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In Oregon, homes don’t come from the hardware store
**This opinion originally ran in the Portland Tribune It’s rare to see Democrats and Republicans come together as productively as they recently did with…
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Board of Forestry Advances 70-year Forest Plan
Forces County and Forestry Department Budgets into the Red [SALEM, March 7, 2024] – After three failed motions to either revise the draft Habitat…
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OFIC Celebrates One Year of Podcasting
February 19, 2024 Last February, OFIC launched a new podcast aimed at policymakers in Oregon called Forestry Smart Policy. The podcast has one mission:…
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Wildfires are an All-Oregonian problem
**This opinion originally appeared in the Portland Tribune Kyle Williams Feb 16, 2024 It has been frustrating to read the incomplete media coverage on…
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Department of Forestry Mishandles Plan for State Forests
Data Reveals Plan Forces Budgets into the Red [SALEM, February 8, 2023] – Last week, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) revealed the agency…
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OFIC Launches New Public-Facing Campaign
On June 6, 2022 OFIC launched the start of a long-term initiative called For the Trees that showcases Oregon’s timber industry as part of…
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Bipartisan legislation marks new era for Oregon forestry
May 22, 2022 **This story originally published in The Oregonian Kate Brown, Chris Edwards and Bob Van Dyk Brown is governor of Oregon. Edwards…
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How a long-sought agreement led to Oregon changing its logging laws
April 21, 2022 **This story originally published via the Jefferson Public Exchange The rules are different for logging depending upon where the trees are in…
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Private Forest Accord Update
In the February 2022 legislative session, Oregon legislators will be asked to codify in state law a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon…
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Deal would overhaul private forest management in Oregon
October 30, 2021 **This story originally published via the Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups…
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