Board of Forestry to meet in Eugene Nov. 1, hosting joint meeting and field tour with EQC on Nov. 2

The Oregon Board of Forestry will hold a regular business meeting on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., in the North and Middle Columbia Room at the Valley View Inn, located at 1000 Valley View Way in Eugene. Following the meeting, from 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a community social event to meet and visit with local community leaders. On Nov. 2, the Board will meet jointly with the DEQ Environmental Quality Commission from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to discuss water quality protection, smoke management and prescribed burning. The BOF and EQC will then tour an active slash burn. The Nov. 1 meeting agenda includes the following agenda items: * Overview of the financial dashboard; * 2017 fire season update; * Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee testimony; * Western Oregon Habitat Conservation planning update; * Overview of coordination to develop landscape-scale projects that serve private landowners and advance restoration on public lands; * Presentation on urban and community forests — future challenges and trends in Oregon and nationwide; * Forest health update.  Immediately following the regular meeting, the Board will meet in executive session from 3:25 to 4:25 p.m. to conduct the State Forester’s Annual Performance Review, as provided for in Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(i). The public is welcome to attend the meetings, community social, and tour. There is opportunity at the beginning of the Nov. 1 meeting for general public comment on items that are not scheduled on the Board’s meeting agenda, as well as opportunities to comment throughout the meeting on the individual agenda items.  Agenda materials are available online at www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Pages/BOFMeetings.aspx. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling the ODF Public Affairs Office at 503-945-7200, at least 48 hours in advance. 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. More information about the Board is available at www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Pages/AboutBOF.aspx.