Oregon Board of Forestry, March 9

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will hold a virtual meeting starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9. The meeting will be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel. The board’s business agenda includes: Private Forests Accord discussion; 2022-2024 Board Work Plan decision – Forest Resources Division; Wildland-urban interface and wildfire risk mapping discussion; Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee testimony; Endangered Species Management Plan; Western Oregon State Forests Management Plan; Bureau of Land Management – West Oregon Operating Plan; Draft board policy concepts for financial oversight; Forestry Program for Oregon revisioning; View the agenda and board meeting details. Live testimony is available for item #1 – State forester and board member comments, decision items #3 – 2022-2024 Board Work Plan decision – Forest Resources Division, #4 – Wildland-urban interface and wildfire risk mapping discussion and #6 – Endangered Species Management Plan. Sign-up is required and instructions to provide live testimony are available online. Sign-up closes Friday, March 4 at 5 p.m. Written public testimony will also be accepted. Written comments can be submitted before or up to March 23 to boardofforestry@odf.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@odf.oregon.gov.