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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=605442422-06102008><FONT face=Arial size=3>Oregon Department of
Forestry</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=605442422-06102008><FONT face=Arial size=3>NEWS RELEASE</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=OLE_LINK1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oregon Forest Resource Trust
Advisory Committee to meet October 23<o:p></o:p></SPAN></A></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">October 7,
2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contact: Kevin Weeks, ODF Agency
Affairs (503) 945-7427<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Oregon Forest Resource Trust
Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday October 23<SUP>rd</SUP> from 10:00am to
3:00pm at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2600 State Street</st1:address></st1:Street>
(Operations Bldg. D – Santiam meeting room) in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The proposed agenda for the meeting
includes reports from ODF staff and a committee discussion of funding options
for the expanded Cost Share program.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The 12-member Oregon Forest Resource
Trust Advisory Committee serves in an advisory role to the Oregon Board of
Forestry. The membership includes forest landowners and forestry consultants;
representatives of the academic and environmental communities; the Oregon
Department of Energy, and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement
Board. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Oregon Forest Resource Trust is
an opportunity to invest in what many consider to be one of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>'s most
underutilized assets: thousands of acres of widely scattered, under-producing
forestland. Under-producing lands are lands that once had forests, or are
capable of growing forests but currently not occupied by a manageable stand of
trees or seedlings. The 1993 Oregon Legislature established the Forest Resource
Trust as the first natural-resource investment program of its kind in the
country. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Accommodations for people with
disabilities, and <SPAN class=605442422-06102008>additional</SPAN>
assistance <SPAN class=605442422-06102008>for participating in the meeting
</SPAN>can be arranged by <SPAN class=605442422-06102008>contacting
ODF </SPAN>at least two working days in advance at 503-945-7368.<SPAN
class=605442422-06102008> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More information <SPAN
class=605442422-06102008>about the Forest Resource Trust </SPAN>is available by
contacting the Oregon Department of Forestry at 503-945-7427. More information
about the Forest Resource Trust is available on the Oregon Department of
Forestry’s web site at: <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">www.forestresourcetrust.oregon.gov</B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=605442422-06102008>For
questions on the ODF Private Forests News service, contact -</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=605442422-06102008>Kevin
Weeks</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=605442422-06102008>Public Information Officer</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=605442422-06102008>ODF
Agency Affairs / Private Forests Division</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=605442422-06102008>(503)
945-7427</SPAN></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>