In the February 2022 legislative session, Oregon legislators will be asked to codify in state law a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act. The set of changes resulted from more than a year of scientific review and negotiations between private forestry representatives, small forestland owners, and environmental groups, known as the Private Forest Accord.
For current information on the Private Forest Accord, please click here.
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