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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK107"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Oregon Department of Forestry – NEWS RELEASES<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>SW Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee meets May 3 in Roseburg <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>April 19, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Contact: Kevin Weeks, ODF Public Affairs, (503) 945-7427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The SW Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee has scheduled a meeting for Thursday May 3 at the Douglas Forest Protective Association conference room, 1758 NE Airport Road in Roseburg. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The meeting is tentatively scheduled to run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a public comment period scheduled near the start of the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Regional Forest Practices Committees are panels of citizens – mandated under Oregon law - that advise the Oregon Board of Forestry on current forestry issues and forest management approaches. Three Regional Forest Practices Committees, serving the Northwest, Southwest and Eastern regions of the state, were created within the Oregon Forest Practices Act in 1971. Under Oregon law, the committees are comprised of citizens qualified by education or experience in natural resource management. A majority of Regional Forest Practices Committees members are private forest landowners, their representatives or persons regularly engaged in forest operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The proposed agenda for the meeting is scheduled to include an update on the restoration work within the Private Forests program, including hiring of stewardship forester and technical specialist positions; an update on implementation of an audit to measure Forest Practices Act compliance; discussion on establishing food plots for wildlife on forestland; and review of the timeline and next steps for the riparian protection standards rule analysis process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Members of the public may attend the meeting. 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:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>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-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Additional information about ODF’s Regional Forest Practices Committees is available on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s web site: </span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/RFPC/rfpc.shtml"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>www.oregon.gov/ODF/BOARD/RFPC/rfpc.shtml</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>###</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a name="OLE_LINK339"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK296"></a><a name="OLE_LINK295"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1">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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>