Contact: Denise Johnson, 503-302-6344, boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet in person from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 and Thursday, Sept. 4 at Peavy Hall, PFSC 315, at Oregon State University College of Forestry, 1500 S.W. Jefferson Ave., Corvallis, OR 97331. The Thurs. Sept. 4 meeting will be an off-site field tour to observe tethered logging in practice and discuss next steps.
Both meetings are open to the public. The Wednesday meeting will be livestreamed on ODF’s YouTube channel, and there will be an opportunity to provide live testimony. Sign-up instructions for Wednesday’s live testimony are posted on the BOF webpage. Written testimony is also welcome. The field tour will not be live streamed due to minimal access to cellular connection.
Topics on the board’s Sept. 3 regular meeting agenda include:
- Post Disturbance Harvest Rules (Decision Item)
- Fire Season Update
- Adaptive Management Program (AMP) Budget for Approval (Decision Item)
- Committee for Family Forestlands Annual Report (Decision Item)
- Modifying an Administrative Deadline in Rule (Decision Item)
- Legislative Session and Budget Overview
- Board Retreat Planning
- Department Implementation of Forestry Natural Climate Solutions Fund
To attend the board’s Sept. 4 field tour, please register at: September BOF Field Tour. Limited space is available. Meet at Peavy Hall at 8 a.m. for 8:30 a.m. departure. Sack lunches will be provided for Board of Forestry members and staff. Guests should bring a sack lunch.
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 by calling ODF’s Public Affairs Office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at forestryinformation@odf.oregon.gov.
The Oregon Board of Forestry consists of seven citizens nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. Responsibilities include appointing the State Forester, 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. Read more information about the board.
