Forestry Board Panel to Meet in Salem, July 8

The Board of Forestry’s Subcommittee on Federal Forests will meet July 8 in Salem to continue reviewing and prioritizing draft work plan actions.  The meeting will be held from 9 a.m.-11:00 p.m. in the Tillamook Room – Administration Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Salem Headquarters, 2600 State Street. Members of the subcommittee may attend by conference call; the public is invited to attend in person.  Meeting materials are available at www.oregon.gov/odf/Pages/board/BOF_Subc_Fed_Forests.aspx.  Oregon has 30 million acres of forestland, of which more than 18 million acres are federally owned. The subcommittee was formed in January 2013 to explore means of ongoing board engagement in federal forest management issues, in concert with Gov. John Kitzhaber and other public policy leaders.  About the board – 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/Pages/board/index.aspx.