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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>State Forester Doug Decker provided this message to Oregon Department of Forestry staff on Monday regarding the Board of Forestry meeting and field tour on Thursday and Friday of last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK295"></a><a name="OLE_LINK296">Kevin Weeks<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Oregon Department of Forestry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Public Affairs Office<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>(503) 945-7427 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> DECKER Doug S <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 07, 2011 4:14 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Board of Forestry Meeting Follow-up<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK2">Hello.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m following up from an eventful Board of Forestry meeting last week, and wanted to share some observations about how things went, and where we go from here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Governor presented his vision to the Board of Forestry</b>. Governor Kitzhaber joined the Board Thursday afternoon to share his vision for forests and forestry in Oregon, and to provide some specific ideas and suggestions to the Board relative to State Forests. I invite you to read the full text of his comments, which you’ll find <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/AGENCY_AFFAIRS/Governor_Video.shtml">at this link</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> -- <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/AGENCY_AFFAIRS/Governor_Video.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/AGENCY_AFFAIRS/Governor_Video.shtml</a> --</span> along with video of his conversation with the Board. Several themes come through:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Managing for social, economic and environmental values is the key to sustainability. The Governor made the point that forest management must address this full portfolio of values, and that we should achieve this mix—consistent with laws and landowner objectives—across the full forest landbase.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Federal forests need to be contributing across that value set. Governor Kitzhaber noted that federal forests now provide only 12 percent of all harvests, even though they represent more than 60 percent of all Oregon forest lands. Active management to address forest health and fuels management is a key to addressing this inbalance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The current higher export value of raw logs is not in Oregon’s best long-term interest because it drives down the manufacturing sector and Oregon employment, while putting heavier harvest pressure on private and state lands. The Governor is advocating for Oregon to enhance its share of the manufactured wood product export market.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>On State Forests, the Governor encouraged the Board and Department to strengthen state forest performance measures and to consider a range of strategies that can help achieve those outcomes. He asked us to examine how we can use our existing authority to establish conservation areas that provide protection for sensitive resource areas. (Under current plans and authority, we identify areas where no harvest operations are contemplated. We have an opportunity now to more clearly highlight such areas and their conservation attributes.) The Governor endorsed our focus on adaptive management, and asked us to be clear about identifying the resources we need for effective research and monitoring. Wrapping all of these pieces together, the Governor recognized that we need to have a business model that funds all of this work, and that continues to generate revenues for our financial beneficiaries. The Board took his comments to heart, and members asked us to utilize these key elements as an overlay as we work together to develop the Board’s 2012 State Forests workplan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Governor’s comments were thoughtful, energizing, well-timed and well received by the Board. I look forward to working with him, with our stakeholders and partners, and with the Board, to align our work and our expectations as we build our various workplans going forward.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Elliott State Forest Management Plan was approved.</b> The Board voted 4-2 to adopt this plan, which the State Land Board adopted last month. This action brings to a close more than 10 years of effort to achieve a suitable plan that meets Oregon Constitutional direction for management of these lands, that meets the Endangered Species Act, and that achieves a sustainable mix of social, economic and environmental values. <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/docs/ESF/Elliott_FMP_2011/ESF_plan_Nov2011sheet.pdf">Here’s a link to a good summary</a> of the plan<span style='color:#1F497D'> -- <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/docs/ESF/Elliott_FMP_2011/ESF_plan_Nov2011sheet.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/docs/ESF/Elliott_FMP_2011/ESF_plan_Nov2011sheet.pdf</a> --</span> which among other things places about one-third of the forest into conservation areas, increases harvest levels about 30 percent, and commits us to developing a comprehensive monitoring and adaptive management plan. Congratulations to Coos District Forester Jim Young and the entire team in Coos Bay; the State Forests Division for their leadership and sustained effort to complete this plan; and our partners at the Department of State Lands Louise Solliday and Jim Paul, whose leadership and focus was crucial.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Board received a study about stream temperatures and began to discuss its strategy in response</b>. The RipStream study, conducted over the last eight years by ODF in cooperation with OSU and DEQ, indicates that Forest Practices Act riparian protections for small and medium fish-bearing streams are not adequately insuring that forest operations meet the statewide water quality standard for protecting cold water. The Board began to discuss the legal landscape it must now operate in as it determines how best to respond to the study. This work will likely define the Board’s work in Private Forests in 2012.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>On Friday, the Board spent the day looking at family forests in the Forest Grove area</b>. This was a memorable day, organized nicely by the Forest Grove District and the Committee for Family Forests, and featured an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities associated with this class of forestlands. One of the more interesting discussions focused around the challenge of passing lands and a management ethic from one generation to the next. A panel of next-generation forest owners, who are in the process of inheriting lands from their parents, pointed out how these challenges ranged from tax and financial implications, to family decision-making models. The day was helpful in backgrounding Board members on the unique aspects of small woodlands, and focusing all of us on the importance of these lands to forestry in Oregon. One clear message from the day was how much small woodland owners appreciate the work of the department’s stewardship foresters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These two days—the meeting and the tour—showed me just how engaged our Board is with the issues, and how committed they are to helping us as an agency lead the way. The Executive Team will be meeting with the Board for a planning session in January, at which time we’ll discuss some simplifications to the Board’s planning processes, and identify priorities for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ll close this message on a different topic: <b>safety.</b> Colder mornings, slippery roads, dusk falling earlier. Remember, there is no more important job each of us have than to be safe, and to encourage safety in our workplaces. Take a moment next time you get behind the wheel of that E-plate vehicle (or any vehicle, for that matter) to think about what that means for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keep up the good work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>____________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Doug Decker, Oregon State Forester<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 503-945-7211<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oregon Department of Forestry<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2600 State Street, Salem OR 97301<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>