The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a $1.1 billion verdict against the state for how it manages forests, ruling that the state wasn’t obligated to maximize logging and profits.
Forestry
State takes next steps on plan to protect threatened species in western forests
A plan to protect critical animal habitat in nearly 640,000 acres of western Oregon state forests is moving towards its final stages. An environmental impact review of the Western Forests Habitat Conservation Plan was released March 18, and Oregonians have 60 days to submit their thoughts and concerns to the National Oceanic[Read More…]
Cal Mukumoto tapped to become next State Forester
Calvin Teruo Mukumoto during an October 20, 2021 Board of Forestry meeting held virtually. The next leader of the Oregon Department of Forestry was selected Friday morning by the Oregon Board of Forestry, who unanimously chose Calvin “Cal” Mukumoto, of Coos Bay, for the job of State Forester. Mukumoto will[Read More…]
Oregon Board of Forestry expected to select next State Forester during Friday meeting
Nancy Hirsch, pictured here with departing Oregon Department of Forestry State Forester Peter Daugherty in December of 2018 at her retirement as deputy state forester. Photo: ODF The Oregon Board of Forestry is expected to vote on a candidate this week to become Oregon’s next State Forester at a special[Read More…]
Board of Forestry to meet July 12 in state forester search process
Nancy Hirsch, pictured here with departing Oregon Department of Forestry State Forester Peter Daugherty in December of 2018 at her retirement as deputy state forester. Photo: ODF The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet virtually on Monday, July 12 to continue the search for Oregon’s next state forester. The meeting[Read More…]
Oregon Board of Forestry to seek new State Forester following Peter Daugherty’s resignation
Peter Daugherty (center) during a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting on August 4, 2017 in Grand Ronde. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet Thursday, May 20 to discuss the appointment of an interim State Forester and a recruitment process to select a permanent replacement for State[Read More…]
ODF urges landowners to prevent beetle infestation in storm-downed Douglas Fir
A Douglas-fir tree struck by lightning in Columbia County. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry The Oregon Department of Forestry says the 2021 ice storm, which brought down many large-diameter Douglas-firs across the state created the potential for an outbreak of the native Douglas-fir beetle. Christine Buhl, a Department of Forestry[Read More…]
Washington County received $8.8 million from Tillamook Forest timber revenue in 2020
The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry issued an annual report that shows revenue from timber operations in the Tillamook State Forest to Tillamook, Washington and Columbia County totals $31.4 in revenue in the 2020 fiscal year. Of that pool, Washington County and local districts[Read More…]
ODF closes dispersed camping in state forests
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Banks Post Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. OREGON – While some parks are beginning to open to day use activities[Read More…]
Two Oregon Department of Forestry committees meeting soon in Forest Grove
ODF offices in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – Two different advisory groups to the Oregon Department of Forestry are holding public meetings close to home this week. The State Forests Advisory Committee will meet at the ODF offices in Forest Grove on Friday, October 25 at 8:30[Read More…]