The Board and Department of Forestry are considering new options to manage Northwest Oregon’s state forests to improve conservation outcomes and financial sustainability. The Board has appointed a subcommittee to facilitate this work. The Alternative Forest Management Plan for Northwest Oregon Subcommittee will meet in Salem on May 21. During the meeting, subcommittee members will review and decide on whether to move forward with a “building blocks” approach – taking individual forest management components and piecing them together for a proposed plan. The subcommittee will also review and decide on a list of forest management components used to formulate a recommended forest management approach, to be considered by the Board of Forestry in November 2014. The meeting will include opportunities for public comment at approximately 11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. >Meeting details: When: 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., May 21. Where: Tillamook Room, Building C, ODF Headquarters Office, 2600 State St., Salem 97310. Materials will be available online at www.oregonforestry.gov prior to the meeting.
