A Star is Born

Peter Matzka & Our New Forest Trails App

Peter Matzka, Oregon State University’s Forestry Outreach Program Coordinator at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest, has become a TV star – no surprise at FFI – Peter’s always been a STAR to us!

Peter has recently shared the new Forest Trails App developed for the Hopkins property on local news programming—first KPTV-12 in Portland, and then KGW-8, also in Portland. You can also read about Peter on TV in our FFI 2025 Annual Report—see page 13.

Watch Peter on KPTV Fox 12 about the new app that guides hikers through one of Oregon’s most accessible learning forests!