Lecture On Sustainable Forestry, Feb. 6

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R. Scott Wallinger, senior vice president, international, of the Westvaco Corp., will present the School of Forest Resources Distinguished Lecture, "An Optimistic View of Sustainable Forestry," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the University Park Campus. The School of Forest Resources Distinguished Lecture is an annual event sponsored by the Glatfelter Pulp Wood Co.

The lecture will describe sustainable forestry initiatives at the national and international level and discuss their potential for improving the management of private and public forest lands and reducing the environmental impacts of timber harvesting.

Wallinger has executive responsibility for the company's international product sales, its Brazilian paperboard and container subsidiary, and its domestic forest management and related real estate business. He is a member of the International Business Committee and the Forest Resources Group of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA).

Wallinger has been with Westvaco since 1965, beginning as a forester in the Cooperative Forest Management Program with private landowners. For additional information on the lecture, please contact Caren Glotfelty at (814) 863-2506 or by e-mail at ceg12@psu.edu

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