Board of Forestry, Nov. 3

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will hold a virtual meeting starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The meeting will be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel. The board’s business agenda includes: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program and Oregon Community Trees; Annual forest practices monitoring update; Forest health status update; State forests metrics; Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee testimony; State Forest Management Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan update; Department of Forestry Climate Change and Carbon Plan; View the agenda and board meeting details. Live testimony will be available for item #1 and #9, and decision item #8 – Department of Forestry Climate Change and Carbon Plan. Sign-up is required and instructions to provide live testimony are available online. Sign-up closes Friday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. Written public testimony will also be accepted. Written comments can be submitted before or up to Nov. 17 to boardofforestry@oregon.gov, with the appropriate agenda item 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 72 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at forestryinformation@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.