Nick Hennemann, Public Affairs Specialist, Salem, 503-910-4311
Kyle Abraham, Deputy Chief Private Forests Division, Salem, 503-945-7473
SALEM, Ore.—The Eastern Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee will meet Thursday, May 25.
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Oregon Department of Forestry office, 611 20th Street, LaGrande.
Topics the committee will receive updates about and discuss include:
- The department generally and related legislative work
- The compliance audit report
- The E-Notify subscriber project
- The Eastern Oregon and Siskiyou streamside protection review
- Industrial fire prevention rule revisions
- The incentives program
- Forest health
Regional Forest Practice committees are panels of citizens, mandated under Oregon law, that advise the Board of Forestry on current forestry issues and forest management approaches. Three Regional Forest Practice committees serve the Eastern, Northwest and Southwest regions of the state. They were created by the Oregon Forest Practices Act in 1971. Under Oregon law, a majority of Regional Forest Practice committee members are private forest landowners and logging or forest operations companies. You can find more information at: www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Pages/RFPC.aspx.
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