Smoke Management Committee to meet June 25, Salem

A five-member committee tasked with advising the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) on the state’s Smoke Management Plan will meet Thursday, June 25 in Salem. Highlight items on the agenda include: – Spring burning report; – Polyethylene on piles study update; – Data system program update; – Program fund balance and financial review. The meeting agenda can be viewed online at: www.oregon.gov/odf/FIRE/SMP/SMAC%20AgendaFINAL%20Jun2015.pdf The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Santiam Room – Building D, Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, 2600 State St., in Salem. The meeting is open to the public, and public comments will be received at 10:30 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. By Oregon statute, the Smoke Management Advisory Committee includes representatives of industrial and non-industrial forest landowners, the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the general public.