[ODF_Private_Forests] Committee for Family Forestlands to meet January 29

[WEEKS Kevin]

Oregon Department of Forestry

NEWS RELEASE



Committee for Family Forestlands to meet January 29



January 26, 2009

Contact: Kevin Weeks (503) 945-7427



The Committee for Family Forestlands will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday January 29, 2009 at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters in Salem, 2600 State Street (Operations Building D - Sun Pass meeting room). The public is invited to attend and participate in the advisory committee meeting.



Committee members will hear reports from ODF staff and discuss priorities for the 2009 Legislative session.



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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