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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=521292316-24102008><STRONG>Oregon Department
of Forestry</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=521292316-24102008><STRONG>NEWS
RELEASE</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>For immediate
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Oct. 24,
2008<SPAN
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</SPAN>Contact: Rod Nichols, 503-945-7425, or</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN>Dan Postrel, 503-945-7420</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>Management of state forests tops Board of Forestry
agenda</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The Oregon
Board of Forestry will focus on the future of state forests, state involvement
in the management of federal forestlands, indicators of sustainable forestry and
other topics during a meeting Nov. 6 and 7 in Salem.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>The two-day
meeting will be at the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) headquarters, 2600
State. St., in the Administration Building’s Tillamook Room.</FONT></P>
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class=521292316-24102008><FONT face=Arial>NOVEMBER 6
SESSION:</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Managing
state forests – Beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 6, ODF staff will present a progress
report on efforts to achieve a balance of social, economic and environmental
benefits on the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Last year,
the board established nine performance measures as a means to evaluate whether
the forests’ management plan is achieving an appropriate mix of the three types
of benefits. Targets included increasing revenues, generated by timber sales,
for local government services in the counties where the forests are located, and
increasing the amount of forest expected to grow over time into older, complex
structure, providing habitat for certain wildlife species.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>At the
meeting, staff will present options and recommendations for board consideration
that would help move toward the various performance measure goals.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Staff reports
are expected to run from 8-11 a.m., with public comment from 11 a.m. to noon.
The afternoon will be devoted to board discussion and deliberation.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=521292316-24102008><FONT face=Arial>NOVEMBER 7 SESSION:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Topics to be
addressed on Nov. 7 include:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Poplar
plantations - A change in the way some poplar plantations are being managed will
soon place them under the regulation of the Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA).
These intensively managed tree stands have previously been exempted from the
FPA, since they are typically harvested in a rotation cycle of 12 years or
shorter. But a market shift is prompting some growers to extend the rotation,
bringing to bear clearcutting restrictions and other FPA rules. The board will
consider alternative approaches to regulate older poplar stands under the FPA,
which was developed with conventional conifer forests in mind.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Landslide
rules – Staff will present options for implementing a proposed rule that
addresses an intermediate category of landslide risk on forestlands. The
permanent rule would replace a temporary rule previously approved by the board
that will expire on Jan. 13, 2009.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Board of
Forestry Strategic Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring -- The board will
discuss ways to refine its long-term strategic planning process, which
culminates in periodic updates of the Forestry Program for Oregon, the panel’s
overarching strategy document. The current document was adopted in 2003, and the
next version is planned for 2011. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Staff will
introduce a new web-based platform to provide public access to information on
the Oregon Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management. The board will receive a
report on five of the 19 indicators, which are designed to measure progress
toward sustainability on all forestlands in the state. Four indicators were
previously reported on in March.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>Federal
Forestlands Advisory Committee – The Board will discuss public comments on draft
guidance that articulates the state’s vision for how federal forestlands should
be managed to contribute to the sustainability of Oregon’s overall forestland
base. More than half of Oregon’s forests are federally owned. The document
prepared by the committee recommends policy changes and new state initiatives
that would help restore the health of the federal forests, lower wildfire risk
and increase productivity.</FONT></P>
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face=Arial>Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials,
services or assistance planning to attend the Nov. 6 & 7 meeting can be
arranged by calling the Oregon Department of Forestry Agency Affairs Office at
least 48 hours before the meeting - 503-945-7200, text telephone 503-945-7213
(in Salem). </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>More
information on the Board of Forestry can be found on the Web, at
www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/. Background information on the agenda items is located
under the heading, “Staff reports.”</FONT></P>
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