Professor Strauss was the invited speaker at the October meeting of the Emerald Chapter of the Society of American Foresters based in Eugene, Oregon.   He discussed the GMO (genetically engineered crop) controversy in general, how genomic and genetic engineering methods can contribute to forestry, where GMO methods make sense for trees, and focused on the value of GMO methods for helping to deal with growing pest and climate stresses on forest trees all over the world.