Board Of Forestry Hosts A Planning Retreat Feb. 4 And 5 - 01/27/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet for their annual planning retreat on Feb. 4 and 5. The retreat’s two-day itinerary will include an executive session and public meeting, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5. The planning retreat offers the board and department leadership the opportunity to connect on their shared strategic plan.

The public can attend in-person in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located at 2600 State St. in Salem or observe via a livestream on the department’s YouTube page.

During this informal annual retreat, board members will focus on:

• State forester updates
• Board Governance Committee work
• Rulemaking process and procedures
• Overview of Robert’s Rules of Order
• Executive Session
• Governor’s Natural Resources Team update
• Key Performance Measures and reflections
• Division Work Plans
• Board Work Plans

View the agenda and retreat details.

The Executive Session will be closed to the public, except for members of the press who are permitted to attend by law. This Executive Session is held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(f) to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection as well as pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(h) to consult with legal counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed.

This meeting will not have live public testimony, but written comments can be submitted before or up to two weeks after the meeting day by mail to the Board Support Office, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310 or email to boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov. Please include the appropriate agenda item and topic with the submission.

Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling ODF’s Public Affairs Office at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-302-6344 or by email at boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov.

The Oregon Board of Forestry consists of seven citizens nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. Responsibilities include setting management direction for state-owned forests, adopting rules governing timber harvest and other practices on private forestland, and promoting sustainable management of Oregon’s 30 million-acre forestland base. Read more information about the board.

Smoke Management Advisory Committee Meets Jan. 29 - 01/22/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Smoke Management Advisory Committee will meet virtually at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29. To join, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Welcome and roll call
• Committee business
• Committee and agency reports
• Fall burning overview
• Smoke management fund updates
• Rulemaking process – Update and timeline
• Rule revision – Committee input and discussion
• Acres registered versus accomplished 2023-2025

The meeting is open to the public to attend virtually. There will be a period for public comment. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Shelby Berry at 503-949-5181.

Created by the Legislature in 1989, the five-member committee assists and advises the Oregon Department of Forestry in carrying out its Smoke Management Program. Members are appointed by the State Forester to serve a two-year term, which is renewable. View more information on the SMAC webpage.

Adaptive Management Program Committee Meets Jan. 28 - 01/21/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Adaptive Management Program Committee (AMPC) will meet virtually at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28. To join, please use the Teams video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Questions & answers with Independent Research and Science Team (IRST) co-chairs regarding amphibians literature review
• Questions & answers with IRST co-chairs regarding request for proposals (RFPs) for research
• Discuss altering priorities of research projects
• Overview of AMPC-related elements from the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

The meeting is open to the public to attend online via Teams. Public comments will be accepted near the start of the meeting. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at adaptivemanagementprogram@odf.oregon.gov.

The 13-member committee The Adaptive Management Program Committee helps determine if forest practices are meeting their goals to protect natural resources through a science-based and transparent process. The committee sets the research agenda that the Independent Research and Science Team (IRST) implements. View more information on the AMPC webpage.

Compliance Monitoring Program Committee Meets Jan. 29 - 01/21/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Compliance Monitoring Program Committee will meet virtually at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29. To join, please use the Teams video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Riparian pilot study update
• Roads and steep slopes methods update
• Compliance Monitoring Program story map update
• Review of charter

The meeting is open to the public to attend online via Teams. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by emailing Marta Frias-Bedolla.

The CMP Committee assists efforts to monitor compliance with Forest Practices Rules. The committee advises ODF regarding monitoring projects and procedures. View more information on the CMPC webpage.

Committee For Family Forestlands Meets Jan. 14 - 01/07/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Committee for Family Forestlands (CFF) will meet virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. To join virtually, please use the Teams video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Forest Resources Division update
• Budget update
• State forester hiring update
• Private Forest Accord update
• Stream mapping
• Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program (SFISH) Program update
• Board of Forestry update
• Discuss committee term expirations

The meeting is open to the public to attend online via Teams. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-949-4785 or by email at committee.of.family.forestlands@odf.oregon.gov.

The 13-member committee researches policies that affect family forests, natural resources and forestry benefits. Based on its findings, the committee recommends actions to the Oregon Board of Forestry and the State Forester. View more information on the CFF webpage.

Board Of Forestry Governance Committee To Meet On Jan. 7 - 01/05/26

SALEM, Ore. — The Board of Forestry Governance Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The meeting will be held in the Tillamook Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located at 2600 State St. in Salem. The meeting is open to the public.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Review annual board governance performance evaluation
• Review updated new board member orientation packet
• Work on agenda development document
• Plan for future meetings

Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-302-6344 or by email at boardofforestry@odf.oregon.gov.

This standing board committee recommends policies (or policy changes) to the board pertaining to governance issues and processes including the oversight and management of the Board Policy Manual, orientation and training of new board members, the evaluation and improvement of the board, the repository of board materials, and oversight of the written conflict of interest policies, procedures, and review of annual or special statements of board members. Read more information about the committee.

Emergency Fire Cost Committee Meets Jan. 6 - 12/30/25

SALEM, Ore. — The Emergency Fire Cost Committee (EFCC) will meet virtually at 10 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2026. To join, please use the Teams video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes:

• Determine the unencumbered balance of the fund as of the end of the preceding calendar year (ORS 477.760)
• Repeal OAR 629-165-0000 through 0320
• Fiscal year 27 – OFLPF distribution of payment to forest protection district budgets
• EFCC and state forester consult regarding the purchase of emergency fire suppression costs insurance
• Administrator report

The meeting is open to the public to attend virtually via Teams. Public comments will be accepted near the end of the meeting. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-881-8292 or by email at lorna.m.hobbs@odf.oregon.gov.

The Emergency Fire Cost Committee (EFCC) oversees the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF), established by the Oregon Legislature as a fund with the purpose of providing funds for fiscal year budgets of forest protection districts, investments in supplemental fire prevention, detection or suppression resources that enhance fire protection in the state and issuing loans to the Oregon Department of Forestry or forest protection associations that relate to wildfire costs. View more information on the EFCC webpage.