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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK381"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"></a><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Committee for Family Forestlands meets September 15 in
Salem</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 8,
2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact:
Kevin Weeks (503) 945-7427<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Family forest
owners have a voice in Oregon’s forest policy development through the
10-member Committee for Family Forestlands, which serves an advisory role to
the Oregon Board of Forestry regarding issues of concern to Oregon’s
family-owned forests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Committee
for Family Forestlands will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday September 15, 2010
at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters in Salem, 2600 State Street
(Operations Building D, Santiam meeting room).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The agenda
for the meeting is under development. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members of
the public are invited to attend and participate in the meeting. <a
name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a>The
meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for an
interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with
disabilities should be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Questions
about accessibility or special accommodations for the meeting can be directed
to the Oregon Department of Forestry at 503-945-7502.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One-half of
Oregon’s 61 million acres are forested, with 60 percent of Oregon’s
forests under federal ownership, 35 percent privately-owned while state, tribal
or local government ownership accounts for the remaining five percent.
Oregon’s forests are among one of the state’s most valued
resources, providing a balanced mix of environmental, economic and social
benefits. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Additional
information about the Oregon Department of Forestry is available on ODF’s
web site, </span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF"><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>www.oregon.gov/ODF</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kevin Weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public
Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ODF Agency
Affairs Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(50</span>3)
945-7427<o:p></o:p></p>
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