The Northwest and Southwest Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committees will meet Thursday January 30, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Willamette National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 3106 Pierce Parkway, Suite D, Springfield, OR. Regional Forest Practices 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 Practices 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 Practices Committees members must be private forest landowners and logging or forest operations companies. The agenda includes: 1. Reviewing and approving the prior meeting minutes. 2. Public comment period. 3. Riparian Protection Standards Rule Analysis Participation to include: analysis overview, assumptions, vegetation plots, and geo-regions. Discussion and input which Riparian Rules changes to investigate. 4. Leave Tree and Downed Wood Retention on harvest sites, compliance and effectiveness and preview the two-up/two-down report. 5. Bald Eagle rule analysis. 6. HB2615 special forest products (fungi) rule language review. 7. FERNS electronic notification system update. 8. Take action on any of the above items. 9. Set future meeting dates. Members of the public may attend the meeting. The meeting location 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. Questions about accessibility or special accommodations for the meeting can be directed to the Oregon Department of Forestry at 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 Practices Committees is available on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s web site: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/pages/board/rfpc/rfpc.aspx
