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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Oregon Dept. of Forestry issued this news release today.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Forestry Board to hold meeting, pesticide workshop April 29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For immediate release Major media distribution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 21<b><span style='color:#0033CC'>,</span></b> 2011 Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Rod Nichols, 503-945-7425, <a href="mailto:rnichols@odf.state.or.us">rnichols@odf.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Dan Postrel, 503-945-7420, <a href="mailto:dpostrel@odf.state.or.us">dpostrel@odf.state.or.us</a><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 Oregon Board of Forestry will address state forest issues and landowner charges for wildfire protection when it meets on April 29 in Salem. The afternoon has been set aside for the second phase of a workshop on board policies governing the use of pesticides in forest management. The meeting and workshop are open to the public. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>BOARD OF FORESTRY MEETING - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:3.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Agenda items include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Elliott State Forest Management Plan rulemaking<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will request approval from the board </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>to begin rulemaking for a new draft Elliott State Forest Management Plan<span style='color:black'>. </span>The revised plan went out for an informal 60-day public review last November. Following the review, ODF staff made a number of changes to the draft based on the comments received and further staff work.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Scientific review results</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon State University’s Institute for Natural Resources will present an overview of environmental, social and economic findings from its recent scientific review of ODF’s analysis of different management plan alternatives for the state forests. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fire patrol assessment hearings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The board will hold two hearings for Benton County landowners with objections to the recent inclusion of their properties among lands that are charged assessments for wildland fire protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Forestry Program for Oregon</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> public comments<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ODF staff will present a summary of comments received from the public on the 2011 update of the board’s strategic plan, the <i>Forestry Program for Oregon</i>. Staff will recommend changes to the draft plan, based on the comments received.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The meeting is open to the public, and comments will be received on forestry-related items not included in the agenda during a general comment period shortly after 8 a.m. Members of the public wishing to comment on specific agenda items will have an opportunity to address the board during the time each item is scheduled. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PESTICIDE WORKSHOP - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:3.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In the afternoon, the board will hold the second session of a two-part workshop designed to create a greater understanding of the board’s authority, roles, responsibilities and relationships concerning forest pesticide policy.<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 board will hear non-agency perspectives on a variety of subjects related to forest pesticide use. Public comment will be received following the presentations. The board will then discuss its current policies and identify follow-up board work. <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 board meeting and workshop will be held at Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters in the Tillamook Room - Building C, 2600 State St., in Salem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services or assistance can be arranged by calling the department’s Agency Affairs Office at least 48 hours before the meeting, 503-945-7200, text telephone 503-945-7213. <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'>More information on the Board of Forestry can be found at: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/index.shtml">www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/index.shtml</a>. Background information on the April 29 meeting, including staff reports, is available through the 2011 “Meeting Schedules” link on the website.<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><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'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div></body></html>