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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon Dept. of Forestry issued this news release today.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>County advisory group for forestry to meet February 11<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>For immediate release Major Media Distribution<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>February 3, 2011 Rod Nichols, (503) 945-7425,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>rnichols@odf.state.or.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee (FTLAC) will hold its next meeting on Friday, Feb. 11, at the Tillamook Forest Center. The FTLAC will receive an update from State Forester Doug Decker on forestry-related legislation that may be considered during the recently convened 2011 Oregon legislative session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other agenda items to be taken up at the meeting include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Role of the </span>Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee, its charter and 2011 meeting schedule <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>History of Oregon’s state forests<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Policy framework that guides management of the state forests – to include: a) discussion of Board of Forestry policy work that led to recent forest management plan changes, and, b) update on the review of the Greatest Permanent Value and planning rules<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Strategies for implementing the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/nwfmp.shtml" target="_self"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Northwest Oregon State Forests Management plan</span></a> during a period of reduced budgets, and balancing investments<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Recreation management and public education on the state forests</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 Wilson River Highway (Oregon Highway 6). Driving directions can be found at: <a href="http://www.tillamookforestcenter.org">www.tillamookforestcenter.org</a>. FTLAC meetings are open to the public, and an opportunity for public comment will be provided at 10 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The FTLAC is a legally mandated committee of county commissioners representing counties that in the past deeded lands to the state. The committee advises the governing Board of Forestry (BOF) on matters in which counties may have a responsibility related to forestland managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Planning and policy decisions made by the BOF and ODF can affect the revenue levels received by the counties with forest trust lands managed by ODF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Counties depend on revenue generated from management activities on these lands. The revenue is used primarily for local schools, and also helps fund county government and local taxing districts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FTLAC is made up of seven members that represent the 15 counties that have state forestland within their county boundaries. Counties with these state forest lands include Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Douglas, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>###</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>