[ODF_Private_Forests] Committee for Family Forestlands to meet November 20

[WEEKS Kevin]

Oregon Department of Forestry

NEWS BRIEF



Committee for Family Forestlands to meet November 20



November 17, 2008

Contact: Kevin Weeks (503) 945-7427



The Committee for Family Forestlands will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday November 20, 2008 at the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) headquarters in Salem, 2600 State Street (Operations Building D - Santiam meeting room). The public is invited to attend and participate in the advisory committee meeting.



Committee members are scheduled to hear a report from ODF staff regarding a proposed 10 percent reduction in state General Fund revenues for the 2009-2011 biennium, the impact of proposed cuts within the ODF Private Forests Division and a discussion of developing a new vision for services delivered to landowners by the Private Forests program in light of proposed budget reductions. The agenda also includes a discussion and review of 2008 ODF fire suppression strategies.



The membership of the Committee includes family forest landowners, forest industry representatives, environmental community and public members, and staff representing the Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon State University and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. The 10-member Committee for Family Forestlands serves an advisory role to the Oregon Board of Forestry regarding issues of concern to Oregon's family-owned forests.



Questions about accessibility or special accommodations for the meeting can be directed to the Oregon Department of Forestry at 503-945-7472.



Small-acreage private woodland owners and forest-owning families actively manage 4.7 million acres of Oregon's forests, about 15 percent of the state's forest footprint. Additional information about the Committee for Family Forestlands is also available on the Oregon Department of Forestry's web site at: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/CFF/cff.shtml



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Kevin Weeks

Public Information Officer

ODF Agency Affairs / Private Forests Division

(503) 945-7427
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