[ODF_Private_Forests] Committee for Family Forestlands to meet June 17

[WEEKS Kevin]

Oregon Department of Forestry

NEWS RELEASE



Committee for Family Forestlands to meet June 17



June 10, 2009

Contact: Kevin Weeks (503) 945-7427



The Committee for Family Forestlands will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday June 17, 2009 at the Oregon Department of Forestry 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 will hear reports from ODF staff regarding issues of concern to family forest landowners in Oregon, impacts of proposed 2009-2011 budget reductions for the Oregon Department of Forestry, and discuss establishing a forward agenda for planning the committee’s work during 2009.



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 / Private Forests Division

Oregon Department of Forestry

(503) 945-7427

kweeks at odf.state.or.us<mailto:kweeks at odf.state.or.us>