The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet in executive session Wednesday, Aug. 24, to interview candidates seeking the position of State Forester, which heads the Department of Forestry. In May, Doug Decker, the current State Forester, announced his plan to retire in October at the end of this fire season. Under the Oregon Revised Statutes – ORS 192.660(2)(a) and 192.660(7) – the executive session will be closed to the public. No decision will be made, and a second set of interviews for the finalists is planned for Sept. 7, also in executive session. The executive session will run from noon to 4:30 p.m. at ODF headquarters, the Clatsop Room, Building C, 2600 State St., in Salem.
