The Northwest and Southwest Oregon Regional Forest Practice Committees will meet Thursday, January 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Weyerhaeuser office, 785 North 42nd St., in Springfield. The meeting is open to the public and a public comment period has been scheduled. Agenda items include: – A discussion on prescription development: How to meet the Protecting Cold Water criterion to the maximum extent practicable. – Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) staff will review data requests submitted by the committees’ members. – Members will discuss field trip recommendations. – ODF staff will provide an update on bald eagle rulemaking. 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
