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Oregon Department of Forestry - Northeast Oregon District

  • Welcome to the Oregon Department of Forestry's Northeast Oregon District
    Photo of 2007 Pole Creek Fire in northeast Oregon
    The Northeast Oregon District provides wildfire protection for over 1.8 million acres of forest and range lands in Baker, Grant, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties, and assistance to private forest landowners.

    The District is comprised of the District Headquarters office in La Grande, three unit offices - La Grande, Pendleton, Wallowa - and one sub-unit office in Baker City.
      
     
  • Jamie Knight Western Region Tree Farm Inspector of the Year
    Oregon Department of Forestry's (ODF) Jamie Knight has received the Western Regional Tree Farm (OTFS) "Inspector of the Year" designation, a significant commendation to Knight, ODF’s Northeast Oregon District and the agency as a whole.
     
  • Wildfire Danger Increases As Weather Warms
    It may be spring in Oregon, but wildfires are popping up like its summer. 
     
    Meteorologist Jim Little with the Oregon Department of Forestry is concerned about the heat and relative humidity this coming weekend.  “Eastern Oregon’s relative humidity will be in the teens, and the 100-hour fuel moisture in single digits.”  100-hour fuel represents the modeled moisture content of dead fuels in the 3 to 8 inch diameter class. The amount of moisture in fuel is the major element that will determine how much of the available fuel will burn. According to how much moisture is in the fuel, all will burn, only part will burn or, if wet enough, none will burn. 
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Fire Protection Private Forests
  • Photo of Owens Creek Fire in northeast Oregon in 2007
    The Northeast Oregon District provides fire protection to a variety of landowners including private, state, tribal, county, and city lands. In Northeast Oregon District, the primary cause of fire is lightning. However, human-caused fires are on the rise. It is important that all who live, work, and play in the forest and rangelands of northeast Oregon use caution at all times.
     
    The Northeast Oregon District is not currently in Fire Season. Fire Season on the district typically begins in early July and runs through mid-October. Continue checking this website for current fire conditions and danger.

    Public-Use Restrictions are not in affect.

     

     

    Fire Prevention
    Logo for Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act of 1997 (Senate Bill 360)
    The Northeast Oregon District participates with fire prevention cooperatives in delivering fire prevention messages throughout the year. The district promotes "I'm Concerned...", "Living with Fire", and "Firewise", and also implements the Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act of 1997 (Senate Bill 360).

     


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Through technical assistance, financial incentives, education, regulation, and other tools, stewardship foresters in NEO assist landowners with their forest health and timber management objectives.  Program responsibilities include implementation of the Oregon Forest Practices Act, which provides for forest management using techniques that are consistent with conservation and environmental protection.  In addition, stewardship foresters help local communities with Urban and Community Forestry issues.
 
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