[ODF_Private_Forests] Request for public comment - INR report on Oregon forests

[WEEKS Kevin]

The Oregon University System - Institute for Natural Resources requested distribution of this message requesting public comment prior to February 14 on the science review performed at the request of the Oregon Board of Forestry regarding performance measures for Oregon's State Forests. Contact information for accepting public comment is included in the attached message.



Kevin Weeks

Public Information Officer

Oregon Department of Forestry

Agency Affairs Office

(503) 945-7427

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Date: 1 February 2011



From: Lisa Gaines, Interim Director, Institute for Natural Resources and Brenda McComb, Professor, College of Forestry (SAT Chair)



RE: PUBLIC COMMENT: Science Review of the Oregon Department of Forestry's Proposed Species of Concern Strategy and the Board of Forestry's State Forests Performance Measures



On behalf of the Board of Forestry, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) approached the Oregon University System's (OUS) Institute for Natural Resources (INR) to conduct an independent, outside review of the body of science ODF considered as it evaluated forest management plans and developed the Species of Concern (SOC) Strategy. Two products developed by ODF staff were the focus of this science review: The Influence of Modeled Management Scenarios on Habitat for Species of Concern and The Board of Forestry State Forests Performance Measures: An Evaluation of the Achievement.



To conduct this review, INR convened a Science Advisory Team (SAT). The purpose of the review and the SAT review report was to: (1) characterize the environmental, economic, and social analyses that were conducted by ODF in 2009 and discuss whether ODF analyses were consistent with best available science in each field; (2) identify and discuss gaps; (3) discuss the range of uncertainty of expected outcomes as detailed in the ODF reports; (4) present other ways to conduct analysis or think about the questions, if applicable; and (5) recommend, if necessary, performance measures for measuring environmental, economic, and social outcomes. We welcome public comments on the SAT report. Substantive comments will be added (anonymously) to the appendix of the final report. The final report will be presented at the Board of Forestry meeting in April 2011.


A direct link to the SAT report can be found on the Institute for Natural Resources website at
http://oregonstate.edu/inr/sites/default/files/project_odf_sr/DRAFT_Report_ODF_31_Jan_public_comment.pdf, or on the INR webpage dedicated to the ODF Science Review Project: direct link to the http://oregonstate.edu/inr/odf-science-review .


Please submit your comments to Lisa Gaines by e-mail at lisa.gaines at oregonstate.edu<mailto:lisa.gaines at oregonstate.edu>  or by U.S. mail at the address below by

Monday, 14 February at 12:00 PM (noon).



Lisa J. Gaines

Interim Director

Institute for Natural Resources

Oregon State University

210 Strand Ag. Hall

Corvallis, Oregon 97331

1.541.737.1976

lisa.gaines at oregonstate.edu<mailto:lisa.gaines at oregonstate.edu>

http://oregonstate.edu/inr/

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