Smoke Management Advisory Committee, June 25

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s Smoke Management Advisory Committee will meet virtually for the public Thursday, June 25, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Zoom conferencing information and agenda are posted at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Board/Pages/SMAC.aspx Key agenda items include: Introduction of new committee members; Protection Division report including COVID-19, fire season, and funding; Budget and fund balance update; COVID-19 burn restrictions and fall burning; Grants and community response plans for prescribed fire smoke; Other housekeeping items. The public is invited to attend remotely via Zoom conferencing. There will be a period for public comment in the morning. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Shauna Morris at 503-945-7529. Created by the Legislature in 1989, the five-member committee assists and advises the Oregon Department of Forestry in carrying out its Smoke Management Program. Members are appointed by the State Forester to serve a two-year term, which is renewable.