Oregon Department of Forestry
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The Oregon Department of Forestry protects 16 million acres of Oregon's public and private forestlands from wildfire, manages 800,000 acres of Oregon's state forests, enforces the Oregon Forest Practices Act and other rules and laws to conserve Oregon's forests.
Oregon Department of Forestry
2d ago
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Community Trees (OCT) is helping boost Oregon Arbor Month celebrations in six Oregon communities this year thanks to grants the non-profit organization is giving out this spring. Holding a public celebration of Arbor Day is a condition for maintaining Tree City USA status from the national Arbor Day Foundation.
OCT Board member Morgan Holen coordinates the grant giving. She said Tree City USA communities receiving grants from OCT this year are:
Coburg
Dallas
Lake Oswego
Pendleton
Redmond
Rogue River
“We’re happy to be funding Arbor Day events in every part of the state f ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
6d ago
PORTLAND, Ore. – The non-profit organization Oregon Community Trees (OCT) is honoring Portland residents Ryan Gilpin and Bruce Nelson and the City of Wilsonville for their work on behalf of urban trees. Gilpin and Nelson are receiving awards for their individual contributions to urban forestry, and Wilsonville is getting the award in the Organizations category.
“Every year Oregon Community Trees recognizes individuals and organizations that are doing outstanding work to help our urban forests,” said OCT President Tyler Roth. “This year’s recipients’ are especially deserving for the depth and b ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1w ago
TANGENT, Ore. – Just in time for Oregon Arbor Month, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is announcing that the city of Tangent in Linn County has earned the Tree City USA designation. ODF administers the program for the national Arbor Day Foundation, based in Nebraska.
Tangent joins 68 other communities in Oregon that hold the Tree City USA designation.
Brittany Oxford, ODF Urban and Community Assistance Forester, says to earn the designation, a city or town must meet four criteria:
Maintain a tree board or department
Have a community tree ordinance
Spend at least $2 per capita on urban ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1w ago
SALEM, Ore. — The Committee for Family Forestlands will meet virtually on Thursday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. To join virtually, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda.
The committee’s agenda includes:
Forest Resources Division update
Fire Protection funding and fire map discussion
Communication efforts with SFOs
Vote for term renewals
Board of Forestry update
Forest genetics and climate change
Agenda topics discussion
The meeting is open to the public to attend online via Zoom. Public comments will be accepted near the start of the meeting. Requ ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1w ago
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed that April 2024 will be Oregon Arbor Month throughout the state. This year’s proclamation recognizes the importance to neighborhoods of urban trees as cities add housing and rapidly densify.
The proclamation states that “Trees play an integral role in fostering healthy communities,” adding that urban development and the preservation of trees demands a careful balance.
Governor Kotek said, “To protect Oregon’s natural and working lands in the face of the worsening climate crisis, we must build a more resilient future that forges connection across ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
2w ago
SALEM, Ore. – The Regional Forest Practice Committee for southwest Oregon will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19 at the Douglas Forest Protective Association, located at 1758 NE Airport Rd. in Roseburg. To join virtually, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda. To provide public comment, please email forestresources.committees@odf.oregon.gov.
The committee’s agenda includes:
ODF updates and member training requirements
Updates and informing post-disturbance harvest rulemaking
HCP update
Planning and priority for guidance development
Forest Practice Technical G ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
3w ago
A series of three meetings of a rulemaking advisory committee on updating the statewide wildfire hazard map have been scheduled.
The committee’s focus will be to provide input on whether irrigation for farmland and agricultural crops might be incorporated into the calculations for wildfire hazard assessments.
The first meeting is set for Thursday, March 7 from 9 a.m.–noon via Zoom. Two additional meetings are scheduled for March 28 and April 18—also from 9 a.m.–noon. All meetings will be held virtually and are open to the public.
Anyone can access the Zoom meeting at the following link: https ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1M ago
SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Department of Forestry asks for public input through the Economic Impact of Proposed Post-Disturbance Harvest Rules survey. The survey has eight questions. Survey results will inform the department’s estimated economic impact analysis of the draft rules. The survey will close on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
In 2022 the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1501, requiring the Board of Forestry to complete post-disturbance harvest rulemaking by November 30, 2025. On February 23, 2024, the board directed ODF to complete an economic analysis of the draft rules. You can l ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1M ago
SALEM, Ore. — The State Forests Advisory Committee (SFAC) will meet in Salem on March 8 at 8:30 a.m. This is a hybrid meeting and those interested can attend in person or via Zoom. The meeting agenda with Zoom link is posted on the SFAC webpage.
The State Forests Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oregon Department of Forestry (Tillamook Room), 2600 State St., Salem, 97310. Opportunity for public comment is on the agenda and is scheduled for 8:45 a.m.
Agenda topics include:
Draft habitat conservation plan and forest management plan for Western Oregon state ..read more
Oregon Department of Forestry
1M ago
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet for hybrid public meetings on Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 7 at 8 a.m. The meetings will be held in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located at 2600 State St. in Salem. The meetings will also be livestreamed on the department’s YouTube channel.
The Forestry Program for Oregon Subcommittee meets March 6 at 10 a.m. in the Tillamook room and available by Zoom link included with the agenda. View the subcommittee’s full agenda.
The board’s business agenda for March 6 in ..read more