriculture Professionals, died Feb. 12, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio, of a heart attack. He was 45. Holmes recently had become the new executive director of NLAE, the Nursery and Landcape Association Executives of North America, when that group selected OFA to be its management provider. Holmes […]

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Five finalists chosen for OSU dean of agricultural sciences

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 13, 2009

Following a nationwide search, a search committee has selected five finalists for the vacant position of dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, and director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. According to search committee director Cyril Clarke, the committee plans to bring the candidates out for on-campus and statewide interviews […]

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Entomologist heads up Hood River extension center

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 20, 2008

Oregon State University has hired tree fruit entomologist Dr. Peter Shearer as superintendent of the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center (MCAREC) in Hood River, Ore. Before starting work for OSU, he was a tree fruit entomologist for Rutgers University in his native state of New Jersey, but he has past Oregon connections as well. […]

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Oregon Invasive Species Council seeking nominees

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 17, 2008

Courtesy of the incomparable Robin Rosetta (subscribe to her listserv here – you’ll be glad you did), we received word that the Oregon Invasive Species Council is looking for nominees for some soon-to-be-available council positions. The council has a vital mission — to facilitate communication, cooperation and education on invasive species problems (such as sudden oak […]

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OAN 75th Anniversary Book now available

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 2, 2008

The history of Oregon’s nursery industry is comprised of a single narrative made up of many smaller stories, and you can read many of them in the brand new OAN 75th Anniversary Book. The recently-published, full color book talks about the innovators, the milestones and the events who brought the business to where it is […]

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Nursery icon passes away at age 86

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 9, 2008

Nursery industry innovator Jack McConkey passed away Sept. 3, 2008 following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 86. His association with the nursery industry began in 1964, when he purchased McLean Bulb Farms, which was just then starting to pioneer the development of plastic containers. He changed the name of the company to […]

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China Forbes says, ‘Amado Tree-o’

By Curt Kipp — Posted September 1, 2008

To many music fans, the bestselling lounge/world music ensemble Pink Martini is the pride of Portland. But to Pink Martini vocalist extraordinaire China Forbes, the pride of Portland may in fact be the city’s celebrated tree canopy.Forbes will appear in a Friends of Trees ad in the Sept. 7 issue of the Sunday Oregonian, in […]

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Friends of trees join Friends of Trees board

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 19, 2008

Buley, Nilsen join Friends of Trees board of directorsTwo members of the OAN have been appointed to the board of directors for Friends of Trees, a Portland-based nonprofit that supports urban tree planting along streets and in natural areas.Nancy Buley is the marketing and communications director at J. Frank Schmidt & Son Nursery. She joined […]

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