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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='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Private Forests News:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>This outreach work by the ODF State Forests Division may be of interest to private forestland owners and members of the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>*****************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>State Forests Advisory Committee meets June 19 in Salem; tours Santiam State Forest June 20 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 6, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact: Kevin Weeks 503-945-7427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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%'>An advisory group to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) regarding state-managed forestland in northwest Oregon will meet on Tuesday June 19 in Salem, and participate in a public tour of the Santiam State Forest the following day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Tuesday June 19 - meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The State Forests Advisory Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the </span>Best Western Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE (near Hawthorne Avenue, Interstate 5 and Oregon Hwy 22).<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%'>The proposed agenda for the meeting includes an update on the implementation planning process for state-owned forests in ODF’s Tillamook, West Oregon and North Cascade Districts, overviews of the 2013 Annual Operation Plans for multiple districts in Northwest Oregon and an update on the State Forests Monitoring program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the meeting. Public comment is scheduled to be heard at 9:30 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>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 503-945-7427.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Wednesday June 20 - tour of Santiam State Forest</span></b><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%'>A day-long field tour will provide SFAC members a glimpse of forest management principles at work in the Santiam State Forest east of Salem. Tour stops are scheduled to explain aspects of the Draft 2012 Implementation Plan for the forest, showing how the new Implementation Plan protects streams and enhances wildlife habitat in the Rock Creek Basin, south of Mill City. Following a lunch break, the tour resumes with a stop in Green Basin, overlooking Sardine Creek, the site of a newly-designated Aquatic Anchor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The field tour is open to the public. Public members participating on the tour are asked to meet at the ODF North Cascade District office on Oregon Highway 22 (milepost 23 in Lyons) by 8:30 a.m. for a tour briefing, including safety information. Public members participating in the tour are responsible for providing their own lunch and transportation to field tour stops.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>ODF’s State Forests Advisory Committee is made up of citizens and interest group representatives from timber, environmental and recreational groups. The committee provides a forum to discuss issues, opportunities and concerns, and offer advice and guidance to ODF on the implementation of the Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan (NWFMP). The plan provides guidance for managing 616,000 acres within the Tillamook, Clatsop and Santiam State Forests, and several scattered state-owned tracts in Benton, Polk, Lincoln and Lane counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The NWFMP calls for ODF to actively manage the state forestlands for economic, environmental and social resource benefits. The plan provides a balanced approach to generate revenue while also placing environmental and social resource benefits as a priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The Oregon Department of Forestry manages 821,000 acres of forest in Oregon, in six state forests and numerous small tracts in 15 Oregon counties. Two-thirds of the revenue generated from timber sales goes to the counties where the harvests occur, and to local taxing districts, to help pay for public services. ODF retains a third of revenues to manage the forestlands and protect them from fire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Additional information about the State Forests Advisory Committee is available on the ODF web site: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/State_Forests_Advisory_Committee.shtml">www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/State_Forests_Advisory_Committee.shtml</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK295"></a><a name="OLE_LINK296"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK339"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3">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>