Board of Forestry to meet on March 4
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4. The meeting will be held in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located at 2600 State St. in Salem. The meeting is open to the public and will also be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel.
The board’s business agenda includes:
- State forester introduction
- Legislative session update
- Board of Forestry Governance Committee’s recommendations to the Board Manual and best practices
- Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee comments
- State Forests: Update on the rulemaking process for the Western Oregon Forest Management Plan and Performance Measures
- Governor’s Natural Resource Team update
- Update on the Adaptive Management Program
- Tethered logging rulemaking
The full agenda is available on the board’s webpage.
Signing up for live testimony is required. Instructions are available online. Written testimony will also be accepted. Written comments can be submitted before or up to two weeks after the meeting day by mail to the Board Support Office, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310 or email to boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov. Please include the appropriate agenda item and topic with the submission.
Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-302-6344 or by email at boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov.
About the board
The Oregon Board of Forestry consists of seven citizens nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. Responsibilities include setting management direction for state-owned forests, adopting rules governing timber harvest and other practices on private forestland, and promoting sustainable management of Oregon’s 30 million-acre forestland base. Learn more about the board.
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