NW & SW Oregon Regional Forest Practice Committees, April 9

The Northwest and Southwest Oregon Regional Forest Practice Committees will meet Thursday, April 9, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Oregon Department of Forestry, Eastern Lane office at 3150 Main Street, Springfield, OR 97478. The Committees will jointly receive an update on the process for revising the Oregon Department of Forestry, Private Forestry Program monitoring strategy. The majority of the meeting will focus on the Board of Forestry’s request to the Committees to offer solutions to meet the Environmental Quality Commission’s protecting cold water standards. The Committees will continue these discussions and may make recommendations about the Board of Forestry’s streamside rulemaking process for protecting cold water. Regional Forest Practice Committees are panels of citizens – mandated under Oregon law – that advise the Oregon Board of Forestry on current forestry issues and forest management approaches. Three Regional Forest Practice Committees, serving the Northwest, Southwest and Eastern regions of the state, were created by the 1971 Oregon Forest Practices Act. Under Oregon law, a majority of Regional Forest Practice Committees members must be private forest landowners and logging or forest operations companies. Anyone may attend the meeting. The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. For questions about accessibility or special accommodations please call 503-945-7427. Oregon’s forests are among one of the state’s most valued resources, providing a balanced mix of environmental, economic and social benefits. Additional information about ODF’s Regional Forest Practice Committees is available on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s web site: www.oregon.gov/ODF/pages/board/rfpc/rfpc.aspx.