SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed that April 2024 will be Oregon Arbor Month throughout the state. This year’s proclamation recognizes the importance to neighborhoods of urban trees as cities add housing and rapidly densify. The proclamation states that...
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Regional Forest Practice Committee for southwest Oregon meets March 19
SALEM, Ore. – The Regional Forest Practice Committee for southwest Oregon will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19 at the Douglas Forest Protective Association, located at 1758 NE Airport Rd. in Roseburg. To join virtually, please use the Zoom video conference...
Rulemaking advisory committee on update to statewide wildfire hazard map meeting series starting March 7 via Zoom
A series of three meetings of a rulemaking advisory committee on updating the statewide wildfire hazard map have been scheduled. The committee’s focus will be to provide input on whether irrigation for farmland and agricultural crops might be incorporated into the...
State Forestry Department seeks input on economic impact of draft post-disturbance harvest rules
SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Department of Forestry asks for public input through the Economic Impact of Proposed Post-Disturbance Harvest Rules survey. The survey has eight questions. Survey results will inform the department’s estimated economic impact analysis of the...
State Forests Advisory Committee meets March 8 in Salem
SALEM, Ore. — The State Forests Advisory Committee (SFAC) will meet in Salem on March 8 at 8:30 a.m. This is a hybrid meeting and those interested can attend in person or via Zoom. The meeting agenda with Zoom link is posted on the SFAC webpage. The State...
Board of Forestry to meet on March 6 and 7, Forestry Program for Oregon Subcommittee meets March 6
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet for hybrid public meetings on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 7 at 8 a.m. The meetings will be held in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located...
Compliance Monitoring Program Committee meets Feb. 28
SALEM, Ore. — The Compliance Monitoring Program Committee will hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. To join virtually, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda. The committee’s agenda includes: Update on long-term...
Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee meets Feb. 23
SALEM, Ore. — The Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee meets Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. at ODF headquarters in Salem, with a virtual option. The public meeting will be held in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Salem headquarters, 2600...
Smoke Management Advisory Committee meets virtually on Feb. 22
SALEM, Ore. — The Smoke Management Advisory Committee will meet virtually on Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. To join, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda. The committee’s agenda includes: Welcome and roll call...
Board of Forestry hosts virtual special public meeting on Feb. 23
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will hold a virtual special meeting starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23. The meeting will be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel. The board’s business agenda includes: Post-disturbance harvest rulemaking The...
Follow-up state forests listening session for Lane County residents
State Forester Cal Mukumoto will be hosting a virtual listening session on Feb. 6 for Lane County residents who were unable to make it to last week’s in-person event due to the recent winter weather emergency starting. The virtual listening session will start at 4...
State Forester conducting HCP, FMP listening sessions
Follow-up news release. State Forester Cal Mukumoto will be hosting three listening sessions to hear final thoughts from the public prior to making a recommendation to the Board of Forestry on a path forward for completing the draft Western Oregon State Forests...