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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Oregon Department of
Forestry</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A></P>
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class=157192423-05102009><STRONG>NEWS
RELEASE</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Group assessing
</SPAN></B></SPAN></A><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oregon</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">’s forests to meet October
21<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">October <SPAN
class=157192423-05102009>6</SPAN>,
2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contact: Kevin Weeks (503)
945-7427<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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size=3>The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will update advisory committee
members on a project to assess <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>’s current forest resources on October
21.
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size=3>The 2010 State of Oregon Statewide Forest Assessment and Resource
Strategy is designed to identify Oregon’s current forest resources, develop a
strategy for managing forests that are identified as priority areas in the
state, and report on the effectiveness of how federal funding was used to
address those
priorities.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The discussion regarding the Forest
Assessment Resource Strategy project will occur during the State Forest
Stewardship Coordinating Committee meeting on Wednesday October 21, 2009 from
1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City></st1:place>, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2600 State Street</st1:address></st1:Street>
(Operations Building D, Santiam meeting room). The public is invited to attend
the advisory committee
meeting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Committee members will review a
draft list of priority issues for the Statewide Forest Assessment process and
review available data (or identify data gaps) that address priority
issues.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Questions about accessibility or
special accommodations for the meeting can be directed to the Oregon Department
of Forestry at 503-945-7368.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The 2008 Farm Bill passed by Congress
contained an amendment to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act requiring
states that receive Farm Bill funding perform the forest assessment study by
mid-2010, with updates at five-year increments after that. The Farm Bill funds
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which in turn provides funding for many ODF
services through the U.S. Forest Service’s State and Private Forestry
Program.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>One-half of <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>’s 61 million acres are forested, with 60 percent of
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>’s
forests under federal ownership, 35 percent privately-owned while state, tribal
or local government ownership accounts for the remaining five percent.
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>’s
forests are among one of the state’s most valued resources, providing a balanced
mix of environmental, economic and social benefits.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Additional information about the Oregon
Department of Forestry is available on ODF’s web site, </FONT><A
href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF"><FONT size=3>www.oregon.gov/ODF</FONT></A><FONT
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