SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet for a public meeting on Wednesday, March 5 at 8:30 a.m. 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 will also be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel.
The board’s business agenda includes:
- Legislative update
- Private Forest Accord letter of support
- Agency demographics and workforce trends
- Board Governance Committee update
- Briefing on tethered logging to inform rulemaking
The full agenda is available on the board’s webpage. Live testimony is available. Sign-up for live testimony is required and instructions are available online. Written public 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 with the appropriate agenda item and topic included 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.
